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.
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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.Â
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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.
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*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 teammateÂ
Peter Whittington (2:01.97) in third.
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*Hou placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.90. Whittington took second place at 1:50.13.
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*Curreri was once again dominant in the 200 back, clocking a 1:49.81.Â
Daniel Gallagher placed third with a time of 1:50.70.
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*The quartet of Hou,Â
Watson Nguyen,Â
Alex Fu, andÂ
Liam Campbell clocked a 1:30.97 in the 200 medley relay to place third.
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*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.
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*Moehn was the quickest in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:11.89, withÂ
Anna Boeckman coming in third place (10:17.32). Moehn also won the 500 free with a time of 5:00.15.
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*Qin proved victorious in the 100 backstroke, clocking a 54.32.
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*Fu took first place in the 50 free, timing in at 23.49.
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*On the diving board,Â
Rachel Yang took home first place in the three-meter dive, scoring a 285.35.
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*The quartet of Qin,Â
Kate Handley,Â
Maggie Hu, and Fu clocked a 1:44.98 to place second in the 200 medley relay.
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Scouting the Golden RamsÂ
*West Chester is hosting the Quakers after taking a month and a half off from competition.Â
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*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.Â
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*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.Â
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*On the diving board, Boden Burkhart and Tyler Czeiner finished third and fourth place on the one- and three-meter boards, respectively. Â
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*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.Â
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*Danielle Stewart won the 1000 freestyle, Ditta Kowalik settled for third, and Amy Mascuili followed closely for fourth.Â
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*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.Â
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