The No. 7/11 University of Louisville men’s and women’s swimming and diving team swept ACC foe Florida State by winning 17 of 20 events Saturday morning. After leading by only one point after day one, the Cardinal men cruised to a 203-150 win with the women holding on to their lead of a day ago and surging to a 238-115 win.
“Our women did a great job of performing at a high level, and even more than results, they had good energy from start to finish with no let up, even though the score was in our favor,” said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. “The men struggled a bit last night. Going into this session up by only a point, we had to find a way to elevate everything about our performances. Winning 8 out of 10 events today, showed what this group of men stands for. Overall, much credit to our staff and our senior leadership. It is always great to get a win on the road.”
The Cardinals started off the morning with a win in the 200-medley relay when Alina Kendzior (26.17), Andrea Cottrell (28.26), Kelsi Worrell (23.50) and Andrea Kneppers (23.37) combined for a 1:41.30.
The UofL men’s 200-medley relay touched first when Grigory Tarasevich (22.53), Carlos Claverie (24.33), Josh Quallen (21.03) and David Boland (20.10) joined forces for a 1:27.99. ‘
In the 1000-freestyle, Cardinal Marah Pugh was second with a 10:04.83, just off the FSU’s Summer Finke’s winning 10:02.06. Abigail Houck was third in 10:16.99. Emily Moser picked up points with a fourth place time of 10:21.31.
Cardinal freshman Zach Harting won the men’s 1000-free with a 9:32.08. Teammate Jake Schultz was second in 9:37.62 with Ryan Massey picking up points in fourth with a 9:50.63.
Louisville freshman Mallory Comerford held off an aggressive FSU sprint corps with a 23.54 for the win. FSU took the next four slots and Alex Sellers tied for fifth in 24.46.
The Cardinals’ Trevor Carroll won the men’s 50-free with a time of 20.38 in a race that was stacked with Seminoles, who finished second through fifth.
In the women’s 100-back, Alina Kendzior dueled down the stretch with teammate Ashley LeClair and the pair touched in 55.50 and 55.61 respectively.
Cardinal Grigory Tarasevich continued his domination in the 100-back with a win in 48.02. Teammate Aaron Greene was third in 49.55.
Manuela Sampaio was into the wall first in the 200-breast with a 2:21.27, just outreaching FSU’s Natalie Pierce’s 2:21.31. UofL’s Lucy Kramer was third in 2:22.10.
Carlos Claverie blazed by the field with a 1:58.86 for the win in the 200-breast as the only swimmer under two minutes. FSU’s Jason Coombs was second in 2:01.67 just edging UofL’s Nolan Tesone’s third place time of 2:01.77. Todd Owen was fourth in 2:04.30.
Kelsi Worrell left the field in her wake in the 100-fly, with a 53.46 a full three seconds ahead of FSU’s Leila Johnston’s 56.31. Cardinal Hannah Magnuson added points with a fourth place finish time of 56.53.
UofL’s Pedro Coutinho was the top Cardinal in the the 100-fly with a second place time of 48.84 just nipped by FSU’s Cole Hensley’s 48.78 winning time. UofL’s David Boland boarded a third place time of 48.98 and Josh Quallen was in hot pursuit with a fourth place time of 49.01.
There was a 1-2-3 Cardinal sweep of the 200-free led by freshman Mallory Comerford’s 1:49.03. Andrea Kneppers was second in 1:50.79 just ahead of Abigail Houck’s 1:51.59.
Matthias Lindenbauer won the men’s 200-free with a 1:39.37 just edging his fellow Card Trevor Carroll, who touched second in 1:38.65. Ruben Izarra was outtouched for third by .03 of a second for a fourth place finish of 1:40.15.
Rachel Bradford Feldman scorched the field with a 4:16.39 for the win, seven seconds ahead of runnerup Megan Brown’s 4:23.95 in the 400-IM. The Cards picked up points with a third place finish by Marah Pugh (4:26.24) and Manuela Sampaio’s fourth place time of 4:28.85.
