PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's swimming and diving programs are taking a quick mid-week trip to West Chester to compete in dual meet on Wednesday evening at Graham Natatorium.
Both teams are coming off wins against Ivy League foe Dartmouth and losses against Yale. With the split, the Penn men improved their overall record to 2-5 while the women upped their record to 7-3.
Quaker Notemeal
*In a win over the Big Green and loss to the Bulldogs,
Matt Fallon won a pair of races in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events, while
Jeffrey Hou (200 butterfly) and
James Curreri (200 backstroke) also picked up a pair of victories.
*Fallon's time of 54.58 was good enough for first place in the 100 breast. He also won the 200 breast with a time of 1:58.33, finishing just ahead of teammate
Peter Whittington (2:01.97) in third.
*Hou placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.90. Whittington took second place at 1:50.13.
*Curreri was once again dominant in the 200 back, clocking a 1:49.81.
Daniel Gallagher placed third with a time of 1:50.70.
*The quartet of Hou,
Watson Nguyen,
Alex Fu, and
Liam Campbell clocked a 1:30.97 in the 200 medley relay to place third.
*On the women's side,
Anna Moehn won a pair of races—the 500 and 1,000 free—while
Amy Qin (100 back) and
Kayla Fu (50 free) also took home first place.
*Moehn was the quickest in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:11.89, with
Anna Boeckman coming in third place (10:17.32). Moehn also won the 500 free with a time of 5:00.15.
*Qin proved victorious in the 100 backstroke, clocking a 54.32.
*Fu took first place in the 50 free, timing in at 23.49.
*On the diving board,
Rachel Yang took home first place in the three-meter dive, scoring a 285.35.
*The quartet of Qin,
Kate Handley,
Maggie Hu, and Fu clocked a 1:44.98 to place second in the 200 medley relay.
Scouting the Golden Rams
*West Chester is hosting the Quakers after taking a month and a half off from competition.
*In their most recent matchup against Delaware, the West Chester men fell to the Blue Hens, 136-107. Paul Demesy led the charge with first-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 freestyle events.
*The Rams had a 1-2 finish at the line with Nolan Benner and Devin Metzger in the 100 free. Metzger also captured first place in the 50 free.
*On the diving board, Boden Burkhart and Tyler Czeiner finished third and fourth place on the one- and three-meter boards, respectively.
*Their last time out, the West Chester women were defeated by the Blue Hens, 152-91. Susana Ungo-Quero swept the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, in addition to her second place finish in the medley relay.
*Danielle Stewart won the 1000 freestyle, Ditta Kowalik settled for third, and Amy Mascuili followed closely for fourth.
*In diving, Alicia McHugh helped the team by finishing second on the three-meter dive and recording a fifth-place finish on the one-meter dive.
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