Duke swimming and diving falls to powerhouse Georgia in rare home meet
By Christian Olsen | October 29, 2019It was clear that Duke would be fighting an uphill battle against Georgia.
It was clear that Duke would be fighting an uphill battle against Georgia.
Duke’s “A” women’s medley relay team got the Blue Devils off to a hot start in the first event of the day.
Duke's seniors had strong showings all around this weekend.
The Blue Devils dominated the Tennessee Invite this weekend.
Duke's women's team has been on the rise lately, continually showing off top placements early in the season.
The Blue Devils swimming and diving team will once again be splitting up to compete this weekend.
Junior Alyssa Marsh paced the Blue Devils in the pool against the Hokies, winning two individual events—the 50 and 100-yard freestyle.
In Leah Goldman's last race, she took home her first All-American honor, finishing in the top 16 in the 100-yard Butterfly.
Duke finished seventh in the team standings in the four-day meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Although Duke came up short of bringing home the gold, the Blue Devils showed marked improvement.
Both the Blue Devil men and women defeated North Carolina for the second straight year.
Duke’s women’s team took second of nine teams with 807 points behind only No. 7 Tennessee, and the men’s team took fourth of six teams.
Following a tough ACC test on the road Friday, Duke still has a ways to go before it can match up evenly with the top tier of its conference.
Despite a pair of losses to two top-10 Wolfpack squads, the Blue Devils were able to salvage their trip to Raleigh with one victory.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ryan Held swam with Michael Phelps and won a gold medal for the U.S. Friday, Held will take on Duke.
Duke began action Friday at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion against Florida State and Virginia Tech in a two-day competition.
Barton taught a full-credit class—Physical Education 191—open only to juniors and seniors, which was considered an independent study class. The only requirement for the class was one paper.
Two All-American performances were added to the list of accolades earned by the Blue Devils this season at the men’s and women’s NCAA championships. Among those accolades included several performances rewriting the program's record book—19 records were broken during head coach Dan Colella's 12th-year leading Duke's program.
Despite a full month off—many of Duke's swimmers last raced Jan. 28 against North Carolina—the Blue Devils were not able to improve upon last year’s scoring totals, dropping from 643 to 607 total points.
Since the program’s first victory against North Carolina since 1939 Jan. 29, the Duke men have trained patiently in anticipation of their trip to Atlanta this week.