Hawkeye swimming and diving goes 1-3 in triangular with Michigan and Denver

The Iowa men picked up a win over Denver, but the women lost both of their matchups.

Shivansh Ahuja

Swimmers line up on the blocks during the Iowa Swimming and Diving Intrasquad Meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Tanner DesPlanque, Sports Reporter

Iowa swimming and diving has concluded its two-day triangular meet against Michigan and Denver.

The Hawkeye men had success in the sprints and relays but lost to No. 6 Michigan, 232-131. The men defeated Denver, 256-95, for their third win this season.

The Iowa women did not swim away with a team victory this weekend, falling to No. 3 Michigan, 255-97 and Denver, 181.50-171.50. The women had a chance to defeat Denver with a victory in the final event but fell short to Michigan in the 400-free relay.

On Nov. 2, the Hawkeye diving team put on a clinic in sweeping all four events. Sophomore Jayah Mathews won the 3-meter springboard (348.30) and the 1-meter (306.40). On the men’s side, senior Will Brenner finished first in the 1-meter (348.55), and sophomore Anton Hoherz won the 3-meter competition (391.40).

Hoherz also had success on Nov. 3, when he grabbed a victory on the platform with a season-best score of 365.35.

Many Hawkeyes swam their season-bests at the meet, but it was hard for them to gain first-place finishes against a powerhouse such as Michigan and its impressive times.

Iowa took first in the last event on Nov. 2 with the men knocking out a victory in the 400-free relay. The quartet of Steve Fiolic, Will Scott, Jack Smith, and Joe Myhre finished with a season-best time, 2:57.43.

Myhre was the only Hawkeye to finish first in an individual swimming event. On Nov. 3, he won the 100 free (44.23). Myhre was also a part of the 200-free relay that closed out the Nov. 3 action with a first-place time of 1:20.30.

The Hawkeyes will send five men and two women to compete in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Nov. 10-11.