CHAPEL HILL --- The North Carolina swimming and diving teams opened the 2019-20 season with a pair of wins over visiting East Carolina Friday afternoon at Koury Natatorium. The Tar Heel women produced a dominant effort throughout the meet, topping ECU 170-115. On the men's side, UNC held off a late Pirate rally with a thrilling win in the 400 freestyle relay to triumph by a count of 157-143.
"It was great because our team really stepped it up when they needed to at the end of the meet," head coach Mark Gangloff said following his first meet in charge of the Carolina program.