Tiffin University's swimming and diving teams took on Findlay in a dual meet Saturday afternoon, with the men's team clipping the Oilers 59-52. The women's team fell in a close battle 65-47.
Ty Collins picked up two victories for the Dragons, winning the 1000 freestyle in 10:38.15 and the 100 backstroke in 56.10. Pedro Van Isschot picked up a win in the 200 freestyle in 1:46.09 and also placed second in the 100 butterfly by .23 seconds.
Garrett Arnsparger was a winner in the 500 freestyle in 5:07.58, while Rudolph Afzal got wins in the 1 meter and 3 meter diving events.
Ygor Zanardo Bortolato was second in the 50 freestyle, while Anthony Modica (200 IM), Mitchell Filka (diving), Lucas Merigue Bernardo (100 freestyle), and Josh Scheuren (500 freestyle) also had second place finishes. The 400 relay team of Kody Doss, Arnsparger, Modica, and Scheuren and the 400 freestyle relay team of Van Isschot, Merigue Bernardo, Collins, and Zanardo Bortolato also took second.
For the women, Alexandria Lehman won two events - the 1000 freestyle in 11:11.49 and the 500 freestyle in 5:30.67. Anastasiia Kvitchenko picked up a win in the 200 IM in 2:12.96 while also getting the victory in the 100 butterfly in 58.84. Karolina Siwiec was victorious in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.09, and Morgan Dunleavy won the one-meter dive with 234.70. Siwiec was also second in the 200 freestyle, while Dunleavy was second in the 3 meter dive.
Alexandria Schuttinger was second in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle, while Melinda Ulbrecht was second in the 100 breaststroke. The 400 freestyle relay team of Kvitchenko, Mari Johnson, Lehman, and Schuttinger was also second.
"That was a fun meet," said Head Coach Margarita Kalmikova. "So many close races and my team showed so much heart on the last yards of their swims. In the beginning of the season it is very important to keep correcting mistakes and learning from each competition, and the team is doing just that. I love to see how the team is coming together, the amount of support they show for each other is incredible. Our divers are getting better each meet, the performance on the boards was very impressive today. Overall, I am very proud of how we competed today against Findlay. It is always exciting to win, but the work is not done yet."
