The Wisconsin swimming and diving program had no trouble holding its own and providing a good dual meet against Stanford at the Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday.
The No. 16 Wisconsin women earned three first-place finishes against No. 13 Stanford, but were ultimately bested 145-91.
Ivy Martin once again led the way for the women, placing first in the 50-yard freestyle (22.32) and second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.36). The senior captain from Madison, Wisconsin, holds the fastest time in the 50 free in college swimming this season (22.23 at Arizona State, Oct. 3).
The Badgers flaunted their dominance in distance events, as junior Jenny Holtzen swept the 500- (4:54.09) and 1000-yard freestyle (10:04.30). Aja Van Hout placed second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:55.22.
Annie Tamblyn, Anna Meinholz, Madison Martin and Chase Kinney teamed up to swim Wisconsin’s fastest 200-yard medley relay time this season (1:41.13), but touched behind the Cardinal for second place.
On the men’s side for Wisconsin, the No. 13 Badgers continued to prove their depth and picked up three first-place finishes on the day. No. 16 Stanford earned the win by a 148-90 final.
Cannon Clifton, Brett Pinfold, Nick Caldwell and Damon Zito combined to win the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:00.64.
Caldwell, a senior team captain out of Sarasota, Florida, also stood out with a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:30.13) and a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:48.61.
Sophomore and Sugar Land, Texas, native Pinfold placed first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.31) and third in the 100-yard freestyle (45.12). Fellow sophomore out of Irving, Texas, Clifton touched second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.78.
Not to be overshadowed were seniors Drew teDuits and Nick Schafer, who each earned strong second-place finishes. teDuits, out of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, recorded a time of 1:45.93 in the 200-yard backstroke, while Carina, Australia native Schafer went 2:00.54 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Wisconsin returns home and opens its home slate by hosting conference foe Northwestern at the Natatorium in Madison on Nov. 13.
Wisconsin visited Stanford for a dual meet at Avery Aquatic Center for a third straight year, and for the third straight year left with a loss.
Stanford (2-0) rolled to 148-90 nonconference victory Saturday against the visiting Badgers, sharing the pool with the two programs’ women’s swimming and diving teams for a double dual meet.
The competition served as a final tuneup for the Cardinal before heading to the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 20-22) in College Station, Texas.
Kristian Ipsen and Sam Perry were double winners, and the Cardinal collected nine overall victories.
Ipsen was his usual self by dominating the 3-meter (447.68) and 1-meter (427.65) diving events to complete the daily double.
Sam Perry sprinted to quick-strike wins in the 50-yard freestyle (20.38) and 100-yard freestyle (44.58).
Additional Cardinal wins came from Danny Thomson in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:18.16), Max Williamson in the 200-yard individual medley (1:47.69), Gray Umbach in the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.28) and David Nolan in the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.32).
Stanford went into exhibition mode for the final two races, in which Williamson went 1:59.97 in the 200-yard breaststroke and the Cardinal posted a 3:01.01 in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
The Cardinal’s 200-yard medley relay won the meet’s opening race in 1:28.36.
Behind two individual wins from senior swimmer Maddy Schaefer and sophomore diver Kassidy Cook, the No. 3 Stanford women’s swimming and diving team knocked off No. 19 Wisconsin, 145-91, Saturday morning at sun-soaked Avery Aquatic Center. The Stanford men also topped the Badgers as part of the event, 148-90.
“I thought we did a nice job of bouncing back from a tough loss last week,” said head coach Greg Meehan. “We focused on the things we really need to focus on in our races; our details of kicks off the walls and how we were splitting our races.”
Schaefer got the Cardinal started by helping the 200-yard medley relay squad, along with freshman Janet Hu, junior Sarah Haase and freshman Simone Manuel, win the first event (1:40.10) and turned around to take the 200-yard freestyle four events later (1:48.90). The science, technology and society major later won the 100-yard freestyle (49.15) and teamed up with Hu, sophomore Lia Neal and Manuel to take the 400-yard freestyle (3:18.08).
“For (Maddy Schaefer) to go 49.1 flat start (in the 100-freestyle) and more importantly come back and lead off the 400-free relay and go 49.1 again, to me that says a lot about some of the things she is working on,” noted Meehan.
The Cardinal’s freshman class continued its winning-ways, as well. The newcomers picked up wins from Ally Howe (200-yard IM, 2:02.30), Lindsey Engel (200-yard butterfly, 2:01.25) and Hu (200-yard breaststroke, 1:57.91), while also taking up half the spots on the first-place relays.
Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin finished first in the talent-filled field of the 50-yard freestyle (22.32), which included Stanford’s Manuel and Lia Neal. All three aim to see each other on the blocks at the NCAA meet in March.
Cook was dominant on the boards, sweeping both the 1- and 3-meter events. She tallied 321.15 points in the 1-meter, 10.65 ahead of teammate Alex Clay, before going 1-2 with Clay against in the 3-meter.
“Kassidy did a great job for where we are in the season,” said diving coach Patrick Jeffrey. “I see her getting stronger in every event. I am excited for the future because I know her best diving is yet to come.”
Senior Sloane Brazina and junior Kelly Markle, both human biology majors, held the third- and fourth-place spots, respectively, in each event.
“We had a great performance all around,” added Jeffrey. “I am really pleased with the depth and development of this team.”
Stanford finishes the fall portion of its season Nov. 20-22 at the Art Adamson Invitational in College Station, Texas. The event yearly features some of the top performers in the NCAA.
