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Yuliia Hnidenko

Patriots Women’s Swimming Opens Season with Win at Lindsey Wilson

10/6/2018 6:55:00 PM

Columbia, KY – The third-ranked UC women's swim team won 13 events and hit 16 national cuts en route to an 180-79 win over Lindsey Wilson Saturday afternoon.  The Patriots hit nine NAIA "A" cuts and seven "B" cuts on the afternoon. 

Mendy de Rooi and Yuliia Hnidenko lead the way for the Patriots with two wins hitting "A" standards in both events.  De Rooi touched the wall first in 100 free and the 200 free with times of 53.60 and 1:56.76, respectfully.  Leah Thomas swam 2:01.08 in the 200 free to place third and hit an "A" cut.

Hnidenko took top honors in both the 100 breast and 200 breast while finishing second in the 200 IM.  Hnidenko swam 1:07.57 in the 100 breast, before touching the wall in 2:25.92 in the 200 breast.  She also notched a "B" cut in the 200 IM with a time of 2:19.05.

Christina Klouda, Houston Burgoon, and Casey Walin each recorded a pair of first-place finishes on the afternoon.  Klouda started the meet by winning the 100 back (1:02.49), before touching the wall in 2:14.81 to finish first in the 200 back. 

Burgoon won the 50 free (25.69) and the 100 fly (1:02.72), while Walin took first in the 1000 free (11:43.48) and the 200 fly (2:23.06).  Both of Burgoon's times as well as Walin's fly were "B" cuts.

Thomas earned the Patriots final "A" standard of the afternoon, finishing the 500 free with a time of 5:24.31. Katy Smeltzer (50 free-26.05) and Becca Loftus (100 free-57.01) each finished with a "B" cut.

In the final event of the meet, the 200 free relay, Smeltzer, De Rooi, Thomas and Burgoon teamed up to swim 1:42.61.

The Patriots will return to the water Saturday, October 13, as the host Union in their home opener.  The meet will be a breast cancer awareness meet and begin at 1 p.m. with live video available here.

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