The Lindenwood men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed against NCAA Division II Truman State on Saturday afternoon for their home opener at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. The men defeated the Bulldogs 162-59, while the women fell 124-99.

Javier Hernandez and Uba Zavaleta led the men's side finishing first in two separate events. Hernandez won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard butterfly, and Zavaleta recorded first-place victories in the 200 and 500-yard freestyles. Diego Banda and Ivars Akmentins recorded a first-place and second-place finish, respectively, in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle. Ramunas Paknys and Ivan Potkonjak also had first and second place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke.  

Other Lions who finished high were Cody Friedhoff, who finished second in the 200 yard freestyle, and Gilad Brunfman, who placed second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 200-yard individual medley. Three Lions also finished as the top seeds in the 100-yard backstroke.

The men's team also had success in relay competition where it finished as the top seeds in the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays as well as the 200-yard medley relay.

On the women's side, Stephanie Heutel placed first in the 200-yard freestyle while Kelsey Hutton came in third. Sarah Billiamosa also had a big day where she finished on top of the podium in the 100-yard butterfly with Storrie Cramer finishing third, respectively. Three Lady Lions finished in the top five in the 50-yard freestyle with Mackenzie Porter in second, Ashlan Higgins in third, and Tiffany Oskvarek in fifth. The women placed first in the relays in the 200-yard freestyle.

The swimming and diving program will host the Lindenwood Triangular on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the St. Peter's Rec-Plex. The meet will begin at 1 p.m.