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SWIM/DIVE: Carolina Sweeps Dual Meets Against Navy

Jan 12, 2013

Annapolis, Md. — North Carolina’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept dual meets with the U.S. Naval Academy Saturday afternoon at Lejeune Hall.

The UNC men’s team won 175.5-124.5 while the women prevailed by a score of 213-84.

The meet was swum in a unique short course meters format for a college dual.

The Tar Heel women were dominant, winning 14 of the 16 events. Nine different Tar Heel women won individual events. The Heels were led by senior Katie Nolan and sophomore Danielle Siverling who each won two individual events and swam on a winning relay. Nolan took both the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly while Siverling notched wins in both the 100 and 200 freestyles. Freshman Emma Nunn took a pair of individual wins, garnering first place in the 200 meter fly and 400 meter IM. Both senior Carly Smith and sophomore Nikki Barczak won individual events and swam on winning relays.

The men’s meet was a bit tighter with UNC prevailing on the strength of two relay wins and nine individual wins. A cadre of freshmen led the Tar Heels. Ozzie Moyer swept the diving events for Carolina and Matt Kwatyra seized wins in the 200 backstroke and 400 IM. First-year Nic Graesser swam on both winning relays for Carolina and took first in the 100 backstroke. Juniors J.T. Stilley (200 freestyle and 400 free relay) and Kyle Ficker (two relay wins) also helped lead the Tar Heels to the win.

Carolina will be in action again next Saturday when it swims at the University of Virginia. The men’s meet begins at noon and the women’s meet at 3 p.m.

The 17th-ranked Tar Heel men improved to 4-0 in dual meets this season while the 15th-ranked women are now 3-1 on the campaign.

Final Men's Team Score
North Carolina 175.5, Navy 124.5
Final Women's Team Score
North Carolina 213, Navy 84

Men’s Events Winners
200-Meter Medley Relay: North Carolina (Nic Graesser, Kurt Wohlrab, Sam Lewis, Kyle Ficker), 1:41.15
800-Meter Freestyle: Mitch DeForest (UNC), 8:05.77
200-Meter Freestyle: J.T. Stilley (UNC), 1:51.45
100-Meter Backstroke: Nic Graesser (UNC), 55.05
100-Meter Breaststroke: Sean Murphy (Navy), 1:02.87
200-Meter Butterfly: Tom Luchsinger (UNC), 2:00.44
50-Meter Freestyle: Robbie Parker (Navy), 22.95
Three-Meter Diving: Ozzie Moyer (UNC), 366.15
100-Meter Freestyle: Hugh Davison (Navy), 50.96
200-Meter Backstroke: Matt Kwatyra (UNC), 2:00.54
200-Meter Breaststroke: Luke Hoffer (Navy), 2:16.88
400-Meter Freestyle: Thomas Duvall (Navy), 3:55.80
100-Meter Butterfly: Sam Lewis (UNC), 54.78
One-Meter Diving: Ozzie Moyer (UNC), 316.50
400-Meter Individual Medley: Matt Kwatyra (UNC), 4:25.12
400-Meter Freestyle Relay: North Carolina (Logan Heck, Kyle Ficker, Nic Graesser, J.T. Stilley), 3:23.82

Women’s Events Winners
200-Meter Medley Relay: North Carolina (Carly Smith, Katie Rechsteiner, Hannah Lincoln, Lauren Earp), 1:55.39
800-Meter Freestyle: Kelsey Cummings (UNC), 8:41.40
200-Meter Freestyle: Danielle Siverling (UNC), 1:59.88
100-Meter Backstroke: Katie Nolan (UNC), 1:02.33
100-Meter Breaststroke: Laura Gorinski (Navy), 1:11.09
200-Meter Butterfly: Emma Nunn (UNC), 2:11.79
50-Meter Freestyle: Nikki Barczak (UNC), 26.03
One-Meter Diving: Emily Schmidt (UNC), 265.13
100-Meter Freestyle: Danielle Siverling (UNC), 56.51
200-Meter Backstroke: Carly Smith (UNC), 2:15.52
200-Meter Breaststroke: Laura Gorinski (Navy), 2:33.71
400-Meter Freestyle: Stephanie Peacock (UNC), 4:12.12
100-Meter Butterfly: Katie Nolan (UNC), 1:01.07
Three-Meter Diving: Natalie Ritter (UNC), 290.25
400-Meter Individual Medley: Emma Nunn (UNC), 4:48.10
400-Meter Freestyle Relay: North Carolina (Katie Nolan, Danielle Siverling, Ally Hardesty, Nikki Barczak), 3:49.85


Top UNC Finishers (If Not Event Winner)
MEN
200-Meter Breaststroke: David Speese (4th), 1:04.02
50-Meter Freestyle: Logan Heck (2nd), 23.10
100-Meter Freestyle: Logan Heck (2nd), 51.05
200-Meter Breaststroke: Brian Bollerman (5th), 2:20.15
400-Meter Freestyle: J.T. Stilley (2nd), 3:58.81
WOMEN
100-Meter Breaststroke: Katie Rechsteiner (2nd), 1:12.22
200-Meter Breaststroke: Katie Rechsteiner (2nd), 2:34.83