Anastasia Gorbenko Pool Record Starts Louisville to Sweep of Xavier
A pool record by Anastasia Gorbenko was one of three by the Louisville women in a sweep of Xavier on Friday.
Gorbenko set the Ralph Wright Natatorium record in the women’s 200 backstroke. Two swimmers got under the pool mark in the 1,000 freestyle, and the Cardinals’ 400 free relay set the pool standard in a 188-69 win over the Musketeers. The men’s team claimed a 189.5-70.5 victory.
The records started early. Thilda Haell went 9:34.26 in the women’s 1,000 freestyle, followed by Leticia Fassina Romao’s 9:35.12. Both better the standard of 9:40.26 that Liberty Williams set in 2022.
Gorbenko showed her versatility early. The Israeli Olympian anchored a winning 200 medley relay with Caroline Larsen, Anna Inagaki and Julia Ogren that went 1:37.96. Gorbenko won the 100 back in 51.79. then she led a trio of Division I cuts by going 1:52.76 in the 200 back. The record on the chopping block again belonged to Williams at 1:53.22.
Gorbenko was on the B relay in the 400 free, though. The A squad of Larsen, Ogren, Julie Mishler and Angelina Solari went 3:12.84, taking down by 1.39 seconds the pool mark set in 2016 by a Cardinals’ squad that included Mallory Comerford.
The Cardinals generally dominated. Summer Cardwell won the 200 free in 1:46.18, just edging teammates Mary Clarke and Maya Bezanson. Inagaki won the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.96 and the 200 in 2:12.26. Kaitlyn Sallows claimed the 200 fly in 2:01.26 and was second to Inagaki in the 200 breast.
Larsen won the 50 free in 21.71, with Mishler second in 22.17. Both are D1 cuts, as is Larsen’s winning time of 51.61 in the 100 fly. Cardwell cracked 50 seconds to go 49.99 in the 100 free. Mishler was also second to Gorbenko in the 200 back. Daria Golovaty bested the record-setters from the 1,000 in the 500 free with a time of 4:43.73. Xeniya Ignatova won the 200 individual medley in 2:00.32.
On the men’s side, Louisville spread out the victories in egalitarian fashion. Gregg Enoch was the only double winner. He claimed the 200 fly in 1:45.69, then the 200 IM in 1:48.79.
Nikita Sheremet won the 50 free in 19.34. Aiden Musso joined him under 20 seconds at 19.79, then won the 100 fly in 46.24. Luca Ceccarelli anchored the winning 200 medley relay and won the 200 free in 1:36.41. Rian Graham was second in the 100 back and won the 100 free in 43.65.
Max Hatcher (1,000 free), Filip Kosinski (100 back), Jake Eccleston (100 breast), Nate Thomas (200 back), Finnley Conklin (200 breast) and Owen Stevens (500 free) added victories.
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