Nevada swim and dive competed against UNLV on Jan. 22 and lost 128-167. The divers had great success throughout the competition, but the freestyle events were a struggle for the women.

The team lost its undefeated streak and is now 5-1 overall and 2-1 in conference. 

Nevada dive’s four athletes gained points in both the one meter and three meter. Isabel Vasquez Lopez came in first in both events, earning the team 18 points. Jessie Nowotny came in fourth in the one meter and second in the three meter, gaining six points for the team. Linnea Sorensen got second place in the one meter, but did not place in the three meter. Bailey Heydra placed third in the three meter and seventh in the one meter. Nevada dive achieved 31 points to UNLV’s seven. 

Event one for swimming was the 400 yard medley relay. Nevada placed second and fifth in the event, only gaining four points for the team. In second place were seniors Josien Wijkhuijs, Donna dePolo, Julia Adamczyk and Caitlyn McHugh. They finished 6.7 seconds behind first place at 3:49.14. Nevada’s fifth place team had a time of 3:52.09.  

Event two was the 1000 yard freestyle. Mikayla Dance came in third with a time of 10:38.98, gaining Nevada three points. Reese Lamph was right behind Dance at 10:50.20, gaining two points for the team.

Nevada struggled in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. Coco Berkenfield came in fourth. In the 100 yard, Jasko got fifth and Berkenfield was right behind at sixth. Nevada gained six points in these events.

Event three was the 200 yard freestyle. Taking second place was McHugh with a time of 1:53.34, which was only .30 seconds behind first place. Mari Vignoli came in third and gained three points for Nevada with her 1:54.25 time. Emma Brady finished in 1:57.92 and landed in sixth place.  

There was a lot of success in the 500 yard freestyle for Nevada. The women took second through fourth place. Vignoli, in second, had a time of 5:12.70. King came in 4.46 seconds after, and Lamph took fourth at 5:20.53. 

In the 200 yard freestyle relay, Nevada came in second and third place. Relay team A had a time of 1:37.29 and relay team B came in at 1:41.34. 

The 100 yard backstroke was next, and Nevada placed second, fifth, seventh and eighth. Wijkhuijs in second gained four points with her 56.14 time. Benedict Nagy added one point with the time of 58.81. Daniela Piccinini and Montana Lloyd were the last two finishers of the event. 

Nagy, Piccinini and Lloyd competed in the 200 yard backstroke. Nagy placed second with a time of 2:06.10. Piccinini came in fourth at 2:08.82, and Lloyd’s time was 2:10.65.

Nevada dominated in the breaststroke events. These are the only events where Nevada placed first. Wikitoria Samula took first in both the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke and Donna dePolo took second in both events. Gianni Pitto placed fifth in the 100 yard and improved to fourth in the 200 yard. 

There were three women who scored points for Nevada in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly. Destiny King placed third in the 200 yard with a time of 2:08.86. Adamczyk placed fifth and gained one point for Nevada. In the 100 yard, Wijkhuijs took second and Adamczyk placed third, gaining a total of seven points. 

The 200 yard IM was dominated by Nevada. dePolo came in only .36 seconds behind UNLV’s first place Ruby Howell. Nagy placed third with a time of 2:08.70 and Pitto came in fourth gaining Nevada two points. 

Nevada will compete on Jan. 28 at home against Washington State. The event will be held at the Lombardi pool at 5 p.m.