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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams wrapped-up competition at Ohio State on Friday night, falling to the host Buckeyes in men's and women's action, as well as Purdue on the women's side.
Facing a significant step-up in competition from last week's season opener versus Xavier, the Bearcats held their own against the Big Ten competition. The men fell to Ohio State, 160-119, while the women fell to the Buckeyes, 238-60, and to Purdue, 246-53.
"For the first time in a long time we gave OSU a chase on the men's side," said head coach Mandy Commons-DiSalle. "We kept racing them and it was really fun to have close races."
The most exciting competition on the men's side came in the 200 individual medley, where UC freshman Ryan DePietro swam next to his brother, Ohio State junior Chris DePietro. Ryan got the better of the battle, clocking in at 1:54.78 to edge his brother who finished in 1:54.93.
Freshman Chris Bready (Missouri City, Texas/Lawrence E. Elkins) had another soild outing, placing second in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:17.83.
Another solid performance came in the 200 freestyle, where Eitan Holder (Caracas, Venezuela) placed third in 1:42.05, followed by Connor Davis in fourth in 1:42.18.
The margin was bigger on the women's side, but Commons-DiSalle was proud of they way they battled.
"The ladies did a good job of rising to the challenge," she said. "They took advantage of swimming in a fast pool and put together some good races, especially just a week removed from the Xavier meet."
As usual, Jackie Keire (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson) was one of the standouts. The sophomore placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.09) and fifth in the 50 freestyle (23.83).
The Bearcats head the opposite direction on Interstate 71 next weekend, as they visit former conference foe Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 1. The meet begins at 10 a.m. at UofL's Ralph Wright Natatorium.