DURHAM – Twelve Blue Devils marked their names in the program record books after Duke's second meet of the 2021-22 season.
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On the boards, freshman
Margo O'Meara led the way, earning scores on all three boards that placed in the top-10 of program history. She recorded a 335.10 and 377.70 on the one- and three-meter boards, respectively, both second all-time at Duke. She also scored a 262.73 in platform diving for eighth in program lore.
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Junior
Ali Watson and sophomore
Emily Rakestraw also recorded scores in platform diving that placed on the top-10 chart. Watson's 332.55 bettered her score that is second all-time in school history. Rakestraw finished with a score of 266.55 to place seventh on the program records chart.
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Senior
Harel Anolick and freshman
Will McCollum also recorded scores in platform diving that ranked in the top-10 in program history. Anolick scored a 319.50 to place seventh all-time while McCollum's 297.68 ranks 10th.
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In the pool, Duke competed in the rare 100 individual medley which provided the opportunity for current Blue Devils to rewrite the event's history. Senior captain
Cole Reznick clocked a 50.46 to set the program record. Sophomores
David Chang and
Zach McIntyre followed Reznick in the 100 individual medley, touching in 50.90 and 52.29 for the second and seventh fastest times in program history.
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On the women's side in the 100 individual medley, junior
Sarah Foley (56.73, second all-time), sophomore
Catherine Belyakov (57.22, third all-time), graduate student
Alicia Harrison (58.96, fifth all-time) and senior
Cabell Whitlow (59.61, sixth all-time) each recorded times that placed in the top-10 in program history.
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The Blue Devil swimming and diving squad returns to Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion on Saturday for a dual meet with ACC foe Georgia Tech. The full meet schedule is below.
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Saturday, Nov. 6
9:30 a.m. – Women's three-meter and men's one-meter
11 a.m. – Swimming events
First diving break – women's one-meter
Second diving break – men's three-meter
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