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Diver Margo O’Meara Breaks Pool Document As Duke and Virginia Tech Break up Twin Meet

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Virginia Tech vs. Duke

  • October 19, 2024
  • Durham, NC
  • 25 Yards (SCY)
  • Scores
    • Girls: #16 Duke, 165 – NR Virginia Tech, 135
    • Males: #9 Virginia Tech, 220.5 – NR Duke, 79
  • Full Outcomes: “Duke vs. Virginia Tech” on MeetMobile

The Duke Blue Devils break up their residence opener in opposition to ACC rivals Virginia Tech on Oct. 19. The Duke girls beat Virginia Tech by 30 factors, whereas the Hokie males claimed victory by 141.5 factors.

Duke senior Margo O’Meara broke the 14-year-old girls’s 3-meter pool document. She tallied 380.18 factors, breaking the earlier document of 377.87 factors by 2.28 factors. It’s probably the most factors that O’Meara has scored as a member of the Blue Devils, and she or he stays this system’s second-highest performer on the 3-meter equipment behind Abby Johnston—who held the earlier document—and her 439.70 efficiency from 2010. O’Meara ranks #2 in program historical past on 1-meter and #3 on platform.

Within the pool, Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley, who broke out in long-course this summer season at U.S. Olympic Trials, collected two particular person wins. She swept the breaststrokes, swimming 1:01.52 within the 100 breast and a pair of:15.64 within the 200 breast. Each instances are sooner than she was at this meet final season, with the latter checking in 2.11 seconds faster.

Gridley additionally break up 59.96 on Duke’s profitable 400-medley relay. The Blue Devils turned to Ali Pfaff (52.94 again), Aleyna Ozkan (54.59 fly), and Tatum Wall (50.71 free) for his or her ‘A’ relay, and the squad beat Virginia Tech’s staff by two seconds to open the meet.

Contemporary off three backstroke PBs on the SMU Basic, junior Carmen Weiler Sastre continued her sturdy begin to the season. She received two particular person occasions, the 100 again and 100 free. Her 52.55 within the 100 again was a couple of tenths off her new private finest (52.17) and she or he swam 49.30 to win the 100 free. She additionally led off each the 400 medley and 200 freestyle relays, swimming 53.06 on her first 100 backstroke of the day then 22.94 on the freestyle relay.

Virginia Tech flexed within the mid-distance and distance freestyle occasions profitable the 200, 500, and 1000 freestyle with three completely different swimmers. Emma Atkinson claimed the 200 free (1:49.77), Chiara Klein the five hundred free (4:56.16), and Kate Anderson the 1000 free (10:05.99). Additionally they received the 100 butterfly because of Athena Kovacs (55.26) however Duke received each relays and had a number of top-three podium sweeps that put the meet out of vary for the Hokies.

Martina Peroni swam 2:00.79 within the 200 fly to steer a 1-2-3 end together with Kyla Sommerstead (2:02.02) and Issie Abrajan (2:05.53). Duke additionally swept the rostrum within the 400 IM, with Audrey Portello catching Sommerstead on the freestyle leg and out-touching her, 4:22.24 to 4:22.64. Peroni completed third in 4:25.79.

The Hokies took management of the lads’s meet early. Like Weiler Sastre, many didn’t match the pace they confirmed on the SMU Basic, a meet that traditionally produces quick early-season swims, however it didn’t matter as they nonetheless recorded prime finishes to get the job completed.

Carles Coll Marti was one of many swimmers who placed on a present in Dallas. He adopted up this weekend with 18 factors, profitable the 50 free (19.63) and 100 breaststroke (53.62). The Hokie males already personal an ‘A’ lower within the 400 medley relay (3:04.85) from the SMU Basic. The identical lineup was properly off that point in Durham however nonetheless snagged the win. 2023 100 fly NCAA champion Youssef Ramadan led off with a 47.91 backstroke, Coll Marti break up 53.57 on breaststroke, William Hayon swam 48.03 on fly, and Brendan Whitfield introduced them residence in 43.90.

Whitfield matched Coll Marti for probably the most factors on the staff with 18. The sophomore led the Hokies’ podium sweep in each the 100 free and 200 free. He received the 200 free first with a 1:38.68, then adopted up with a 44.09 to win the 100 free.

Again in his premiere occasion, Ramadan swam 47.94 to win the 100 fly and took second behind Coll Marti within the 50 free (20.19) as Hayon completed third.

The Virginia Tech males swept the highest three locations a number of instances as they cruised previous the Duke males. Duke seniors Michael Jiang and Yugo Tsukikawa had been shiny spots for the Blue Devils. Jiang tied with Mario Molla Yanes to win the 100 backstroke in 49.07. Then, he received the 200 again outright, swimming 1:47.70.

In an thrilling race, Tsukikawa battled with Luis Dominguez Calonge within the 500 freestyle. The pair barreled underneath the flags collectively, and on the robust, Dominguez Calone simply bought the higher of Tsukikawa, 4:34.46 to 4:34.53.

Tsukikawa touched second within the 400 IM with a 3:59.43 behind Coll Marti’s 3:51.89, however the Hokies had been swimming exhibition at that time within the meet, so the Duke senior took full factors.

Up Subsequent

Duke hosts South Carolina at 5 pm on Oct. 25. The Hokies are off subsequent weekend, then head to Ohio State for a two-day twin meet Nov 1-2.



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