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Panthers Break Six Pool Records as Women Defeat Georgia Tech
11/2/2024 3:13:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt swim team broke six Trees Pool records in an ACC meet against Georgia Tech on Saturday morning.
The women would win their second meet in as many weeks as the men fell to a No. 17 Georgia Tech team in a hard-fought battle.
Pitt kicked off the weekend with two wins in the 1m dives on Friday night. For the second straight week, Mariana Osorio Mendoza and Noah Bernard took first each of their respective events. The Panthers followed that up Saturday morning with a pair of podium finishes in the 3m dive. Osorio Mendoza and Bernard each placed second as Rachel Dickerson and Chase Marafioto each took third.
Pitt's men's and women's swim team combined for 13 wins in the pool and six pool records. The women won eight events in their 163-137 victory while the men took five events against the No. 17 Yellow Jackets.
Sophie Yendell took first in four events and had her hand in three Trees Pool records this afternoon. She clinched records in the 50 free as well as a member of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams.
Max Matteazzi won three events and earned two pools records during Pitt's first home meet of the season. Matteazzi took home the men's 200 free (1:35.39), 200 breaststroke (1:54.45) (pool record) and the 400 IM (3:43.63) (pool record).
Freshmen Julian Koch and Eli Hobson each earned their first career victories against No. 17 Georgia Tech. Hobson took first in the 100 breaststroke (53.72) while Koch took first in the 100 free (42.93) and set a pool record.
Claire Jansen saw herself on the podium a number of times for the second straight weekend, taking first in the 100 (52.96) and 200 (1:55.88) back, while helping earn first place finishes in the women's 200 medley relay (1:37.28) and 400 free relay (3:16.76).
Donat Fabian won the men's 50 free (20.01) for the second meet in a row, his second win as a Panther.
Kimmy Shannon took first in the women's 500 free (4:50.18) and 1000 free (10:00.85) while earning a close second place finish in the women's 400 IM that helped Pitt secure the points they needed to win.
Pool Records
- Women's 200 Medley Relay: Claire Jansen, Sophie Yendell, Avery Kudlac, Cecilia Viberg (1:37.28)
- Previous record: 1:38.68 from 2010
- Women's 50 Free: Sophie Yendell (22.28)
- Previous record: 22.47 from 2010
- Men's 100 Free: Julian Koch (42.93)
- Previous record 42.95 from 2012
- Men's 200 Breast: Max Matteazzi (1:54.45)
- Previous record: 1:54.85 from 2010
- Men's 400IM: Max Matteazzi (3:43.63)
- Previous record: 3:45.94 from 2023
- Women's 400 Free Relay: Avery Kudlac, Claire Jansen, Sophie Yendell, Sydney Gring (3:16.76)
- Previous record: 3:17.12 from 2012
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