MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –
The West Virginia University swimming and diving team finished the third night of competition on Thursday at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships at Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.
Redshirt senior
Danny Berlitz qualified for the A final in the men's 200-yard freestyle after touching the wall at 1:35.22. Berlitz placed eighth in the finals with a final time of 1:37.48.
On the women's side, sophomore
Victoria Kidney posted the sixth-fastest time in program history in the prelims of the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.02. Kidney recorded the same time in the B final, placing fifth.
In the diving well, sophomore
Owen Recker placed fourth in the men's 1-meter B final with a final score of 293.75. For the women's team, junior
Abigail Sullivan led the way with an 18
th-place finish on the 3-meter with 242.80 points.
To finish the night, the men's relay team comprised of Berlitz and seniors
Conner McBeth,
Justin Heimes and
Jake Young placed fifth in the 400-yard medley relay with a final time of 3:09.06. That marked the third-fastest time in program history
West Virginia will compete on Friday at 1 p.m. EST for prelims and 9 p.m. for finals. Both sessions will be on ESPN+.
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