Women sweep, men split in conference meet Saturday
The Frogs made waves in the pool this weekend, losing just two of eight meets against conference opponents.
By Chad Murray
Skiff Staff

The men's and women's swimming and diving team completed their first meets against conference opponents this weekend, and were victorious in six of the eight meets against Louisville and Cincinnati.

Following a successful meet against the Cardinals on Friday, at which both the men's and women's team claimed their first victories of the season, the squads then faced both Louisville and Cincinnati on Saturday.

In both the morning and afternoon sessions, the men's squad defeated Louisville but fell to Cincinnati.

The Lady Frogs swept their morning and afternoon meets, posting a 4-0 record for the day, including two victories over defending the Conference USA champion Bearcats.

“Today was a great day for our team, especially on the women's side,” TCU head coach Richard Sybesma said in a press release. “Beating the defending conference champs makes a statement for our women, while the men rebounded from a tough morning to take a very determined and talented Cincinnati squad right down to the wire.”

The afternoon session was also notable for the diving of freshman Kelly McCain. McCain won the one meter dive and qualified for the NCAA Zone D meet. McCain was pleased with how he performed at his first collegiate meet.

“I was happy with (my performance),” McCain said. “Two dives could have been better, overall it was one of my better meets in a long time.”

The meet this weekend just missed out on being a family affair for McCain. His brother, Cory, is a senior diver for Cincinnati, but did not compete this weekend because of wisdom tooth surgery.

Next up for the teams are separate meets. The women facing North Texas in Denton on Nov. 2, and the men's team hosts Air Force on Nov. 9, at Wilkerson Greines Pool in Fort Worth.

c.m.murray@tcu.edu