ATLANTA — Auburn swimming and diving won both of its dual meets on Friday to open the Dual Meet Tournament. The No. 17/19 Tigers opened the day with a 593-197 win over George Washington before winning a tighter dual against No. 20/-- Kentucky, 473.5-314.5.
The Tigers won all but one event against George Washington. Nika Sharafutdinova won her first event for the Tigers to open the day with a 53.93 win in the 100 backstroke. Luke Bedsole followed Sharafutdinova's win with a 46.92 win in the same event.
Alexey Glivinsky won the 100 freestyle with a 42.99 finish. Both the men and women finished first, second, and third in the 50 freestyle. Abigail Heizer won the women's event (22.72), while Warner Russ won with a 19.51.
Auburn swept the relay events as Luke Bedsole, Kaua Carvalho, Mike Rice, and Nicolas Gama combined for a 1:26.12 finish in the 200 men's medley relay. The women's relay of Sharafutdinova, Olivia Dinehart, Carissa Rinard, and Isabella Ekk finished in 1:40.07.
Against Kentucky, Auburn swept the 100 butterfly as Lora Komoroczy (52.10) and Bradford Johnson (46.23) won the women's and men's events, respectively.
Juliette Landi swept the day from the diving well. Landi won all four diving events, including a 163.00 and 152.30 in the three-meter and one-meter against George Washington, then a 175.85 and 167.30 against Kentucky.
The Tigers return to McAuley Aquatic Center tomorrow for a 3 p.m. CT start for The Dual Meet Tournament championships against the hosts, Georgia Tech.
—War Eagle—