Shamrock Invite, Day One

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, January 28. THE Notre Dame men's swimming and diving team registered five second-place finishes and four third-place finishes in the opening six events during the first session of the Shamrock Invitational at the Rolfs Aquatic Center on Friday. The effort earned the Irish an 80-29 lead over Denver. However, Iowa won all six events of the evening, resulting in a 68-41 lead over the Irish.

Reigning National Swimmer of the Week Frank Dyer was part of three of the five second-place performances, which encompassed the 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 50 free (20.65).

Bill Bass touched the pad in second place in the 200 individual medley with a 1:51.93 showing and was a member of the 400 medley relay squad. Eric Lex tallied 321.15 points off the 1-meter board, good for another silver medal for the Irish.

The Irish will be back in action at 10:00 a.m. (ET) for the second session of the Shamrock Invitational on Saturday. The final session is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m.

The quartet of Kelly Ryan, Samantha Maxwell, Kim Holden and Amy Prestinario was the highlight for the Notre Dame women's swimming and diving team Friday evening to close the first session of the Shamrock Invitational. The tandem ended the night by winning the 400 medley relay with a 3:43.77 showing, a time that was just under six one-hundredths of a second away from an NCAA B-cut.

Jenny Chiang led the Irish off the high board as she registered another Irish win on the night. Chiang totaled 307.55 points at the 3-meter distance. Fellow Irish diver Heidi Grossman took home the silver in the event by collecting 305.95 points.

After the first of three sessions the Irish lead Denver (82-28) and Iowa (77-32). Notre Dame is tied with Ohio State (53.5-53.5) and trails Northwestern (72.5-37.5).

The Shamrock Invitational will conclude Saturday with the second session of the meet slated for a 10:00 a.m. (ET) start. The final session is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.

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