THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams concluded competition against ACC opponents, Pitt and Boston College, with team victories, one NCAA ‘B’ cut time and multiple individual wins. The men’s team defeated Pitt, 169-131, and Boston College 228-70 while women earned a team score of 172-128 against Pitt and a score of 197-103 against Boston College.
There were several standouts for Tech during the meet, but Deniz Ertan shone with multiple individual victories and top collegiate times. Ertan’s NCAA ‘B’ cut time of 16:27.63 in the women’s 1650 free earned her a first-place finish in the event. She also won the women’s 200 breast (2:15.93) and the women’s 500 free (4:53.60).
Batur Ünlü led the men’s team with first-place performances in the 200 free (1:36.71), 100 free (44.90) and 500 free (4:26.26). Berke Saka was another top performer for the men with victories in the 100 back (48.79), 200 back (1:45.50) and 200 IM (1:48.57). Freshman Will Coady recorded a first-place time of 20.46 in the men’s 50 free and a second-place time of 45.02) in the men’s 100 free.
Ruben Lechuga won both of the men’s diving events. He recorded a score of 388.95 in the 1 Meter dive and a score of 416.70 in the 3 Meter dive.
Zora Ripkova, McKenzie Campbell and Clarissa Sabin also contributed to Tech’s success. Ripkova won both the women’s 200 free (1:50.02) and 100 fly (54.50). Campbell placed first in the women’s 200 IM (2:03.00) and 200 fly (2:00.97). Sabin won the women’s 100 breast (1:03.44) and placed second in the 200 breast (2:19.16).
Tech swept two different events. The top three of men’s 100 free included Ünlü, Coady and Leandro Odorici (45.08). The women’s 200 breast was dominated by the Jackets with Ertan, Sabin and Claudia Butterfield (2:19.29) finishing in the top three spots.
In the women’s diving events, Anna Bradescu recorded two second-place scores and Carmen Woodruff placed third in the 3 Meter dive (277.50). Bradescu finished with a score of 276.00 in the 1 Meter and a score of 284.10 in the 3 Meter dive.
Both the men and the women placed first in the 400 medley relays. The men swam a time of 2:57.15 and the women recorded a time of 3:26.54.
UP NEXT
Tech will be back in action on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the UGA Invite in Athens, Ga.
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the AT Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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