Two weeks removed from multiple road losses, Northwestern men’s swimming and diving returned home with a win over Duke, while the women fell to continue their skid.
The Wildcats’ (3-2, 0-0 Big Ten) men claimed their first win in nearly a month over the Blue Devils by a score of 216-118, while the women (2-4, 0-0 Big Ten) lost 192-142.
On the men’s side, NU won 18 events, including three of four relays. Junior David Gerchik finished first in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, logging a season-best 1:44.27 in the 200-yard. He was also part of the first-place 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter medley relays.
Sophomore Oli Kós won the 100-yard freestyle with a personal-best 43:87. He also won the 200-yard butterfly, boasting a 1:45.08. Junior Connor Schuster took part in each of the ’Cats’ relays, leading them to wins in the 200-meter freestyle, 200-meter medley and 400-meter medley.
Swimmers from NU and Duke prepare for their race on the starting blocks.
In the diving competitions, NU placed first in both the one- and three-meter events. Junior Adam Cohen topped the one-meter leaderboard, while sophomore Kyle Ly and junior Ryan Augustine also finished in the top four. Ly won the three-meter competition.
On the women’s side, the ’Cats won four events. Junior Sydney Smith won the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best 1:46.45, as well as the 200-yard Individual Medley. Sophomore Zoe Nordmann won the 500- and 1000-yard freestyles, and Smith and sophomore Grey Davis finished second and third in the 500-yard freestyle.
In the 200-meter freestyle relay, NU’s A team finished just 0.08 seconds behind Duke’s A team. Though the ’Cats didn’t claim the top spot in either of the diving competitions, they earned four of the top six spots in the one-meter and five of the top six in the three-meter.
Senior Audrey Yu finished second in the 50-yard freestyle with a personal-best 22.42. Junior Maggie Papanicholas placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a season-best 1:01.22.
Both the men’s and women’s squads take a week off before heading to the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, which takes place from Nov. 18-21.
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