The North Carolina swimming and diving team started off its 2018-19 season with a sweep against East Carolina in Greenville on Friday.
What happened?
The men’s swim team won a close battle, edging out the Pirates by a score of 159-141. Meanwhile, the women’s team dominated its opponent 196-99 — grabbing first in every event except one during the meet.
On the one and three-meter boards, the Tar Heels showed the same strength. North Carolina swept the competition in every event. The two men finished at the top out of five divers, and the women placed in the first five of eight.
“It’s fun to see how excited they get in their first competition,” head coach Rich DeSelm said. “The spirit and energy was really good for a first meet.”
Who stood out?
On the swimming side, a few players really stood out. Robyn Dryer took first in both the 500-yard freestyle and 1000-yard freestyle. DeSelm said that the senior is going to be the “workhorse” for the team by competing in those longer events.
Another player who stood out was first-year Sophie Lindner. She took first place in four events, the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard butterfly and was part of the winning 200-yard medley relay.
“She actually put up some of the most impressive times on the team,” DeSelm said.
