Swim & Dive in First After Day One at the Fresno State Invite
October 04, 2024 | Swimming & Diving
The UCLA Swimming and Diving team opened the 2024-25 season on Friday at the Fresno State Invitational. The Bruins had fourย event wins throughout day one of the invitational.ย
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After the first day of competition, UCLA sits in first place with 661.50 pointsย
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The morning session started strongly for the Bruins as both the 200 medley relay 'A' and 'B' teams finished second and third in the event. The 'A' squad of Emma Harvey, Eva Carlson, Joanie Cash, and Sarah Bennetts finished in 1:41.81, while the 'B' team of Lustria, Jih-Schiff, Quan and Guvenc took third in 1:42.62. ย
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In the second event of the day three Bruins finished in the top seven in the 500 free. Ashley Kolessar was the top Bruin, placing second in 4:58.91, Guvenc finished right behind her in third in 4:59.13, while Paige MacEachern took seventh in 5:05.03.ย
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Jih-Schiff earned the first individual win of the season in the 200 IM in the third event of the day. The senior posted a time of 2:00.91 and beat the field by nearly four seconds to claim first. Rosie Murphy finished behind her in fifth place with a time of 2:04.55, while Mia Chang placed 10th in 2:06.56.ย
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The 3-meter dive opened the dive portion of the weekend for UCLA. Eden Cheng and Molly Brascia paced the Bruins, finishing in fourth and fifth respectively. Cheng finished the competition with a score of 254.10 while Brascia tallied a score of 244.80 to take fifth. ย
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Back in the water, transfer Emma Harvey, finished second in the 50 yard free in 23.14, while Guvenc and Bennetts finished sixth and ninth in 23.65 and 23.74. ย
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In the final event of the morning session, the 200 free relay, the UCLA 'A' squad of Jih-Schiff, Cash, Harvey and Bennetts took the second win of the day for the Bruins. The quartet touched the wall first in 1:32.72 to take the first relay win of the new season for UCLA.ย
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In the first event of the evening session, UCLA dominated the 100-yard butterfly, taking first and second place. Harvey finished first with a time of 54.12, and Cash took second in 54.62. Chang took seventh place and Josie Arbuckle finished inย eighth.ย
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In the 400 IM, three Bruins finished in the top 10. Kolessar finished in fourth place with a time of 4:23.54, MacEachern touched the wall in fifth with a time of 4:24.47, and Murphy took seventh in 4:27.87.ย
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Guvenc earned her first individual win of the season in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.28.ย
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In the next event, the 100-yard breaststroke, Carlson took third place with a time of 1:02.08. Freshman Karolina Piechowicz finished in fifth place with a time of 1:02.08 while Jih-Schiff and Bennetts touched the wall in seventh and eighth in 1:02.31 and 1:02.46.ย
The Bruins had another dominant performance in the 100-yard backstroke, led by Harvey, who won the event in 54.94. Freshman Claudia Yovanovich took third with a time of 55.95, and Chang followed in fourth place with a time of 55.98. Murphy finished in seventh with a time of 56.64, and Lustria touched the wall in 57.31 to earn ninth place.ย
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UCLA rounded out the session with another victory from the 'A' 800-yard freestyle team, who recorded a time of 7:27.05. This team included MacEachern, Guvenc, Kolessar, and Bennetts. The 'B' team included Morgan Hawes, Murphy, Ava Lachey, and Anna Wetteland and finished in seventh place with a time of 7;44.24. The 'C' team of Arbuckle, Catherine Andrews, Abi Winnicki, and Anna Wetteland also cracked the top 10, finishing in eighth place with a time of 7:45.24.ย
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As for the team dive event, the Bruin trio of Cheng, Molly Brascia and Maya Shtolzberg finished third with a total score of 261.90 to round out the first day of action.ย
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Up Next: UCLA returns to the pool for day two of the Fresno State Invite on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT. ย
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