Eva Okaro Splits 20.94, First in Texas Historical past, In Sweep of Alabama
Eva Okaro delivered a historic relay break up for the Texas ladies because the Longhorns opened the season with a sweep of Alabama.
The No. 2 ranked Texas ladies claimed a 211.5-88.5 victory over the No. 16 Tide. On the boys’s aspect, the top-ranked reigning nationwide champion Longhorns eased to a 216-82 win in Tuscaloosa.
Okaro was the standout amongst many choices for Texas. In her first school meet, the Nice Britain Olympian began out by splitting 20.94 seconds in 50 free off the top of the 200 medley relay. She’s the primary feminine Texas swimmer to interrupt 21 seconds off a relay break up, although it wasn’t sufficient to win the race.
It will be the final time on the day that Okaro was denied victory. She went 21.87 within the 50 free to win, besting Alabama’s Cadence Vincent by .22 seconds. Okaro received the 100 free in 47.48, three-tenths up on Erin Gemmell. The quartet of Okaro, Lillian Nesty, Gemmell and Lucy Mehraban received the 400 free relay in 3:11.97, Okaro main the best way with a break up of 47.39.
Texas pulled away with 4 1-2-3 ends in the again half of the meet. Gemmell went 1:43.30 to win the 200 free forward of Nesty, who received the 200 backstroke in 1:54.07.
Jillian Cox pulled the space double, successful the 1,000 free in 9:29.01 and the five hundred free in 4:35.74. Kate Hurst was second within the 1,000 and third within the 500. Second within the 500 was Nikolett Padar, who was additionally the runner-up to Angie Coe’s successful time of 1:56.94 within the 200 particular person medley. Piper Enge swept breaststroke, in 59.45 for the 100 and a pair of:09.62 for the 200. Campbell Stoll received the 200 fly, and Bayleigh Cranford received 1-meter diving earlier than being the runner-up to Sarah Carruthers on 3-meter.
Alabama’s solely particular person wins got here through Emily Jones, who went 51.55 within the 100 again, and Gaby Van Brunt’s 52.92 to win the 100 fly. Jones, Jada Scott, Van Brunt and Vincent went 1:34.59 to win the medley relay.
The Texas males rode two-win efforts from Rafael Fente-Damers, David Johnston and Nick Harris to the simple victory.
Johnston received 8:43.95 within the 1,000 free and 4:14.08 within the 500 free, every time besting Alabama’s Leonardo Alcantara.
Fante-Damers debuted within the school ranks by successful the 50 free in 19.37, forward of teammate Garrett Gould’s 19.43, and going 42.40 to win the 100 free. The French Olympian joined Nate Germonprez, who received the 100 breast in 51.87, and Will Modglin, who received the 100 again in 45.07, on each successful relays. The 200 medley (with Ryan Branon on fly) went 1:23.57. The 400 free (with Gould) went 2:50.92.
Campbell McKean, who was .06 behind Germonprez within the 100, received the 200 breast in 1:53.38. McKean was second within the 200 IM to Rex Maurer’s 1:42.78, Maurer ending second within the 200 free and 200 again. Cooper Lucas received the 200 fly in 1:42.35; second was Branon, whose 46.33 claimed the 100 fly.
Harris was the highest scorer in each diving occasions. He tallied 373.13 on 1-meter to be 30 factors higher than Alabama’s Colten Cryer. Harris’ rating on 3-meter was 399.53 for a 20-point margin over Cryer.
Alabama managed two wins. Toni Dragoja went 1:33.48 to edge Maurer within the 200 free. He was additionally second to Fente-Damers within the 100 free. Tommy Hagar went 1:40.25 to win the 200 again. He had additionally been second within the 100.
