TEMPE – Sun Devil Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving hosted the Georgia Bulldogs Friday afternoon for their first meet of the 2023 season, splitting the meet.
The Sun Devils began their season swimming long course meter events, which is the standard length for events at the Olympic level.
FINAL:
ASU Men 89.5, Georgia Men 49.5
ASU Women 48, Georgia Women 87
SUN DEVIL NOTABLES
EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Women's 400m Medley Relay:
The first meet of the day was won by UGA but ASU grabbed the second and third place spots to open today's events with three points.
Men's 400m Medley Relay:
ASU's first victory of the day was a 16 point winner for the Sun Devils with a team comprised of Hubert Kos, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharum and Patrick Sammon recording a first place time of 3.34.37. The Sun Devils also swam a second place time of 3.39.49 to bring in more points in the event.
Women's 500m Freestyle:
The Bulldogs took this race for a first place time of 5.18.95 and second place time of 5.21.19 while the Sun Devils recorded a third place time of 5.26.65 along with fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place.
Men's 500m Freestyle:
The Sun Devils closely followed the Bulldogs in this race but ultimately finished behind. Daniel Matheson finished in second place with a time of 5.01.91 to earn three points for the home team.
Women's 200m IM:
Another close race between the two sides but the Sun Devils recorded a second place and fourth place spot in the event with a leading time of 2.17.18.
Men's 200m IM:
Arizona State swimmer Léon Marchan finished in first place yards ahead of the opponents with a time of 1.57.76 for the victory while Cale Martter finished in third place with a time of 2.06.65.
Women's 150m Backstroke:
Australian swimmer Charli Brown earned the win for Arizona State with a time of 1.39.30 and Hana Edwards followed with a race time of 1.41.19 for the third place spot.
Men's 150m Backstroke:
Another victory for the Sun Devils as Hungarian Hubert Kos exceeded the competition with a 1.126.55 time for the first place spot.
Women's 200m Freestyle Relay:
ASU finished in second place with a time of 1.44.85 collected by a team of Erin Milligan, Molly Batchelor, Indigo Armon, and Marte Lovberg.
Men's 200m Freestyle Relay:
UGA swimmers took the lead with a time of 1.29.71 but Arizona State's team of Jack Dolan, Johnny Kulow, Cam Peel, and Filip Senc Samardzic finished just behind with an even time of 1.30.00.
Women's 50m Freestyle
The top two race times by Georgia were 26.20 and 26.25 and Arizona State's Indigo Armon followed just behind, recording a 26.52 for the third place spot.
Men's 50m Freestyle:
Sun Devil sophomore Johnny Kulow finished in first place with a race time of 22.27 while Cam Peel recorded a 23.37 time for fourth place and Christian Osterndorf finished less than a second behind with a time of 23.41 for fifth place.
Women's 150m Butterfly:
Lindsay Looney recorded her first place race of the 2023 season with a 1.36.49 time. Lia Csulak and Laura Garcia trailed close behind for the fourth and fifth spots.
Men's 150m Butterfly:
The Sun Devils succeeded in this race by taking the first and second place spots.
Freshman Ilya Kharum made his debut with the first place time of 1.24.52 with Alex Colson following just behind in a 1.27.69 second place race.
Women's 150m Breaststroke:
ASU's Zoe Summar scored in second place by swimming a 1.54.54 race while Emma Gehlert scored in fourth with a race time of 1.56.24.
Men's 150m Breaststroke:
The Sun Devils recorded a top three sweep with Léon Marchand recording his second lead of the day and exceeding the competition by swimming a 1.36.12. Andy Dobranzki earned second place with a time of 1.41.88 and Cale Martter followed for third place with a race time of 1.42.27.
Women's 150m Freestyle:
UGA swept the first, second and third place spots but the Sun Devils followed very close behind by just one second for fourth and fifth place.
Men's 150m Freestyle:
The Sun Devil's Patrick Sammon finished in first place with a quick pace of 1.18.60 while Owen McDonald and Tiago Behar followed closely behind taking the third and fourth places.
Women's 200m Medley Relay:
Nearly 60 milliseconds away from first place, ASU finished in second place with a race time of 1.55.75 and they took the third place as well with a 1.57.83 race time.
