This weekend the University of Louisville men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. The men have beaten Kentucky for three straight years; the women only twice. Both meets were not won by close margins as the Cardinals dominated the Wildcats from the start. The men swept the 200 breaststroke and the 200 freestyle, touching the wall in the first four spots. They finished the 100 breaststroke with the top three spots.
I personally performed alright against Kentucky. The divers competed before the start of the rest of the meet. They combined the men and women on the one meter event, making for a total of 13 divers. I finished in second place to Kentucky's Greg Ferrucci. The other Cardinal divers finished in fourth and fifth place. In the three meter event, I struggled to find a rhythm. With only five men diving, the event went extremely quickly. As soon as you went, you had to dry off and get back up the stairs for your next turn. I ended up placing fourth, and was the second highest UofL finisher.
Virginia Tech and Indiana visit Ralph Wright Natatorium this Friday as the Cards celebrate Senior Day. The meet will be the last one of the season before the Cards host the Big East Championship beginning February 10. The tri-meet should be a good warm-up for Big East competition as the Hokies and Hoosiers have two of the best dive teams in the country.
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