ASHEVILLE, N.C. - It was another productive weekend for the Southern Virginia University men's and women's swim team who participated in somewhat of a preview for February's Independent South Championship meet.
Hosted by Warren Wilson at the Buncombe Aquatic Center, the Knights faced off with William Peace and Piedmont, fellow members of the conference. Both the men and women collected wins over William Peace, but fell to Piedmont.Â
Men's Results
Nathan Anderson claimed the 100 back crown for the second time this season, touching the wall over four seconds ahead of his closest competitor. He also won the 200 back in his first time contesting the event this season.
Elian Pope was the other individual victor for the Knights, claiming the 200 breast with ease in a time of 2:01.93. Noah Bailor swam a season's best time in the highly contested 100 fly, while Pacen Hancock delivered his best performances this year in all three events he contested.
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Women's Results
On the women's side of the meet, Southern Virginia got off to a flying start by winning the 200 medley relay by a comfortable four seconds over Piedmont. Haili Kim, who was leadoff in the opening relay, added to the win total by taking the 100 and 200 back, making it a Southern Virginia sweep in the backstroke events with Nate Anderson.
In addition to Kim's success, Chloe Blackburn emerged victorious in the 50 free and Maggie Teeples finished a close second in the 100 breast.
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Haili Kim - 1st, 100/200 Back, 200 IM, 200 Medley
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Chloe Blackburn - 1st, 50 Free, 200 Medley | 2nd, 100 Fly
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Maggie Teeples -1st, 200 Medley | 2nd, 100/200 Breast, 4x100 Free
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Kayelee Lee - 1st, 200 Medley | 2nd, 200 Fly
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Looking Ahead
The Knights will be close to home when they next hit the pool on Thursday, November 5th at the W&L Natatorium in Lexington, Virginia. They'll dual with Washington and Lee in their penultimate meet of the semester.
For the most up-to-date information and details on the team, visit knightathletics.com and follow @knight_swimming on Instagram.
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