The Lindenwood men's swimming and diving team took first place in every event they entered on day one of the University of Kansas meet. The women's team showed up and showed that they were contenders in every event.
Head Coach Jason Owens stated, "Teams performed well in some spots and is utilizing this meet to capitalize on where we are in training. Excited to see how we perform tomorrow!"
The men demonstrated their speed by claiming first in the 200-yard medley. Piotr Kowalczyk, Johan Cue Carrillo, Elliott Irwin and Trevor recorded a time of 1:30.80 for a first-place finish.
In the women's 1000-yard freestyle, Kathryn Chaves finished in third with a time of 10:50.37. On the men's side, Adam Szczerba took first place with a time of 9:46.82, while Jaxson Bradburn finished in third (9:53.77). Lance Godard and Ondrej Dusa finished in first and second respectively for the Lions, with times of 1:44.00 and 1:44.10.
Irwin took first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.03, as teammate Kowalczyk completed the event in 51.46 for third. The women's 100-yard breaststroke, Maja Piotrowicz finished in second place with a time of 1:06.07. On the men's side, Cue Carrillo captured first (55:63) and teammate Mattia Giurgevich completed the race with a time of 57:03 for third.
If there were a podium, the Lindenwood men would have stood alone as they recorded first, second, and third in the men's 200-yard butterfly. Nick Williams (1:56.66), Godard (1:56.82) and Bradburn (1:57.59) took the honors for the Lions. Irwin recorded first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.15; Kowalczyk took third with a time of 21.37.
"Lots of positive performances to build on and the energy of the team was fantastic. Tomorrow is another day to keep racing and keep being fast," said Jonathan Reeder, Assistant Coach.
Bennet Loving (292.55), David Molina-Fregenal (280.80) and Noah Boyd (263.90) finished in first, second and third respectively in the men's 1 meter diving. In the women's 200-yard IM, Piotrowicz finished in second with a time of 2:09.25. For the men, Jose Ochoa took first with a time of 1:55.99 and Godard finished in third (1:58.46). Lindenwood's Szczerba, Bradburn, Giurgevich and Dusa finished first in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Maddie Lynch took third in the 50-yard butterfly (27.56).
Lindenwood will be back in action on October 21st, for day two of the University of Kansas and the University of South Dakota dual meet.
