Men's Swimming and Diving | October 21, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – La Salle swim and dive split in their dual meet against Drexel today as the women got their second victory this year (159-137), but the men fell to the Dragons.
The Explorers will return to action next weekend as they compete in the Atlantic 10 Classic at George Mason University.
HOW IT HAPPENED (SWIMMING):
- The women started the meet strong in the 200-medley relay as Rosalia Marin Martinez, Carlota Ungo, Tori Fenn, and Toni Rafferty swam to a first-place finish.
- Ungo continued to swim at a high level and did so in the women's 100-yard breaststroke taking first.
- Andrea Savoca is a force in the breaststroke events, swimming to a top spot in the men's 100-yard.
- Rafferty finished first in the women's 50-yard free for the second meet in a row. She also took the gold spot in the 100-yard free.
- In the men's 100-yard free Zack Miller swam a 46.68, enough to get him first-place.
- Ungo secured her third victory overall in the women's 200 breaststroke, just ahead of Gabriela Herbreder.
- Savoca got his second individual win in the men's 200 breaststroke.
- Felicia Rogell took gold in the women's 200-yard IM, proving to be a huge difference in the end results.
- Savoca took first in the men's 200-yard IM for his third win of the day.
- The relay team of Rafferty, Tori Fenn, Lauren Fenn, and Herbreder took the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle relay in a pivotal spot in the meet.
HOW IT HAPPENED (DIVING) –
- Kelsie Waddington and Payton DeCook took first and second respectively in the women's one-meter dive.
- Lucas Dekaney remains undefeated on the season with another top finish in the three-meter.
- Waddington and DeCook repeated their results in the three-meter dive, taking first and second.
- Dekaney was able to win yet again in the men's one-meter, followed by Sam Henninger in second.
