Swimming & Diving Outscores Sacred Heart on Saturday

The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team won a dual meet against Sacred Heart on Saturday at the Jack Suydam Natatorium. The Blue Devils won 10 events and had three swimmers claim two individual event victories each. CCSU outscored Sacred Heart, 183.5-116.5.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Central Connecticut 183.5, Sacred Heart 116.5
Location: Jack Suydam Natatorium (New Britain, CT)

KEY PERFORMANCES | COMPLETE RESULTS

• Senior Erika Maercklein won the 1000 yard free (10:51.23) and 500 yard freestyle (5:18.5)
• Sophomore Alex Lindgren won the 100 yard breaststroke (1:08.27) and 200 yard  breast (2:28.21).
• Sophomore Kaylin McMahon won the 100 yard backstroke (1:00.46) and 200 yard backstroke (2:12.92).

NUMBER TO KNOW
10 - The Blue Devils won 10 of 16 events on Saturday.

NOTES

• CCSU won the 400 yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:40.42. Maercklein, sophomores Hallie Perrin, Katie Czulewicz and Jeannette King turned in a time four seconds faster than the second-place relay.
• The CCSU 'A'  relay won the 200 medley relay to begin the day. Perrin, junior Katelyn Mann, sophomore Simona Visinski and King turned in a time of 1:51.88.
• King won the 100 yard free in a time of 54.23.
• Czulewicz won the 200 yard free (1:56.04), just ahead of King (1:57.70).
• Mann placed second in three individual events, 100 breast (1:09.00), 100 yard fly (1:00.57) and 200 yard IM (2:13.92).

UP NEXT
Central is back in the pool in two weeks when it travels to New Hampshire on Saturday, Oct. 26.