Pleasantville, N.Y. - In just the second dual meet of the season, the Adelphi University men's team stole a 155-122 victory from Pace University, while the women suffered a 95-184 defeat on Friday eveing.
Men's Highlights:
- Adelphi opened the meet with a relay victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as Tyler Thompson, Andrew Kravtsov, Eric Slavin and Valerii Pidhoretskyy combined for a winning time of 1:35.76.
- Gregoire Guy captured the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:30.31, leading a one-two finish for the Panthers ahead of teammate Santiago Souberbielle (10:34.15).
- Pidhoretskyy won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.42, helping Adelphi claim the top three places with Justin Lerner (1:49.75) and Nils Foerster (1:50.44) finishing second and third.
- Ryan Kakimseit swept the backstroke victories, taking the 100-yard backstroke in 51.11 and the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.80. Adelphi also secured second and third in the 100-yard event and the top three spots in the 200-yard event.
- Jake Chee-A-Tow won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:58.44, with Thompson adding a runner-up finish in 2:01.01.
- Pidhoretskyy claimed the 50-yard freestyle in 21.08, while Slavin finished second in 22.05 for another one-two finish for the Panthers.
- Lerner took the 100-yard freestyle in 48.90, narrowly edging Pace's Morgon Washington-Patterson (48.97). Adelphi also placed three swimmers among the top four in the event.
- Andrew Kravtsov won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:17.63, finishing ahead of Pace's Melo Meir (2:19.12).
Women's Highlights
- Kelly Tula earned two individual victories, winning the 200-yard butterfly in 2:20.36 and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:02.13.
- Natalia Brulinski won the 100-yard freestyle in 58.48, narrowly finishing ahead of Pace's Alexei Vinson (58.72) and Victoria Stewart (59.00).
- Chloe Rivers finished second in 12:01.16, while teammate Daniela Zunich took third in 12:58.10, giving Adelphi two of the top three finishes.
- Adelphi's A relay of Elizabeth Chatfield, Tula, Laura Moran and Brulinski finished second in 1:48.04.
- Adelphi's A relay of Moran, Rivers, Tula and Chatfield finished second in 1:58.10, with the B relay taking third in 2:01.39.
The squad gets back in the lanes on Friday, Oct. 23 when they head to Staten Island to take on the Dolphins. Meet time is set for 4:00 p.m.