KENTWOOD, Mich./ALLENDALE, Mich. - The men's and women's swimming & diving teams finished up their 2020-21 regular season slate on Saturday against Grand Valley State. The swimming events took place at home in Kentwood while the divers competed at Grand Valley State in Allendale. The Lakers swept the Panthers with scores of 162-65 for the men and 168-67 for the women.

"We had another great weekend of swimming and diving," said head coach, Justin Vasquez. "Our team has been working hard over the last few weeks and it has been showing. The team has created some good momentum heading into the GLIAC Championship meet (Feb. 17-20)."

Personal bests - Men

• Mitch Dickey - 200 free (1:45.10), 100 free (47.84), 50 free (21.88)
• Miguel Hernandez - 100 free (49.21), 100 breast (1:01.31)
• Ronan Pleass - 100 back (52.67), 50 back (24.78)
• Josh Kippe - 100 fly (59.24)
• Joe Lenard - 200 IM (2:06.58)

Personal bests - Women

• Emelie Hellgren - 50 free (24.91)
• Megan Fraula - 100 free (54.22)
• Dominyka Rapsyte - 500 free (5:31.36)
• Rebecca Wallis - 500 free (5:08.97)

Other highlights

• Lexis Mirandette - 2nd in both 1 meter and 3 meter dive
• Nick Schmid - 2nd in 1 meter dive

As mentioned above, next up is the GLIAC Championships on Feb. 17-20 in Holland at the Holland Aquatic Center and Davenport is co-hosting the event with Grand Valley State.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler