Swim and dive battle Georgia

Georgia was a tough opponent before the Jackets heading off again in competition against ACC teams. Swimming in her first collegiate year, star freshman Christine Chuang stood out among the competition on Wednesday night.

She registered a NCAA B-cut time and personal-best time of 2:01.71 in the 200-yard butterfly event.

Elizabeth Stowe, a senior who competes in long-distance events, finished just second in the 1000-yard free andfinished third in the 500-yard free.

"[Wednesday's event] really boosts our confidences...Having a lot of competition and really fast swimmers at the [next event] will really help our team prepare...These will be new opponents for me," Chuang said.

Mickey Malul took home another victory in the 200-yard breaststroke in just over two minutes.

"My freestyle was pretty good actually. My fly was like two seconds slower since last Saturday. I'm going to work on it and hopefully get a lot better for the next meet," Onur said.

The Jackets also hosted tough competition from Western Kentucky in the annual Parents' Weekend swim meet. The women's swim team cruised down the lanes to win back-to-back competitions. The diving teams excelled in the pool as well.

"The thing that I'm most proud of is that the guys stepped it up, as always. If you want to win a race or meet, some guys need to step it up," Malul said.

Agatha Kwasnik broke a school record in the 100-yard freestyle to lead the Jackets to a first-place finish in the final relay event.

"Our team as a whole, we're getting a lot more confident this year. Swimming is based a lot on confidence so as long as we've got that part...our swimming is good, we know we can be strong in the pool, so as long as we can keep our heads in the game, [we] could do really well," Kwasnik said.

"We don't let our opponents get in the way of us. We know what we need to do in the pool and we go out there, every single time we race, we do it and we just race our best," Agatha said.

The Tech men's swim team was in a neck-to-neck race to earn the most cumulative points. The opponents were virtually tied before the last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Noah Copeland, the winner of the 200-yard freestyle, swam the first leg of the relay. Senior Jacob Kwasnik lost out at the end to finish the race a half-second behind. The Jackets' men's team barely lost to a tough team.

Malul finished the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:07.20. He also swam the second leg in the victory in the 200-yd medley relay.

"In the medley relay, I [was] pretty happy [that] we were far ahead; but the real competition is the NCAA's time...." Malul said.

The diving teams took one-two finishes from both sides. They were led by Hannah Krimm and Evan Stowers.

"We need to get a better team in all parts: as long as you practice with your mind...think about every detail, you're going to step up your performance at every race," Malul said.

The Jackets next meet will be on Nov. 16 at the Georgia Tech Invitational.