{"id":654759,"date":"2026-10-03T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=654759"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:09:20","slug":"duke-cruises-to-wins-in-season-opener-at-davidson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duke-cruises-to-wins-in-season-opener-at-davidson\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Cruises to Wins in Season Opener at Davidson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Duke Cruises to Wins in Season Opener at Davidson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Duke Blue Devils opened their season with a visit to in-state opponent Davidson. The Blue Devil women won every event on the way to a 246.5-53.5 victory, while the men’s score was a bit closer, with Duke coming out on top 193-106.<\/p>\n

Duke’s women dominated the 200 medley relay in 1:42.54 with\u00a0Ali Pfaff<\/strong>,\u00a0Reese Reilly<\/strong>,\u00a0Heather White<\/strong> and\u00a0Riley Anderson<\/strong>. Pfaff was victorious in the 100 backstroke (54.36) before Reese topped the 100 breaststroke (1:04.01). Anderson topped the 50 freestyle (23.65) and 100 butterfly (55.08), and the 100 free went to White in 50.79. Later, Pfaff added a second win in the 200 back (1:59.31), and Reese doubled up in the 200 breast (2:18.73)<\/p>\n

Neala Klein<\/strong> placed first in the 1000 free (10:23.84) and 200 butterfly (2:06.13) while Quinn White<\/strong> won the 200 free (1:52.27) and 500 free (5:02.05). Diver Kiera Lu<\/strong> cam in first in 1-meter (319.88) and 3-meter (352.35).\u00a0Gracyn Kehoe<\/strong> was the winner of the 200 IM (2:06.44), and the team of Anderson, White, Clare Logan<\/strong> and Pfaff dominated the 400 free relay (3:24.98).<\/p>\n