Women's Swimming & Diving

Eastern Earns Victory Over Calvin

Recap courtesy of Eastern Michigan's Athletic Communications Department

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive teams posted a dominant 158-130 victory over Calvin University inside Jones Natatorium Friday, Nov. 13, in the first official meeting between the two programs.

Eastern topped Calvin University 158-130 to improve to 5-0 on the season, winning 11 of 16 scored events and recording 25 top-three finishes across the meet.
 
Azra Umut was the meet's high scorer for Eastern, claiming 18 points on two individual event wins. Umut took the 200y freestyle in 1:52.19 and returned to win the 500y freestyle in 4:58.45.

Nehir Oz opened the swim portion of the meet with a win in the 200y individual medley, touching in a personal-best 2:07.63. Morgan Hofmeister followed in second at 2:14.78, and Nicole Shanks added two more points with a fourth-place finish in 2:18.68.

Lucy Noble won the 50y backstroke in a personal-best 25.32. Abbey Clarke was second in 26.61, and Tristen Mina added two scoring points with a fourth-place finish in 27.66.

Nina LaRosa won the 50y breaststroke in 28.67. Emma Jönsson was second in 30.00, and Lauren Carlson rounded out the podium in third at 30.33.

Shayne Patrick won the 100y butterfly in 58.79. Addy Burrough added a point with a fifth-place finish in 1:02.54.

Marianna Fardella won the 50y freestyle in 23.99. Marlee Christie was second in 24.06, and Siporah Sang completed the sweep in third at 24.40.

Burrough doubled back to win the 100y backstroke in 1:01.98 for her second scoring contribution of the meet.

Gabia Gelumbickas placed second in the 200y freestyle in a personal best time of 1:53.48 and third in the 50y butterfly in another personal-best 25.91, contributing seven scoring points across two events.

Mina won the 50y butterfly in a personal best 24.67, adding to her 50y backstroke points for a multi-event day. Nehir Guven was second in the 50y butterfly in a personal-best 25.68.
 
EMU's divers set the tone for the entire meet, sweeping the top three scoring positions in both the one-meter and three-meter events.

In the three-meter, Rose Kendrick won with a personal best score of 334.28 points, a mark that ranks fifth in EMU program history. Aisling Gutierrez was second with a personal-best 296.63 points, and Meg Lupa completed the podium sweep in third at 292.35 points, also a personal-best score.

In the one-meter, Lupa won with a personal-best 268.95 points. Silvana Pomar scored a personal best for second place at 262.88 points, and Kendrick placed third at 255.53 points to complete a second full podium sweep for the Eagles.
 
Up Next: Eastern returns to Jones Natatorium to host Oakland Thursday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m.