LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Knights swim teams return to competition this Saturday in their first home meet. 
 
The men's team hosts Centre College for a dual meet at 1:00 p.m. inside the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center.  The women also start at 1:00 p.m. as they take on Centre and Butler University in a double dual.
 
Saturday marks the first of three home meets for the Knights this year after competing just once at home last season.  The last time Bellarmine hosted a meet was Jan. 23 versus Xavier.
 
Last Time Out:
 
The Bellarmine University swimming teams opened their seasons Oct. 15 and 16 at Gardner-Webb.
 
The women's team competed against the Runnin' Bulldogs and UNC Asheville in a Double Dual on Oct. 15.  Garner-Webb defeated Bellarmine 192-60, while UNC Asheville captured a 201-60 victory against the Knights.
 
On the men's side, Gardner-Webb topped BU 198-64 in a dual meet. 

The women's team started off its meet well with a third place finish in the 200 medley relay.  Sophomore Caroline McMillin,  freshman Alexandra Pierce, senior Rachel Walker, and sophomore Grace Lough teamed up for a time of 1:51.71.
 
The Knights tallied second and third place finishes in the individual competition.  In Pierce's first career meet, she was the runner-up in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.36).  Walker earned third place in the 200 freestyle (1:58.17).   Bellarmine also produced four fourth place finishes – Pierce in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.32), junior Anna Holt in the 200 butterfly (2:14.10), McMillin in the 200 backstroke (2:15:11), and Walker in the 100 butterfly (59.31).

On the men's side, senior and reigning conference champion Matthew Sims continued his dominance in the 200 butterfly with another first place finish (1:54.32).  He also led from start to finish in the 400 individual medley, collecting another first place time (4:14.82).  Junior Jacob Dray raced to second place in the 100 butterfly (51.77), while freshman Brandon Thomas earned second in the 200 breaststroke in a fantastic race to the wall.  Thomas beat Gardner-Webb's Austin Wheeler by one one-hundredth of a second (2:12.99) highlighting his first career meet.  Sophomore Greyson Williams hit the wall for third in the 200 freestyle (1:47.23) and 500 freestyle (4:56.32).  Junior Adham Howaidy placed third in the 100 backstroke (54.05).