TicketsLOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Cincinnati swimming and diving fell on the road Saturday to No. 10/19 Louisville men's and women's squads. Coming off their dominant performance at home against Xavier, the Bearcats came up short in their two-day series with a men's final score of 75-185 and a women's final score of 91-165. The Bearcats were able to claim three victories over the Cardinals, with the men claiming two, while women earned one.
MEN ON THE PODIUM
Blake Hanna and Spencer Sehlhorst were each able to grab a win in Saturday's loss to Louisville. Hanna hit the wall with a time of 1:44.14, securing his first-place spot in the 200 backstroke, while Sehlhorst was able to break away in the 400 IM taking his event with a time of 3:53.20.
200 Medley Relay 3rd* (1:29.33) – Blake Hannah, Dalton Lillibridge, Michael Balcerak, Alberto Garcia; 3rd*(1:29.33) – Hunter Gubeno, Dominic Polling, Mohamed Abdelbaky, Murat Sagdullaev
200 Freestyle 2nd (1:37.94) – Calvin Coetzee
100 Backstroke 3rd (47.87) – Blake Hanna
100 Breaststroke 2nd (54.10) – Dominic Polling; 3rd (55.13) – Dalton Lillibridge
200 Butterfly 2nd (1:47.42) – Michael Balcerak; 3rd (1:50.59) – Mohamed Abdelbaky
50 Freestyle 3rd (20.72) – Alberto Garcia
200 Breaststroke 2nd (1:58.88) – Dominic Polling
WOMEN ON THE PODIUM
Sydney St. Rose-Finear claimed the first-place podium finish in the 500 Free with a time of 4:57.17, as well as a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle, clocking in at 1:50.29.
200 Medley Relay 3rd (1:46.09) – Jaclyn Klimczak, Logan Lawhorn, Katie Qualls, Molly Chelovitz
1000 Freestyle 2nd (10:04.76) – Matea Sumajstorcic
200 Freestyle 3rd (1:50.29) – Sydney St. Rose-Finear
100 Breaststroke 3rd (1:03.55) – Lindsey Sanders
50 Freestyle 2nd (23.53) – Jessica Davis
100 Freestyle 2nd (50.59) – Maddie Exton; 3rd (51.73) – Jessica Davis
200 Backstroke 2nd (2:02.80) – Jamie Kolar; 3rd (2:05.97) – Katherine Connolly
200 Breaststroke 2nd (2:17.99) – Lindsey Sanders; 3rd (2:20.72) – Kennedy Grotjohn
500 Freestyle 3rd (5:01.43) – Katie Qualls
100 Butterfly 2nd (57.09) – Katherine Connolly; 3rd (57.36) – Maddie Exton
400 IM 2nd (4:24.67) – Camryn Streid; 3rd (4:26.19) – Kennedy Grotjohn
UP NEXT
The Bearcats will take a couple weeks off before returning to the competition at the AAC Championship in Dallas, Texas on Feb.18,19, and 20, 2021.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).
MEN ON THE PODIUM
Blake Hanna and Spencer Sehlhorst were each able to grab a win in Saturday's loss to Louisville. Hanna hit the wall with a time of 1:44.14, securing his first-place spot in the 200 backstroke, while Sehlhorst was able to break away in the 400 IM taking his event with a time of 3:53.20.
200 Medley Relay 3rd* (1:29.33) – Blake Hannah, Dalton Lillibridge, Michael Balcerak, Alberto Garcia; 3rd*(1:29.33) – Hunter Gubeno, Dominic Polling, Mohamed Abdelbaky, Murat Sagdullaev
200 Freestyle 2nd (1:37.94) – Calvin Coetzee
100 Backstroke 3rd (47.87) – Blake Hanna
100 Breaststroke 2nd (54.10) – Dominic Polling; 3rd (55.13) – Dalton Lillibridge
200 Butterfly 2nd (1:47.42) – Michael Balcerak; 3rd (1:50.59) – Mohamed Abdelbaky
50 Freestyle 3rd (20.72) – Alberto Garcia
200 Breaststroke 2nd (1:58.88) – Dominic Polling
WOMEN ON THE PODIUM
Sydney St. Rose-Finear claimed the first-place podium finish in the 500 Free with a time of 4:57.17, as well as a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle, clocking in at 1:50.29.
200 Medley Relay 3rd (1:46.09) – Jaclyn Klimczak, Logan Lawhorn, Katie Qualls, Molly Chelovitz
1000 Freestyle 2nd (10:04.76) – Matea Sumajstorcic
200 Freestyle 3rd (1:50.29) – Sydney St. Rose-Finear
100 Breaststroke 3rd (1:03.55) – Lindsey Sanders
50 Freestyle 2nd (23.53) – Jessica Davis
100 Freestyle 2nd (50.59) – Maddie Exton; 3rd (51.73) – Jessica Davis
200 Backstroke 2nd (2:02.80) – Jamie Kolar; 3rd (2:05.97) – Katherine Connolly
200 Breaststroke 2nd (2:17.99) – Lindsey Sanders; 3rd (2:20.72) – Kennedy Grotjohn
500 Freestyle 3rd (5:01.43) – Katie Qualls
100 Butterfly 2nd (57.09) – Katherine Connolly; 3rd (57.36) – Maddie Exton
400 IM 2nd (4:24.67) – Camryn Streid; 3rd (4:26.19) – Kennedy Grotjohn
UP NEXT
The Bearcats will take a couple weeks off before returning to the competition at the AAC Championship in Dallas, Texas on Feb.18,19, and 20, 2021.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).