Women’s Swimming Sweeps Vanderbilt; Devereaux, Duncan Lead UK Diving at Georgia Invitational

LEXINGTON, Ky. – In the team’s first competition of the 2025 calendar year, Kentucky women’s swimming picked up a dual meet victory on the road, taking down the Vanderbilt Commodores, 174-82, on Friday at Centennial SportsPlex.

Wildcat swimmers touched first in all 14 of the day’s events, though the final two were swam as exhibition-only events for UK and thus did not count toward the team’s final score tally.

Junior Grace Frericks was exceptional for the Cats, winning two individual events (100 back, 100 free) and leading off for both of the team’s victorious relays (200 MR, 200 FR).

A trio of freshmen joined Frericks as Cats to win multiple individual events on the day as Katy Jost (500 free, 1000 free), Hayden Penny (200 free, 200 breast) and Billie Sherratt (100 fly, 200 fly), all earned two victories apiece.

The win is the third of the dual season for the UK women and their first over a Southeastern Conference opponent. Next up for the team is a tri-meet with Purdue and Notre Dame on Friday, Jan. 10 in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Kentucky’s divers were also in action on Friday, competing during day one of the Georgia Diving Invite at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Senior Abby Devereaux finished as the runner-up in the women’s 3-meter springboard, scoring 305.00 in the final, a total which trailed only four-time national champion, Aranza Vazquez Montano of North Carolina. The score also gave Devereaux her NCAA zone cut in the event, meaning she has now qualified on both the 1-meter and 3-meter this season. Kristy Pfaff (10th) and Claire McDaniels (11th) were also finalists in the event.

For the men, Sam Duncan reached the final on the 1-meter springboard, proceeding to post a score of 309.45 to take fifth place overall.

The Georgia Diving Invitational will continue this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s slate will see the women compete in platform and the men on the 3-meter springboard.

Kentucky Event Winners –  

• Frericks, Engel, Hanlon, Hartley: 200 MR (1:43.98)
• Katy Jost: 1000 Free (10:19.94), 500 Free (5:00.38)
• Hayden Penny: 200 Free (1:50.40), 200 Breast (2:18.38)
• Grace Frericks: 100 Back (55.74), 100 Free (51.69)
• Bridget Engel: 100 Breast (1:03.41)
• Billie Sherratt: 200 Fly (2:03.68), 100 Fly (56.74)
• Kaelan Daly: 50 Free (24.10)
• Lydia Hanlon: 200 Back (2:02.17)
• Paige Taber: 200 IM (2:07.94)
• Frericks, Hartley, West, Buerger: 400 FR (3:32.39)

 New NCAA Zone Cuts –  

• Abby Devereaux: 3-meter (305.00)

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