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Men's Swimming Finishes 4th at SMU Classic
Jan. 19, 2013
The University of Louisville men's swimming and diving team finished fourth at the SMU Classic Saturday night at Perkins Natatorium in Dallas, Texas. No. 5 ranked USC (327) surged ahead of the top-ranked Michigan (327) in the second day of competition for the upset. Florida (318) was third followed by the Cards (249), Purdue (226) and SMU (223). U of L's top finish came in the final event when the 200-free relay team touched the wall third in a hotly contested finish with less than a second between the winner and the top five places. In the first race on Saturday, the Louisville A-relay team of Caryle Blondell 23.28, Kameron Chastain (24.44), Albert Lloyd (22.21) and Joao De Lucca (19.47)combined to post a 1:29.40 for fourth place. In the 500-free, Albert Lloyd finished sixth with a time of 4:39.03. Samuel Hoekstra posted a 4:34.65 in the B-final. In the 200-breast, Kameron Chastain was fourth with a time of 2:00.36 in the A-final. Alex Burtch posted a 2:05.64 in the B-final. In the 200-backstroke, Nolan Tesone touched fifth with a time of 1:47.27 in the A-final. In the B-final, Juan Lopez was fourth with a time of 1:48.16. In the 3-meter diving, Nikolas Sachs was sixth with a score 235.30. In the 100-free, Joao De Lucca was fourth with a time of 44.33. Caryle Blondell was second in the B-final with a time of 44.69.
In the 200-fly, Juan Lopez was fourth with a time of 1:49.06. Albert Lloyd swam in the B-final and posted a time of 1:55.61. In the 200-IM, Nolan Tesone placed fourth with a time of 1:50.15. Alex Burtch boarded a 1:52.27. The foursome of Caryle Blondell (20.31), Joao De Lucca (19.57), Samuel Hoekstra (19.78) and Kameron Chastain (20.18) combined to post a time of 1:19.24 and a third place finish, just .80 behind the winner. |
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