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Swimming & Diving Jordyn Berg

Oakland Swim and Dive Closes Out The Weekend with a Win

ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland Swim and Dive teams finished their last event of the weekend this afternoon against Wayne state resulting in a win for both men's and women's teams with scores of 174-126 for the women, and 174-124 for the men. 

The team delivered first-place victories for 18 of the 32 completed events in the Matthaei Natatorium. 

The women's A relay team kicked it off with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay in a time of (1:46.78), and, notably, also closed out the competition with a speedy time of (1:37.68) in the 200-yard freestyle relay. 

Oakland's Ben Davis went on to finish first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of (9:43.82), but he also kept this winning momentum going as he dominated the 500-yard freestyle with a time of (4:43.46). 

Following were the shorter events including the 50-yard backstroke claimed by Susan LaGrand in the women's event with a time of (25.38), and for the men's event, Sofus Balladone took the gold with a time of (23.60). LaGrand then returned to the pool to grab the first-place spot in the 100-backstroke with a time of (56.16). 

Moving forward to the 50-yard breaststroke Taylor Bailey swam in at a time of (29.88) to claim the first-place title for the women. Not only this but she jumped back in to earn her win in the 100-yard breaststroke with a first-place time of (1:04.52). On the men's team, Oakland's Christian Bart made his mark with a finishing time of (55.41) to win it. 

The women's 100-yard butterfly event was taken by Jordyn Shipps as she secured the speedy (56.31) win in the lanes. She then later went on to win the 100-yard IM with a time of (58.88). And notably, Sophia Davis earned her win in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of (25.87). 

Marko Khotynetskyi secured the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a final time of (49.03), and coupled this with his second win of the afternoon in the 100-yard IM with a time of (51.01). 

The Golden Grizzlies will compete in their last regular season meet against Cleveland State on Saturday, January 28th at 1:00 pm at home in the Oakland Aquatic Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Taylor  Bailey

Taylor Bailey

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Christian Bart

Christian Bart

Sprint Free/Breast
6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Distance Freestyle
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Sophia  Davis

Sophia Davis

Fly/Back
5' 7"
Junior
Marko  Khotynetskyi

Marko Khotynetskyi

Back/Free
6' 4"
Senior
Susan LaGrand

Susan LaGrand

Back/IM/Free
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Jordyn Shipps

Jordyn Shipps

Fly/ Free/ IM
5' 6"
Sophomore
Sofus Balladone

Sofus Balladone

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taylor  Bailey

Taylor Bailey

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Breast/IM
Christian Bart

Christian Bart

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Sprint Free/Breast
Ben Davis

Ben Davis

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Distance Freestyle
Sophia  Davis

Sophia Davis

5' 7"
Junior
Fly/Back
Marko  Khotynetskyi

Marko Khotynetskyi

6' 4"
Senior
Back/Free
Susan LaGrand

Susan LaGrand

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Back/IM/Free
Jordyn Shipps

Jordyn Shipps

5' 6"
Sophomore
Fly/ Free/ IM
Sofus Balladone

Sofus Balladone

Freshman