The Akron Zips swimming and diving team completed the sweep in its first home dual of the season over Ball State and Toledo on Friday night at the Ocasek Natatorium.
The Zips defeated the Cardinals by a score of 221-to-78 and Akron dropped Toledo with a score of 180-to-119.
The Zips started off the evening strong with a one-two finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of seniors Erin Seiler (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Hannah Raspopovich (Crown Point, Ind.) along with junior Luka Szynal (Lublin, Poland) and sophomore Susan Franz (Canton, Ohio) came in first (1:43.76).
The second place squad of junior Lauara Savariau (Saint Hilaire la Palud, France), sophomore Paloma Marrero Munoz (Merida, Spain), freshmen Madison Myers (Akron, Ohio) and Ragen Engel (Springfield, Ohio) finished in 1:44.25.
Again, Akron placed in the top two spots of the 100 backstroke. Szynal led the way with a time of 55.79 for a first place finish and Savariau was close behind for second (56.02).
In the diving portion of the dual, Akron took the top three scores in the one-meter dive and the top two in the three-meter dive. Alice Hottensmith (Brunswick, Ohio) placed first in the one-meter (289.40) and in the three-meter (303.35). Paige Kelkenberg (Lockport, N.Y.) took second in each dive with a 268 (one-meter) and a 280.10 (three-meter).
Engel swam the 100 butterfly in a time 56.07 which was good for first place. Franz rounded out the top three posting a 58.06.
Myers had strong performances, placing first in the 50 freestyle (23.85) and the 500 freestyle (5:04.56) to go with her second place finish in the 200 Medley relay and a first place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:30.65).
On the night the Zips totaled 12 first-place finishes, six second-place and six third-place times.
The Zips return to action on Oct. 30, when they travel to Athens, Ohio to go head-to-head against Ohio University at 5:00 p.m.
