CHRISTIANSBURG – The Virginia Tech men's and women's swim teams wrapped up the 2019 Technotational on Sunday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
The Hokies saw wins in events on the final day of competition. On the men's side Alex Hines was within a second of a B cut (43.80) in the 100 free after swimming a 44.70.
Hassler Carroll also came close to the cut (1:46.69) in the 200 butterfly, posting a time of 1:47.35.
For the women's team the Hokies recorded several top finishes as Lara Siebrecht had a 1:59.34 in the 200 back. Julia Bruneau swam a 51.25 in the 100 free and Molly Sheffield turned in a time of 2:03.12 in the 200 fly.
The Hokies will return to the pool later in the month, traveling to the ACC Championships. Tech's women and divers will be in Greensboro Feb. 20-23 while the men's swimmers are set to compete Feb. 27-March 2 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
200 Backstroke
W: Lara Siebrecht – 1:59.34
M: Alex Wright – 1:48.18
100 Freestyle
W: Julia Bruneau – 51.25
M: Alex Hines – 44.70
200 Butterfly
W: Molly Sheffield – 2:03.12
M: Hassler Carroll – 1:47.35
1650 Freestyle
M: Filippo Dal Maso – 15:37.47
Coach Lopez Miro on the Weekend:
"I think the invitational was a good meet for us. These final meets are always hard, when you are trying to decide the final five or so spots with 36 kids for the conference championship meet. I'm proud of the kids and the way they came out every session and I am very happy with how we performed this weekend. I also think our team was very good on the pool deck, cheering and supporting each other and I believe that helps a lot. The kids who were rested swam well and we got better every day, plus, we saw some things from the ACC squad members; they came out, swam very well and had some good times. I'm excited about what's going to happen the next two weeks as we prepare for the ACC Championships at the end of the month."
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DAY TWO
CHRISTIANSBURG – After posting five NCAA B cuts on the first day of competition, the Virginia Tech swim team added another as Antani Ivanov hit the mark in the 200 yard butterfly on Saturday during the second day of the Technotational.
Ivanov, a freshman, recorded a time of 1:42.90 in a 200 fly time trial, a mark well past the B standard of 1:46.69 (A standard, 1:41.02). He was also just four-tenths shy of the school record of 1:42.56. Earlier in the day, Ivanov came close to a B cut in the 100 fly after swimming a 47.44 in the prelims: the cut time is 47.43.
Norbert Szabo was also within a few 10ths to a B standard in the 200 free, swimming 1:36.55. The cut is 1:36.32.
On the women's side, Reka Gyorgy turned in a time of 54.42 in the 100 fly, while Maya Atkins swam a 1:02.66 in the 100 breaststroke. Both inside a second of hitting the B standards in those events.
(2/3/2019) 2019 SWIMMING TECHNOTATIONAL
The Hokies claimed the top spots in all of today's events, including:
200 Medley Relay
W: Margarita Ryan, Joelle Vereb, Kayla Purcell, Anna Landon – 1:40.68
M: Jake Lamparella, Norbert Szabo, Antani Ivanov, Ian Ho – 1:26.60
400 IM
W: Jessica Beattie – 4:23.51
M: Alex Wright – 3:52.55
100 Fly
W: Reka Gyorgy – 54.42
M: Alex Hines – 48.10
200 Free
W: Loulou Vos – 1:49.75
M: Norbert Szabo – 1:36.55
100 Breaststroke
W: Maya Atkins – 1:02.66
M: Simon Shi – 55.96
100 Back
W: Alex Slayton – 55.15
M: Alex McMurry – 48.62
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DAY ONE
CHRISTIANSBURG – The Virginia Tech men's and women's swimming teams had a solid first day on Friday at the Technotational at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
Ian Ho posted a B time in the morning prelim session with a time of 19.95. He followed up in the evening by cutting his time for another B mark in 19.85.
Freshman Antani Ivanov added a B cut in the 500 freestyle with a mark of 4:21.08. Ivanov shaved six seconds off his morning prelim time. Norbert Szabo posted a 1:46.37 in the 200 IM for a B cut time, swimming two seconds faster than his morning heat.
On the women's side, Reka Gyorgy had a B time in the 200 IM with 1:59.59 in the evening's finals. She took four seconds off the morning's prelims.
The meet is not being scored as a team event, but the Hokies won the finals of every event as follows:
200 Free Relay
W: Anna Landon, Danielle Griggs, Joelle Vereb, Abby Larson – 1:31.48
M: Ian Ho, David Herbert, Thomas Hallock, Jake Lamparella – 1:19.11
500 Free
W: Loulou Vos – 4:51.09
M: Antani Ivanov – 4:21.08 (B)
200 IM
W: Reka Gyorgy – 1:59.59 (B)
M: Norbert Szabo – 1:46.37 (B)
50 Free
W: Abby Larson – 23.21
M: Ian Ho – 19.85 (B)
400 Medley Relay
W: Margarita Ryan, Joelle Vereb, Kayla Purcell, Reka Gyorgy – 3:40.15
M: Jake Lamparella, Norbert Szabo, Antani Ivanov, Ian Ho – 3:12.85
FULL RESULTS