Swimming and Diving Start Strong in Tri-Dual MeetSwimming and Diving Start Strong in Tri-Dual Meet
Swimming & Diving

Swimming and Diving Start Strong in Tri-Dual Meet

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Swimming and Diving kicked off day one of their home opener in a dominant fashion, sweeping both Indiana State and Missouri State.

The women’s team beat Indiana State 127-40 and Missouri State 126-41 while the men’s team won 119-48 against Missouri State.

Junior, Luke Nebrich (Lexington, N.C) took first in the 100 freestyle, recording a time of 42.46 alongside Francois Malherbe (Stellenbosch, South Africa) and Ian Everett (Kansas City, Mo.) who took second and third with respective times of 43.97 and 44.00.

Representing the women’s team, newcomer Tori Yamamura (Valencia, Calif.) made a statement, earning gold in the 200 fly with a time of 2:00.41. Maeve DeYoung (West Linn, Ore.) followed, placing silver with a time of 2:01.14 and Kylee Sullivan (Saint Louis, Mo.) earned third with a 2:01.77 time.

On the diving board, junior Megan Jolly (Rockford, Mich.) placed first out of 12 opponents with a final score of 310.80. Tommaso Zannella (Rome, Italy) made an impact, also scoring first with a 360.30 score.

Between the 200 and 400 medley relay, the Black and Gold finished first in all events for both the men’s and women’s squads.

NOTABLE RESULTS

  • Katie Kuehn (Palatine, Ill.) posted a first-place time of 49.84 in the 100 freestyle.
  • Quinlan Gould (Happy Valley, Ore.) touched the wall with a time of 1:43.75 to place first in the 200 backstroke.
  • In her first appearance of a Tiger, Nell Cagle (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) placed first with a 1:01.79 time in the 100 backstroke.
  • Freshman Lexi Cook (Saint Louis, Mo.) earned gold in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:55.69.
  • Third-year Tiger, Matthew Judkins (Saint Charles, Mo.) placed first in both the 200 fly with a 1:42.64 and the 200 IM where he recorded a 1:47.31 finish.

UP NEXT

The Tigers conclude competition against Indiana State and Missouri State tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Live updates and results will be posted on Meet Mobile and Dive Meets and the meet will be streamed on SEC Network+.

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