Grand Valley Swim and Dive dominated the double dual meet against Calvin University and Saginaw State University, securing victories over both programs.
Women's scores:
GVSU 229 - 70 Calvin
GVSU 210 - 89 Saginaw
Starting off strong, the relay with
Vittoria Proietti,
Ana Villamil,
Avery Rottier, and
Laney Wolf placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:44.58). Touching shortly after them was the relay with
Samara Zeinert, Elliot McAlpine,
Wiktoria Kolanczyk, and
Emily Alberts. They finished with a time of 1:45.98, finishing second overall.
In the 100 back, Grand Valley finished first, second, and third.
Samara Zeinert touched first (57.30),
Alice Persson finished second (57.52), and
Heidi Schneider placed third (59.52).
Similarly, in the 100 breast, Grand Valley also finished in the top three.
Ana Villamil placed first (1:04.19),
Maya Reifinger finished second (1:06.15), and Isabel Delay touched third (1:06.62).
In the 200 fly,
Giovana Souza placed first with a time of 2:05.17.
Kelly Shortall touched behind her finishing second (2:07.67).
Avery Rottier finished first in the 50 free with a time of 23.79.
In the Women's one meter dives,
Kiya Bowman placed first (280.70),
Bella Larson placed second (267.20), and
Olivia Kutsche placed third (266.25).
Laney Wolf swam a 52.18 in the 100 free, earning first place overall.
Grand Valley had another top three finishes in the 200 back.
Vittoria Proietti placed first (2:01.84),
Alice Persson followed (2:03.45), and
Samara Zeinert finished third (2:03.80).
The Women's team swept the 200 breast, finishing first through sixth.
Anna Zsofia Nagy finished first overall (2:19.70), Elliot McAlpine finished second (2:20.98), and
Maya Reifinger placed third (2:25.60).
In the 100 fly,
Wiktoria Kolanczyk placed first with a time of 56.83 and
Ana Villamil touched second with a time of 56.97.
Anna Zsofia Nagy finished first in the 200 individual medley (2:07.55) with
Heidi Schneider finishing second (2:10.27).
In the last event, the 400 free relay, the Women's Grand Valley relays finished first and second.
Ana Villamil,
Vittoria Proietti,
Avery Rottier, and
Laney Wolf finished in first (3:26.70).
Emily Alberts,
Samara Zeinert,
Alex Evans, and Emily Crossier touched second (3:32.17).
Men's scores:
GVSU 215 - 85 Calvin University
GVSU 178.5 - 118.5 Saginaw Valley State University
Like the Women, the Men's team started off strong finishing first in the 200 medley relay. The team consisting of
Mahmoud Abdelkarim,
Andrew Goh,
Keiran Rahmaan, and Valerijs Curgelis finished with a time of 1:28.20.
In the 200 free, Grand Valley finished first, second, and third. Valerijs Curgelis placed first (1:39.22), Lie Jie Goh touched second (1:39.96), and
Lukas Erhart finished third (1:41.09).
Andrew Goh earned first in the 100 breast with a time of 55.03.
In the 50 free,
Mahmoud Abdelkarim placed first (19.87) and Ali Usma touched second (20.45).
In the Men's one meter dives, Vlad Balkin placed first (340.80) and
Max Schwickert placed second (279.20), and
Austin Clise placed third (257.55).
Valerijs Curgelis placed first overall in the 100 free with a time of 44.69.
In the 200 back,
Anton Rauch finished second with a time of 1:48.54 and
Emils Krampe finished third (1:49.79).
In the 100 fly, Grand Valley all finished in the top three.
Mahmoud Abdelkarim placed first (48.08),
Keiran Rahmaan touched second (48.18), and
Emils Krampe finished third (48.67).
The Lakers next meet is a quad meet against Northern Michigan, Saginaw Valley, and Lake Superior State. This meet is at the PEIF Pool at Northern Michigan at 11 am.