TicketsThe University of Cincinnati swimming and diving program competes for the first time in 2018 this Friday at Miami University in nearby Oxford, Ohio. The meet is set to start at 11 a.m.
// LAST TIME OUT
• Prior to winter break, a handful of Bearcat swimmers competed at the US Winter Nationals, with many posting some of their top times of the season
• The divers were at Miami as the RedHawks hosted the Miami Diving Invitational
• The team took a training trip to Florida after those competitions to continue working before the semester break
// SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
• Miami's women's team is 2-2 entering the new year while the men are 0-2
• The RedHawk women beat Michigan State and Bowling Green and lost to Purdue and Akron
• The men suffered their defeats against Purdue and at Michigan State
• In the last competition of 2017, Miami women won its own invitational with a total of 1,480 points while the men finished third with 762 points
// CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• UC's men currently sit in first place in the American Athletics Conference. The women rank third out of six teams
• Individually, many Bearcats hold some of the top times this season in the conference
• Din Selmanovic holds the best time in the 100 free and teammate Justin Crew ranks third
• Selmanovic also has the best 500 free time while Chris Bready is close behind in second
• In the 1,000 free, Bready has the fastest finish this season while Selmanovic is second. Tyler Jones has the third-fastest time, as the Bearcats dominate the event
• The same trio (Bready, Selmanovic, Jones) own the top three times in the 1,650 free
• Dom Polling's best 100 breast time ranks first in the conference. Zach Hostoffer is third in the event
• Zach Baecker has the third-fastest time in the 200 breast
• Ryan DePietro and George Epsly rank second and third, respectively, in the 200 fly
• Polling also claims the quickest finish in the 200 IM
• DePietro, Selmanovic and Nate Jonas own the three best times in the 400 IM so far this season
• The Bearcat men hold the second-fastest 200 free relay time and 800 free relay time
• In diving, Mitch Godar has posted the best score in both 1-meter and platform
• On the women's side, Lindsey Niehaus has the third-fastest 50 free time
• Rocky Laabs ranks second in the 500 free
• Sara Wanasek is third in the 1,000 free and second in the 1,650 free
• Simone Palomo has the top time in the conference in the 200 fly
• The women rank second in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay
// COMING UP NEXT
• The Bearcats return home to the Keating Aquatic Center on Friday, January 19
• UC will host both Xavier and Virginia Tech
• The meet is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
// LAST TIME OUT
• Prior to winter break, a handful of Bearcat swimmers competed at the US Winter Nationals, with many posting some of their top times of the season
• The divers were at Miami as the RedHawks hosted the Miami Diving Invitational
• The team took a training trip to Florida after those competitions to continue working before the semester break
// SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
• Miami's women's team is 2-2 entering the new year while the men are 0-2
• The RedHawk women beat Michigan State and Bowling Green and lost to Purdue and Akron
• The men suffered their defeats against Purdue and at Michigan State
• In the last competition of 2017, Miami women won its own invitational with a total of 1,480 points while the men finished third with 762 points
// CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• UC's men currently sit in first place in the American Athletics Conference. The women rank third out of six teams
• Individually, many Bearcats hold some of the top times this season in the conference
• Din Selmanovic holds the best time in the 100 free and teammate Justin Crew ranks third
• Selmanovic also has the best 500 free time while Chris Bready is close behind in second
• In the 1,000 free, Bready has the fastest finish this season while Selmanovic is second. Tyler Jones has the third-fastest time, as the Bearcats dominate the event
• The same trio (Bready, Selmanovic, Jones) own the top three times in the 1,650 free
• Dom Polling's best 100 breast time ranks first in the conference. Zach Hostoffer is third in the event
• Zach Baecker has the third-fastest time in the 200 breast
• Ryan DePietro and George Epsly rank second and third, respectively, in the 200 fly
• Polling also claims the quickest finish in the 200 IM
• DePietro, Selmanovic and Nate Jonas own the three best times in the 400 IM so far this season
• The Bearcat men hold the second-fastest 200 free relay time and 800 free relay time
• In diving, Mitch Godar has posted the best score in both 1-meter and platform
• On the women's side, Lindsey Niehaus has the third-fastest 50 free time
• Rocky Laabs ranks second in the 500 free
• Sara Wanasek is third in the 1,000 free and second in the 1,650 free
• Simone Palomo has the top time in the conference in the 200 fly
• The women rank second in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay
// COMING UP NEXT
• The Bearcats return home to the Keating Aquatic Center on Friday, January 19
• UC will host both Xavier and Virginia Tech
• The meet is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.