Chicago, Ill. – The Lewis University men's and women's swim teams competed on the road against the University of Chicago on Friday, October 24.
The Flyers recorded multiple event wins and several top-three finishes across individual and relay events throughout the meet. The women came up short with a score of 221–72 while the men with a score of 191–94.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The men's team opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as
Soma Bota Depinyi (Vecses, Hungary/Budapest IX. District Leovey Klara High School),
Pablo Solano (Carmel, Ind./Colegio De La Salle),
Davidson Vincent (Thomonde, Haiti/Westlake Preparatory School), and
Otavio Augusto De Moraes Cunha (São Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Amorim Tatuape) finished in 1:33.13. The same quartet later combined for second in the 200-yard freestyle relay, posting a time of 1:24.75.
Juan Castro earned first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:35.17) and added another win in the 500-yard freestyle (4:39.18).
Andres Bodington (Caracas, Venezuela/Mars Hill) followed with a third-place finish in the 1,000 (9:46.18) and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.92). Vincent recorded a win in the 100-yard butterfly (49.81) and placed fourth in the 200 fly (1:57.52). De Moraes Cunha secured two first-place finishes of his own — the 50-yard freestyle (21.38) and the 100-yard freestyle (47.21).
In other men's events, Depinyi placed third in the 100 backstroke (53.68), Solano De Vargas took third in the 100 breaststroke (57.92), and
Rhys Vale (Avon, Conn./Avon High School) was third in the 200 backstroke (1:58.89).
On the women's side, Lewis opened with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, with
Amelia Marsicek (Centennial, Colo./Regis Jesuit),
Geovana Seawright (São Paulo, Brazil),
Morgan Vis (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West), and Luna Cueva Schafer finishing in 1:50.52. The group of Cueva Schafer,
Johanna Coates (Lusaka, Zambia/Lusaka International Community School),
Dominique Dingshoff (Hoogeveen, Netherlands/Roelof Van Echten College), and Marsicek later placed second in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:40.60).
Dingshoff won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:43.01 and added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle (5:09.90). Cueva Schafer recorded runner-up finishes in the 200 freestyle (1:58.10) and the 50 freestyle (25.04). Marsicek finished third in the 100 backstroke (59.58) and second in the 200 backstroke (2:06.62) while Seawright took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.19) and fourth in the 200 individual medley (2:14.66).
UP NEXT
Lewis returns to action next weekend at University of Findlay.
50 YEARS OF WOMEN'S ATHLETICS (WATCH)
Lewis University is also organizing several alumni and family events throughout the women's athletic seasons to commemorate this historic milestone. These special gatherings will provide an opportunity for former athletes, families, and supporters to reconnect and celebrate the achievements of women's sports at Lewis. The scheduled events include:
- Women's Volleyball (Nov. 14)
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