TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati swimming and diving rounds out its regular season schedule this weekend. The team travels to Kentucky on Friday, January 26 for a 5 p.m. meet. On Saturday the Bearcats host their final meet at the Keating Aquatic Center as they take on Kenyon. Diving will start at 10 a.m. and swimming will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
// SENIOR DAY
• UC's seniors will be honored prior to the swimming competition on Saturday with a special ceremony beginning at 12:30 p.m.
• It will also be Signature Saturday with select student-athletes signing autographs on the pool deck after the competition is complete
// WEEKLY AWARDS
• Chris Bready and Mitch Godar were named the Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, this past Tuesday by the American Athletic Conference
• Bready won the 1,000 freestyle and just barely missed another victory in the 500 freestyle when the Bearcats took on Xavier and Virginia Tech last week
• Godar received his fifth AAC weekly honor by finishing third in 1-meter and sixth in 3-meter diving
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
KENTUCKY
• The Wildcats are coming off a meet with Louisville where they split the results last Saturday
• Kentucky's women's team is coming off a win over No. 10 Louisville. The Wildcat women enter the weekend ranked No. 14 in the latest CSCAA poll
• The men's team drop a close meet at Louisville yet received votes in the most recent CSCAA standings
KENYON
• Kenyon's men are 1-3 in dual meets this year, capturing a victory at Oberlin College earlier this month
• The Ladies are 2-2 in dual meets
// CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• UC's men currently sit in first place in the American Athletic 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 200 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 breaststroke 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 and third in the 1,000 free
• Sara Wanasek is 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 postseason is approaching as the Bearcats aim to take home a conference title
• The American Athletic Conference Championships are set for February 14-17 in Dallas, Texas
• NCAA Zone Diving Championships will be held in early March with NCAA Championships in swimming held mid-March
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati swimming and diving, visit GoBEARCATS.com. For an inside look at the program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).
// EXPERIENCE UC
The University of Cincinnati department of athletics announced an initiative entitled Experience UC, geared toward inviting the community to campus to see firsthand the great things about and surrounding the university. Experience UC includes complimentary admission for patrons attending women's basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving and track and field home events.
// SENIOR DAY
• UC's seniors will be honored prior to the swimming competition on Saturday with a special ceremony beginning at 12:30 p.m.
• It will also be Signature Saturday with select student-athletes signing autographs on the pool deck after the competition is complete
// WEEKLY AWARDS
• Chris Bready and Mitch Godar were named the Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, this past Tuesday by the American Athletic Conference
• Bready won the 1,000 freestyle and just barely missed another victory in the 500 freestyle when the Bearcats took on Xavier and Virginia Tech last week
• Godar received his fifth AAC weekly honor by finishing third in 1-meter and sixth in 3-meter diving
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
KENTUCKY
• The Wildcats are coming off a meet with Louisville where they split the results last Saturday
• Kentucky's women's team is coming off a win over No. 10 Louisville. The Wildcat women enter the weekend ranked No. 14 in the latest CSCAA poll
• The men's team drop a close meet at Louisville yet received votes in the most recent CSCAA standings
KENYON
• Kenyon's men are 1-3 in dual meets this year, capturing a victory at Oberlin College earlier this month
• The Ladies are 2-2 in dual meets
// CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• UC's men currently sit in first place in the American Athletic 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 200 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 breaststroke 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 and third in the 1,000 free
• Sara Wanasek is 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 postseason is approaching as the Bearcats aim to take home a conference title
• The American Athletic Conference Championships are set for February 14-17 in Dallas, Texas
• NCAA Zone Diving Championships will be held in early March with NCAA Championships in swimming held mid-March
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati swimming and diving, visit GoBEARCATS.com. For an inside look at the program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).
// EXPERIENCE UC
The University of Cincinnati department of athletics announced an initiative entitled Experience UC, geared toward inviting the community to campus to see firsthand the great things about and surrounding the university. Experience UC includes complimentary admission for patrons attending women's basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving and track and field home events.