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Grace Nuhfer Breaks the S13 100 Fly Record - Zips Stay in First After Day Three of the Zippy Invitational
December 07 | Women's Swimming & Diving
AKRON, Ohio - Grace Nuhfer broke her S13 100-yard fly record as the Akron Swimming and Diving team stayed in first place after the third day of the Zippy Invitational.
Already holding the record in the S13 100 fly with a time of 56.85, Nuhfer broke her record after swimming 56.65 on Saturday.
Akron finished the third day of the Zippy Invitational in first with 1, 479 points while Buffalo was second with 1,166 points and Cornell finished third with 1077 points.
The Zips started the day by taking three of the top times in the 100-yard fly prelims. Hannah Trainer paced the Zips with a second-place finish and a time of 54.86. Addy Soehnlen (55.16) and Callie Parkes (55.38) finished third and fourth. Six Zips advanced to the finals in the 100 fly.
Kendall Craig led the Zips in the 400-yard IM prelims with a sixth-place finish and a time of 4:29.64. Three Zips qualified for the finals.
Elle Couture swam the fastest time in the 200-yard free prelims with a time of 1:49.92 while Dominika Kossakowska finished fourth with a time of 1:50.80 and Helena Lalkovic placed fifth with a time of 1:50.97. Six Zips in total advanced to the finals.
The Blue and Gold claimed two of the top five times in the 100-yard breaststroke prelims as Claire Cox led the Zips with a second-place finish and a time of 1:01.83. Madelyn Bosler placed third with a time of 1:01.99. Five Zips in total qualified for the finals.
Akron claimed four of the top five times in the 100-yard backstroke prelims with Madelyn Gatrall leading the way with a second-place finish and a time of 54.74. Rebecca Reid placed third with a time of 55.11 and Julia Mauter finished fourth with a time of 55.25.
Sophia Stamm and Paige Bush qualified for the 3-meter diving finals after scoring 246.85 and 241.60 in the prelims.
The Zips started the finals session with a win in the 100-yard fly. Abigail Daniel recorded an NCAA B cut time of 51.98 to win the event while Trainer finished third with a time of 54.48 and Parkes took fourth with a time of 54.50. Â
Maggie Patterson paced the Zips in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:27.24 to finish sixth.
Akron claimed the top three spots in the 200-yard free final as Kossakowska (1:47.96) took first, Couture (1:48.91) took second and Lalkovic (1:49.18) finished third.
The Zips swam two of the three fastest times in the 100-yard breaststroke as Cox finished second with an NCAA B cut time of 1:00.65 and Bosler finished third with a time of 1:01.89.
The Blue and Gold took Gold and Bronze in the 100-yard backstroke with Gatrall posting an NCAA B cut time of 52.01 to claim first and Reid finishing third with a time of 53.89.
In the 3-meter diving finals, Stamm finished sixth with a score of 240.45 and Bush finished seventh with a score of 237.30.
Akron concluded the night by posting the top two times in the 200-yard free relay. The "Z" squad of Ada Szwabinska (22.97), Daniel (22.30), Gatrall (22.54) and Trainer (22.54) finished first with a time of 1:30.11 while the "I" squad of Parkes (23.09), Kossakowska (22.96), Brienne Trumpower (22.79) and Reid (22.77) finished second with a time of 1:31.61
On the men's side, Jake Hutchinson of Keiser University set a meet and pool record in the 100-yard fly with a time of 46.26. The previous record was set by Benjamin Feldman (46.79) of Penn in 2022.
Keiser's Relay squad of Noel DeGeus, Hutchinson, Hanno Boeckmann and Jet Fuhrmann set a meet and pool record in the 200-yard free relay with a time of 1:18.32. The previous record of 1:18.34 was set by Oakland in 2023.
The final day of the Zippy Invitational gets going at 9 a.m. on Sunday, December 8 at the Ocasek Natatorium.
Results Through Day 3
1. Akron 1479
2. Buffalo 1166
3. Cornell 1077
4. Oakland 1048
5. Keiser 647
6. Clarion 351
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