CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – In the Hokies' ACC opener, Tech defeated Duke, 166-120, on the men's side, while the women dropped a 117-183 decision.
Tech Women
Chase Travis dominated in the distance events. She started with the 1000 free and placed first with a time of 10:03.03. She then placed first in the 500 free with a time of 4:55.22. Freshman Kate Anderson also excelled in the 1000 free, placing third with a time of 10.16.81.
Carmen Weiler Sastre has continued to be fast in the pool throughout the season. She placed first in the 200 free with a time of 1:48.87. She followed that performance with a second place finish in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:57.09.
In the 100 free, Emily Claesson claimed first place with a time of 50.95. She was closely followed by Fanni Gyrinovics. Gyrinovics also placed second in the 50 free with a time of 23.52. Behind Gyrinovics in the 50 free was Parker Bolduc. She placed third with a time of 23.70.
The Tech women finished strong in the 200 free relay. Weiler Sastre, Gyurinovics, Bolduc and Claesson swam the 15th-fastest time in the country with a time of 1:32.35.
Miah Fisher showed off her dives today in the 1-meter. She placed second with a score of 298.58.
Tech Men
The men started the meet on a high note in the 400 medley relay. Youssef Ramadan, Carles Coll Marti, Mario Molla Yanes and Brendan Whitfield swam the 11th-fastest time in the country with a time of 3:12.49.
Nico Garcia proved he is valuable in both distance and sprint races. He placed first in the 1000 free with a time of 9:21.57. He followed up with a first place performance in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:46.54.
The Hokie men sweeped the 100 and 200 breaststroke. In the 100, Coll Marti placed first with a time of 53.90. He was followed by Joseph Hong with a time of 56.07. Within a second of Hong, AJ Pouch placed third with a time of 56.29 and Cobi Lopez Miro placed fourth with a time of 56.50. In the 200, Carles Coll Marti placed first with a time of 1:57.47. In second, Pouch finished with a time of 2:03.30. Hong then finished third with a time of 2:03.44.
Freshman Brendan Whitfield continues to show why he is a great addition to the team. Whitfield placed first in the 100 free with a time of 44.03. Ramadan was close behind in second with a time of 44.36. Tanish George Mathew rounded out the Hokie sweep in third with a time of 45.19.
George Mathew placed first in the 50 free with a time of 20.45. Within a second, William Hayon placed second with a time of 20.75.
In the 100 backstroke, Gabriel Yuk finished first with a time of 48.94. Forest Webb was close behind finishing second with a time of 50.37.
The Hokie men finished up the meet with the eighth-fastest time in country with a time of 1:19.97. The relay consisted of Coll Marti, Whitfield, George Mathew and Hayon.
On the boards, Jacob Fisher placed third in the 1-meter with a score of 336.38.
Up Next
The Hokies return to action Oct. 27-28 for a dual meet at Ohio State.
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