{"id":496202,"date":"2022-01-29T11:11:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T18:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=496202"},"modified":"2022-01-29T11:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T18:11:53","slug":"olivia-bray-wins-two-as-texas-women-defeat-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olivia-bray-wins-two-as-texas-women-defeat-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Bray Wins Two as Texas Women Defeat North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olivia Bray Wins Two as Texas Women Defeat North Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following an impressive win over North Carolina State Friday<\/a>, the Texas women were in Chapel Hill early Saturday morning to face off against North Carolina. The Longhorns won again by a final score of 141-102, and leading the way was Olivia Bray<\/strong>, who picked up two individual event victories.<\/p>\n

Bray won the 100 fly in 51.33 and the 500 free in 4:44.32. Her 100 fly time was quicker than the 51.44 she swam in the NCAA A-final of the event last season (where she placed seventh), and she was just off her season-best time of 51.07 that ranks seventh in the nation.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Texas got a swift performance in the 100 breaststroke from\u00a0Anna Elendt<\/strong>. The sophomore swam a 58.08, just off her fourth-ranked season-best of 57.90, and the performance came just one day after she edged out defending NCAA champion\u00a0Sophie Hansson<\/strong> in the event in the Longhorns meet at NC State. The team of\u00a0Julia Cook<\/strong>, Elendt, Bray and\u00a0Bridget Semenuk<\/strong> combined to swim a 1:35.68 in the 200 medley relay.<\/p>\n

Full results from the meet are available here<\/a>, and read the full press release from Texas below:<\/p>\n

No. 2 Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving defeated North Carolina, 141-102, at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on Saturday morning, setting two pool records in the process. The Longhorns won 9 of the 13 events and improved to 4-1 in dual meets this season.<\/p>\n

Texas was led by sophomore Olivia<\/strong> Bray<\/strong>, who collected a pool record in the 100 fly with a time of 51.33 and added a second victory by clocking a 4:44.32 in the 500 free. Fellow sophomore Anna Elendt<\/strong> also tallied a pool record, winning the 100 breaststroke by more than three seconds with a time of 58.08. It marked the second-straight meet in which Bray and Elendt established pool records, after Bray netted one and Elendt two in Friday’s meet at NC State.<\/p>\n

Bray and Elendt also helped the Longhorns post a victory in the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay, with senior Julia Cook<\/strong>, Elendt, Bray and junior Bridget Semenuk<\/strong> posting a UT season-best time of 1:35.68.<\/p>\n

Cook added another victory to her name with the top time in the 100 back, touching the wall in 52.65 to lead a sweep of the event, with sophomores Kelly Pash<\/strong> and Emma Sticklen<\/strong> placing second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n