Cincinnati vs. Louisville
February 1, 2025
Louisville, Kentucky
25 Yards (SCY)
Scores:
Girls: Louisville, 210 def. Cincinnati, 87
Males: Louisville, 209.5 def. Cincinnati, 84.5
Full Outcomes
Girls’s Recap
The Louisville girls rolled previous Cincinnati on their Senior Day, successful 210-87. Whereas a number of the Cardinals have been saying goodbye to their collegiate careers, Leticia Fassina Romao continued to gentle up the gap races in her first time period of NCAA racing. She picked up the third and fourth wins of her collegiate profession in opposition to Cincinnati (her third NCAA twin meet), sweeping the gap freestyle occasions.
Fassina Romao kicked off her slate by successful the 1650 freestyle, swimming 16:02.94 in her first time swimming the occasion. She now sits fifteenth within the NCAA this season within the occasion. Then, she posted 4:50.37 to win the five hundred freestyle. Fassina Romao set her lifetime finest at 4:45.03 throughout Louisville’s twin in opposition to Indiana the day earlier than.
First-years have supplied the spark for Louisville’s mid/distance freestyle occasions this season. Earlier than Fassina Romao arrived, freshman Daria Golovaty had gotten that pattern began. At this meet, Golovaty led Louisville’s 1-2-3-4 cost within the 200 freestyle, swimming 1:44.30. One other first-year Cardinal, switch Mia Cheatwood, received the 200 breaststroke, pulling away with a 2:09.12.
Gabi Albiero was the Louisville girls’s different double-event winner on the day moreover Fassina Romao, taking good care of the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Albiero swam 22.11 to win the 50 freestyle, then clocked 52.03 to win the 100 fly by over three seconds.
Cincinnati grabbed two occasion wins on the day. 2024 NCAA Honorable All-American Joleigh Crye halted Louisville’s win streak, taking first within the 100 breaststroke. Crye touched in 59.52; she was the one swimmer within the subject to interrupt a minute within the occasion. Later, Payton Woodring received the 200 backstroke, clocking 1:59.52 after swimming a lifetime finest within the 200 free (1:50.99). The 200 backstroke was one among Cincinnati’s strongest occasions as they positioned 1-3-4-5.
Louisville’s dominance prolonged to the relays. Abby Karl, Fernanda Gomes Celidonio, Avery Karl, and Karolina Barrett win the 200 medley relay (1:38.05). Then, Louisville’s ‘A’ and ‘C’ relays tied within the 200 freestyle relay, each clocking 1:29.18.
Different Swimming Occasion Winners:
100 backstroke: Camille Murray, Louisville — 53.20
200 butterfly: Summer time Cardwell, Louisville — 1:57.56
1-meter: Sammantha Helmboldt, Louisville — 309.75
100 freestyle: Ella Welch, Louisville — 48.95
Platform: Audree Brazeau-Howes, Louisville — 272.78
200 IM: Fernanda Gomes Celidonio, Louisville — 1:57.83
Males’s Recap
The Louisville males received each occasion within the pool as they took down Cincinnati, 209.5 to 84.5. Freshmen Jake Eccleston and Thomas Powers-Hammond led the cost for the Cardinals, as they every received two occasions. Eccleston swept the breaststroke occasions; he got here from behind to win the 100 breaststroke, passing senior teammate Luke Shourds and stopping the clock at 53.70. Later, he pulled away from the sphere to win the 200 breaststroke, swimming 1:55.78. He was the one one within the subject to interrupt 2:00, as Cincinnati’s Maks Maskalenka swam 2:00.08 for 2nd.
Powers-Hammond swept the butterfly occasions. It was a detailed race between him and sophomore teammate Aidan Paro within the 200 butterfly, however Powers-Hammond eked out the win by .17 seconds with a 1:43.40. He received the 100 fly by a wider margin, clocking 47.10 and successful by 2.58 seconds. Fellow freshman Filip Kosinski added an occasion win of his personal, clocking 1:40.96 for the 200 backstroke victory.
As for the upperclassmen, senior Gustavo Saldo received the 200 freestyle in 1:34.86 and graduate pupil Dalton Lowe positioned first within the 100 backstroke (46.36). The juniors have been out in drive as nicely, with Elijah Shoyat (1000 free, 15:20.89), Man Brooks (50 free, 19.80), Tommy Bried (500 free, 4:19.93), and Jackson Millard (200 IM, 1:44.77) all received occasions as nicely.
For Cincinnati, the spotlight of the day was freshman diver Ramez Diaa, who broke the platform diving program file. Diaa scored 385.13 factors for 2nd place total, breaking Corry McCain’s mark of 361.85 that had stood since 2001. Diaa has vaulted up this system ranks in his first NCAA season; he additionally ranks 2nd in program historical past on the 3-meter and fifth on the 1-meter.
Louisville’s platform program file went down as nicely. Raymond Winn scored 388.43 factors to win the occasion, shattering the Cardinals’ file on platform.
Different Occasion Winners:
200 medley relay: Louisville — 1:24.34
100 freestyle: Matias Santiso, Louisville — 43.03
1-meter: Che Stephens, Louisville — 362.78
200 freestyle relay: Louisville — 1:18.19
Up Subsequent
Louisville hosts the Louisville Invitational from Feb. 6-7 earlier than heading to the ACC Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina from Feb. 18-22. Cincinnati will probably be again in motion in Federal Method, Washington, for the Huge 12 Championships.
