TicketsDALLAS – The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams kicked off the AAC Championships on Wednesday night at in the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium on Wednesday.
Day One of proceedings featured the men's one-meter dive, women's three-meter dive and women's and men's 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays.
The women's programs are facing off against ECU, Houston, Tulane and SMU, while the men's finals feature the Bearcats going head-to-head against SMU for the championship.
FINISHES OF NOTE
A new school record was set tonight in the men's 800-yard freestyle relay as of the team of junior Calvin Coetzee, freshman Quinton Cynor, junior Michael Balcerak and sophomore Hunter Gubeno raced to a time of 6:22.84.
The women's 800-yard freestyle relay featured sophomore Erin Shema, graduate student Maddie Exton, sophomore Jessica Davis and senior Sydney St. Rose-Finear and clocked a time of 7:11.80,which is good for the second-fastest mark in school history.
Shema's 1:47.32 split placed her in the top three in school history for the 200-yard freestyle.
ALL FINISHES
Freshman Joey Basha, senior Zane Freeman, junior Luke Cheetham and freshman Will Claus all qualified earlier in the day for the A-Final in the one-meter dive. In the finals, Claus finished (300.35), Basha came in sixth (276.95) and Freeman (276.70) and Cheetham (265.65) rounded out the top eight.
Graduate student Audrey Capannari booked a place in the B-Finals in the three-meter dive with a score of 227.75.
Senior Blake Hanna, graduate student Dominic Polling, Balcerak and Gubeno touched the wall with a 1:26.23 in the 200-yard medley relay, which is now a second-best time in UC's history.
UP NEXT
Swimming prelims will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday (ET) and will be followed by diving prelims before the second of four finals begins at 7 p.m.(ET). Follow along with the prelims and the finals on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).
Day One of proceedings featured the men's one-meter dive, women's three-meter dive and women's and men's 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays.
The women's programs are facing off against ECU, Houston, Tulane and SMU, while the men's finals feature the Bearcats going head-to-head against SMU for the championship.
FINISHES OF NOTE
A new school record was set tonight in the men's 800-yard freestyle relay as of the team of junior Calvin Coetzee, freshman Quinton Cynor, junior Michael Balcerak and sophomore Hunter Gubeno raced to a time of 6:22.84.
The women's 800-yard freestyle relay featured sophomore Erin Shema, graduate student Maddie Exton, sophomore Jessica Davis and senior Sydney St. Rose-Finear and clocked a time of 7:11.80,which is good for the second-fastest mark in school history.
Shema's 1:47.32 split placed her in the top three in school history for the 200-yard freestyle.
ALL FINISHES
Freshman Joey Basha, senior Zane Freeman, junior Luke Cheetham and freshman Will Claus all qualified earlier in the day for the A-Final in the one-meter dive. In the finals, Claus finished (300.35), Basha came in sixth (276.95) and Freeman (276.70) and Cheetham (265.65) rounded out the top eight.
Graduate student Audrey Capannari booked a place in the B-Finals in the three-meter dive with a score of 227.75.
Senior Blake Hanna, graduate student Dominic Polling, Balcerak and Gubeno touched the wall with a 1:26.23 in the 200-yard medley relay, which is now a second-best time in UC's history.
UP NEXT
Swimming prelims will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday (ET) and will be followed by diving prelims before the second of four finals begins at 7 p.m.(ET). Follow along with the prelims and the finals on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).