Jan. 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. - With the result in doubt to the final race, the South Carolina won the 400 free relay to give the home Gamecocks a 153-5-146.5 win over the Mizzou swimming and diving team Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo. Freshman Sharli Brady claimed three of Missouri's 10 event wins to highlight the day.
The loss dropped the Tigers to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in Southeastern Conference competition.
In addition to Brady's three wins, junior Abby Duncan and freshman Rachel Hayden each posted a pair of event victories, with Duncan sweeping the 100 and 200 breast races and Hayden taking first in the 50 and 100 free.
Missouri held a slim 142.5-140.5 lead heading into the final race of the day, the 400 free relay. The Gamecocks A team proved victorious in the event, swimming a 3:26.22, ahead of Mizzou's 3:26.85, as the home team claimed the dual win.
The Tigers opened the meet with a first-place showing in the 200 medley relay, where freshman Hannah Stevens, Duncan, freshman Erin Metzger-Seymour and Hayden combined for a time of 1:42.72.
Brady's memorable meet started with an easy win in the 200 fly, clocking a time of 2:01.66, more than two seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. She then tied South Carolina's Taylor Worrell for the win in the 500 free after both swimmers touched the wall in 4:53.88. Brady concluded her day with a swim of 4:18.80 in the 400 IM for her third individual victory of the competition.
Duncan proved unbeatable in the breaststroke events, with winning times of 1:01.79 in the 100 and 2:13.35 in the 200. Sophomore Katharine Ross placed second in both races with times of 1:02.42 and 2:17.14, respectively.
In the spring free races, Hayden clocked a 23.42 in the 50 free for her first win of the day, which she followed up with a 50.56 in the 100 free to take first in that event as well.
Stevens and Metzger-Seymour added event titles for the Tigers against the Gamecocks. Stevens earned a first-place finish in the 100 back after touching the wall in 56.83, while Metzger-Seymour was victorious in the 100 fly with a time of 55.41. Metzger-Seymour also posted a second-place finish in the 200 free after a swim of 1:50.49.
Mizzou returns to the pool on Friday, Jan. 23 with a dual against Drury at 3 p.m. at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.