Swim Teams Complete 2012 Portion Of Their Schedule With Strong Afternoon Versus Post University
Swimmers Post 11 NCAA "B" Cuts And Oscar Pereiro Eclipses His Own Spanish/Galician Record Time In 50-Meter Backstroke
Bridgeport, Conn.-It was stellar Saturday afternoon in the Wheeler Recreation Center Natatorium for the University of Bridgeport swimming teams, as the Purple Knights closed out the 2012 portion of their season schedule with a dual meet versus the Post University Eagles. On the day, Bridgeport male and female swimmers posted total of 11 NCAA "B" qualifying times, and junior Oscar Pereiro (Arzua, Spain) eclipsed his own Spanish/Galician record in the 50-meter Backstroke. In dual meet scoring, the Bridgeport women topped the Eagles, 51-19; and the men prevailed by a 60-5 score.
Pereiro set his record with the lead-off leg of the Purple Knights' 200-meter Medley Relay, as her turned in a time of 24.39 which broke his previous mark set versus Queens (N.Y.) College on October, 26, 2012.
The following are a list of the 11 NCAA "B" qualifying times tuned in by the Purple Knights on Saturday:
Mona Hagelstein (So., Hamburg, Germany)-200-meter Freestyle-2:09.79; 100-meter Butterfly-1:04.55
Oscar Pereiro (Jr., Arzua, Spain)-50-meter Freestyle - 22.68; 100-meter Freestyle - 50.26 (relay lead-off)
Krzysztof Wilk (Grad., Krakow, Poland)-100-meter Freestyle - 51.27 (relay lead-off); 200-meter Freestyle - 1:52.41
Ilka Oberle (So., Schwanau, Germany)-200-meter Breaststroke-2:42.44
Anna Krasnowska (Sr., Kedzierzyn-Kozie, Poland)-50-meter Freestyle-27.27
Slavik Fattakhov (Sr., Almatt, Kazakhstan) - 200-meter Breaststroke-2:17.57
Davide Sitti (Grad., Castelnuovo Ramgone. Italy)-400-meter Freestyle-4:01.13
Vladislav Paskas (Soph., Zrenjanin, Serbia)- 400-meter Freestyle- 4:01.47
The Purple Knights will now break for exams and the holidays, and the teams will return to the pool in Florida on January 2, 2013 when they will compete in the 2013 College Invitational in Daytona Beach.
