Women's Swimming & Diving

Bobcats, RedHawks Pick Up #MACtion Dual Wins on Friday

Friday Swim & Dive Results
Ohio 244, Bowling Green 56
Miami 178, Eastern Michigan 116
 
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Ohio Wins in Dominant Fashion Against MAC Opponent Bowling Green
ATHENS, Ohio –The Ohio swimming and diving team (4-0) competed in its final home meet of the season on Friday evening (Jan. 16), taking on MAC opponent Bowling Green State University (12-1). The Bobcats defeat the Falcons with a score of 244-56. Ohio would finish first in every event, sweeping the top-four finishes in six events.

Before the meet, Ohio honored its eight seniors, Stephanie Balthaser, Peyton Binns, Morgan Brown, Casadie DiBetta, Emily Ellsworth, Anna McGrath, Allison Schrank, and Alexandra Wayner.

The meet opened up with 3-meter diving, with junior Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) taking first in dominant fashion, with a score of 303.15. Sophomore Annie Haluch (Hudson, Ohio) finished in third place with a score of 254.70, and freshman Bella Basford (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished in fourth with a score of 248.63.

In the first swimming event of the night, the 200-yard medley relay team of freshman Lily Baumgartner (Ada, Ohio), DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), junior Zita Szoke (Serbia, Bejec), and freshman Tori Wittenberg (Medford, N.J.) finished in first place with a time of 1:39.59.

In the 1000-yard freestyle, junior Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) took the first-place finish with a time of 10:28.32, and freshman Emma Schwertfeger (Fishers, Ind.) finished in third with a time of 10:33.07.

The Bobcats swept the top four spots in the 200-yard freestyle with freshman Katrina Kollin (Dublin, Ohio) claiming the first-place finish with a time of 1:49.42. McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished in second place with a time of 1:50.81, junior Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) finished in third place with a time of 1:51.33, and freshman Juliette Daigneault (Scottsdale, Az) finished in fourth with a time of 1:51.76.

The Bobcats would sweep the top four again in the 100-yard backstroke. Baumgartner took the first-place finish with a time of 54.45, junior Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio) finished in second place with a time of 54.62, sophomore Juliana Slaninka (Mentor, Ohio) finished in third with a time of 55.86, and Schrank (Blaine, MN) finished in fourth with a time of 56.12.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Dibetta claimed the top spot with a time of 1:01.67. Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) finished in second place with a time of 1:03.43. Freshman Katie Forbes (Littleton, Co) finished in third with a time of 1:06.86, and freshman Reese Benton (Dunwoody, Ga) finished in fifth with a time of 1:07.22.

Ohio would take the top two spots in the 200-yard butterfly, with freshman Jana Macik (Aldie, Va) taking first place with a time of 1:59.46, and junior Isabella Arbaugh (Ann Arbor, Mich) finishing in second with a time of 2:03.76.

Ohio would claim its third top-four sweep of the night in the 50-yard freestyle with Szoke taking the first-place finish with a time of 22.40. Wittenberg finished in second with a time of 23.19, sophomore Jordan poole (Parkersburg, WV) finished in third with a time of 23.40, and freshman Addison Lezinsky (Stratford, Ct) finished in fourth with a time of 24.33.

At the 1-meter dive break, Ohio would lead Bowling Green 118-32.

In the 1-meter dive, Basford would finish in first with a score of 261.23. Pichardo would follow her in second place with a score of 246.75. Balthaser (Delaware, Ohio) finished in fourth place with a score of 238.65.

In the 100-yard freestyle, the Bobcats swept the top four finishes for the fourth time, with Szoke placing first with a time of 48.16. Wittenberg finished in second with a time of 50.39, Buroker finished in third with a time of 51.35, and sophomore Ashlyn Morr (Galena, Ohio) finished in fourth with a time of 51.45.

The Bobcats would sweep the top four finishes again with the 200-yard backstroke, with Slaninka finishing in first with a time of 1:58.15. Schweikert finished in second place with a time of 1:59.56, Baumgartner finished in third with a time of 2:00.39, and sophomore Leah Guess (Hartville, Ohio) finished in fourth with a time of 2:05.17.

