THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams swept both Boston College squads and defeated East Carolina’s women’s team in the tri-meet on Saturday.
Meriç Uygun led the way on the women’s side, winning both the 200 breast and 200 IM races with a second-place finish in the 100 back. Uygun set one of the fastest times on the day in the 200 breaststroke at 2:11.54, only short of her own personal best mark and senior Sabyne Brisson’s school record time.
On the boards, Max Fowler continued his winning ways with a 1-meter and 3-meter sweep. The senior recorded a 360.60 session on the 1-meter boards before tallying a 378.00 final score in the 3-meter session.
Newcomers Hailey Dopson and Ella Flowers recorded top-10 times during the day, Dopson swam a 10:04.08 in the 1000 free to win the opening individual race and set the eighth-fastest school time. Flowers hit the wall at 2:13.67 in the 200 breaststroke to also enter an eighth-best program time.
Elisabeth Rockefeller finished top of the women’s 1-meter session at 289.40 with Melina Michaelides placing second at 277.80. Lizzie Powley secured the 3-meter session victory with a 263.05 score.
Kerem İlyem had a double race victory day in the 1000 free and 200 breast to add onto Tech’s 21 event victories on the day, sweeping the 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 free, 200 fly, 200 breast, and all four diving events.
The Tech women secured wins over Boston College, 206-91, and East Carolina, 160.5-138.5, while the men secured a 178-112 team victory over BC.
Tech completed its three-week homestand and the final meet at home for the calendar year. The Jackets now look ahead with its biggest test of the season at the Georgia Fall Invitational from November 19-22.
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