Zera & Gimenez Each Win Three Events To Power UB Women & Men Swimmers Past Manhattan College
Women Defeat Jaspers, 132-91 And Men Top Manhattan, 135-104
The Purple Knight women received additional support from double individual event winners sophomore Ilka Oberle (Schwanau, Germany) in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:10.52) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:33.87) and freshmen Maria Trubitsyna (Moscow, Russia) in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:56.25) and 200-yard Butterfly (2:11.19) plus Mona Hagelstein (Hamburg, Germany) in the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:15.38) and 100-yard Freestyle (55.87) for the UB Women.
On the men's side, a trio of Purple Knight rookies had two wins each, as junior transfer Ilkka Hanhineva (Pietarsaari, Finland) won the 200-yard Freestyle (1:44.82) and the 200-yard Butterfly (1:55.81), freshmen Vladislav Paskas (Zrenjanin, Serbia) was victorious in the 1000-yard Freestyle (10:02.64) and the 100-yard Freestyle (48.18) and Igor Vulesevic (Zrenjanin, Serbia) won the 200-yard Individual Medley (1:59.04) and the 200-yard Backstroke, breaking the only UB varsity record on the day in a time of 1:55.87.
Oscar Pereiro (Arzua, Spain) added an NCAA "B" qualifying time in the 100-yard Freestyle (46.51) while leading off the Men's 400-yard Freestyle Relay.
