HOLLAND, Mich. – The GVSU swim and dive team had an impressive first day at the Holland Aquatic Center. They dominated the first section of events. The women scored 327 and are currently in first place and the men are in first place with a score of 209.5. 

Harmon, Alvarez, Wager, and Proietti touched the wall at 1:41.71 to break the school record and be the GLIAC Champion for the 200 medley relay. Katie O'Connell placed fifth in the women's 1000 free for the Lakers.

Sara Alvarez with the win in the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.91 and another school record. Alvarez is a back to back Champion in this event. She previously beat her record time from this morning and her time from the 2024 GLIAC Championship. Vittoria Proietti took second with a time of 1:47.36. Lucy Hedley grabbed first in the 50 free with a time of 22.86 and another school record and this is her second consecutive time winning this event. She previously beat her time from this morning. 

Harmon, Wager, Nixon, and Hedley grabbed first place and the GLIAC Championship in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.20. The members of this group beat the time from last year and became back to back champions for this event.

Women's 1 mtr. Dive first place was snagged by Maddie Kooistra with a score of 446.00. She is now a 2 time GLIAC Champ. Olivia Kutsche took second with a score of 422.20. 

On the men's side, the men grabbed third place for their first event of the night Dies, Goh, Nunez Del Prado, and Scotto DiVetta. The members touched the wall at 1:26.70 for the 200 medley relay.

Raul Briceno snagged the win and became a GLIAC Champion in the men's 1000 free with a time of 9:08.40. Esteban Nunez Del Prado grabbed the GLIAC Champion spot for the 200 IM with a time of 1:46.20. 

Evan Scotto DiVetta tied for third with a swimmer from NMU in the 50 free with a time of 19.88. Matt Bosch took fifth with a time of 19.91 and Dies touched the wall at 20.06 for seventh. 

Nunez Del Prado, Scotto DiVetta, Dies, and Bosch got third place in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:18.80. They previously beat their time from last year in this respected event. 

Upcoming event for the Lakers is day two of the GLIAC Championship and prelims will start at 10 a.m. Click here to follow all the action for the next couple of days.  For updates, follow @gvsuswimdive on Instagram and @gvsuswim on Twitter.