In the 200-yard breaststroke, Dibetta took the first-place finish with a time of 2:14.41. Ellsworth finished in second-place with a time of 2:18.77, Benton finished in third place with a time of 2:23.72, and Forbes finished in fifth place with a time of 2:29.76.

Ohio took its sixth sweep of the top-four finishes in the 500-yard freestyle. McGrath finished in first with a time of 4:57.07. Kollin finished in second-place with a time of 4:58.81, Arbaugh finished in third place with a time of 5:03.26, and Sallows finished in fourth place with a time of 5:08.33.

In the 100-yard butterfly, Claypoole finished in first place with a time of 54.34. Macik finished in second with a time of 55.63, Schrank finished in third with a time of 57.44, and Guess finished in fifth with a time of 58.74.

Daigneault took the first-place finish in the 100-yard IM, with a time of 57.30. Ellsworth finished right behind her in second place with a time of 57.52, Brown finished in third place with a time of 59.03, and Baumgartner finished in fifth place with a time of 1:00.07.

In the final event of the meet, Wittenberg, Szoke, Claypoole, and Buroker finished the 200-yard freestyle relay in first place with a time of 1:31.31.

The Bobcats would dominantly defeat the Falcons, with a score of 244-56. Ohio returns to the pool January 30-31 at Akron University at 5:00 p.m. and can be watched on the Zips Digital Network.


Miami Defeats Eastern Michigan | Results
OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University swimming and diving team competed in its first home meet of 2026 on Friday, Jan. 16. The RedHawk women took on and defeated Eastern Michigan 178-116. The men were tasked with Ball State and defeated the Cardinals 163.5-135.5.

How it Happened:
  • The meet began with the women's 200-yard medley relay. The women's A team finished first. Ella Ziegert, Natalie Gilson, Kaylin Herbet and Julia Waechter turned in a combined time of 1:44.28. The women's B team finished second. Madison Camden, Rebekah Gurley, Audrey Conley and Gracie Gregory turned in a combined time of 1:49.20.
  • The women's 1000-yard freestyle followed, where Sarah Pophal finished in second-place, posting a time of 10:08.11.
  • The women's 200-yard freestyle was next. Audrey Conley finished second, turning in a time of 1:57.94.
  • Ziegert finished first in the women's 100-yard backstroke, posting a time of 56.17. Camden was second with Gurley behind her in third-place, earning times of 58.29 and 58.46, respectively.
  • The women's 100-yard breaststroke was next, where Gilson finished first with a time of 1:04.90
  • Next up was the women's 200-yard butterfly, where Gregory finished first, earning a time of 2:07.18. Kenadie Glasgow was in third-place, with a time of 2:14.86.
  • Herbet was first in the women's 50-yard freestyle, recording a time of 23.80. Waechter finished second with a time of 24.13.
  • After that was the women's 100-yard freestyle, where Waechter was first, turning in a time of 52.17.
  • After that was the Women's 200-yard backstroke, where Mady Bachmeier finished in first-place, recording a time of 2:04.07. Chrisna Bezuidenhout was third with a time of 2:07.56.
  • Gurley was first in the women's 200-yard breaststroke, earning a time of 2:25.75.
  • The women's 500-yard freestyle followed. Gregory finished first, recording a time of 4:59.67. Camden was third with a time of 5:09.96.
  • The women's 100-yard butterfly followed, where Ziegert finished second with a time of 57.01. Herbet was third, posting a time of 57.30
  • Gilson came in first in the women's 200-yard IM, recording a time of 2:06.00. Lauren Gualtieri finished in third-place, earning a time of 2:14.00
  • The women's 400-yard freestyle relay was next. The women's A team finished first, earning a time of 3:31.96.
  • For diving events, Sydney Rice finished second in the women's 1M dive with a score of 252.00.
  • Rice was first in the women's 3M dive, earning a score of 297.45. Avery Potrzebowski finished in third-place, posting a score of 241.90.
UP NEXT: The RedHawks swimming and diving team will return to Oxford on Jan. 24 to take on Xavier and Kenyon College. Events will start at 1 p.m.