Rebels Split Dual Season Finale At GCU - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, February 3

Phoenix, AZ

11:00 AM

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Grand Canyon

2/4/2024 8:56:00 AM | Swimming & Diving

RESULTS

PHOENIX (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving split their final dual meet of the season at Grand Canyon Saturday at Fr Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center. The Rebel women secured a 152.5-140.5 victory over the Antelopes, while the Rebel men fell to GCU,151-143.

On the day, the Rebel women's and men's squads combined to win 16 events and claimed first-place finishes on both sides in six of those.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
*As part of a complete 1-2-3 Scarlet & Gray sweep in the 200 free, sophomore Marta Klimek clocked a season-best time of 1:49.78 in her win. She was followed by her Rebel counterparts Erika Carlson (1:50.13) and Ava Olson (1:50.79) in second and third, respectively.
*Senior Blanka Bokros finished the 200 fly with a winning time of 2:00.92.
*Sprinting her way to a double-win meet, freshman Fernanda Mendez Guerra tied for first in the 50 free (23.18) and earned a first-place finish outright in the 100 free (49.71).
*In the 200 breast, senior Ruby Howell finished with a first-place time of 2:16.82.
*Senior Vika Yanovska sprung her way to a sweep of the 1-meter ( 264.08) and 3-meter (302.85) events. She led 1-2 Rebel finishes in each of those as freshman Chelsey Dorosh took second on the 1-meter (246.53) and 3-meter (274.88) springboards.
*Solidifying the Rebels' team victory, the Scarlet & Gray 'A' squad of Pilar Cohen, Mendez Guerra, Bridget Sullivan and Calysta Bartlett combined for a winning time of 1:34.18.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
*Senior Cam Castro swept his two went, winning the 1650 free (15:51.08) and the 500 free (4:33.01). His performances led the way for 1-2 Rebel finishes that included redshirt freshman Colby Raffel's (15.56.96) second-place effort in the 1650 and junior Andrew Navarro's second-place outing in the 500 free (4:38.15).
*In the 200 free, freshman Ambrus Barczak (1:39.17) recorded his first collegiate victory with a 1:39.17.
*Winning the 200 fly, Navarro swam a season-best 1:48.82 to give him two top-2 finishes for the meet.
*In a perfect outing in his two individual events, senior George Ratiu sprinted to victories in the 50 free (19.99) and 100 free (44.27). Junior Bryson Huey place second behind Ratiu in the 50 free for a 1-2 Rebel finish.
*Freshman Alex Vazquez provided the final Scarlet & Gray individual win in the 3-meter (344.33) competition.
*In the last swimming event, UNLV's 'A' squad of Ratiu, Huey, Steven Butler and Castro logged a Reese Aquatic Center pool record of 1:19.82.

UP NEXT: The Rebels now look ahead to their conference championships, with the women competing in the Mountain West Championships February 21-24 and men at the WAC Championships February 28-March 2.