Freshman Ani Karagianis turned in the first of several Forester victories as the Lake Forest College men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated Lawrence University but fell to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Saturday's double dual meet.
Karagianis won the 800m-freestyle, the first individual event of the afternoon with a time of 10:01.62, more than three-and-a-half seconds ahead of the runner-up from Whitewater.
The Forester men turned in four consecutive victories, beginning with junior David Bunting's triumph in the 200m-freestyle. His time of 2:01.41 was the fastest in the field by more than two-and-a-half seconds. Senior Travis Johnson then finished first in the 50m-freestyle with a time of 24.92 seconds and classmate Orion Huey won the 200m-IM in 2:16.04. The first round of diving competition was next and Lake Forest sophomore Heath Ogawa's score of 296.40 off the 3-meter board was good for first place while junior Matt Demirs was second with 209.10 points.
While Ogawa was winning the 3-meter competition, freshman Lizzie Johns posted a victory in the women's 1-meter event with a season-best score of 230.85. Fellow freshman Victoria Miller was second with 169.70 points.
The next Lake Forest victory came in the women's 100m-backstroke, where seinor Emily Bowens prevailed in 1:08.58. The Forester women's then made it two in a row as junior Lily McCarthy touched the wall first in the 400m-freestyle with a time of 4:50.64.
Ogawa and Johns also swept the next round of diving, Ogawa breaking his own 1-meter school record with 320.40 points and Johns winning off the 3-meter board with a score of 199.60.
For the second straight meet, the Forester men finished off a meet with a victory. The 200m-freestyle relay team of Johnson, Bunting, senior Chris Martinez, and Huey completed the race in 1:39.55, just 0.64 seconds ahead of Whitewater.
The Lake Forest men posted a 174-23 victory over Lawrence but fell 139-99 to Whitewater. The Forester women avenged last season's loss to Lawrence by defeating the Vikings 127-86 on Saturday but dropped a 148-80 decision to Whitewater.
The Foresters will compete in their own pool again next Saturday against Illinois Institute of Technology. The Senior Day and Parents Day meet will begin at 1:00 p.m.
