Recap courtesy of UMass' Athletic Communications Department

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts swimming and diving team defeated Bryant University in a dual meet at the Joseph R. Rogers Jr., Pool on Monday afternoon. The women's team won 181-119 over the Bulldogs, while the men's team came out on top 205-91.

Both the Minutewomen and Minutemen combined for 53 top-three finishes on the day, including 27 gold medals.

The Minutewomen totaled 26 top-three finishes on the day to go along, while collecting 12 gold medals.

Freshman Flora Klimesch began the individual events with a second-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:36.15

In the 200 freestyle, the Minutewomen took two spots on the podium, as junior Beren Cakiroglu swam a time of 1:53.65 to place first, while sophomore Hannah Schoenauer earned second with a time of 1:55.56.

The 100 backstroke saw sophomore Maria Grishaeva swam into first with a time of 57.57. Junior Lindsay Burbage sat atop the podium in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.90, with freshman Kate Baranova following in second with a time of 1:05.54.  

Sophomore Karinne Everly recorded a time of 2:08.58 to take second in the 200 butterfly. Sophomore Courtney Tedesco earned first place in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.98.

Cakiroglu garnered her second gold of the day with a time of 52.26 in the 100 freestyle, with Tedesco placing second with a time of 53.49. Grishaeva took first in the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 2:05.14, as junior Olga Stoura finished third with a time of 2:10.95.

In the 200 breaststroke, Burbage secured the gold with a time of 2:23.42, with junior Diya Ackerman-Vallala placing third with a time of 2:24.12. Klimesch grabbed the silver in the 500 freestyle with a personal-best time of 5:07.78, as Everly placed second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.71.

Ackerman-Vallala and Grishaeva closed out the individual events with a first- and second-place finish in the 200 individual medley, respectively. Ackerman-Vallala swam a time of 2:07.78, while Grishaeva had a time of 2:08.26.

In the relays, the 200 medley relay team of Grishaeva, Baranova, Everly and Tedesco combined for a time of 1:44.90 to swim into first. Cakiroglu, Burbage, Schoenauer and Ackerman-Vallala took second in the event with a time of 1:46.61.

The 400 freestyle relay team of Tedesco, Schoenauer, Everly and Cakiroglu claimed first with a time of 3:33.13, while the team consisting of Stoura, Baranova, Burbage and Ackerman-Vallala took second in the event with a time of 3:38.60.

On The Boards
In the three-meter dive, sophomore Danielle Guerin secured the gold with a six-dive total of 283.50. Fellow classmate Khrystyna Yaremyn garnered the bronze with a score of 273.30.  

The one-meter dive for the Minutewomen saw sophomore Guerin pick up her second gold medal with a total of 282.45, while Yaremyn earned her second bronze of the day with a score of 255.45.  

Up Next
The women's team travels to Storrs, Connecticut, for a dual meet against UConn at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 10. 

Both the men's and women's swim teams then prepare for the Tate Ramsden Invitational, hosted by Dartmouth, on Friday, January 16, through Saturday, January 17, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Friday's events begin at 5 p.m., while Saturday's event starts at 10 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m.