TicketsJan. 29, 2010
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving team returns to acion Saturday, taking on Kentucky and Vanderbilt at the Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Ky.
The Bearcats women's squad will swim a triangular meet with the Commodores and Wildcats while the men's team will compete in a dual with host Kentucky. Action is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. EST.
Last season, the men's squad knocked off Kentucky 143-133 at the Keating Aquatic Center. Josh Schneider led a come-from-behind charge on the final leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay to seal the win for UC.
Schneider teamed with Patryk Wakula, Matt Hays, and Nathan Williams to set a KAC pool record of 3:05.43. Schneider trailed entering the pool for the final leg and covered the last 100 meters in 43.57, touching in just ahead of Kentucky's Kyle Green (3:05.68).
Schneider ranks second nationally in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.45 set at the Miami (OH) Invitational in December. Also ranks eighth nationally in the 100 butterfly (47.07) and 11th in the 100 freestyle (43.83). His marks in all three events lead all BIG EAST Conference swimmers.
He has won three races in seven of his eight meets this season and has not been defeated by an opponent in any individual event he has swam.
Jeremy Peter is coming of a solid meet against Miami (OH) on Jan. 15. Peter won three events, taking first place in the 200 IM (1:54.47), the 200 backstroke (2:03.16), and 100 backstroke (51.53).
Stephen Cunningham won both distance freestyle events in that meet, winning the 500 in 4:41.38 and the 1,000 in 9:45.75.
On the women's side, Lange Gilby swept the women's sprint freestyle events at Miami (OH), winning the 50 freestyle in 23.78 and the 100 freestyle in 51.68.
Elinore de Jong won the 100 butterfly in 55.91 while Liz Hansson took top honors in the 200 freestyle, clocking 1:53.62. Laurie Caudy took first place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.34.