Lopes begin season going 5-1 with new-look rosters

Friday, October 6

Moscow, Idaho

Grand Canyon

168

Simon Fraser (B.C.)

Photo by: Nathan Peters

10/7/2023 7:09:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

GCU looks next to WAC foes Seattle U, CBU

By: Nathan Peters

MOSCOW, Idaho — The Grand Canyon swimming and diving teams wrapped up the weekend's meet with a record of 5-1, the only loss coming to the women Friday against Idaho in a close 135-146 dual meet.

The Lopes had numerous relay performances that will put the conference on notice. To start the meet, the women's 200-yard medley relay which consisted of graduate student Briana Rittenbach, senior Raphaela Nakashima, sophomore Paula Martinez Moreno, and junior Maria Brunlehner went with a screaming time of 1 minute 41.91 seconds with the next team coming in almost three seconds later.

The men also placed first and second in the 200 medley relay with the team of freshman Guillermo Carrey Bosque, sophomore Jonathan Rom, junior Sam Jennings, and junior Vitaly Kostin going 1:31.59.

In the men's 100 breaststroke. The Lopes went first and second with Carter Dooling (56.37) and Jonathan Rom (56.73).

Aleksandra Wegrzynowska got her season rolling with a win in the 200 butterfly where she had a time of 2:06.04.

Paula Martinez Moreno and Marta Guasp Bauza placed first and second in the 200 backstroke. The Spanish natives went 2:03.25 and 2:05.12.

In the men's 100 freestyle, Alex Volkov (46.02) and Eli Cohen (46.73) took first and second place.

Transfer Elisa Corradi (2:22.84) joined Nakashima (2:20.46) in dominant one-two finishes in the women's 200 breaststroke.

"It was a good meet, we swam very well over both days and are well ahead of where we were this time last year," head coach Steve Schaffer said. "Idaho was much faster than we anticipated and so our line up was a little soft so they got us on Friday, but we tweaked the line up today and the women really responded well to get the win."

In diving, the Lopes showed well in the Platform competition. Isaac Poole and Reece Robles scored 330.53 and 294.83 while freshman Luci Harrison placed third in her first collegiate meet with a score of 218.93.

Next up for the Lopes, the team will travel to Riverside, Calif. to face off with Seattle, Denver, and CBU.

Friday's results can be found here, and Saturday's results can be found here.