Although the statistics from Kentucky swim and dive’s trip to McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus fell in favor of Ohio State, many Wildcats stood out and had a promising start to the season.
During a tri-meet versus Ohio State and Akron, OSU took the wins against the Kentucky men’s and women’s teams 191-107 and 218-80 respectively. Despite this, the women picked up their first win to start the season, beating Akron 172.5-127.5.
Standout swimmers Carson Hick and Ryan Merani earned the top spots in two of the Wildcats’ six wins, which included the men’s 100-yard freestyle (free), 200-yard butterfly (fly), 500-yard free, 400-yard individual medley (IM) and 400-yard free.