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| Swimmers sweep Loyola, visit Binghamton Jan. 29 |
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12:15 p.m., Jan. 27, 2003--The University of Delaware men won 14 of the 16 races while the women captured 13 of the 16 races as the Blue Hen swimming and diving teams swept Loyola Saturday, Jan. 25, in nonleague action at Rawstrom Pool in the Carpenter Sports Building.
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| Jill Fitzgerald captured three events for the Hens |
The Delaware men (1-5) won their first meet of the season with a 187-91 victory over the Greyhounds (2-5), while the Blue Hen women improved to 5-2 this season with a 185-105 win over the Greyhound women (3-4).
The UD men have now defeated Loyola 13 straight times while the Delaware women are 11-0 all-time vs. the Greyhounds.
Both Blue Hen teams will return to action Wednesday, Jan. 29, when they travel to Binghamton, N.Y., for a tri-meet with host Binghamton and Lafayette College.
On the women's side, Delaware's Jill Fitzgerald was a triple winner by capturing the 100 freestyle (54.82), 200 freestyle (2:00.10) and 50 freestyle (25.49); Julie Van Deusen remained undefeated for the season in diving by winning the one-meter (261.23) and three-meter (206.15) events; Sarah Peffer won both the 200 butterfly (2:10.15) and 500 freestyle (5:04.78); Krysta Wasiewski won the 100 backstroke (1:01.88) and 200 backstroke (2:14.48) events; and Sara Stephens won the 100 breaststroke (1:10.70) and swam a leg of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:51.86).
Also winning for the UD women were Lindsay Mathers in the 200 breaststroke (2:33.14) and Meghan Petry in the 1,000 freestyle (10:40.76).
The Delaware men had eight different athletes win individual events led by senior Tim Wasiewski, who won the 100 breaststroke (1:02.0), 200 breaststroke (2:17.24) and 200 individual medley (2:02.60), and swam a leg of the winning 200 medley relay team that set a school record with a time of 1:30.0. The old mark was 1:34.52 set in 1988-89.
Also for the Hens, Alex Skacel won the 100 backstroke (56.13) and 200 backstroke (2:02.44) and swam a leg of the 200 medley relay; Kevin Weisser won the 200 freestyle (1:47.42) and 500 freestyle (4:55.64); Jacob Yohe won the 50 freestyle (22.64) and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay (1:29.66) teams; Rick Dressel captured the 100 butterfly (53.17) and swam in both the 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay; and Colin Gibson captured the 100 freestyle (49.72) and was a part of the 200 freestyle relay.
Also winning for the Blue Hens were Matt Aungst in the 200 butterfly and Nick Grossman in the 1,000 freestyle (10:08.73).
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