NEWARK, DEL. – The West Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams split a dual against Delaware at Rawstrom Natatorium in Newark, Delaware, on Saturday.
 
The men's swimming and diving team (1-0) defeated Delaware for its first dual meet win of the season, 162.50-137.50. The women's team (1-1) lost, 209-91.
 
The Mountaineers had a dominant performance in the diving well, as the male divers were the difference in the meet. On 1-meter, West Virginia swept as it held the top four spots.
 
Sophomore David Hatt won the event with 292.88 points, redshirt senior Glenn Eloriaga placed second (287.70 points), sophomore Levi Hellman finished third (270.68 points) and senior Christian Torres placed fourth (265.58 points).
 
On 3-meter, WVU held the top three spots on the men's side with Eloriaga winning the event with 343.88 points.
 
For the women's team, senior Abigail Sullivan had two second place finishes. Sullivan scored 259.35 points on 1-meter and 273.53 points on 3-meter. Freshman Stevi Chalemou placed third on 3-meter with 259.05 points.
 
Freshman Jake Salcedo posted an outstanding performance as he swam the third-fastest time in program history and set a pool record for Rawstrom Natatorium in the men's 1000-yard freestyle. He won the event with a final time of 9:14.42.
 
Virginia Tech transfer, junior Vedaant Madhavan, finished right behind Salcedo with the fourth-fastest time in program history, touching the wall at 9:14.63.
 
The Mountaineers kept their momentum rolling in the men's 200-yard freestyle as redshirt junior Christian Simpson earned his first win of the day with a final time of 1:37.75. Sophomore Nick Lugo placed second with a final time of 1:38.77.
 
In the men's 100-yard backstroke, Kentucky transfer, sophomore Szymon Mieczkowkski won the event as he set a pool record and swam the eighth-fastest time in program history with a time of 47.71.
 
In the women's 100-yard breaststroke, freshman Macey Larson placed second as she swam the 10^th-fastest time in program history with a final time of 1:03.59.
 
During the second half of the meet, the women's team made a slight rally as two Mountaineers won events.
 
Senior Gabriela Martin won the women's 100-yard freestyle (50.66) and freshman Giada Del Medico won the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.05).
 
On the men's side, Salcedo posted his second win of the day as he won the 500-yard freestyle (4:33.83). Madhavan placed second with a final time of 4:34.78.
 
In the final individual event of the day, Simpson earned his second win as he placed first in the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.30).
 
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