TACOMA, Wash. – The Puget Sound swim clubs swept the relays and won 23 of 28 events to earn a dual-meet victory over Linfield on both the men’s and women’s sides Saturday evening at Wallace Pool.

The Logger men topped the Wildcats 164-97, while the UPS women defeated their Linfield counterparts 180-78.

Seth Ruwitch was the only multiple-event winner for the visiting Wildcats, taking first in both the 100-meter breaststroke (1;12.30) and the 200 breaststroke (2:24.16). He also placed second in the 400 individual medley with a time of 5 minutes, 13.72 seconds.

Finishing right behind Ruwitch in both breaststroke events was newcomer Chris Purdy (Soph., Sublimity, Ore.). He finished second in both the 100 breaststroke (1:14.05) and the 200 breaststroke (2:49.38).

Other second-place efforts came from Miles Phillips (Sr., Richland, Wash.), who placed second in the 200 freestyle (2:9.49) and Lee Rivers (Jr., Renton, Wash.), who competed in the 800 freestyle (9:03.37), 100 backstroke (1:05.40) and 200 backstroke (2:19.88).

On the women’s side, two Wildcats placed first in their respective events: Natalie Groat and Kelcie Kimura (Soph., Honolulu, Hawaii).

Groat took first in the 200-meter freestyle (2:19.67) and Kimura was the fastest to finish the 50 freestyle race in a time of 29.62 seconds.

Maggie May (Soph., Aberdeen, Wash.) contributed to the Linfield cause with a second-place showing in the 100 butterfly (1:13.92).

For the hometown Loggers, Teale Kitson and Derek Frenzel each won three events for the UPS men, and Kenzie Kitson won a pair on the women’s side.

NEXT: The Wildcats host the Northwest Invitational Friday and Saturday.