SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Several hundred people showed up to the Rolfs Aquatics Center on Friday night for Notre Dame versus Purdue, and they were greeted with an exciting performance from both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. The Irish men ultimately won their meet, 177-123 to moved to 2-0 on the year, while the women narrowly fell 165-135 and moved to 0-2.
In total, the Irish men put up four 1-2 finishes and Chris Guiliano and Tommy Janton were quadruple winners. The two shared relay victories in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay. Guiliano won the 50 (19.64) and 100 freestyle (42.86), while Janton won the 200 freestyle (1:38.25) and 200 backstroke (1:43.26).
The Irish depth was on full display in the 100 backstroke. Janton did not swim his signature event, and Notre Dame still took first, second, third and fourth (Marcus Gentry, Tanner Filion, Kaden Smesko and Lucas Logue).
Finally, graduate Cason Wilburn won the 100 butterfly (47.74), and sophomore Tate Bacon won the 200 butterfly (1:47.43). Sophomore Dillon Edge rounded out the individual first-place performances with a 1:49.10 victory in the 200 IM.
Ben Nguyen and Carlo Lopez Hernandez were the Irish’s lone male divers on Friday. Lopez Hernandez took second in the 1-meter (337.05), and Nguyen took second in the 3-meter (367.65).
On the women’s side, the night started with a victory in the 200 medley relay composed of Jessica Geriane, Ellie Jew, Lente Geelen and Madelyn Christman. Geelen, Geriane, Christman and Peyton D’Emanuele ended the meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay as well.
Between the relays, four Irish won individual events: Lente Geelen (100 backstroke, 55.06), Grace Brenneman (50 freestyle, 23.55), Madelyn Christman (100 freestyle, 51.19) and Ellie Jew (200 breaststroke, 2:17.83). Geriane had a nice meet overall, winning the two aforementioned relays and taking second in the 50 freestyle (23.63) and 100 backstroke (55.09).
Calie Brady was Notre Dame’s best diver on Friday, taking third in the 1-meter (290.40) and second in the 3-meter (344.33).
After a week of fall break training coming up, Notre Dame hosts Pittsburgh and Penn State at the Rolfs Aquatics Center on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s competition begins at 3 p.m.