MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine swimming and diving program opened its 2022-23 season with a home meet and had spirited efforts by its relay teams, but the Waves were defeated by San Diego State on Thursday morning at
Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
MEET RECAP
After just one meet, a pair of swimmers entered the top-10 all-time list for the 100 IM.
Charli Sunahara's (Chino, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala HS) time of 1:00.99 marks her ninth on Pepperdine's record books. Following right behind her,
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) notched a 1:01.22 showing, good for 10
th on the list.
Pepperdine's foursome of
Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS), Sunahara,
Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo./Golden HS) and
Maddie McLeay (Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS) recorded a third-place finish in the first event of the day, the 200 medley relay, with a 1:49.69 time.
AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) recorded a fourth-place showing in the 50 back with a time of 28.02. Sunahara placed similarly with a 30.72 clip in the 50 breast.
In 1-meter diving, three Waves made their debuts as freshmen. One of the rookies,
Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS), took third with a final score of 226.58.
SDSU earned 83 points on the morning, while Pepperdine accumulated 59.
NEXT UP: Pepperdine has a quick turnaround, as the Waves host the second annual Rodionoff Invitational on Friday and Saturday at
Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. Diving starts at 10 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Swim commences at 11:30 a.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both days of competition will be streamed live on the WCC Network.
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