CLEVELAND, Mississippi – The Delta State University swimming and diving teams return to action on Friday, Nov. 13 for a dual meet in Arkadelphia, Ark. The two teams will take on NSISC rivals Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
 
The No. 8 Statesmen swimmers defeated three-of-four teams at the Lindenwood Invite, while the No. 7 Lady Statesmen defeated two-of-three teams in the same meet.
 
Matthew Swaine claimed first place on the 1 and 3-Meter boards at the Drury Invite.
 
Hailey Leonard finished in second place in the 1-Meter competition and Cathryn Laird finished second in the 3-Meter.
 
ABOUT THE STATESMEN:
 
Mattia Schirru was named NSISC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 27, as he helped lead the Statesmen to a 114-91 win over No. 18 Missouri S&T on Friday, Oct. 23. The following day, DSU picked up victories over three-of-four teams at the Lindenwood dual meet.
 
The Giaveno, Italy native won the 100-Freestyle at Missouri S&T in 45.56, currently the nation's fourth-best time, and was part of the 200-Medley relay which swam the nation's ninth-fastest time against Lindenwood (1:33.21). Schirru also won the 100-Freestyle (45.62) at the Lindenwood meet. He was also part of the winning 400-Freestyle relay team against Missouri S&T.
 
2015 NSISC Men's Swimmer of the Year Matteo Fraschi owns the nation's fourth-best time (2:02.61) in the 200-Breaststroke and the seventh-best (56.40) in the 100-Breaststroke.
 
After a strong freshman campaign in which he qualified for the NCAA National Championships, Cody Lavoie currently holds the nation's fourth-best time (4:02.82) in the 400-IM and the sixth-best (1:52.65) in the 200-IM.
 
For the fourth time in the history of the two-year award, Swaine was named NSISC Diver of the Week.
 
With a 470.54 on the 3-Meter board, Swaine achieved the NCAA qualifying standard for the second time this year. He claimed the 1-Meter competition with an 11-dive score of 422.71.
 
DSU was picked to repeat as NSISC champions. The Statesmen claimed all possible first place votes. Max Pendall, Makis Jorgensen, Fabrice Wendel, Nick Zorn, Fraschi, Lavoie, Swaine were named Preseason All-NSISC.
 
 
ABOUT THE LADY STATESMEN:
 
Anastasia Klyarovskaya was named NSISC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 27 following a big meet at Lindenwood. She claimed the 100-Backstroke in 56.36, which is currently the best time in Division II. Klyarovskaya also won the 100-Butterfly in 58.40 and was a member of the 200-Medley relay team that won with a time of 1:48.05, which is among the nation's top-10 times.
 
2015 NSISC Swimmer of the Year Melanie Tombers owns the sixth-fastest time in the country (10:31.63) in the 1000-Freestyle.
   
The Lady Statesmen have the nation's sixth-best time (1:47.40) in the 200- Medley relay and the 10th-best time (3:58.20) in the 400-Medley relay.
   
DSU was picked to finish second in the NSISC Preseason Coaches Poll. Chloe Bennett, Kierstin Page, Klyarovskaya and Tombers were named Preseason All-NSISC.
 
 
SERIES NOTE:
 
 The Statesmen defeated Henderson State 191-109 on Nov. 14, 2014 in a dual meet, before finishing the home regular-season schedule on Jan. 16 with a 175-47 victory over the Reddies. In the dual meet with HSU, the Statesmen topped Ouachita Baptist 217-71.  
 
On Nov. 14, 2014, the Lady Statesmen defeated Henderson State 189-102 and Ouachita Baptist 223-58. DSU was victorious 195-47 in the second meeting with Henderson State on Jan. 16, 2015.