VMI Swim and Dive Teams Defeat West Virginia Tech

The VMI men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams defeated West Virginia Institute of Technology Nov. 7 in a dual meet held at the YMCA of Southern West Virginia. The Keydet men won 210-51 while the women defeated the Golden Bears 203-37. Each event is in short course meters.

Sophie Svoboda ’22 won the women’s 50 freestyle in 28.72 and the 200 breast in 2:55.91. Jillian Maher ’24 captured victories in the 100 (1:05.96) and 400 (5:06.95) free, while Izzy DeCosta ’23 won the 100 back in 1:14.34 and 200 back in 2:41.22. Sarah Liebenow ’24 was first in the 800 free in 10:53.35, Anne Bowles ’24 won the 100 breaststroke in 1:21.65, Holly Hein ’23 won the 200 fly in 3:39.32, and Ruki Sarkari ’24 finished first in the 100 fly in 1:19.82.

The 200 medley relay team of DeCosta, Bowles, Sarkari, and Svoboda won in 2:16.50 and Svoboda, Kate Taylor ’24, DeCosta, and Maher teamed up to win the 200 free relay in 2:01.16. Svoboda, Liebenow, Decosta, and Maher won the 400 freestyle relay in 4:33.38.

Jack Sheehan ’23 earned victories in the men’s 100 breast in 1:08.08, the 200 breast in 2:34.37 and 200 IM in 2:15.86. Zach Emerson ’22 was first in the 50 free (24.44) and 200 back (2:23.88) while Connor Doyle ’23 captured the 200 free in 2:01.08. Conner Jorgensen ’23 outlasted Emerson to win the 100 back in 1:05.71, Collin Marks ’23 won the 400 free (4:19.31), and Thomas Muldowney ’21 earned the win in the 100 fly (1:01.51).

Emerson, Sheehan, Muldowney, and Chino Vera ’24 won the 200 medley relay and Anno Kong ’22, Doyle, Sheehan, and Vera finished the 200 free in 1:41.03 to win. Emerson, Marks, Doyle, and Vera won the 400 free relay in 3:46.77.

This article was first published at vmikeydets.com.