COLUMBUS, Ohio, Januart 7. THE Ohio State women's swimming and diving team defeated the Ohio Bobcats, 163-137, in the Buckeyes' first dual meet of the 2007 season, Saturday at the Ohio University Aquatic Pavilion in Athens. Griet Buelens won three events while Chelsea Davis won two diving events to help the Buckeyes beat the Bobcats. The breaststroke and diving divisions were also instrumental in Ohio State's victorious outcome.<\/p>\n
"The divers won meet for us," Jeanne Fleck, head swimming coach said. "Griet really stepped up to the plate. She had a solid 200 fly and 500 free after winning the mile. The breaststrokers turned the meet around for us when they went 1-2-3 in it. The last five events going into relays got us together. They won, which is great, but we really have a lot of work to do before Big Tens to accomplish our goals, but we got the `W'. Now we need to focus in on next weekend."<\/p>\n
Buelens (Jr., Kapelle-Op-Den-Bos, Belgium\/Ursuline Academy) was responsible for OSU's first win of the day, capturing the 1,650-yard freestyle by 23 seconds in a time of 17:02.69. Teammate Haley Mitchell (Fr., Walled Lake, Mich.\/Walled Lake Western) was next to finish in a time of 17:25.01. Buelens also won the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.25) as the only swimmer to complete the race under five minutes.<\/p>\n
Elaine Chan (So., Hong Kong, China\/Hupp Yenn) also garnered a win for the Buckeyes in the freestyle department, earning the 50-yard freestyle title in 23.91. Jill Lockhart (Fr., Muncie, Ind.\/Yorktown) swam to third place in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:54.50. Chan later recorded a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, stopping the clock at 53.38. <\/p>\n
Davis (So., Columbus, Ohio\/Worthington Kilbourne) led the diving division, winning both the 1- and 3-meter springboard events. Her score of 292.12 on the 1-meter was 30 points ahead of Ohio's second-place finisher, Lindsay Hamilton. Buckeye Anesa Beard (Sr., Franklin, Ind.\/Franklin Community) rounded out the Top 3 in the event with a score of 257.70. Davis and Julie Broms (Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.\/North Central) finished 1-2 on the 3-meter with the respective scores of 329.70 and 296.02.<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes claimed for four of the Top 5 places in the 100-yard breaststroke. Erin Church (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio\/Ursuline Academy) posted Ohio State's fastest time of 1:06.95 for second place. Colleen Schweitzer (Fr., Highlands Park, Colo.\/Highlands Ranch) touched the wall next in 1:07.48 to round out the podium. Rebekah Rychvalsky (Sr., Sydney, Australia\/Castle Hill) (1:07.61) and Megan Alexander (Fr., Worthington, Ohio\/Worthington Kilbourne) (1:08.06) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. The team came back to dominate in the 200-yard distance, sweeping the Top 3 spots in the event. Schwietzer touched the wall first in a time of 2:22.56. Alexander followed with 2:24.02 for second, while Church closed the medal positions with 2:24.13.<\/p>\n
Buelens picked up a third win in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:03.30. Gulsah Gunenc (Sr., Edirne, Turkey\/Edirne Anatolian) touched the wall second in a time of 2:03.42. Gunenc later won the 100-yard butterfly, leading a 1-2-3 sweep in the event. She posted a time of 57.17, with Linda Lund (Jr., Roennede, Denmark\/Haslev.) touching in at 59.29 and Courtney Brayman (So., Pittsford, NY\/Pittsford Mendon) clocking in at 59.73.<\/p>\n
Freshman Jill Lockhart (Muncie, Ind.\/Yorktown) earned her first victory of the meet in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.61. Gunenc followed suit in second place with 2:10.12. Lockhart was the Buckeyes' fastest swimmer in the 200-yard backstroke, swimming a time of 2:05.70. Stephanie Fennell (Fr., Campbellville, Canada\/Milton District) was third for Ohio State in the 100-yard distance (1:02.46).<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes ended the meet with a 2-3 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Lund, Buelens, Chan and Annie Rennenbom (Jr., Columbus, Ohio\/Thomas Worthington) completed the race in 3:32.20 for second, while the squad of Mitchell, Stasia von Rahl (So., Mishawka, Ind.\/St. Joseph's), Farriss Blaskovits (Fr., Nepean, Ontario\/Mother Theresa) and Christina Sarnecki (So., Dexter, Mich.\/Dexter) rounded out the Top 3 in 3:39.51.<\/p>\n
Ohio State will next host Marshall Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. and Northwestern Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.<\/p>\n
Ohio State\/Ohio University Individual Event Winner List
\nEvent\tWinner\tTime
\n200-yard Medley Relay\tOhio\t1:47.19
\n1,650-yard Freestyle\tGriet Buelens (OSU)\t17:02.69
\n200-yard Freestyle\tCarine Souza (OU)\t1:53.80
\n100-yard Backstroke\tEmily Wylam (OU)\t58.12
\n100-yard Breaststroke\tMichaela Hahn (OU)\t1:06.48
\n200-yard Butterfly\tGriet Buelens (OSU)\t2:03.30
\n50-yard Freestyle\tElaine Chan (OSU)\t23.91
\n1-meter Diving\tChelsea Davis (OSU)\t292.12
\n100-yard Freestyle\tAshley Marion (OU)\t52.59
\n200-yard Backstroke\tEmily Wylam (OSU)\t2:04.84
\n200-yard Breaststroke\tColleen Schwietzer (OSU)\t2:22.56
\n500-yard Freestyle\tGriet Buelens (OSU)\t4:59.25
\n100-yard Butterfly\tGulsah Gunenc (OSU)\t57.17
\n3-meter Diving\tChelsea Davis (OSU)\t329.70
\n200-yard Individual Medley\tJill Lockhart (OSU)\t2:08.61
\n400-yard Freestyle Relay\tOhio\t3:31.66<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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