#14 Women’s Swimming downs Division I Gardner-Webb for third time this year in dual meet split

Boiling Springs, N.C. —- The 14th-ranked Catawba College women's swimming bested Division I Gardner-Webb in action for the third time this season, while the 11th-ranked Catawba men fell just short against the Runnin' Bulldogs on Friday in the teams' final tune-up before the 2025 South Atlantic Conference Championships.

HOW IT HAPPENED

400 Yard Medley Relay

- The women's 400 Medley relay team of Lucie Cainaud, Sydney McKenzie, Sydney Peterson and Marit Reckmann emerged victorious with a time of 3:53.31

1000 Yard Freestyle

- Fiona Byrne earned an individual win in the women's 1000 Freestyle, posting a 10:28.63

- Freshman Jurek Larys came out on top on the men's side with a time of 9:35.05

200 Yard Freestyle

- Fellow freshman Nazar Herashchenko earned a win in the 200 Freestyle with a mark of 1:41.69

100 Yard Backstroke

- Ash Fortin touched wall first in the 100 Back, earning a 58.15 time on the women's side

100 Yard Breaststroke

- Maks Minichowski returned to action with a victory over the top GWU competitor in the 100 Breaststroke, finishing in 55.48

200 Yard Butterfly

- Rebecca Possenti tallied a winning result in the Women's 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:09.38

50 Yard Freestyle

- Ryan Case earned a 0.02-second victory over the top Gardner-Webb competitor in the 50 Yard Freestyle, finishing in 21.05

100 Yard Freestyle

- Reckmann returned to win in the Women's 100 Free later on in the meet, finishing with a time of 52.31

- Minichowski made it a Catawba sweep in the 100 Free with a 45.75

200 Yard Backstroke

- Cainaud earned her second win of the afternoon with a time of 2:05.83 to finish first in the 200 Back

200 Yard Breaststroke

- Gabi Moll joined the winners' circle in the 200 Breaststroke with a 2:22.47 mark

500 Yard Freestyle

- Byrne and Herashchenko earned repeat wins as part of a Catawba sweep in the 500 Yard Freestyle with times of 5:06.96 and 4:33.29, respectively

100 Yard Butterfly

- The freshman Peterson earned a win in the 100 Yard Butterfly, touching the wall in 57.13

200 Yard Freestyle Relay

- Catawba's women's 200 Free relay team of Marleen Plachetka, Reckmann, Peterson and Brinkley Watson finished the day with a victory, posting a time of 1:36.39

- The Catawba men completed the event sweep with their team of Minichowski, Case, Juan Diego Celis and Ivo Cruz finishing in 1:23.70

UP NEXT

- Catawba's teams will take the next three weeks to prepare for the 2025 SAC Swimming Championships, which take place at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Feb. 4-8