SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – After a competitive intrasquad meet two weeks ago, ASU men's and women's swimming opened the regular season with similar fire, as the women defeated Utah, 159.9-138.5 and the men emerged on top, 168-132.
"I thought that both teams competed well today after a tough week of training. We still have a long way to go to be the team we want to be, but overall this is a great start to our season," said head coach Bob Bowman.
Bowman noted that a strong performance in the 4x100 relay helped capture the victory on the women's side, as the pair of ASU teams on each side finished first and second.
In the final event, freshmen Claire Fisch and Katherine Wagner and senior Kat Simonovic and Alysha Bush touched the wall first (3:24.12) in the 400-yard free relay. For the men, junior Patrick Park, seniors Richard Bohus and Thomaz Martins, and freshman Cameron Craig completed a similar feat (3:01.44).
Overall, the Devils won 16 of 24 individual events (8 men, 8 women), also adding a win in the men's 200 medley relay.
Freshmen Kendall Dawson and Chloe Isleta recorded two wins apiece in their first collegiate competition, Dawson in the 500 and 100-yard free, and Isleta in the 100 and 200-yard back.
"Our senior captains Kat Simonovic and Alysha Bush led the way for the women while on the men's side, Barkley Perry and Richard Bohus were the standouts. We were very strong in both relays and had a number of successes in terms of racing in the individual events."
Simonovic won the 200-yard free (1:50.91) while Bush took first in the 50 (23.48) and 100-yard (51.20) free. Fellow senior Bohus finished first in the 100-yard back (48.65) and 100-yard free (45.38) while Perry won the 200-yard free (1:40.37) and 200-yard back (1:49.97).
"We will recover tonight and look forward to racing at BYU in the morning."
The Devils finish their road trip in the state of Utah at BYU on Saturday morning, a meet starting at 11 am(MT)/10 am(AZ).
"I thought that both teams competed well today after a tough week of training. We still have a long way to go to be the team we want to be, but overall this is a great start to our season," said head coach Bob Bowman.
Bowman noted that a strong performance in the 4x100 relay helped capture the victory on the women's side, as the pair of ASU teams on each side finished first and second.
In the final event, freshmen Claire Fisch and Katherine Wagner and senior Kat Simonovic and Alysha Bush touched the wall first (3:24.12) in the 400-yard free relay. For the men, junior Patrick Park, seniors Richard Bohus and Thomaz Martins, and freshman Cameron Craig completed a similar feat (3:01.44).
Overall, the Devils won 16 of 24 individual events (8 men, 8 women), also adding a win in the men's 200 medley relay.
Freshmen Kendall Dawson and Chloe Isleta recorded two wins apiece in their first collegiate competition, Dawson in the 500 and 100-yard free, and Isleta in the 100 and 200-yard back.
"Our senior captains Kat Simonovic and Alysha Bush led the way for the women while on the men's side, Barkley Perry and Richard Bohus were the standouts. We were very strong in both relays and had a number of successes in terms of racing in the individual events."
Simonovic won the 200-yard free (1:50.91) while Bush took first in the 50 (23.48) and 100-yard (51.20) free. Fellow senior Bohus finished first in the 100-yard back (48.65) and 100-yard free (45.38) while Perry won the 200-yard free (1:40.37) and 200-yard back (1:49.97).
"We will recover tonight and look forward to racing at BYU in the morning."
The Devils finish their road trip in the state of Utah at BYU on Saturday morning, a meet starting at 11 am(MT)/10 am(AZ).