Finals of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships: Day three
Second session on day three of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Swimming and Diving Championships concluded with the dominating sprints of some swimmers including Logan Todhunter and Patri Augustyn, at the Allan Jones Aquatic Centre in
Knoxville, Tennessee.
The championship started with the final of the Women’s 200-yard butterfly, where the current record holder, Logan Todhunter of Williams, won the gold medal in a time of 1:57.61 minutes. Todhunter failed to improve the record, but she entertained the crowd
with her wonderful swim that placed her comfortably ahead of Kenyon’s Hannah Saiz and Conn College’s Sarah Murphy, who won the silver and bronze medals in a time of 2:00.84 and 2:01.35 minutes, respectively.
After a few minutes, the arena was surprised when Emory’s Patri Augustyn snatched the title of the Men’s 200-yard butterfly from the current record holder, Middlebury’s John Dillon, in a fantastic time of 1:46.87 minutes. Dillon, who posted in a time of
1:45.01 minutes last year, secured the second spot in the event with a timing of 1:48.18 minutes. Redlands’s Christop Depew clinched the third spot on the podium, as he touched the wall in 1:48.22 minutes.
In the Women’s 100-yard back-stroke, Hamilton’s Marg Rosenbaum earned the title in a time of 55.21 seconds and was followed by Emory’s Sadie Nennig and Carleton’s Kale Zicafoose, who touched the wall in a time of 55.80 and 55.84 seconds, respectively.
In the Men’s corner of the meet, Denison’s Robert Barry stayed slightly behind the record improvement, clocking in a time of 48.39 seconds ahead of Conn College’s Timothy Walsh and Emory’s freshman Ross Spock, who ended their swims for the second and third
positions in a time of 48.99 and 49.03 seconds, respectively.
The Women’s 100-yard breast-stroke was dominated by Emory’s April Whitley, who presented a wonderful swim to occupy the gold medal in a time of 1:02.11 minutes, ahead of Denison’s Ksen Golovkina and Grinnell’s Imelda Wistey, who finished second and third
in a time of 1:02.32 and 1:02.81 minutes, respectively.
The last event of the session was the Men’s 100-yard breast-stroke, where Rory Buck won the title in a time of 54.30 seconds and was followed by Collin Ohning and Pavel Buyanov, in a time of 54.86 and 54.93 minutes, respectively.
After the events of day three, Kenyon occupies the top spot in the overall score table with 330.5 points, ahead of Denison and Emory, who have scored 287.5 and 241.5 points, respectively.
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