Swimming | 11/6/2026 9:08:00 PM

Gambier, Ohio – The Oberlin College swim and dive teams fell to host Kenyon on Friday, with the women dropping a 191-43 decision and the men falling 186-51. The Crimson and Gold swept Ohio Wesleyan in the tri-meet, winning 162-57 on the women's side and 128-95 on the men's. Chahine Saïd led the Yeomen with a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle and a third in the 500-yard freestyle, Ari Marrero was second in both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle for the women, and Sebastian Lagasse took third on both diving boards.

On the men's side, Saïd was second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.23), less than a second behind the winner, and third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:49.07). He also led off the 200-yard freestyle relay, where the quartet of Saïd, John Polylogidis, Jackson Shepler and Kye Marrero placed third in 1:30.06, edging Ohio Wesleyan's A team by 18-hundredths of a second.

Polylogidis took second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.25) and was eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (22.83). Mark Sferra was sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.53). Marrero was fifth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:01.99), with Martin Gomez sixth (2:07.87) and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (58.58). Emerson Rutherford-Parish placed sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (55.48), and Shepler (10:51.67) and Tim Freel (11:06.51) finished fifth and sixth in the 1000-yard freestyle. In diving, Lagasse was third on both the 1-meter (206.70) and 3-meter (187.50) boards, with Yuan Wang fourth on each (149.40 and 146.18).

The women's team posted a series of podium finishes. Marrero was the top finisher in both sprint freestyle events, placing second in the 50-yard freestyle (25.52) and the 100-yard freestyle (56.21). She also led off the 200-yard freestyle relay, where she, Aubrey Chisholm, Kendall McKelvey and Maya Edwards placed third in 1:46.15.

Kat Heck was third in the 1000-yard freestyle (12:17.92), with Katie Caplinger fourth (13:22.49), and Gretchen Lotter was fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:50.34). Yoo Soomin placed fourth in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:24.02) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:12.26), and Edwards was fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.73). Chisholm was fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:07.12), just five-hundredths of a second off third place, with Kaylee Johnson fifth (1:07.68). Chisholm also took fifth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:27.87).

In diving, Kallista Rivera was fourth on the 3-meter board (169.73) and Elizabeth Huettig fifth (150.45). Huettig and Ila Karp placed fifth and sixth on the 1-meter board (138.45 and 137.18).

The Crimson and Gold return home on Saturday, November 7, to host Washington and Jefferson in the Pride Meet at Carr Pool. Diving begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by swimming at 1 p.m.

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