Wayne State University Athletics

Jennifer Michalski

Men's Swimming & Diving 11/17/2018 12:32:00 AM Lauren Bryne, Sports Information Graduate Intern

Men's Swim and Dive Notches a 136-79 Victory Over Calvin

Senior Rasmus Olsen claimed the top spot in three events.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's swimming and diving team (3-1 overall, 1-0 GLIAC) defeated the Calvin Knights (1-1 overall) 136-79 in its home meet on Friday.

Prior to the meet, the Warriors were tied-for-24th in the national rankings by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) in the second TYR Top 25 Dual Meet Swimming and Diving Poll of the season.

QUALIFYING TIMES

Junior Ryan Katulski (Novi, Mich.) claimed the top spot in the 50 free (20.63), meeting the NCAA B standard of 20.75.

Senior Rasmus Olsen (Kastrup, Denmark) won the 100 fly (49.02), swimming faster than the NCAA B standard of 49.13.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Redshirt junior Ahmed Ahmed (Alexandria, Egypt) notched a victory in the 1650 free (16:26.11) and finished the 500 free in the quickest time (4:47.61).

Redshirt freshman Franz Mueller (Brandenburg, Germany) won the 200 free in a time of 1:44.46.

Junior Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) placed first in the 400 IM (4:02.43).

Freshman Grant Porter (Haslett, Mich.) tallied a score of 210.60 in the one-meter diving event and 207.98 in the three-meter dive.

Junior Sasha Palazzo (Verona, Italy) notched a victory in the 100 free (46.20).

Senior Dima Drobnych (Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine) won the 100 back in a time of 49.64.

Freshman Emil Nkemdilim-Dantzler (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Avondale) swam the best time in the 100 breast (1:01.89).

RELAY RESULTS

WSU claimed the top spot in the 200 medley relay (1:29.35). The winning group consisted of Drobnych, Palazzo, Olsen, and Katulski.

Wayne State recorded the quickest time in the 200 free relay (1:23.90). The quartet included Katulski, Mueller, Olsen, and Drobnych.

FROM COACH PETERS

"I keep saying it time and again, but our CSCAA 24th ranked men just keep swimming at extremely high levels. We really started strong with a blazing 200 medley relay that went under 1:30, and our distance guys really swam well tonight. Overall, it was another strong showing."

UP NEXT

The Warriors will travel to Granville, Ohio, to compete at the Denison Invitational from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.

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Players Mentioned

Ahmed Ahmed: Distance Free; 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior

Dima Drobnych: Back/Fly/Sprint Free; 5' 10"; Senior

Ryan Katulski: Sprint Free; 6' 0"; Junior

Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro: Breast/IM/Fly; 5' 10"; Junior

Franz Mueller: Back/Free; 6' 4"; Redshirt Freshman

Rasmus Olsen: Free/Fly; 5' 10"; Senior

Sasha Palazzo: Breast/Free; 6' 2"; Junior

Emil Nkemdilim-Dantzler: Sprint Free/Breast; 5' 11"; Freshman

Grant Porter: Diving; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ahmed Ahmed
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior
: Distance Free

Dima Drobnych
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Back/Fly/Sprint Free

Ryan Katulski
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Sprint Free

Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Breast/IM/Fly

Franz Mueller
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Freshman
: Back/Free

Rasmus Olsen
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Free/Fly

Sasha Palazzo
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Breast/Free

Emil Nkemdilim-Dantzler
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Sprint Free/Breast

Grant Porter
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Diving