VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota men's and women's swimming and diving team split its Summit League duals against rival South Dakota State on Saturday inside the DakotaDome Pool.
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It was the end of an era for the Dome Pool, opening in November 1979 and hosting its final meet today as South Dakota State won the men's dual 175-119 and South Dakota took the women's 214-86.
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Gabbie Ahrendt was a three-event individual winner while
Emily Kahn and
Taylor Buhr captured a pair of races as the women's team claimed 15 of the 16 events contested in the dual.
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Kahn and
Jacob Carlson set pool and school records and the men's 200 medley relay team (1:42.44) also set school and pool records that will be etched into the books forever.
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Individual victories also came from
Camilla Brogger-Andersen,
Sara Mayer,
Mairead Powers,
Kayla Middaugh,
Taylor Horan and
Stella Fairbanks on the women's side and
Joaquin Contreras-Fallico,
Jacob Carlson and
Charlie Matthews twice for the men.
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The Coyotes swept the two relays contested in the meet, the 200 medley and 200 free.
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Ahrendt, a freshman, won the 200 free (2:07.74), 100 fly (1:04.29) and the 200 IM (2:23.85).
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Kahn, a junior, established the pool and school mark in the 100 free in 57.66 while also winning the 50 free in 26.25.
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Buhr, a sophomore, won both breaststroke races, winning the 100 in 1:14.41 and the 200 in 2:38.27.
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Carlson, a senior, touched the wall first in the 100 fly in 55.98 seconds and also swam on both winning relays. He joined
Adam Fisher,
Jack Berdahl and
Zachary Kopp on the school and pool record 200 medley relay and came back to close the meet by teaming with Kopp, Fisher and
Aidan Gantenbein to win the 200 free relay.
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Brogger-Andersen, a sophomore, opened the individual portion of the meet with a win in the 800 freestyle in 9:23.33.
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Mayer, a junior, claimed the 200 fly in 2:25.47, Powers, a junior, touched first in the 200 back in 2:20.66 and Horan, a freshman, won the 400 free in 4:36.76.
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Middaugh and Fairbanks, a pair of seniors, claimed wins in the diving events as Middaugh scored 236.85 on the three-meter to edge Fairbanks who had 234.59. Fairbanks, turned the tables on the one-meter board with a 246.45 and Middaugh second with a 228.08.
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The women's foursome of
Grace Schultz,
Phoebe Paarlberg, Mayer and
Skyler Leverenz won the 200 medley relay in 1:59.55 while the quartet of Kahn, Mayer,
Christina Spomer and Leverenz triumphed in the 200 free relay in 1:47.89.
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Matthews, a freshman, swept the diving events in the men's dual, posting a season best 249.45 on the three-meter board and scoring 217.65 on the one-meter board.
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Contreras-Fallico, a freshman, won the 100 backstroke in 56.68 seconds.
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The Coyotes close the dual meet season with a trip to Omaha on Friday for a 5 p.m. start.
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