Cincinnati vs. Louisville
- February 1, 2025
- Louisville, Kentucky
- 25 Yards (SCY)
- Scores:
- Ladies: Louisville, 210 def. Cincinnati, 87
- Males: Louisville, 209.5 def. Cincinnati, 84.5
- Full Outcomes
Ladies’s Recap
The Louisville ladies rolled previous Cincinnati on their Senior Day, successful 210-87. Whereas among the Cardinals have been saying goodbye to their collegiate careers, Leticia Fassina Romao continued to gentle up the space races in her first time period of NCAA racing. She picked up the third and fourth wins of her collegiate profession towards Cincinnati (her third NCAA twin meet), sweeping the space freestyle occasions.
Fassina Romao kicked off her slate by successful the 1650 freestyle, swimming 16:02.94 in her first time swimming the occasion. She now sits fifteenth within the NCAA this season within the occasion. Then, she posted 4:50.37 to win the five hundred freestyle. Fassina Romao set her lifetime greatest at 4:45.03 throughout Louisville’s twin towards Indiana the day earlier than.
First-years have offered the spark for Louisville’s mid/distance freestyle occasions this season. Earlier than Fassina Romao arrived, freshman Daria Golovaty had gotten that pattern began. At this meet, Golovaty led Louisville’s 1-2-3-4 cost within the 200 freestyle, swimming 1:44.30. One other first-year Cardinal, switch Mia Cheatwood, gained the 200 breaststroke, pulling away with a 2:09.12.
Gabi Albiero was the Louisville ladies’s different double-event winner on the day in addition to Fassina Romao, taking good care of the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Albiero swam 22.11 to win the 50 freestyle, then clocked 52.03 to win the 100 fly by over three seconds.
Cincinnati grabbed two occasion wins on the day. 2024 NCAA Honorable All-American Joleigh Crye halted Louisville’s win streak, taking first within the 100 breaststroke. Crye touched in 59.52; she was the one swimmer within the subject to interrupt a minute within the occasion. Later, Payton Woodring gained the 200 backstroke, clocking 1:59.52 after swimming a lifetime greatest within the 200 free (1:50.99). The 200 backstroke was one in every of Cincinnati’s strongest occasions as they positioned 1-3-4-5.
Louisville’s dominance prolonged to the relays. Abby Karl, Fernanda Gomes Celidonio, Avery Karl, and Karolina Barrett win the 200 medley relay (1:38.05). Then, Louisville’s ‘A’ and ‘C’ relays tied within the 200 freestyle relay, each clocking 1:29.18.
Different Swimming Occasion Winners:
- 100 backstroke: Camille Murray, Louisville — 53.20
- 200 butterfly: Summer season Cardwell, Louisville — 1:57.56
- 1-meter: Sammantha Helmboldt, Louisville — 309.75
- 100 freestyle: Ella Welch, Louisville — 48.95
- Platform: Audree Brazeau-Howes, Louisville — 272.78
- 200 IM: Fernanda Gomes Celidonio, Louisville — 1:57.83
Males’s Recap
The Louisville males gained each occasion within the pool as they took down Cincinnati, 209.5 to 84.5. Freshmen Jake Eccleston and Thomas Powers-Hammond led the cost for the Cardinals, as they every gained two occasions. Eccleston swept the breaststroke occasions; he got here from behind to win the 100 breaststroke, passing senior teammate Luke Shourds and stopping the clock at 53.70. Later, he pulled away from the sphere to win the 200 breaststroke, swimming 1:55.78. He was the one one within the subject to interrupt 2:00, as Cincinnati’s Maks Maskalenka swam 2:00.08 for 2nd.
Powers-Hammond swept the butterfly occasions. It was an in depth race between him and sophomore teammate Aidan Paro within the 200 butterfly, however Powers-Hammond eked out the win by .17 seconds with a 1:43.40. He gained the 100 fly by a wider margin, clocking 47.10 and successful by 2.58 seconds. Fellow freshman Filip Kosinski added an occasion win of his personal, clocking 1:40.96 for the 200 backstroke victory.
As for the upperclassmen, senior Gustavo Saldo gained the 200 freestyle in 1:34.86 and graduate scholar Dalton Lowe positioned first within the 100 backstroke (46.36). The juniors have been out in pressure as nicely, with Elijah Shoyat (1000 free, 15:20.89), Man Brooks (50 free, 19.80), Tommy Bried (500 free, 4:19.93), and Jackson Millard (200 IM, 1:44.77) all gained occasions as nicely.
For Cincinnati, the spotlight of the day was freshman diver Ramez Diaa, who broke the platform diving program report. Diaa scored 385.13 factors for 2nd place general, breaking Corry McCain’s mark of 361.85 that had stood since 2001. Diaa has vaulted up this system ranks in his first NCAA season; he additionally ranks 2nd in program historical past on the 3-meter and fifth on the 1-meter.
Louisville’s platform program report went down as nicely. Raymond Winn scored 388.43 factors to win the occasion, shattering the Cardinals’ report on platform.
Different Occasion Winners:
- 200 medley relay: Louisville — 1:24.34
- 100 freestyle: Matias Santiso, Louisville — 43.03
- 1-meter: Che Stephens, Louisville — 362.78
- 200 freestyle relay: Louisville — 1:18.19
Up Subsequent
Louisville hosts the Louisville Invitational from Feb. 6-7 earlier than heading to the ACC Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina from Feb. 18-22. Cincinnati might be again in motion in Federal Approach, Washington, for the Large 12 Championships.
