The Arizona men’s and women’s swim teams totaled 11 first-place finishes to start strong in Day 1 of two-day dual meet against Texas A&M.
Arizona’s women’s 400 medley relay of Kayman Neal, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, Julia Wozniak won in 3:33.11.
Gewalt won the 100 breaststroke in 59.41. Wozniak won the 100 free (48.72).
Ava Sutphin won the 1650 free (16:45.27)
The Wildcats’ 200 free relay of Meric Demirtepe, Riley Botton, Sheikhalizadehkhanghah and Wozniak won in 1:29.44.
Leading the way for the Aggies was junior Ava Whitaker who logged a NCAA qualifying cut in the 200 fly finishing with a time of 1:57.05. Senior Kaitlyn Owens and junior Hannah O’Leary also finished with first place victories. Owens touched first in the 100 back in 53.09 and O’Leary won the 200 IM in 2:00.39.
In the men’s meet, Arizona’s 400 medley relay of Duncan Henderson, Tavner Wisdom, Haakon Naughton, Ralph Daleiden won in 3:05.49.
Wisdom won the 100 breaststroke in 53.28. Naughton won the 200 fly (1:42.67). Daleiden won the 100 free in 42.57.
Arizona’s Aaron Gordon won the 100 backstroke (47.55).
The Wildcats’ 200 free relay of Jake Hutchinson, Henderson, Taylor Luck and Daleiden won in 1:17.66.
Pacing Texas A&M with victories were freshman Bucky Gettys and senior Munzy Kabbara. Gettys posted a win in the 1,650 free in 15:19.18 and Kabbara won the 200 IM in 1:45.29. Finishing second and third in the 200 IM were junior Daniil Pancerevas in 1:46.00 and junior Logan Brown in 1:48.40.
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