Saturday, October 24
Berkeley, CA
12:00 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
at
Cal
10/24/2026 5:39:00 PM | Swimming
BERKELEY, Calif. - The Saint Mary' swim team ended its dual meet weekend at Cal on Saturday with a pair of defeats to the Golden Bears, 68-172 on the women's side and 87-158 on the men's side.
The men recorded a trio of two-three finishes in the 100 and 200 yard breast as well as the 50 yard free. Julian Tucker finished second in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 56.58, just a second past teammate Ilija Sosic who clocked in at 57.35 for third place. Tucker and Sosic were tenths of seconds apart in the 200 yard version of the breast with Tucker getting the edge for another top-two finish. Giorgio Sportaro led the Gaels in the 50 yard free at 20.68, less than a second behind Cal's first place finisher Roman Jones. Following Sportaro was graduate transfer Santiago Leiva who just snuck under the 21-second mark for a third place finish in the event.
Standout performances for the women came from Melody Mimi Okano and Eliza Taylor. The duo rounded out the top-five in the 100 yard free with Taylor recording a third place time of 51.42 and Okano just tenths of seconds behind in fourth place at 51.68. Taylor's best finish of the day came in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:05.49, good for second place. Teammates Spencer Damaske and Ella Nodari also went three-four to complete the event-field in the 200 yard IM.
Full meet results can be found HERE
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's will return to the pool in two weeks time and head south to take on Bakersfield in a two-day meet starting on Friday, November 6. Additional meet information and results can be found at smcgaels.com.
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The men recorded a trio of two-three finishes in the 100 and 200 yard breast as well as the 50 yard free. Julian Tucker finished second in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 56.58, just a second past teammate Ilija Sosic who clocked in at 57.35 for third place. Tucker and Sosic were tenths of seconds apart in the 200 yard version of the breast with Tucker getting the edge for another top-two finish. Giorgio Sportaro led the Gaels in the 50 yard free at 20.68, less than a second behind Cal's first place finisher Roman Jones. Following Sportaro was graduate transfer Santiago Leiva who just snuck under the 21-second mark for a third place finish in the event.
Standout performances for the women came from Melody Mimi Okano and Eliza Taylor. The duo rounded out the top-five in the 100 yard free with Taylor recording a third place time of 51.42 and Okano just tenths of seconds behind in fourth place at 51.68. Taylor's best finish of the day came in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:05.49, good for second place. Teammates Spencer Damaske and Ella Nodari also went three-four to complete the event-field in the 200 yard IM.
Full meet results can be found HERE
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's will return to the pool in two weeks time and head south to take on Bakersfield in a two-day meet starting on Friday, November 6. Additional meet information and results can be found at smcgaels.com.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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