NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aubrey Hull and Elayne Chen both won two races Saturday to help lead Vanderbilt swimming to a 160-101 victory over North Florida at Centennial Sportsplex.
Hull finished first in the 50 and 100 backstroke, while Chen claimed the 200 and 500 freestyle as the Commodores picked up six individual victories in the meet.
“It was a great atmosphere at the pool today, overall we’re happy with the day,” head coach Jeremy Organ said. “I think everyone can take some goods and some bads from today, which is something you can expect from the first meet of the season. Aubrey had a nice day with some strong swims, she has lofty goals for this season so this was a great way to get the ball rolling for her. And I’m excited for Elayne, she had two races that she executed very well!”
Vanderbilt returns to action on Nov. 1 when it visits Missouri for its first SEC competition of the season.
Meet Highlights
-The Dores took an early lead after Hull, Ellie Butler, Emily Constable and Olivia Solimine combined to win the 200 medley relay.
-Merritt Zieminick followed with a first-place result in the 1,000 freestyle, with Chen (200 free) and Hull (50 back) each then earning their first victories of the meet.
-Lane Gooding claimed the 50 freestyle and Natalie Strongyli touched the wall first in the 400 individual medley around Hull (100 back) and Chen’s (500 free) second wins of the day.
-Quinlan Hinerfeld added a pair of runner-up finishes in the 50 and 100 back as well.
– Emily Constable (50 breaststroke), Kate Heintz (100 butterfly), Melissa Cowen (100 breaststroke) and Meredith DiPasquale (50 butterfly) each placed second while recording Vandy’s best times in their events.
Notes
-Cowen moved into a tie for 10th place on the Commodores’ all-time list in the 50 breast after touching the wall in 30.49.
-It was the first time that Hull has won multiple races in a dual meet, giving her a team-leading 10 victories since the start of last season.
-Zieminick recorded her first collegiate win when she posted a 10:40.10 mark in the 1,000 free, finishing first by a margin of just over a half second.
-Chen and Gooding combined to provide half of the Dores’ individual victories while making their collegiate debuts.
-The Commodores have now won six consecutive matchups in the series with North Florida.
