Bearcats Conclude Regular Season at Kentucky

Jan. 31, 2014

2013-14 TOP TIMES/SCORES WOMEN MEN 50 Free Keire 22.85 Scherpenberg 21.01 100 Free Keire 48.52 Scherpenberg 45.54 200 Free Keire 1:45.38 Scherpenberg 1:38.34 500 Free Keire 4:41.33 Scherpenberg 4:29.25 1,000 Free Keire 10:09.22 Ferreri 9:40.69 1,650 Free Myzska 17:03.24 Bott 15:49.35 100 Back Piper 55.79 Scherpenberg 49.61 200 Back Piper 1:58.71 Ma'aya 1:50.37 100 Breast Pikhartova 1:02.03 Gilbertson 57.44 200 Breast Pikhartova 2:14.47 Balmer 2:05.00 100 Fly Fedoreeva 55.76 Walsh 49.35 200 Fly Fedoreeva 2:02.03 Pasek 1:51.40 200 IM Pikhartova 2:03.47 Pasek 1:52.90 400 IM Bartel 4:22.79 Green 3:57.19 200 Free Relay 1:32.00 Pikhartova, Keire, Wasiakowska & Wheeler 1:23.80 Walsh, Waite, Scherpenberg & Palleros 400 Free Relay 3:20.64 Wasiakowska, Pikhartova, Fedoreeva & Keire 3:01.37 Walsh, Easley, Waite & Scherpenberg 200 Medley Relay 1:42.16 Piper, Pikhartova, Fedoreeva & Keire 1:32.49 Scherpenberg, Gilbertson, Ma'Aya & Waite 400 Medley Relay 3:44.55 Piper, Pikhartova, Fedoreeva & Wasiakowska 3:22.94 Scherpenberg, Roehr, Ma'Aya & Waite

Five Things You Need to Know

• The University of Cincinnati men's and women's swimming and diving teams conclude their 2013-14 regular seasons on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Kentucky. The meet is set for Noon at UK's Lancaster Aquatics Center. Live results are available here, courtesy of UKAthletics.com.
  
  
• The Bearcats are coming off a sweep of Wright State in their final home meet of the season. The men defeated the Raiders, 157-138, while the women won by a margin of 159-121. Read the full recap of the meet here.
• The Wildcats are coming off a sweep at the hands of another American Athletic Conference foe, Louisville. The UK men fell to the Cards, 212.5-87.5, while the Wildcat women were defeated, 193-107. The meet is UK's final home meet of the season and will serve as their senior day.
  
• Freshman Jackie Keire has been the top performer for UC on the women's side. The Canadian owns the American's top times in the 100 freestyle (48.52), 200 freestyle (1:45.38) and 500 freestyle (4:41.33). All of those times have also hit the NCAA B-Qualifying standard. Other UC women with top-five times in the American include Weronika Wasiakowska in the 100 free (fourth), Keire in the 1,000 free (second), the trio of Taylor Myzska (third), Hope Andrews (fourth) and Keire (fifth) in the 1,650 free, Helena Pikhartova in the 100 breaststroke (fourth) and 200 breaststroke (fourth), Iuliia Fedoreeva in the 200 butterfly (fifth) and Andrea Bartel in the 400 individual medley (fourth).
  
• The men's side has shown increased depth all season, with Jose Scherpenberg leading the way in the freestyle events. Joe Bott is the lone Bearcat with an American top-five time, owning the fifth-quickest freestyle mile in the league at 15:49.35. Joey Ferreri, Awse Ma'aya, Dan Gilbertson, Nik Balmer, Rob Walsh, Hunter Pasek and Cody Green represent the group with top times for the Bearcats this season.
  
• The UK meet is the regular season finale for the Bearcats. Next up will be the inaugural American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be hosted by Louisville Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 19-22.