Toledo Falls To Spartan Swimming And Diving
11/16/2001 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Nov. 13, 2001
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Michigan State men's and women's swimming and diving teams took care of another Mid-American Conference team Tuesday at the University of Toledo. The women's 200-medley relay broke the pool record with a time of 1:48.55.
Working on a three meet win streak, the women won 13 events to defeat Toledo 192-108. The 200-medley relay team, consisting of junior Kathryn Duncombe (Erie, Pa.), freshman Jessica Henning (Sandusky, Ohio), junior Heather Wellings (Simpsonville, S.C.), and freshman Alicia Copestick (East Liverpool, Ohio), set a new pool record by .67 seconds. Copestick contributed to another relay win with the 400-yard free relay (3:35.11) as well as winning two individual events, the 50-yard free (24.51) and the 100-yard free (53.39). Senior Ildiko Szekely (Budapest, Hungary) also guided the Spartans, winning the 100-yard butterfly (57.40) and the 200 fly (2:05.00).
On the men's side, MSU escaped with a six-point win, 153-147. Senior Aaron Mahaney (Easton, Pa.) captured first in the 200-yard fly (1:55.34) as well as third in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:39.73). Junior Dave Sloan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took first in the 100-yard (59.69) breaststroke and third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.67) and 200-yard individual medley (1:57.95).
Out of four diving events, the Spartans took three first places. Senior Carly Weiden (Kentwood, Mich.) swept both women's 1-meter and 3-meter board while freshman Justin Laskowski (Bay City, Mich.) took first in the men's 1-meter dive.
Head coach Jim Lutz remarked, "The women swam well throughout the meet. Toledo had a really strong men's team, but we came back and won it in the end."
The Spartan Invitational, which was scheduled for Friday and Saturday, has been canceled due to three teams not being able to make it to East Lansing.