Swimming | 10/31/2026 10:22:00 PM
Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College swimming and diving teams fell to Mount Union on Saturday, with the women dropping a 185-103 decision and the men falling 171-117. The Yeomen won seven events on the men's side, led by Chahine Saïd, who swept the 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle, and Oberlin's divers swept both the men's and women's boards.
On the men's side, Saïd touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke (53.98), the 100-yard freestyle (47.07) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.54). He also led off the 400-yard freestyle relay, where the quartet of Saïd, John Polylogidis, Kye Marrero and Zach Black placed second in 3:13.48.
Black won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.80 and added second-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (54.97) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:15.11). Marrero took the 200-yard individual medley in 2:03.08, placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.93) and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (49.31). Polylogidis was second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.37) and third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:10.18).
In the distance events, Jackson Shepler (18:19.91) and Mark Sferra (18:26.93) finished third and fourth in the 1650-yard freestyle. Sferra added a fourth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:16.75), and Philip Cauwels was third in the 200-yard butterfly (2:13.42). In diving, Sebastian Lagasse won both the 1-meter (181.05) and 3-meter (188.17) boards, with Yuan Wang second on both (142.13 and 149.18).
The women's team posted a series of podium finishes. Yoo Soomin led the way with second-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.75) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:40.03), and added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (26.26). Ari Marrero was second in both the 50-yard freestyle (26.15) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:04.00). Kaylee Johnson won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:23.60 and placed third in the 100-yard butterfly (1:08.30).
Cadyn Blanchard was third in the 100-yard freestyle (58.76). Gretchen Lotter placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:30.30), Hailey Hamilton was second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:21.73) and Maya Edwards was second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.41).
Oberlin's relay squads turned in strong swims as well. The A team of Hamilton, Yoo, Aubrey Chisholm and Marrero placed second in the 400-yard medley relay (4:21.95), while the B team of Edwards, Andie Kinstle, Johnson and Blanchard was third (4:26.82). In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the A team of Marrero, Hamilton, Blanchard and Lotter took third in 3:55.81.
In diving, Elizabeth Huettig won the 1-meter board (151.20), with Kallista Rivera (130.73) and Ila Karp (114.83) taking second and third. Rivera then won the 3-meter board (140.70), with Huettig second (129.68).
The Crimson and Gold will travel to Gambier on Friday, November 6, to take on Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan at 5 p.m.
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