Preliminary rounds of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships: Day three
Morning session on day three of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Swimming and Diving Championships concluded with the preliminary rounds of some events at the Allan Jones Aquatic Centre in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The session started with the Women’s 200-yard butterfly, where the arena’s favourite and current record holder, Logan Todhunter, qualified as the fastest swimmer into the final with a timing of 1:58.60 minutes. Kenyon’s Hannah Saiz and Lauren Brady followed
her as the second and third fastest swimmers in a time of 2:00.78 and 2:02.01 minutes, respectively.
The Men’s corner of the equivalent event was captured by Emory’s junior Patri Augustyn, who earned the fastest qualification in a time of 1:47.59 minutes and was followed by Middlebury’s senior John Dillon and College of NJ’s Tom Medvecky, in a time of 1:48.16
and 1:48.19 minutes, respectively.
The third event of the session was the Women’s 100-yard back-stroke, where Hamilton’s freshman Marg Rosenbaum cleared her way to the finals in a wonderful time of 54.79 seconds. Denison’s Lind Zeberlein and IWU’s Andre Peterson followed Rosenbaum for the
second and third fastest qualification spots, in a time of 56.17 and 56.29 seconds, respectively.
In the Men’s side of the meet, Denison’s junior Robert Barry appeared as the fastest swimmer in the heats with a timing of 48.50 seconds. Barry was considerably ahead of Kenyon’s Michael Mpitsos and Emory’s freshman Ross Spock, who touched the wall in a
time of 49.14 and 49.34 seconds, respectively.
In the Women’s 100-yard breast-stroke category, Emory’s senior April Whitley met the crowd’s expectations by finishing first in a time of 1:01.81 minutes. She was followed by Grinnell’s freshman Imelda Wistey and Westminster’s senior Courtney Herdt, who
touched the wall in a time of 1:02.66 and 1:02.85 minutes to secure the second and third spots on the podium, respectively.
Whitworth’s Rory Buck conquered the Men’s equivalent event in a time of 54.34 seconds and was followed by Staten Island’s Oavel Buyanov and Rensselaer, who touched the finishing wall in a time of 55.36 and 55.90 seconds, respectively.
Next was the time final of the 800-yard freestyle relay, where Denison’s women team improved the NCAA record of 7:21.05 minutes, by posting a time of 7:19.11 minutes. Emory and Kenyon finished at the second and third spots in 7:20.22 and 7:25.57 minutes.
In the Men’s corner of the event, Denison once again stood on the top of podium in a time of 6:34.50 minutes and was followed by Amherst and Kenyon, in a time of 6:35.82 and 6:38.75 minutes, respectively.
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