ECU Completes Tri-Meet Sweep Saturday

Saturday, October 9

Greenville, N.C.

1:00 P.M.

East Carolina University

208

Barton

October 10, 2021 | Women's Swimming and Diving

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's swimming and diving team hosted and completed a tri-meet sweep Saturday inside the Minges Natatorium for its first wins of the 2021-22 season. The Pirates defeated Barton (208-82) and Chowan (213-61) on their way to claiming 12 individual titles and a pair of team relay events.

"Our girls did great Saturday, head coach Matt Jabs said. "To get a couple team wins under our belt feels good with such a young group. I am very appreciative of the crowd today; the atmosphere made the meet all that more exciting. Our swimming and diving family along with our fans are hands down the best.

"I am also pppreciative of Barton and Chowan, as well as the divers from UNCW and Richmond for coming to Minges for the meet. Coach Woodhull-Smith has a championship level team and he's a proven championship level coach, Coach Ripley is building his program and I expect them to be a strong team very soon."

Of the 12 individual wins, a quartet of upperclassmen in Meghan French (1000 free/10:56.20), Chelsea Marstellar (100 fly/59.83, 200 fly/2:10.00), Caitlin Reynera (100 breast/1:04.50, 200 breast/2:21.07) and Polina Rukosuev (100 free/54.45, 200 free/1:55.44, 500 free/5:11.55) combined for eight wins. In three events this season, transfers Reynera and Rukosuev from Alabama, have combined for 14 individual wins – seven each, while Reynera capped off a perfect weekend winning all five of her events.

Freshman Alayna Carlson took top honors in two events including the 100 backstroke (58.81), 200 backstroke (2:07.56), while Rachel Gibson (200 IM/2:15.34) and Ava Iannetta (50 free/25.16) finished first in their events.

The Pirates also won the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:55.71 and the 200 free relay posting a time of 2:15.34).

Junior Anna Otto took third in the 1-meter dive (223:40), while fellow classmate Flannary Patterson finished fourth (220.75). In the 3-meter dive, Patterson (223.30) and Otto (207.35) finished third and fourth.

"I feel good about the foundation we are laying for the future of our diving program," head diving coach Ryan McIntire added. "The girls are improving every day and we performed well in our first home meet."

ECU will return to the pool and diving well when it travels to Richmond, Va. to participate in the Richmond Duals Oct. 22-23. Times for the events have not yet been announced.