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Saturday, October 23
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Armstrong sets national best in GCU win
10/23/2021 3:02:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Lopes sophomore stars in 50 free, teams with Lyubavskiy for 6 race wins
LOS ANGELES – Grand Canyon sophomore Jack Armstrong recorded the nation's fastest 50-yard freestyle time this season during the Lopes' 162-43 victory over Seattle U on Saturday at Burns Aquatic Center. Armstrong and junior teammate Mikhail Lyubavskiy each won three events.
The victory was highlighted by Armstrong, who swam a nation-best time of 19.47 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle to claim the fastest time in the country, according to swimcloud.com. His effort topped the previous best by LSU's Olympic gold medalist, Brooks Curry, who swam the 50 in 19.51 against the Lopes in the Oct. 9 season opener.
"Jack certainly exceeded our expectations for this early in the season, throwing down four lifetime bests and breaking our team record in the 50," GCU head coach Steve Schaffer said. "I think that will certainly help his confidence about what he is capable of doing by season's end."
Armstrong also earned two-first place finishes for GCU in the 100 freestyle (43.30) and 200 freestyle (1:38.90).
GCU opened the event with a win in the 400-yard medley relay. The Lopes "B" relay team (senior Samuel McKenzie, junior Amir Haviv, senior Adrian Curbelo Tejera and junior Dawson Sloan) took first on Day 2 after the "A" team (Kainan De Jesus, Alonso Carazo Barbero, Mazen Shoukri, Dylan Nasser) won Friday.
It was a team effort of outstanding performances for the dominant win, including Carazo Barbero winning the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.86) and the 400 individual medley (4:02.64).
Lyubavskiy led the Lopes to victory in the 1,000 free (9:46.67), 200 butterfly (1:56.85), and 500 freestyle (4:36.85).
Three individuals earned second-place finishes for GCU: sophomore Jacob Folsom in the 200 freestyle (1:44.72), junior Amir Haviv in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.70) and senior Florent Janin in the 100 freestyle (45.64).
GCU senior Samuel McKenzie also finished in the top three in the 200 (1:44.72) and the 100 (47.01) freestyles.
Up next, GCU will take a week off before traveling to Colorado for a meet with Air Force Academy on Nov. 5-6.
Day 2
The Lopes registered six sweeps with all GCU participants winning either the top two or three spots, in addition to winning all 11 events.The victory was highlighted by Armstrong, who swam a nation-best time of 19.47 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle to claim the fastest time in the country, according to swimcloud.com. His effort topped the previous best by LSU's Olympic gold medalist, Brooks Curry, who swam the 50 in 19.51 against the Lopes in the Oct. 9 season opener.
"Jack certainly exceeded our expectations for this early in the season, throwing down four lifetime bests and breaking our team record in the 50," GCU head coach Steve Schaffer said. "I think that will certainly help his confidence about what he is capable of doing by season's end."
Armstrong also earned two-first place finishes for GCU in the 100 freestyle (43.30) and 200 freestyle (1:38.90).
GCU opened the event with a win in the 400-yard medley relay. The Lopes "B" relay team (senior Samuel McKenzie, junior Amir Haviv, senior Adrian Curbelo Tejera and junior Dawson Sloan) took first on Day 2 after the "A" team (Kainan De Jesus, Alonso Carazo Barbero, Mazen Shoukri, Dylan Nasser) won Friday.
It was a team effort of outstanding performances for the dominant win, including Carazo Barbero winning the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.86) and the 400 individual medley (4:02.64).
Lyubavskiy led the Lopes to victory in the 1,000 free (9:46.67), 200 butterfly (1:56.85), and 500 freestyle (4:36.85).
Three individuals earned second-place finishes for GCU: sophomore Jacob Folsom in the 200 freestyle (1:44.72), junior Amir Haviv in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.70) and senior Florent Janin in the 100 freestyle (45.64).
GCU senior Samuel McKenzie also finished in the top three in the 200 (1:44.72) and the 100 (47.01) freestyles.
Up next, GCU will take a week off before traveling to Colorado for a meet with Air Force Academy on Nov. 5-6.
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