Friday, January 31
Los Angeles, CA
Noon PT
UCLA
85
at
215
USC
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Karolina Piechowicz Sets School Record in Dual at No. 14 USC
January 31, 2025 | Swimming & Diving
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Freshman Karolina Piechowicz set a new school record in the 100-yard breaststroke in UCLA Swim & Dive's dual meet loss to No. 14 USC on Friday afternoon. The final score was 215-85 on Friday.
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The Bruins began the meet by tying the school record in the 200-medley relay. The A team of Fay Lustria, Eva Carlson, Emma Harvey, and Ana Jih-Schiff finished second in the event with a record-tying time of 1:36.36.ย
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Ashley Kolessar finished on the podium in the first individual event of the day, the 1000 freestyle. She finished in third place with a time of 9:47.74. Gizem Guvenc then picked up a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.41.ย
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The Bruins rounded out the podium in the 100 backstroke thanks to performances from Emma Harvey and Fay Lustria. Harvey finished in second place with a time of 52.35 and Lustria finished in third place with a time of 52.50.
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Piechowicz then reset her own school record in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in second place with a time of 59.28. Jih-Schiff followed in third place with a time of 59.74.
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Senior Paige MacEachern picked up her first podium finish of the day in the 200 fly, finishing in third with a time of 1:57.77. In the 50 free, Guvenc posted a time of 22.88 to finish in third place.
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During the diving break, Eden Cheng earned second place in the three-meter competition with a final score of 271.73.ย
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After the first break, Guvenc finished the 100 freestyle in fourth place with a time of 49.23. Sarah Bennetts finished in sixth at 50.33, and Josie Arbuckle took seventh in 50.38.
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In the 200 backstroke, Rosie Murphy earned her first podium appearance at the meet. She finished in second place in the event with a time of 1:55.73.
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Jih-Schiff continued to find success in the breaststroke events, finishing in second place in the 200 with a time of 2:08.23. In the 500 freestyle, MacEachern was the Bruins' top finisher, earning fifth place at 4:47.56.ย
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MacEachern took second place in the 200 IM, finishing the event in 1:58.39.
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Two Bruin teams finished in the top three in the final event of the day, the 400 freestyle relay. The UCLA A team took second place with a time of 3:16.28, and the UCLA B team finished in third place with a time of 3:22.08.
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UP NEXT:ย The Bruin swimmers will travel to Las Vegas to compete at the UNLV First Chance Invitational on Feb. 14th and 15th . The Bruin divers will return home to Speiker Aquatics Center to compete at the First Chance Diving Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 15.ย
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The Bruins began the meet by tying the school record in the 200-medley relay. The A team of Fay Lustria, Eva Carlson, Emma Harvey, and Ana Jih-Schiff finished second in the event with a record-tying time of 1:36.36.ย
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Ashley Kolessar finished on the podium in the first individual event of the day, the 1000 freestyle. She finished in third place with a time of 9:47.74. Gizem Guvenc then picked up a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.41.ย
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The Bruins rounded out the podium in the 100 backstroke thanks to performances from Emma Harvey and Fay Lustria. Harvey finished in second place with a time of 52.35 and Lustria finished in third place with a time of 52.50.
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Piechowicz then reset her own school record in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in second place with a time of 59.28. Jih-Schiff followed in third place with a time of 59.74.
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Senior Paige MacEachern picked up her first podium finish of the day in the 200 fly, finishing in third with a time of 1:57.77. In the 50 free, Guvenc posted a time of 22.88 to finish in third place.
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During the diving break, Eden Cheng earned second place in the three-meter competition with a final score of 271.73.ย
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After the first break, Guvenc finished the 100 freestyle in fourth place with a time of 49.23. Sarah Bennetts finished in sixth at 50.33, and Josie Arbuckle took seventh in 50.38.
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In the 200 backstroke, Rosie Murphy earned her first podium appearance at the meet. She finished in second place in the event with a time of 1:55.73.
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Jih-Schiff continued to find success in the breaststroke events, finishing in second place in the 200 with a time of 2:08.23. In the 500 freestyle, MacEachern was the Bruins' top finisher, earning fifth place at 4:47.56.ย
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MacEachern took second place in the 200 IM, finishing the event in 1:58.39.
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Two Bruin teams finished in the top three in the final event of the day, the 400 freestyle relay. The UCLA A team took second place with a time of 3:16.28, and the UCLA B team finished in third place with a time of 3:22.08.
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UP NEXT:ย The Bruin swimmers will travel to Las Vegas to compete at the UNLV First Chance Invitational on Feb. 14th and 15th . The Bruin divers will return home to Speiker Aquatics Center to compete at the First Chance Diving Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 15.ย
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