
ECU Completes Regular Season With 10-1 Record
January 27, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
ATLANTA, Ga. – The East Carolina women's swimming and diving team closed out the regular season with a 232-61 win over Carson-Newman and a 196-101 loss to Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon inside the McAuley Aquatic Center finishing with a 10-1 record.
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"We swam and dove well today," head coach Matt Jabs said. "Georgia Tech is the caliber of team we want to compete against more often. I thought our team stepped up to the challenge and performed really well with several in-season and life-time best results. We finished the regular season 10-1 and had a lot of growth this season. Now we will turn our complete focus to the conference championships in a few weeks."
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Kaylee Hamblin won the 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52) and placed second in the 200 Breaststroke (2:13.24) against Georgia Tech, while claiming wins in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke versus Carson-Newman. Reigning American Athletic Conference Diver of the Week Frida Zuniga Guzman claimed first place in the 1-Meter and 3-Meter dives with scores of 299.25 and 308.55) against the Yellow Jackets.
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As a team, ECU claimed first in 14 swimming and two diving events against Carson-Newman.
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ECU wins versus Georgia Tech
1st – K. Hamblin in 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52)
1st – Guzman in 1-Meter dive (299.25)
1st – Guzman in 3-Meter dive (308.55)
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ECU wins versus Carson-Newman
1st – Laura Kellberg, Carlie Clements, Mikayla Durkin, Heidi Bruining in 200 Free Relay (1:32.71)
1st – Sophie Knepper, K. Hamblin, Sara Kalawska, Bruining in 400 Medley Relay (3:42.16)
1st – Clements in 50 Free (23.37)
1st – Durkin in 100 Free (51.66)
1st – Bruining in 200 Free (1:50.25)
1st – Meghan Armstrong in 100 Backstroke (55.85)
1st – Kendall Bensen in 200 Backstroke (2:01.39)
1st – K. Hamblin in 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52)
1st – K. Hamblin in 200 Breaststroke (2:13.24)
1st – Kalawska in 100 Fly (55.96)
1st – Kalawska in 200 Fly (2:03.70)
1st – Elena Dinehart in 400 IM (4:38.49)
1st – Emilee Hamblin in 500 Free (4:59.78)
1st – Sadie Covington in 1000 Free (10:17.15)
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ECU's divers will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 2 when it squares off against Duke at 3 p.m. (ET). The Pirates will then participate in the AAC Championships starting Thursday, Feb. 22 which are hosted by SMU in Dallas, Texas.
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"We swam and dove well today," head coach Matt Jabs said. "Georgia Tech is the caliber of team we want to compete against more often. I thought our team stepped up to the challenge and performed really well with several in-season and life-time best results. We finished the regular season 10-1 and had a lot of growth this season. Now we will turn our complete focus to the conference championships in a few weeks."
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Kaylee Hamblin won the 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52) and placed second in the 200 Breaststroke (2:13.24) against Georgia Tech, while claiming wins in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke versus Carson-Newman. Reigning American Athletic Conference Diver of the Week Frida Zuniga Guzman claimed first place in the 1-Meter and 3-Meter dives with scores of 299.25 and 308.55) against the Yellow Jackets.
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As a team, ECU claimed first in 14 swimming and two diving events against Carson-Newman.
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ECU wins versus Georgia Tech
1st – K. Hamblin in 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52)
1st – Guzman in 1-Meter dive (299.25)
1st – Guzman in 3-Meter dive (308.55)
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ECU wins versus Carson-Newman
1st – Laura Kellberg, Carlie Clements, Mikayla Durkin, Heidi Bruining in 200 Free Relay (1:32.71)
1st – Sophie Knepper, K. Hamblin, Sara Kalawska, Bruining in 400 Medley Relay (3:42.16)
1st – Clements in 50 Free (23.37)
1st – Durkin in 100 Free (51.66)
1st – Bruining in 200 Free (1:50.25)
1st – Meghan Armstrong in 100 Backstroke (55.85)
1st – Kendall Bensen in 200 Backstroke (2:01.39)
1st – K. Hamblin in 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52)
1st – K. Hamblin in 200 Breaststroke (2:13.24)
1st – Kalawska in 100 Fly (55.96)
1st – Kalawska in 200 Fly (2:03.70)
1st – Elena Dinehart in 400 IM (4:38.49)
1st – Emilee Hamblin in 500 Free (4:59.78)
1st – Sadie Covington in 1000 Free (10:17.15)
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ECU's divers will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 2 when it squares off against Duke at 3 p.m. (ET). The Pirates will then participate in the AAC Championships starting Thursday, Feb. 22 which are hosted by SMU in Dallas, Texas.
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