{"id":460465,"date":"2021-01-24T23:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=460465"},"modified":"2021-01-24T23:14:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:14:32","slug":"north-carolina-sweeps-dual-meet-against-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/north-carolina-sweeps-dual-meet-against-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Sweeps Dual Meet Against South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina took control early and glided <a href=\"https:\/\/goheels.com\/news\/2021\/1\/24\/swimming-diving-carolina-picks-up-dominating-win-over-gamecocks.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to a pair of victories<\/a> over South Carolina Sunday, 1184-11 in the women\u2019s meet and 212-81 for the men.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 20 ranked men opened with the fastest time of the season in the 400 medley relay, the squad of <strong>Tucker Burhans, Valdas Abaliksta, Boyd Poelke<\/strong> and <strong>Tomas Sungaila<\/strong> clocking in at 3:09.85. 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