Women’s Swim & Dive Sweeps Omaha and Liberty in Action Packed Weekend

USAF ACADEMY – The Air Force women's swimming and diving team chalked up four dual meet wins over the weekend, outpacing Nebraska-Omaha and Liberty University on Friday and again Saturday. The Falcons claimed 11 first place finishes over the two-day event.

Friday, October 11
Air Force vs. Omaha: 174.00-68.00
Liberty vs. Omaha: 170.00-72.00
Air Force vs. Liberty: 128.00-114.00

"What a fun night of swimming for our team," head coach Colleen Murphy said. "The meet between us and Liberty was close from start to finish. It came down to the last three events to decide the meet, our divers and breastrokers made it close and our final relay clinched the victory for the night."

The Falcons claimed five first place finishes in the first dual, winning the 200 free (Alex Clark, 1:54.14), 400 IM (Jordan Evans, 4:37.28), and the 200 free relay team comprised of Clark, Ryan Mills, Lily Larson, and team captain Abby Turner (1:34.75).

The other top finishes happened on the diving side of the pool as the Falcons claimed the top three spots in both the one-meter dive and three-meter dive. Kacey Hu claimed the top spot on the one-meter dive (255.05), followed by Chloe Perkins (245.85), and JiaQi Deng (231.00). Perkins won the three-meter with a 281.40 with Annaliese Cundiff taking second (249.10), and Deng claiming third (240.80).

At the conclusion of the final race, Air Force had 21 swimmers and divers finish in the top three of their respective events.

"Tonight was a total team effort," Murphy continued. "Our team showed grit and determination with this win, we are so proud of their fight to the finish."

Saturday, October 12
Air Force vs. Omaha: 185.00-57.00
Liberty vs. Omaha: 174.00-68.00
Air Force vs. Liberty: 126.00-116.00

Air Force rolled the momentum into Saturday, putting up a weekend high 185.00 points against Omaha. Six Falcons won first place on the day.

"Our team really fought hard today and finished the meet strong," Murphy said. "Shoutout to our breastrokers, divers, butterflyers and our final relays securing the win for the second day! For the second day in a row the meet came down to the last relay and our women stepped up to win."

It was the 400 free relay team comprised of Clark, Mills, Larson, and Turner (1:34.75) to push the Falcons to victory in the final race. Clark also took first place in the 200 IM (2:08.26). Air Force's Mandy Fleetwood and Abigail Hardy swam to first place in the 200 breaststroke and 200 fly, respectively.

Freshman diver Chloe Perkins brought the heat in the second day, winning both the one-meter dive (245.85) and three-meter dive (278.25). Teammates Cundiff and Deng finished second and third, respectively, on the one-meter dive. Cundiff also claimed second (239.65) on the three-meter dive.

At the conclusion of the meet the Falcons had 19 athletes with finishes in the top three.

Next up, the Falcons travel to Denver, Colorado, for competition on October 19. The women's team will take on Denver and Washington State, while the men will go one-on-one with the Pioneers. The women's meet against Washington State is a Mountain West Conference matchup. Action at El Pomar Natatorium is slated to begin at 11 a.m. MT.

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