The NMU swim and dive teams had a very eventful weekend meet. On Oct. 26, the teams had a meet in their backyard and both pulled out with wins against Grand Valley State University and losses to Saginaw Valley State University. Both teams also broke records and earned NCAA Division II B cuts on Saturday.
The women’s team had a great victory of 232.00 to 68.00 over GVSU, but fell short to SVSU with a score of 127.50 to 172.50. The men’s team scored 164.50 to 130.50 to win over GVSU, but lost to SVSU with a score of 94 to 202. The women’s team started the meet strong by breaking the record in the 200 yard medley, with a time of 1:43.23. The relay team consists of Camilla Carbone, Zoe DeKievit, Elena Curti and Becca Burrows. Both Carbone and DeKievit also broke individual records in the 100 yard backstroke.
Another record was broken that night by the women’s 400 yard relay team. The team, consisting of Becca Burrows, Mia Strazny, Joanne Arbic and Elena Curti, clocking in with a time of 3:28.87. The record was set in 1992. Getting B cuts in swimming means that the swimmer is invited to NCAA Division II meets. The swimmer qualifies based on their times. The team had a few qualifiers, including DeKievit, Abbie Harned, Kalina Ceglinski and Camilla Carbone.
On the other side of the pool, another pool record was set. The 200 yard medley team, consisting of Ian Rocheleau, Wyatt Dickman, William LaCount and Martin Wolmarans, broke the record with a time of 1:30.37. Dickman, a senior, also set another record and earned an NCAA B cut in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 55:06. He also broke yet another record with a time of 2:01.93 in the 200 yard breaststroke.
The 400 yard freestyle team was also record breaking, consisting again of Dickman, Alessandro Rosatelli, William LaCount and Gabriel Fulconi, clocked in with a time of 3:01.62. Both Rosatelli and Fulconi also got NCAA B cuts in the 200 yard freestyle.
When talking to a few of the athletes on the team, James Werwie said that the team is a big family. Since the team spends so much time together, not only at practice but when they are traveling and at the meets, you get to know everyone.
“Everybody who lives off campus knows our doors are always open,” Werwie said.
When speaking to DeKievit, she also said, “ People should definitely come to swim. I think the one that this past weekend was the fastest dual meet I’ve ever been at. We’re at a lot of games too, so we go support other teams. So come check us out.”
The team’s next meet is in Detroit to take on Wayne State and Findlay on Nov. 9.