The Cardinal men swept the top three spots in their 400-IM, led by Nolan Tesone’s winning time of 3:51.74. Carlos Claverie was next into the wall with a 3:55.46 and Ryan Massey was third in 4:03.32.
Andrea Acquista won the 1-meter diving with a score of 282.00 followed by runnerup and fellow Cardinal Mady Ingmire’s 275.70. Sean Piner was third in the men’s diving with a 331.05.
Florida State
Despite trailing by one point heading into Saturday’s meet, the 23rd-ranked Florida State men’s swimming and diving team fell to No. 7 Louisville at the Bobby E. Leach Center. The Cardinals outscored the Seminoles 119-67 in the second session resulting in a 203-150 final score.
“I knew where we are in our training cycle that we’d be a little hot and cold,” FSU head coach Frank Bradley said. “The energy was high today but we came out a little flat and it cost us, but overall as a team I like where we are as we head down the stretch for the season.”
Louisville had the slight edge after Friday’s nine events, 84-83 heading into Saturday’s 10-event session, which started with the 200 medley relay.
The Cards added to their lead by winning the event, however the team of freshman Noah Hensley, junior Jason Coombs, senior Cole Hensley and junior Jason McCormick posted a time of 1:29.59 for second and the squad of junior Stefan Stojmenovic, sophomore Rafa Van Leeuwaarde, freshman Kanoa Kaleoaloha and sophomore Chad Mylin followed shortly behind in third, at 1:30.03.
Louisville extended its lead following a first, second and fourth place showing in the 1000 free.
The Seminoles gained a point in the 50 free by placing second, third, fourth and fifth as Kaleoaloha led the way at 20.67 followed by McCormick (20.69), Mylin (20.71) and Apple (21.00).
Sophomore Connor Kalisz put up a fight in the 100 back, taking second at 49.01. Stojmenovic (49.92) and Noah Hensley (50.39) followed in fourth and fifth respectively.
Coombs contributed second place points in the 200 breast with a time of 2:01.66.
Cole Hensley stepped up and got his hands on the wall first in the 100 fly with a time of 48.78.
The Cardinals pulled away after putting up a one-two finish in the 200 free as freshman Emir Muratovic avoided the sweep, touching in third with a time of 1:40.12.
Louisville followed its near-sweep with a one-two-three finish in the 400 IM.
The Seminoles added a one-two punch from 3-meter diving, as junior Dylan Grisell won the event with a score of 376.65 ahead of his fellow countryman, sophomore Tyler Roberge (343.65). Sophomore Cameron Johnson added fourth place points, scoring 324.00.
In the final event of the meet, Mylin ran down Louisville’s Matthias Linderbauer in the anchor leg, however he could not pull McCormick, Kaleoaloha and Muratovic to victory, touching in second with a time of 2:59.01.
“I thought we took another step in the right direction,” Bradley said. “We started off flat and couldn’t shift gears, but we had a great week of training and Louisville has some great swimmers.”
The women fell to the 11th-ranked Cardinals 238-115.
After falling behind in the first 200, freshman Summer Finke took over the lead at the 500 mark of the 1000 free and never looked back, winning the event with a season-best time of 10:02.06.
Sophomore Natalie Pierce grabbed second place in the 200 breast, finishing with a time of 2:21.31.
Freshmen Lelia Johnston and Gracie Redding produced a second and third place showing in the 100 fly, touching at 56.31 and 56.49.
Meg Brown added a second place finish in the 400 IM touching with a time of 4:23.95.
“After this meet it’s time to pick up the energy and focus on speed,” Bradley said. “And we need to really dial into those fine details. I think they’re on the right track but we need to work on it.”
The Seminoles will hit the road to face Auburn and Wisconsin for one more contest before the ACC Championships on Jan. 29 at Auburn.
