UFFALO, NY – Four more Alumni Arena Natatorium pool records were set on Friday during the third day of the MAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Akron collected a pair of medals to remain in first place with 504 points. The Zips are proceeded by Ohio (424.5 pts.), and Miami (376 pts.) to round out the top three.

Akron’s Abby Daniel clinched her third consecutive gold medal in the 100 butterfly, and set a pool record 51.67 to open Friday evening’s final events.

Ohio’s Gabby McKee earned a gold medal in the 400 IM after touching 4:16.17.

After setting a pool record in the time trial of the 200 freestyle, Ohio’s Zita Szoke kicked it up and swam a meet record of 1:44.74 to take her second individual gold of the weekend.

The 100 breaststroke went to another Bobcat, Casadie DiBetta who broke 59.81 to claim her first gold medal of the meet and pool record.

Miami’s Madeline Padavic set the conference record in the 100 backstroke earlier this month, and tonight swam a 51.52 to win the gold medal, set a pool record, and set a new meet record.

Friday’s events culminated with the 200 freestyle relay, where the Zips saw Daniel, Adriana Szwabinska, Aislinn Holder, and Hannah Trainer swim a pool record 1:28.62 for gold.
 
Team Standings after Day Three
1. Akron – 504 pts.
2. Ohio –424.5 pts.
3. Miami – 376 pts.
4. Buffalo – 358 pts.
5. Ball State – 211.5 pts.
6. Bowling Green – 155 pts.
7. Eastern Michigan – 142 pts.
8. Toledo – 131 pts.
 
2025 MAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Event Winners
200 Medley Relay | Ohio (Schrank, DiBetta, Szoke, and Dunigan), 1:36.98 *Pool Record
800 Freestyle Relay | Akron (Kossakowska, Lalkovic, Reid, and Gatrall) 7:10.41
500 Freestyle | Elle Couture, Akron, 4:50.44
200 IM | Abby Daniel, Akron, 1:56.40 *Pool Record
50 Freestyle | Zita Szoke, Ohio and Payton Kelly, Ball State, 22.23 *Pool Record
1-Meter Diving | Mari Kwak, Buffalo, 312.05
400 Medley Relay | Akron (Gatrall, Cox, Daniel, and Kossakowska), 3:31.71 *Pool Record
100 Butterfly | Abby Daniel, Akron, 51.67 *Pool Record
400 IM | Gabby McKee, Ohio, 4:16.17
200 Freestyle | Zita Szoke, Ohio, 1:44.74 *Pool Record #Championship Record
100 Breaststroke | Casadie DiBetta, Ohio, 59.81 *Pool Record
100 Backstroke | Madeline Padavic, Miami, 51.52 *Pool Record #Championship Record
200 Freestyle Relay | Akron (Daniel, Szwabinska, Holder, and Trainer), 1:28.62 *Pool record