Men's 200m Medley Relay:
Arizona State swimmers Jack Dolan, John Heaphy, Ilya Kharun and Cam Peel took the first place spot with a time of 1.39.35 within a second compared to Georgia's second place time of 1.40.48.
Women's 400m Freestyle Relay:
Erin Milligan, Molly Batchelor, Lindsay Looney, and Ieva Maluka closed out the Women's races this afternoon with a second place finish with a time of 1.57.83 just two seconds away from the first place spot.
Men's 400m Freestyle Relay:
The final race of the afternoon saw a Sun Devil win put together by Filip Senc Samardzic, Patrick Sammon, Owen McDonald, and Tiago Behar with a total time of 3.19.31.
Quotes
Head Coach Bob Bowman
On the relays:
"That men's relay that started off, that was almost like a qualification for the World Championships. That's a national kind of relay, so that was pretty special."
On message to team during break:
"My message was at that break I wanted to focus in a little more because I felt like the near the end of that first break we have gotten a little more lackadaisical. We wanted to really come out of the break strong and get into that part of the meet."
Junior Léon Marchand
On being back in Tempe:
"It's very different. Dual meets are only two hours and in Japan, we stay for a few weeks to prepare. Very different, having fun here with my teammates just doing races in two hours is very fun."
On how he continues to challenge himself:
"I think my goals are very high. I don't think I've been able to achieve them, so I want to do more. I want to be faster in all of the races and improve my techniques and my strokes in the IMs."
Senior Lindsay Looney
On goals she has for this season:
"I'm honestly excited to see what everyone can do tomorrow. As a team compared to last year, this leaps and bounds ahead where we were. I'm super excited to see what we can do. Coming from a long course meet into something a little more serious tomorrow, we can put our heads down and see what we're really capable of."
On taking the next steps for relays:
"It makes me feel ecstatic. Watching these women move in the right direction and seeing what we're capable of going forward is super exciting. Being a part of this team is the best feeling ever."
The Sun Devils began their season swimming long course meter events, which is the standard length for events at the Olympic level.
FINAL:
ASU Men 89.5, Georgia Men 49.5
ASU Women 48, Georgia Women 87
SUN DEVIL NOTABLES
- The 400m medley relay of Hubert Kós, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Patrick Sammon won the first event of the day with a time of 3:34.37. The sqaud of Jack Dolan, Andy Dobrzanski, Filip SencSamardzic and Jonny Kulow finished second with a time of 3:39.49.
- Léon Marchand won two events today in the 200m IM (1:57.76) and the 150m breaststroke (1:36.12).
- Charli Brown took first place in the 150m backstroke, finishing with a 1:39.30.
- Johnny Kulow won his first event of his sophomore year in the 50m free with a 22.27 finish.
- Lindsay Looney took first in the 150m fly
- The Sun Devils took first and second place in the 150m fly with freshman Ilya Kharun finishing with a 1.24.52 and graduate Alex Colson going for a 1.27.69
EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Women's 400m Medley Relay:
The first meet of the day was won by UGA but ASU grabbed the second and third place spots to open today's events with three points.
Men's 400m Medley Relay:
ASU's first victory of the day was a 16 point winner for the Sun Devils with a team comprised of Hubert Kos, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharum and Patrick Sammon recording a first place time of 3.34.37. The Sun Devils also swam a second place time of 3.39.49 to bring in more points in the event.
Women's 500m Freestyle:
The Bulldogs took this race for a first place time of 5.18.95 and second place time of 5.21.19 while the Sun Devils recorded a third place time of 5.26.65 along with fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place.
Men's 500m Freestyle:
The Sun Devils closely followed the Bulldogs in this race but ultimately finished behind. Daniel Matheson finished in second place with a time of 5.01.91 to earn three points for the home team.
Women's 200m IM:
Another close race between the two sides but the Sun Devils recorded a second place and fourth place spot in the event with a leading time of 2.17.18.
Men's 200m IM:
Arizona State swimmer Léon Marchan finished in first place yards ahead of the opponents with a time of 1.57.76 for the victory while Cale Martter finished in third place with a time of 2.06.65.
Women's 150m Backstroke:
Australian swimmer Charli Brown earned the win for Arizona State with a time of 1.39.30 and Hana Edwards followed with a race time of 1.41.19 for the third place spot.
Men's 150m Backstroke:
Another victory for the Sun Devils as Hungarian Hubert Kos exceeded the competition with a 1.126.55 time for the first place spot.
