NC State Press Release
RALEIGH- The No. 3/9 NC State men's and women's swimming and diving programs swept RV/RV UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday night inside the Casey Aquatic Center. The team won 26 of 32 events, earning podium sweeps in eight events.
Wolfpack Relays
The Wolfpack had a dominating evening in the relay events, starting with a sweep in the 200 medley relay. The women's 'A' team of Elise Haan, Kayla Brumbaum, Natalie Labonge and Ky-Lee Perry broke the Casey Aquatic Center pool record, finishing in 1:37.58.
On the men's side, Coleman Stewart, Derek Hren, Andreas Vazaios and Ryan Held also finished first in 1:27.14.
Both 'B' relays finished in second in their respective races. Alexia Zevnik, Emmie Barnhill, Krista Duffield and Lotta Nevalainen finished in 1:40.18. Hennessey Stuart, Zack Warner, Soren Dahl and Joe Bonk clocked a 1:29.02.
Once again, the men and women posted the fastest times in the 400 free relay. The women's team of Haan, Nevalainen, Baka and Kerr finished in 3:20.67. The men's team of Scott Johnson, Mark McGlaughlin, Bonk, Andreas Schiellerup finished in 2:57.24.
Quoting the Coaches
Swimming
"I thought it was a good performance by both of our teams, it's been a while since we've had a regular dual meet. The team was eager to race again, and obviously it's been a while since we've been at home," said head coach Braden Holloway.
"The crowd was great and there was a lot of energy—our team fed off that right away. I thought they brought the energy and never let down. It was a great team environment today and we executed pretty well. A lot of it was momentum—we had a few out-touches early in the meet and we were able to feed off that."
Diving
"It wasn't the best meet, it wasn't the worst meet. We had a few people that did an outstanding job," said head diving coach Yahya Radman. "A huge shout out goes to Rachel Burston who finally qualified for zones, which was a big goal. We need to go back to the drawing board and look at some things to see what needs to be fixed, but overall, I'm pleased with this performance."
Top Individual Performances
The Wolfpack had a hot start, sweeping both the women's and men's 1,000 free. On the women's side, Hannah Moore finished first, followed by Rachel Muller and Anna Jahns, who finished in 9:44.06, 9:58.21 and 10:07.48, respectively. Anton Ipsen led the men's race in an impressive 8:58.84. Jack McIntyre and Adam Linker finished close behind in 9:05.87 and 9:09.54, respectively. Those three returned later in the meet to sweep the 500 free as Ipsen found his second win of the night (4:22.60), followed by Linker (4:25.663) and McIntyre (4:28.42).
The Wolfpack also had sweeps in the women's 200 free, the women's 100 breast, the men's 50 free and the men's 100 and 200 back.
Freshman Perry set a Casey Aquatic Center record in the 50 free, touching at 22.54. Perry also won the 100 free (49.14). Breaststroke specialist Brumbaum won two events: the 100 breast (59.79) and the 200 breast (2:10.42). Zevnik won the 100 back (53.11) and the 200 back (1:54.98), and Moore won all three of her events: the 1000 free (9:44.06), 200 fly (1:59.06) and 500 free (4:47.47).
Diving
Harrison Mitchell had a strong performance, finishing second in both events. In the one-meter event, Mitchell scored 311.93 points while in the three-meter event he scored 326.85. On the women's side, Madeline Kline led the team in both events, placing second with 298.35 points and 294.68 points on the one and three-meter boards, respectively.
