Swim & Dive Welcomes IUPUI Friday

    

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University of Cincinnati swimming and diving remains at Keating Aquatic Center this Friday for a dual meet versus IUPUI. Diving starts at 4 p.m. with swimming following at 6 p.m.
 
// THE COMPETITION
• IUPUI is off to a 1-1 start this season
• The team opened up against Indianapolis with the men losing 104-158 and the women falling 189-72
• The Jaguars then rebounded against Western Illinois. The men won that meet by a score of 185-39 while the women won 177-52
• The Bearcats traveled to Indianapolis for a dual meet last season, winning 158.5-141.5 on the men's side and 181-119 on the women's
• UC also competed at IUPUI's House of Champions invite in 2018. Both teams captured the event title
 
// LAST TIME OUT 
• UC is coming off its third dual sweep as both teams beat Denison in the 2019-20 home-opener last Saturday
• The men won 22-7-72 while the women won 226.5-73.5
• For her efforts in the meet, Claire Schuermann was named the AAC Women's Diver of the Week on Tuesday
• It was her third honor in as many weeks to start the season
 
// AAC TOP TIMES
• The Bearcats have put forth some of the best times in the conference so far this season
Dominic Polling has the third-best time in the 50 free, the second-best time in the 100 free, 100 breast and 200 IM
Din Selmanovic currently leads the conference in the 200 free and 500 free
Michael Balcerak is third in the 200 free and 200 fly and second in the 100 fly
Toby Van Dyke ranks second in the 500 free and leads in the 1000 free
Tyler Jones is third in the 1000 free
Blake Hanna has the best time in the 50 back and is third in the 100 back and 200 back
Joey Puglessi ranks third in the 50 back
Parker Saladin has the second-fastest time in the 200 fly
• In diving, Dylan Porter has the second-highest 1-meter and 3-meter scores so far
Lina Kutsko is the fastest in the 50 free so far this season and is second in the 100 fly
Rocky Laabs' 1000 free time is the second-fastest
Camryn Streid is third in the 400 IM
• Schuermann ranks second in 1-meter and is third in 3-meter diving
 
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats return the trip to IUPUI Nov. 22-24 for the House of Champions invite
• Last season, UC's men and women won the event while breaking numerous meet records
 
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