Women's 200m Freestyle Relay:
ASU finished in second place with a time of 1.44.85 collected by a team of Erin Milligan, Molly Batchelor, Indigo Armon, and Marte Lovberg.
Men's 200m Freestyle Relay:
UGA swimmers took the lead with a time of 1.29.71 but Arizona State's team of Jack Dolan, Johnny Kulow, Cam Peel, and Filip Senc Samardzic finished just behind with an even time of 1.30.00.
Women's 50m Freestyle
The top two race times by Georgia were 26.20 and 26.25 and Arizona State's Indigo Armon followed just behind, recording a 26.52 for the third place spot.
Men's 50m Freestyle:
Sun Devil sophomore Johnny Kulow finished in first place with a race time of 22.27 while Cam Peel recorded a 23.37 time for fourth place and Christian Osterndorf finished less than a second behind with a time of 23.41 for fifth place.
Women's 150m Butterfly:
Lindsay Looney recorded her first place race of the 2023 season with a 1.36.49 time. Lia Csulak and Laura Garcia trailed close behind for the fourth and fifth spots.
Men's 150m Butterfly:
The Sun Devils succeeded in this race by taking the first and second place spots.
Freshman Ilya Kharum made his debut with the first place time of 1.24.52 with Alex Colson following just behind in a 1.27.69 second place race.
Women's 150m Breaststroke:
ASU's Zoe Summar scored in second place by swimming a 1.54.54 race while Emma Gehlert scored in fourth with a race time of 1.56.24.
Men's 150m Breaststroke:
The Sun Devils recorded a top three sweep with Léon Marchand recording his second lead of the day and exceeding the competition by swimming a 1.36.12. Andy Dobranzki earned second place with a time of 1.41.88 and Cale Martter followed for third place with a race time of 1.42.27.
Women's 150m Freestyle:
UGA swept the first, second and third place spots but the Sun Devils followed very close behind by just one second for fourth and fifth place.
Men's 150m Freestyle:
The Sun Devil's Patrick Sammon finished in first place with a quick pace of 1.18.60 while Owen McDonald and Tiago Behar followed closely behind taking the third and fourth places.
Women's 200m Medley Relay:
Nearly 60 milliseconds away from first place, ASU finished in second place with a race time of 1.55.75 and they took the third place as well with a 1.57.83 race time.
Men's 200m Medley Relay:
Arizona State swimmers Jack Dolan, John Heaphy, Ilya Kharun and Cam Peel took the first place spot with a time of 1.39.35 within a second compared to Georgia's second place time of 1.40.48.
Women's 400m Freestyle Relay:
Erin Milligan, Molly Batchelor, Lindsay Looney, and Ieva Maluka closed out the Women's races this afternoon with a second place finish with a time of 1.57.83 just two seconds away from the first place spot.
Men's 400m Freestyle Relay:
The final race of the afternoon saw a Sun Devil win put together by Filip Senc Samardzic, Patrick Sammon, Owen McDonald, and Tiago Behar with a total time of 3.19.31.
Quotes
Head Coach Bob Bowman
On the relays:
"That men's relay that started off, that was almost like a qualification for the World Championships. That's a national kind of relay, so that was pretty special."
On message to team during break:
"My message was at that break I wanted to focus in a little more because I felt like the near the end of that first break we have gotten a little more lackadaisical. We wanted to really come out of the break strong and get into that part of the meet."
Junior Léon Marchand
On being back in Tempe:
"It's very different. Dual meets are only two hours and in Japan, we stay for a few weeks to prepare. Very different, having fun here with my teammates just doing races in two hours is very fun."
On how he continues to challenge himself:
"I think my goals are very high. I don't think I've been able to achieve them, so I want to do more. I want to be faster in all of the races and improve my techniques and my strokes in the IMs."
Senior Lindsay Looney
On goals she has for this season:
"I'm honestly excited to see what everyone can do tomorrow. As a team compared to last year, this leaps and bounds ahead where we were. I'm super excited to see what we can do. Coming from a long course meet into something a little more serious tomorrow, we can put our heads down and see what we're really capable of."
On taking the next steps for relays:
"It makes me feel ecstatic. Watching these women move in the right direction and seeing what we're capable of going forward is super exciting. Being a part of this team is the best feeling ever."