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David Yune won the 100 butterfly in the Tribe's dual-meet with Johns Hopkins.

Swimming Dominates Johns Hopkins in Saturday Sweep

10/26/2024 6:01:00 PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary swimming won 25 of 28 events in sweeping Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon at the Bee McLeod Rec Center.
 
The Tribe women's team (4-2) won every event, while going 1-2-3 in half of the 14 events to down the Blue Jays, 203.5-58.5. The men's program (2-4) won 11 of 14 events, including taking the top two spots in five events, to top Johns Hopkins, 169-93. The Blue Jays entered the day ranked No. 10 on the women's side in DIII, while the men were 14th.
 
Sophomore Aiden Bond led the way as a quadruple winner (100 and 200 freestyles, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay). On the women's side, junior Caroline Burgeson (100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 free relay) and sophomores Sarah Dunham (50 freestyle, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay) and Flynn Truskett (200 freestyle, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay) were each triple winners.
 
Junior Alex Valliere (50 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay) and sophomore David Yune (100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 free relay) were both triple winners as well. The list of double winners for the Green and Gold on Saturday included senior Ellie Scherer (200 IM, 200 medley relay), juniors Lauren Klinefelter (100 butterfly, 200 medley relay), Logan McDonald (200 free relay, 200 medley relay) and Brock Rempe (100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay), and sophomore Lauren Tucker (500 and 1000 freestyles).
 
Individually, sophomores Julie Addison (200 backstroke), Clara Bodnar (200 butterfly) as well as juniors Sophia Heilen (200 breaststroke) and Lindsay Juhlin (100 breaststroke) each won events for the women's team. Sophomore Zoe Arakelian was part of the Tribe's winning 200 freestyle relay.
 
For the men's team, sophomores Thor Dyke (200 butterfly) and Zach LeMay (500 freestyle) and freshman Jackson Mueller (1000 freestyle) each notched individual victories.
 
The Tribe posted a trio of times on the day that rank among the top five in the CAA this season. Bond's winning 200 freestyle time of 1:40.72 is the fifth-fastest in the CAA to date. The women's 200 free relay of Dunham, Burgeson, Truskett, and  Arakelian won the event in a time of 1:35.31, which is the second-best in the CAA. The quartet of McDonald, Bond, Yune, and Valliere not only won the 200 free relay for the men, but posted the top time in the CAA this season at 1:22.22.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action when to travels to take part in the West Virginia Invitational, Nov. 20-22, at the Mylan Park Aquatic Center in Morgantown, W.Va.
 
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