ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy swimming and diving teams each won 13 events on their way to posting a sweep of Loyola Friday evening at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis.  The women's team (2-1) posted a 153-136 victory over the Greyhounds (3-1) while the men's team (3-0) registered a 164-125 win against Loyola (3-1).

"It was great to get back in our home pool," said Navy women's swimming head coach John Morrison.  "We were very pleased with the effort in training this week, and it showed in the pool.   Loyola has a great staff and is always prepared to race.  It took a full team effort for us to earn the win. It was nice to see many different teammates step up to scoring positions.  While we did many very good things, we have big places for continued improvements.  We are excited for both where we are currently and the path we are trending."  

"We were definitely looking forward to racing in Lejeune Hall again this week," said Navy men's swimming head coach Bill Roberts.  "Loyola has been very competitive for several years now and we anticipated several close races.  I believe our team put together a very good meet today.  We had several strong performances which we were very happy with.  We also have work to do in several areas, as well.  All in all, we learned a lot today and look forward to training and preparing over the next few weeks before we compete again."

Women's Meet
The Mids were awarded first place in the opening 200 medley relay when Loyola's top entry, which touched the wall first, was disqualified for a swimmer leaving the blocks too early.  Navy then won the ensuing four races to build an early lead.  Sarah Eldridge started the run with a victory in the 1000 free (10:23.61).  Brynn Stoneburg followed with a victory in the 200 free (1:52.76), Ela Habjan won the 100 back (56.24) and Lauren Walsh posted a win in the 100 breast (1:03.38).

The Greyhounds won the next two events, the 200 fly and 50 free, but Mackenzie Kim placed first in the three-meter diving event (289.80) to close the first half of the meet.

Kaitlyn Landers started the second half by winning the 100 free (52.74).  Then Allie Maloney won the 200 back (2:04.15), Maddie Koutsvas followed with a victory in the 200 breast (2:17.87) and Eldridge won her second event of the meet, the 500 free (5:05.14).  Kim earned her second victory of the evening when she won the one-meter board (258.53).

Loyola won the 100 fly, then Walsh closed the individual event portion of the women's meet by winning the 200 IM (2:04.88).  Navy also won the 400 free relay to close the competition.

Men's Meet
After a victory in the 200 medley relay, Chase Maier touched the wall first in the 1000 free (9:16.98) and Martin Perecinsky won the 200 free (1:39.68) for the Mids.  Loyola won the 100 back, Juan Mora won the 100 breast (54.74) and the Greyhounds came right back to win the 200 fly.  Ben Denman-Grimm tallied a victory in the 50 free (20.43) and Anthony Sciulli placed first on the one-meter board (304.35) to lead into halftime.

Denman-Grimm made it a sweep of the sprint races as he won the 100 free (44.57).   Loyola claimed the win in the 200 back, but Navy won each of the remaining six events.  Michael Phillips began the span by winning the 200 breast (2:00.64), then Dean Jones won the 500 free (4:29.72) and Sciulli picked up the victory in the three-meter event (335.18).

The meet ended with Aaron Mendoza winning the 100 fly (49.32), Coleman Yates winning the 200 IM (1:51.88) and the Mids winning the 400 free relay.

Diving Notes
Sciulli and Kim earned berths into the NCAA Zone A Diving Championship with their efforts today. Sciulli qualified on both the one-meter (300 points is the standard) and three-meter boards (320), while Kim qualified in the three-meter event (280) and narrowly missed adding in a qualifying score on the one-meter board (265).

Up Next
Both Navy teams will next be in competition Nov. 1 when they face George Washington in Alexandria, Va.