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Record Book Update: Freshman Duo Shines in First Collegiate Meet
10/25/2021 3:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
DURHAM – A duo of freshmen on the Duke women's swimming and diving team etched their names in the program record books after their first collegiate meet.
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Rookies Yixuan Chang and Margo O'Meara shined for the Blue Devils in No. 24 Duke's 170-130 win over the 18th-ranked Hokies.
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Chang swept all three events she competed in, the 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle. Her mark of 10:00.57 in the 1,000 free ranks seventh in program history. The Stamford, Conn., native's time of 1:48.77 in the 200 free narrowly missed the top-10 times in program history by one hundredth of a second.
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O'Meara enjoyed a stellar debut on the boards, placing first in the three-meter and second in the one-meter. Her scores of 371.48 (three-meter) and 316.35 (one-meter) rank second and fourth all-time in program history, respectively. O'Meara, a native of St. Louis, Mo., recorded the highest score on the three-meter springboard since Olympian Abby Johnston set the program record in 2010.
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The Blue Devil swimming and diving squad hosts its home opener in a two-day meet against Boston College and UNC Wilmington this weekend at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion in Durham. The full meet schedule can be found below.
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Friday, Oct. 29
1 p.m. – Platform diving
2:45 p.m. – Women's three-meter and men's one-meter
5 p.m. – Swimming events
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Saturday, Oct. 30
9:30 a.m. – Women's one-meter and men's three-meter
11 a.m. – Swimming events
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For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive".
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Rookies Yixuan Chang and Margo O'Meara shined for the Blue Devils in No. 24 Duke's 170-130 win over the 18th-ranked Hokies.
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Chang swept all three events she competed in, the 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle. Her mark of 10:00.57 in the 1,000 free ranks seventh in program history. The Stamford, Conn., native's time of 1:48.77 in the 200 free narrowly missed the top-10 times in program history by one hundredth of a second.
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O'Meara enjoyed a stellar debut on the boards, placing first in the three-meter and second in the one-meter. Her scores of 371.48 (three-meter) and 316.35 (one-meter) rank second and fourth all-time in program history, respectively. O'Meara, a native of St. Louis, Mo., recorded the highest score on the three-meter springboard since Olympian Abby Johnston set the program record in 2010.
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The Blue Devil swimming and diving squad hosts its home opener in a two-day meet against Boston College and UNC Wilmington this weekend at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion in Durham. The full meet schedule can be found below.
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Friday, Oct. 29
1 p.m. – Platform diving
2:45 p.m. – Women's three-meter and men's one-meter
5 p.m. – Swimming events
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Saturday, Oct. 30
9:30 a.m. – Women's one-meter and men's three-meter
11 a.m. – Swimming events
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For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive".
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#GoDuke
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