Bearcats Host Miami Saturday Morning at Keating Aquatic Center

   

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Bearcats Host Miami Saturday Morning at Keating Aquatic CenterBearcats Host Miami Saturday Morning at Keating Aquatic Center
Nick Brown - Rooted Media
University of Cincinnati swimming and diving resumes its fall schedule this Saturday by hosting a dual meet against Miami (OH). Diving will begin at 10 a.m. with the swimming portion of the event following at noon. A live video stream of the event will be available at GoBearcats.com/watch
 
// CONFERENCE UPDATE
Many Bearcats have times that rank in the top three compared to conference opponents
Alex Fortman is currently ranked third in the 100 free
Francisco Arevalo Rubio has the fastest 200 free time followed by teammate Din Selmanovic
• Selmanovic has posted the top 500 free time this season with Toby Van Dyke in second
• Van Dyke is the fastest conference swimmer in the 1000 free. John Acevado currently ranks third
Dominic Polling has the second-fastest time in the 100 breast and the third-fastest in the 200 breast
Parker Saladin holds the best time in the 200 fly
• Polling and Blake Hanna are second and third, respectively, in the 200 IM
Connor Blatt and Hanna rank second and third in the 400 IM
• The men hold the fastest 200 free relay time
Louis Hunt had the third-highest diving score off 1-meter this season
Olivia Schmelzer ranks third in the 50 free
Lina Kutsko is second in the 100 free and in the 100 fly
Sydney St. Rose-Finear is second in the 500 free
Victoria Hunt ranks third among her conference competitors in the 100 breast
Claire Schuermann has the second-best score in 1-meter diving so far this year
 
// SCOUTING MIAMI
The RedHawks started the season with a loss at Michigan then bounced back with a sweep over Oakland
• Both Miami and UC competed at the Akron Zips Classic in mid-October. Miami's men won the event with UC finishing second. On the women's side, Miami finished second and UC finished third
• Most recently, the RedHawks beat Cleveland State at home with scores of 243-51 for the women and 208-92 for the men
• The Bearcats traveled to Oxford twice last season. Divers competed at the Miami Diving Invitational during the fall semester
• On January 12, the RedHawks visited the Keating Aquatic Center. The teams split with UC's men winning 158-142 and Miami's women winning 159.5-140.5
 
// LAST TIME OUT
• The Bearcats have had the last few weeks off from competition after traveling for a dual meet with IUPUI on October 19
• UC swept that meet as the men won 181-118 and the women posted a 194-105 victory
• The Bearcats won 26 events in the meet
 
// UP NEXT
• UC returns to IUPUI, the host of the 2019 AAC Championships, for the House of Champions Invite
• The invitational will run Friday, November 16 through Sunday, November 18

// 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).