TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati swimming and diving travels to Northwestern for a Friday meet beginning at 3:30 p.m. The Wildcats men are ranked No. 21 in the nation while the women moved up to No. 16 at the beginning of the week.
// THE OPPONENT
• The nationally-ranked Wildcats are coming off a dual meet sweep against Iowa
• That meet took place on Saturday after Northwestern dropped a dual meet on the road at Notre Dame
• UC fell 172.5-127.5 on the men's side and 170-129 last season versus Northwestern in the final meet at the Keating Aquatic Center
// CONFERENCE TOP TIMES
• As the regular season is winding down, the Bearcats men rank first in the conference according to CollegeSwimming.com while the women sit third in a close ranking
• Murat Sagdullaev ranks third in the 100 free
• Kevin Leibold holds the top time in the 500 free
• Michael Balcerak is third in 500 free, first in the 50 fly, second in 100 fly and first in the 200 fly
• Noah Smith has the fastest 1000 free time and ranks second in 1650 free
• Tyler Jones is third in the 1000 free and first in the 1650 free
• Alberto Garcia ranks third in the 50 back, 100 back and 100 fly
• Joey Puglessi has the second-fastest time in the 100 back and 200 back
• Dominic Polling currently sits second in the 100 breast and 200 IM
• Parker Saladin has the second-fastest 200 fly time so far this season
• Spencer Sehlhorst is second in 400 IM
• UC's men have the fastest 800 free relay time
• Rocky Laabs is third in the 500 free and second in the 1000 free while she holds the fastest 1650 time
• Jordyn Ryan ranks third in 50 fly
• Lina Kutsko is third in the 100 fly
• Camryn Streid is second in the 400 IM
• The women rank top three in all five relay events
// CONTINUED SUCCESS
• UC had a strong start to the 2019-20 season as the men beat Indianapolis, Miami, Michigan State, Denison and IUPUI
• The women started with a slim loss to Indianapolis but then took down the next four teams
• From there, the Bearcats put forth numerous record-breaking performances at the House of Champions and Zippy Invitational
• UC started the 2020 calendar year wins against Kenyon and Oakland at home then celebrated senior day with a big dual sweep over Xavier last Friday
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The final regular season dual meet will be Friday, January 31 at Kentucky. The UK Wildcats are also both nationally-ranked
• The 2020 AAC Championships will be held in Houston, Texas, February 19-22
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim)
// THE OPPONENT
• The nationally-ranked Wildcats are coming off a dual meet sweep against Iowa
• That meet took place on Saturday after Northwestern dropped a dual meet on the road at Notre Dame
• UC fell 172.5-127.5 on the men's side and 170-129 last season versus Northwestern in the final meet at the Keating Aquatic Center
// CONFERENCE TOP TIMES
• As the regular season is winding down, the Bearcats men rank first in the conference according to CollegeSwimming.com while the women sit third in a close ranking
• Murat Sagdullaev ranks third in the 100 free
• Kevin Leibold holds the top time in the 500 free
• Michael Balcerak is third in 500 free, first in the 50 fly, second in 100 fly and first in the 200 fly
• Noah Smith has the fastest 1000 free time and ranks second in 1650 free
• Tyler Jones is third in the 1000 free and first in the 1650 free
• Alberto Garcia ranks third in the 50 back, 100 back and 100 fly
• Joey Puglessi has the second-fastest time in the 100 back and 200 back
• Dominic Polling currently sits second in the 100 breast and 200 IM
• Parker Saladin has the second-fastest 200 fly time so far this season
• Spencer Sehlhorst is second in 400 IM
• UC's men have the fastest 800 free relay time
• Rocky Laabs is third in the 500 free and second in the 1000 free while she holds the fastest 1650 time
• Jordyn Ryan ranks third in 50 fly
• Lina Kutsko is third in the 100 fly
• Camryn Streid is second in the 400 IM
• The women rank top three in all five relay events
// CONTINUED SUCCESS
• UC had a strong start to the 2019-20 season as the men beat Indianapolis, Miami, Michigan State, Denison and IUPUI
• The women started with a slim loss to Indianapolis but then took down the next four teams
• From there, the Bearcats put forth numerous record-breaking performances at the House of Champions and Zippy Invitational
• UC started the 2020 calendar year wins against Kenyon and Oakland at home then celebrated senior day with a big dual sweep over Xavier last Friday
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The final regular season dual meet will be Friday, January 31 at Kentucky. The UK Wildcats are also both nationally-ranked
• The 2020 AAC Championships will be held in Houston, Texas, February 19-22
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim)