NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola men's and women's swim teams competed on Day 1 of their home swim meet against Birmingham-Southern College in The Den. The two teams will meet back up on Saturday at 10 a.m. to finish things off.

Loyola had several first-place finishers for the men. Tate Bladon took the win in the 50-yard Freestyle with a time of 21.38, while Harvey Quiddington got wins in the 400-yard IM and the 100-yard Breaststroke with times of 4:12.52 and 1:00.04, a personal record. Quiddington's time in the 400 IM is also currently the fastest time in the NAIA this season, beating the previous best by .14 of a second. The Loyola A team also nabbed a win in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:28.70. 

The Pack also got some second-place finishes from Loyola A in the 400-yard Medley Relay, Cameron Hinton in the 1,000-yard Freestyle, Charles Henderson in the 100-yard Butterfly, and Tate Bladon in the 100-yard Breaststroke. Loyola A finished with a time of 3:34.22 in the 400-yard Medley Relay, while Cameron Hinton had a 10:21.27 performance in the 1,000-yard Freestyle. Charles Henderson finished with a time of 54.62 in the 100-yard Butterfly, while Tate Bladon finished just behind Quiddington with a time of 1:00.42 in the 100-yard Breaststroke.

Mya Baker, Jenna Copes, and Loyola A found wins in the women's events. Baker finished first in the 1,000-yard Freestyle with a time of 10:59.34, while Copes was first to finish the 100-yard Butterfly for a 59.00 performance. Loyola A earned a first-place finish in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:43.48.

The Loyola women also got several second-place finishes on Friday. The Loyola A team got second in the 400-yard Medley Relay, while Zada Streeter completed the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.26. Emily Cooper earned a second-place finish in the 400-yard IM for a time of 4:54.03. Eve Thomas got her finish in the 100-yard Backstroke (1:03.12), while Reese Berry got her's in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:14.57). Olivia Courville earned a personal record in the 100-yard Butterfly, ending the race in 1:10.28.

Women's Results

400Y Medley Relay: 2, Loyola A, 4:15.24; 4, Loyola B, 4:25.47; 5, Loyola C, 4:30.43.
1,000Y Freestyle: 1, Mya Baker, 10:59.34.
50Y Freestyle: 2, Zada Streeter, 26.26; 3, Eve Thomas, 26.57; 5, Norah Carr, 26.91; 8, Madison Gearhart, 27.10; 10, Jamie Abernathy, 27.63; 11, Megan Stempkovski, 28.01; 12, Lauren Gill, 28.03.
400Y IM: 2, Emily Cooper, 4:54.03; 4, Abbi Chemacki, 5:00.76.
100Y Butterfly: 1, Jenna Copes, 59.00; 5, Ella Balhoff, 1:04.49; 8, Sophie Sierveld, 1:07.92; 10, Olivia Courville, 1:10.28.
100Y Backstroke: 2, Eve Thomas, 1:03.12; 5, Madison Gearhart, 1:04.85; 8, Cloe Solbach, 1:07.01; 9, Norah Carr, 1:07.64.
100Y Breaststroke: 2, Reese Berry, 1:14.57; 3, Zada Streeter, 1:14.59; 6, Megan Stempkovski, 1:15.37; 8, Lauren Gill, 1:16.40. 
200Y Freestyle: 3, Jenna Copes, 2:02.93; 5, Emily Cooper, 2:07.39; 9, Mya Baker, 2:10.68; 11, Abbi Chemacki, 2:12.76; 12, Ella Balhoff, 2:13.18; 13, Sophie Sierveld, 2:15.22.
200Y Freestyle Relay: 1, Loyola A, 1:43.48; 3, Loyola B, 1:49.56.

Men's Results

400Y Medley Relay: 2, Loyola A, 3:34.22.
1,000Y Freestyle: 2, Cameron Hinton, 10:21.27; 5, Aiden Hinton, 10:33.02. 
50Y Freestyle: 1, Tate Bladon, 21.38; 3, Aaron Ervin, 22.18; 4, Eric Potter, 23.03; 6, Andrew Levine, 23.95.
400Y IM: 1, Harvey Quiddington, 4:12.52.
100Y Butterfly: 2, Charles Henderson, 54.62, 4, Jackson Smith, 54.95; 5, Eric Potter, 55.07; 9, Robert Shaffer, 57.46.
100Y Backstroke: 3, Nikolas Presses, 56.11; 6, Jackson Smith, 1:02.34. 
100Y Breaststroke: 1, Harvey Quiddington, 1:00.04; 2, Tate Bladon, 1:00.42.
200Y Freestyle: 7, Andrew Levine, 1:53.32; 8, Jackson Courville, 1:53.82; 10, Cameron Hinton, 1:55.14; 11, Aaron Ervin, 1:55.64; 12, Aiden Hinton, 1:55.97.
200Y Freestyle Relay: 1, Loyola A, 1:28.70; 3, Loyola B, 1:34.45. 

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