Nebraska Swims By Nebraska-Omaha

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LINCOLN, Nebraska, October 11. The University of Nebraska topped in-state rival Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday, winning 13 of 16 events.

Nebraska Press Release

The Nebraska swimming and diving team won 13 of 16 events on the way to a 187-107 victory over Nebraska-Omaha at the Devaney Natatorium Saturday.

Taryn Collura, Anna Filipcic and Cassandra Brassard each earned two victories for the Huskers in their regular-season home opener.

The Big Red began the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. NU’s squad of Jacqueline Juffer, Sam Hardewig, Collura and Rebekah Land finished in a time of 1:48.47. The Huskers swept the relay events, with the team of Collura, Amanda Moran, Brassard and Natalie Morris finishing first in the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 3:38.49.

In the meet’s second event Collura captured her first victory of the day in the 200-yard freestyle, racing to a time of 1:56.95. Collura also captured a victory in the 100-yard butterfly, swimming to a winning time of 57.46

Nebraska’s second of three multiple event winners, Brassard earned her first victory in the 100-yard backstroke. The freshman raced to a time of 58.62. Her second victory came in the 500-yard freestyle, swimming to a time of 5:15.55.

Nebraska swept the breaststroke events on Saturday. In the 100-yard breaststroke Jordan Ehly raced to a first-place finish with a time of 1:05.80, while Hardewig earned a victory in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:28.23.

In the diving well, Filipcic captured both the one- and three-meter titles. Filipcic scored 309.45 and 337.65 in the one- and three-meter dives, respectively.

Nebraska also saw individual victories from Bria Deveaux, Erin Oeltjen and Katt Sickle. Deveaux earned a victory in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.74. Oeltjen captured the title in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:07.66, while Sickle posted a winning time of 2:12.38 in the 200-yard individual medley.

Nebraska returns to action next weekend, traveling to Ames to face Iowa State. The action starts Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m..

The Huskers will be back home Saturday, Nov. 8, to take on Arkansas at the Devaney Natatorium. The Big Red’s battle with the Razorbacks will begin at 11 a.m.

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