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No. 7/12 Swimming & Diving Earns Split with LSU
1/9/2020 3:02:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
Mizzou men win 166-133, women fall 151-149
BATON ROUGE, La – The No. 7/12 Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams earned a split with LSU in a Southeastern Conference dual Thursday morning in Baton Rouge, La. The Mizzou men defeated LSU 166-133, while LSU slipped past Missouri on the women's side, 151-149.
Junior Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.), sophomore Jack Dubois (Alpharetta, Ga.) and freshman Leonardo Garcia Varela (Cali, Colombia) all nabbed two victories on the day to lead the visiting Tigers.
TOP TIGERS
Thompson swept the women's 50 and 100 free at LSU, with times of 22.58 in the 50 and 49. 73 in the 100. The wins were her team-leading fifth and sixth of the 2019-20 campaign.
In the diving well, Garcia Varela won both springboard competitions. He tallied 368.85 points to win the 3-meter title, and 309.9 points to place first on 1-meter.
Also a double winner was Dubois, who won the 1650 free in 15:27.21 and the 500 free with a swim of 4:29.34.
Additionally, five other Tigers took home wins on Thursday, seniors Haley Hynes (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Micah Slaton (Austin, Texas), juniors Carter Grimes and Amanda Smith (Dry Ridge, Ky.) and sophomore Danny Kovac (Fort Collins, Colo.). Hynes won the women's 100 back (54.22), Slaton the men's 200 fly (1:46.96), Grimes the men's 400 IM (3:52.57), Smith the women's 400 IM (4:13.72) with a personal-best time, and Kovac broke the LSU natatorium school record and took top honors in the men's 100 fly (46.79).
Mizzou also took first in three of four relays during the meet. The men's and women's 200 medley relays both placed first with pool record times of 1:26.62 and 1:37.29, respectively, while the women's 200 free relay also touched first with a time of 1:29.82.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Andrew Grevers
"In diving, the women were certainly up against some fantastic divers, and our men did well, winning both boards. Having not competed in a month and a half the team, came out a little flat before the first break. They responded extremely well starting with the 100 free, swimming well and racing their hearts out. The women's meet came down to the last relay, we needed to go one-two, and we just missed doing so, but I'm extremely proud of everyone's effort and support for one another. I was really happy LSU decided to join us in suiting up, and that led to a really exciting meet and some pool records today by both teams."
UP NEXT
The Tiger divers travel to Los Angeles, Calif., to compete in the Bruin Diving Invitational Jan. 17-19, while the Mizzou swimmers head to St. Louis for a tri-dual against Evansville and Saint Louis on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m.
MIZZOU WINNERS
Women's 200 Medley Relay – Haley Hynes, Molly Winer, Sarah Thompson, Megan Keil (1:37.29)
Men's 200 Medley Relay – Daniel Hein, Danny Kovac, Micah Slaton, Kyle Leach (1:26.62)
Women's 1650 Free – Allison Bloebaum (16:40.54)
Men's 1650 Free – Jack Dubois (15:27.21)
Women's 100 Back – Haley Hynes (54.22)
Men's 200 Fly – Micah Slaton (1:44.96)
Women's 50 Free – Sarah Thompson (22.58)
Men's 1-Meter – Leonardo Garcia Varela (309.9)
Women's 100 Free – Sarah Thompson (49.73)
Men's 500 Free – Jack Dubois (4:29.34)
Men's 100 Fly – Danny Kovac (46.79)
Men's 3-Meter – Leonardo Garcia Varela (368.85)
Women's 400 IM – Amanda Smith (4:13.72)
Men's 400 IM – Carter Grimes (3:52.57)
Women's 200 Free Relay – Sarah Thompson, Megan Keil, Alex Moderski, Molly Winer (1:29.82)
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