Kentucky Freshman Sets Program Record As Louisville Men & Women Pick Up Resounding Victories ...Middle East

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Kentucky vs. Louisville

It was a state rivalry come to life on Thursday, as the University of Louisville took on the University of Kentucky in a home dual meet. The Cardinals crushed the Wildcats, with both the men’s and women’s teams winning by well over 100 points, although Kentucky still managed to pull off a few record-breaking performances.

Women’s Recap

Louisville delivered a resounding defeat to the Wildcats, coming out on top 218 to 82 and winning 15 events.

A number of Cardinal athletes picked up double victories during the meet. Leticia Fassina Romao swept the distance events, prevailing in the 500 free (4:42.21) and 1000 free (9:36.24) and setting a new pool record in the 1000. Her performance knocked almost 13 seconds off of the previous record (9:49.09).

Summer Cardwell won the 200 free (1:44.26), just .04 off of her lifetime best, and the 200 IM (1:58.73). Teammate Julia Dennis, who usually focuses on the 50 and 100 free, also turned in a notable performance, taking 3rd with a best time of 1:45.64.

Meanwhile, Samm Helmboldt swept the diving events, posting a score of 293.33 on the 1-meter and 313.80 on the 3-meter.

Caroline Larsen was a top contributor for the Cardinals, helping to bring home three victories. She prevailed in the 100 fly, throwing down a best time of 51.68. She also helped Louisville to a victory in both relays.

The 200 medley relay saw Camille Murray [24.98], Ella Welch [27.18], Larsen [22.29] and Dennis [20.77] take down the pool record with a time of 1:35.22. Larsen [21.96], Dennis [20.95], Welch [21.79] and Julie Mishler [21.58] closed out the meet with a top performance in the 200 free relay, posting a time of 1:26.28 and shattering the pool record by a full second.

Billie Sherratt picked up the Wildcats’ lone victory of the evening, winning the 200 fly in 1:57.74. She raced into the wall almost two seconds ahead of the runner-up, Louisville freshman Kaitlyn Sallows.

Kentucky’s Libby Grether turned in a top performance in the 1000 free, placing 2nd and posting a personal best time of 9:49.91 to mark the 10th-fastest time in program history.

Men’s Recap

Louisville racked up 209 points to best Kentucky’s 91 points, but it was Wildcat freshman Falemana Tuufui who stole the show with two program records over the course of the meet.

In just his third collegiate meet, Tuufui blasted into the wall in a time of 19.25 in the 50 free to become the fastest Wildcat in history in the event. The French swimmer shaved .02 off of the school record, which was set by Peter Wetzler with a time of 19.27 in 2020. Tuufui narrowly clinched the victory in the 50 free, racing into the wall just .05 ahead of Louisville freshman Nikita Sheremet.

Tuufui was on fire throughout the meet, as he helped set another program record in the 200 medley relay with a split of 18.54. He was joined by teammates Lysander Osman [21.28], Adomas Gatulis [23.95] and Esteban Nunez Del Prado [20.71] to post an overall time of 1:24.48, besting the previous time of 1:24.98 from 2019 en route to snagging the runner-up spot.

Also breaking onto the Wildcats’ top 10 list was Javier Lopez Guillen, who took 3rd in the 200 fly (1:44.44). That performance marks the 8th-fastest time in Kentucky’s program history.

Kentucky’s only individual victories of the day went to Carson Hick in the 1000 free (8:54.41) and Gatulis in the 100 breast (52.89).

Not to be outshone, the Louisville men prevailed in 12 events throughout the meet, including both relays and both diving events. Leading the way for the Cardinals were Jackson Millard and Aiden Musso, who each won three events apiece.

Millard got his hand on the wall first in the 200 back (1:41.33) and 200 IM (1:44.25), with his performance in the 200 back marking a new personal best. He also contributed to a Cardinal victory in the 200 medley relay, joining Finnley Conklin, Musso and Sheremet to turn in a time of 1:23.42. That performance marked a new pool record, besting the previous record (1:23.90) from 2022.

Musso helped bring home another relay victory, winning the 200 free relay in 1:16.78 alongside teammates Sheremet, Charlie Crush and Rian Graham. Musso also won the 100 fly in a lifetime best time of 45.95, posting the only sub-46 swim in the field.

Meanwhile, Louisville’s Mack Molloy swept the diving events, winning the 1-meter with 329.03 points and the 3-meter with 364.88.

Up Next

Louisville will be right back at it, as the Cardinals host Notre Dame on November 7. Kentucky is off from competition until November 18, when they head to Ohio State for their mid-season invite.

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