Swimming | 10/30/2026 9:00:00 PM

Ashland, Ohio – The Oberlin College swimming and diving teams fell to Ashland on Friday, with the women dropping a 239-60 decision and the men falling 177-120. The Yeomen won six events on the men's side, led by Chahine Saïd and Kye Marrero, who combined for five individual victories.

On the men's side, Saïd won three events, touching the wall first in the 50-yard backstroke (25.47), the 100-yard backstroke (54.88) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.12), where he edged Ashland's swimmer by 0.22 seconds. Marrero took the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.37, 0.07 seconds ahead of that same Ashland swimmer, and added a win in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.60). He also placed second in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.04.

Zach Black won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.74 and added a second-place finish in the 50-yard butterfly (24.32) and a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (54.28). Oberlin's A relays placed second in both the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.76) and the 200-yard freestyle relay. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the quartet of Emerson Rutherford-Parish, Sean Carrera, Mark Sferra and Jackson Shepler touched in 1:31.97.

Sferra was third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.09) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.40), and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (59.00). Rutherford-Parish took third in the 50-yard freestyle (23.30), and John Polylogidis was third in both the 50-yard (26.49) and 100-yard (58.12) backstroke. Shepler placed third in the 200-yard individual medley (2:08.51), while Philip Cauwels was fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:55.11) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:17.45). In diving, Sebastian Lagasse placed third on both the 1-meter (155.18) and 3-meter (163.65) boards, and Yuan Wang was fourth on both.

The women's team posted a series of podium finishes. Yoo Soomin led the way with second-place finishes in the 50-yard breaststroke (32.93) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.37). Ari Marrero was second in the 50-yard freestyle (26.14) and third in the 50-yard butterfly (28.76), with Aubrey Chisholm fifth in both events.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Gretchen Lotter placed third in 2:10.13, with Cadyn Blanchard fourth in 2:11.24. Blanchard then went third in the 500-yard freestyle (5:59.90), followed by Kat Heck in fourth (6:06.40). Kendall McKelvey and Andie Kinstle went third and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley, with McKelvey also placing fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:04.48).

Oberlin's relay squads turned in strong swims as well. The A team of Marrero, Yoo, Lotter and McKelvey took third in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:47.76, while the B team of Chisholm, Blanchard, Heck and Hailey Hamilton was fourth in 1:51.12. In the 200-yard medley relay, the A team of Yasmeen Boulaknadal, Yoo, McKelvey and Marrero placed third in 2:01.45.

In diving, Kallista Rivera was fourth on the 3-meter board (132.60) and fifth on the 1-meter (125.18), while Elizabeth Huettig was fourth on the 1-meter (141.00) and fifth on the 3-meter (126.30).

The Crimson and Gold return to action Tomorrow, Saturday, October 31 to host a dual meet against Mount Union inside Carr Pool. 

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