Swimming and Diving wins Akron Zips Classic with Two Strong Days of Competition

Saturday, October 14

Akron, Ohio

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University of Akron

Akron Zips Classic

Swimming and Diving wins Akron Zips Classic with Two Strong Days of Competition

October 14 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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AKRON, Ohio – After a strong first day of competition, the Akron Swimming and Diving team closed out the Akron Zips Classic in first place with a second day full of strong finishes.

The morning session opened with the women's 200 yard freestyle relay, in which the Zips swept the podium. Relay Z finished at the 1:31.42 mark and Relay I came in at 1:33.73 and Relay P touched the wall at 1:34.25.

The following event saw Akron again take the top three spots. Weronika Gorecka won the women's 400 yard IM with Astrid Halvorsen taking second and Giovanna Cappabianca finished third. The five Akron swimmers in the event all finished in the top seven.

The 100 yard butterfly had four Zips in the top five with Abigail Daniel and Rachel Sabotin going 1-2.

Kaja Reinhardt was the only Akron swimmer to compete in the 200 yard freestyle and with her time of 1:51.57 took home the title. The only swim event in the morning session that did not feature a Zip in the top spot was the 100 yard breaststroke, but Akron still had four of the six fastest times.

After both Madelyn Gatrall and Rebecca Reid both set new Akron Zips Classic records yesterday, the two swimmers went first and second in the 100 yard backstroke today.

Akron opened the second session with a first and second finish in the 200 yard medley relay. The team of Gatrall, Claire Cox, Daniel, and Reid was the top time of 1:39.47.

In the longest race of the meet, Elle Couture swam a 17:03.13 1650 yard freestyle, with teammate Astrid Halvorsen coming in right behind her with a time of 17:09.51.

Gorecka won her second event of the evening with a 1:55.70 time in the 200 yard backstroke. Reid had a 2:00.99 to take second place in the event.

For the third time in the day, the Zips had the top three spots in an event. This time it was Abigail Daniel (first – 50.12), Kaja Reinhardt (second – 50.48) and Mia Latimer (third – 511.72) in the 100 yard freestyle.

Cappabianca won the 200 yard breaststroke by six tenths of a second. Kendall Craig and Joelle Vogelmann both had times that put them in the top four.

The 200 yard butterfly again featured an Akron swept with Rachel Sabotin taking first place with 2:00.29. Maggie Patterson came in second followed by Hannah Trainer in third.

Reid, Gorecka, Sabotin, and Daniel closed out the Akron Zips Classic with a win for Akron in the 400 yard freestyle relay. The Zips relay teams also took home second and third to finish the day in a similar fashion as the first event – with Akron sweeping the event.

Final Women's Team Standings