Swimmers Dominate
The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s swimming teams continued to dominate as each emerged victorious in a dual meet at GLIAC rival Lewis University on Jan. 29.
The No. 13 nationally ranked Greyhound women’s team won 124-77, while the No. 16 men defeated the No. 20 Flyers, 132-70.
The day started quickly for the Greyhounds as the 200 medley relay team of juniors Meghan Donahue and Jaclyn Luscomb, sophomore Ashlee Fishburn and freshman Julia Madeira won in 1:50.04.
“Lewis has some good swimmers but as far as depth goes, the results were expected,” said head coach Gary Kinkead. “Lewis’ stars are more favorable in the single events.”
Right behind the first squad in the event was the medley relay team of juniors Stephanie Steider, Vicki Galiamoutsa, sophomore Alex Norris and freshman Regina Perez, with a time of 1:55.90. The quick start in the medley relay gave UIndy a head start on the day.
Sophomore Maura Donahue had the top time in the 1,000 free at 10:39.77 and also in the 100 free at 53.96. Other notables on the women’s side included Madeira in the 200 free at 1:57.95, junior Kristin Howdyshell in the 100 fly at 1:01.36 and Meghan Donahue in the 100 back at 1:01.46.
Freshman Amber Cooper came into the event fresh after being named the GLIAC Athlete of the Week for her performance in January.
Cooper finished third in the 100 yard fly with a time of 29.26, second in the 100 yard breast with a time of 32.14 and third in the 200-yard individual medley.
“I was excited. I didn’t know about it until everybody told me,” Cooper said. “When I found out I really didn’t believe it. To be a freshman, it makes me excited to see what I can do later on in my collegiate career.”
The men also got a solid start on the day with their relay wins.
In the 200 medley, the team of freshmen Nir Posner, Musaffer Demitras, senior Seth Smoker and sophomore Aviv Sela won in 1:36.98. Freshman Bruno Barbosa, sophomores Nikolas Aresti and Justin Klopp and junior Guy Kogel teamed together to win the 200 free relay in 1:26.54.
On the individual side, the men also garnered wins from Kogel in the 200 free with a time of 1:44.22 and the 100 fly with a time of 51.56.
“I didn’t expect us to get first, second and third in the 100 fly event,” Kinkead said. “Kogel was fourth or fifth in nationals last year, so that first-place finish was no surprise.”
The men dominated the 100 fly event, grabbing the top, second and third places with Kogel, Smoker and Klopp, respectively.
This was the final regular season meet for the Greyhounds as they are off until Feb. 9-12 when they head to Jenison, Mich., for the 2010-2011 GLIAC Championships.
A UIndy swimmer practices at Ruth Lily Center. The swimming and diving team finished its regular season and awaits the GLIAC Championships beginning Feb. 9. Photo by Junyang Sun.
