The LSU men’s swimming and diving squads remain winless this season after a 218-82 loss to Auburn on Friday in the LSU Natatorium.
Auburn (1-0), winners of 15 consecutive Southeastern Conference Championships, swept LSU (0-3, 0-2 SEC) in all of the swimming events.
Swimming coach Dave Geyer said he was pleased with some individual performances against Auburn, but overall the swimmers didn’t step up as a team when they needed to.
“We had some great individual performances, but from the total team effort we struggled pretty big today and we’re going to address that,” Geyer said. “It was just a lack of want today from our that.”
Geyer noted good performances by junior Nick Kunkel in the backstroke events and sophomore Ricardo Alvarado Jiminez in the breaststroke.
Kunkel placed second in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events, swimming to season-best times in both events.
Alvarado Jiminez finished second in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events.
“For the week that we had in and coming off of travel last week, for [Alvarado Jiminez] to come in and continue to drop times, that’s great,” Geyer said. “That’s what we’re looking for and that shouldn’t be the exception, that should be the standard for our team right that.”
Vieke’s 330.45-point performance on the one-meter dive earned him second place, missing first place by a slim 1.65 point margin.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers will next compete against Alabama on Nov. 4 at home in the LSU Natatorium.
 
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