Swimming and Diving Squads Fall in Dual Meet at DI Bryant
Purple Knights wrap up regular season, now gear up for NE10 Championships (Feb. 12-15).
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In their final tune-up prior to the Northeast-10 Conference Championships, the University of Bridgeport's men's and women's swimming and diving teams dropped a pair of dual meets at Division I Bryant on Friday night.
Men's Highlights (Bryant 192, Bridgeport 96)
Freshman Sultanbek Azat delivered another masterful performance for the Purple Knights, capturing the 1000-free in 9:36.56 before adding another victory in the 500-free with a time of 4:39.69. He has now won five races against DI foes over the past two weekends.
Classmate Christian Toussi also enjoyed a strong night in the pool, winning the 100-back in 51.08 and following it up with a first-place finish in the 100-free at 47.36.
Another freshman, Jurica Dragun, secured the top spot in the 100-breast with a time of 56.95. He narrowly missed a second individual win of the meet, finishing runner-up in the 200-breast by just 0.28 seconds.
The Purple Knights continued their success in the relays as well, with the 400-free relay team of Camilo Villalba Vera, Pacome Sidelski, Toussi and Azat placing second. That quartet finished only a tenth of a second out of first place in a tightly contested race.
Women's Highlights (Bryant 186, Bridgeport 92)
The Purple Knights finished with three wins on the women's side and four runner-ups.
Luca Olsen was first with a triumphant swim in the 500-free with a time of 5:34.71, while Patricia Torviso followed close behind in second at 5:39.69.
Ceyda Genç and Anna Forlani delivered a 1-2 finish for Bridgeport in the 100-fly, touching the wall in 1:00.34 and 1:01.39, respectively.
Torviso added another standout performance by winning the 200-IM in a time of 2:22.77. Cristal Margarita Gómez Rodriguez made it a Purple Knights sweep at the top of the podium in that event, placing second in 2:26.62.
Pierina Ferraresi turned in a strong effort of her own in the 100-breast, finishing runner-up by just 0.53 seconds with a time of 1:11.16.
UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will compete in their first-ever Northeast-10 Conference Championships on Feb. 12-15 in Worcester, Mass.