North Texas, Wyoming vs. Southern Methodist

DALLAS, Texas, November 4. THE SMU swim teams combined to pick up three dual meet wins at Perkins Natatorium on Friday night. The women's team won nine evens as they defeated Wyoming (74-39) and North Texas (69-44) in a double dual meet, while the men downed Wyoming (134-109) in a head-to-head matchup. The women are now 3-0 in dual meets this year and the men are 1-0.
All-American senior Therese Svendsen won the 200-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 2:04.74. She also earned top honors in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:00.79.

Sophomore Nina Rangelova picked up two individual titles, as the freestyle specialist won the 500-yard freestyle (4:55.29) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.05). Freshman Eleonor Lindborg took second behind Rangelova in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.81.

Freshman Isabella Arcila continued her strong season with sprint freestyle wins in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, clocking in at 23.59 and 50.79, respectively. Freshman Erica Donadon placed third in the 50-yard event (24.55), while senior Emily Vavourakis earned a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (53.18).

Diver Sky Corbett-Methot picked up a pair of runner-up finishes in the one-meter dive (255.65) and the three-meter dive (266.40).

Also picking up important points for the Mustangs were seniors Denisa Smolenova (first 200-yard butterfly, 2:04.12) and Raminta Dvariskyte (second 200-yard breaststroke, 2:20.68).

The Mustang relay squads won both of the night's relays, clocking in with a time of 3:46.38 in the 400-yard medley relay, and touching the wall in a time of 1:34.78 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

In the men's meet, junior Mindaugas Sadauskas had another strong showing, winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. Sadauskas clocked in in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.73. He also led a shutout of the 100-yard freestyle with a winning time of 44.79. Nicolai Hansen finished second (46.16) and Ryan Koops placed third (46.32).

Senior Blaz Korosec took first in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:52.32, and earned a second place finish the 200-yard freestyle 1:42.01

SMU swept the medals finishes in both the one-meter and three-meter dives. David Burnett won both events with a score of 312 in the one-meter and 367.55 in the three-meter. Hayden Hodges earned a pair of second place finishes with scores of 283.40 and 320.95 in the one- and three-meter, respectively.Richard Cornelius took third in both dives with 282.15 points in the one-meter and 305.45 in the three-meter.

The men's relay teams also took first in both of the relay events, finishing the 400-yard medley relay in a time of 3:20.60 and the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:22.39.

Mitchell Thomson (1000-yard freestyle, 9:44.21), Paolo Stanchi (200-yard backstroke, 1:54.73) and Matthew Napier-Jameson (200-yard breaststroke, 2:08.69) all had runner-up finishes for the Mustangs.

The men host Texas on Nov. 11 at Perkins Natatorium. The women compete in the Houston Invitational Nov. 17-19.

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