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No. 10 Women’s Swimming and Diving takes down Arizona
02.01.2020 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Longhorns wrap up Arizona road trip with victory, 178-105.
Phoenix, Ariz. – The No. 10 Texas women's swimming and diving program took down Arizona on Saturday afternoon, 178-105, at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
MEET NOTES
- Alison Gibson claimed the 1-meter diving title on Saturday with a 325.80 score, while Paola Pineda followed with a scored of 301.05.
- Pineda added a win in the 3-meter competition with a score of 311.70, while Gibson came in second at 309.75.
- The Longhorns claimed the 200-medley relay title with Claire Adams, Kennedy Lohman, Kelly Pash and Julia Cook combining to finish in a time of 1:41.20. Texas also won the 400 free relay as Bridget Semenuk, Evie Pfeifer, Miranda Heckman, and Kyla Leibel combined for a time of 3:23.36, which was not counted towards the team score.
- Evie Pfeifer handled the 1000 free competition, beating the second-place finisher by almost eight seconds. She touched at a time of 10:03.79. Pfeifer also added a win in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:17.00.
- Julie Cook hit a season-best, and the nation's best time in the 200 back at 1:57.72.
- Bridget Semenuk took home the 200 free race with a time of 1:48.61. Cook followed in second at 1:49.13. She also won the 50 free with a time of 23.03.
- Adams added two individual wins with at time of 53.55 in the 100 backstroke and a time of 54.81 in the 100 fly.
- Lauren Case and Mary Smutny went 1-2 in the 200 fly with times of 2:02.72 and 2:04.23, respectively.
- Smutny added a win in the 500 free at 4:55.74, edging out teammate Miranda Heckman who came in second at 4:55.93.
- Pash, Adams and Kyla Leibel went 1-2-3 in the 100 Free. Pash touched at 49.69, Adams at 50.71 and Leibel at 50.91.
- Pash also added a win in the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.48, but her win did not count toward the team score as the Longhorns chose to swim it as an exhibition.
UP NEXT
The Longhorns return to action on Friday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. at SMU.