Thursday, Oct. 15 Swim & Dive Schedule
Ohio vs. Illinois State, 5:00 PM
Friday, Oct. 16 Swim & Dive Schedule
Akron vs. Akron Zips Classic, All Day
Ohio vs. Illinois State, 10:00 AM
Eastern Michigan vs. Aquinas (Mich.), 12:00 PM
Eastern Michigan vs. Wayne State, 12:00 PM
Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, 12:00 PM
Toledo vs. Aquinas (Mich.), 12:00 PM
Toledo vs. Wayne State, 12:00 PM
Miami vs. Cincinnati, 2:00 PM
Saturday, Oct. 17 Swim & Dive Schedule
Akron vs. Akron Zips Classic, All Day
Eastern Michigan vs. Aquinas (Mich.), 9:30 AM
Eastern Michigan vs. Wayne State, 9:30 AM
Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, 9:30 AM
Toledo vs. Aquinas (Mich.), 9:30 AM
Toledo vs. Wayne State, 9:30 AM
Buffalo vs. Cornell, 12:00 PM
Buffalo vs. Niagara, 12:00 PM
Previews courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Ohio Bobcats
The Ohio swim and dive program opens the home slate of their schedule this week when the Bobcats host Illinois State Oct. 15-16 at the Ohio University Aquatics Center. Thursday's events are set to begin at 5 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN+. Friday's events are scheduled for 10 a.m. ET and will not be streamed.
Prior to the Green and White Scrimmage last weekend, Ohio opened their season with a split of their tri-meet against Miami and North Florida in Coral Gables, Fla. The Bobcats defeated North Florida, 221.00-72.00, and fell to Miami,193.00-106.00.
In the 50 free, senior
Zita Szoke placed first in 22.92 and then followed that up by winning the 100 fly with a time of 54.40. In diving, senior
Astrid Pichardo opened her season on fire, securing NCAA Zone cuts in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Pichardo placed third in both, scoring 278.63 in the 1-meter and 315.90 in the 3-meter. Both Szoke and Pichardo earned MAC Swimmer and Diver of the Week honors for their accomplishments.
Eastern Michigan University swim and dive opens its 2026-27 competitive season Friday, Oct. 16, at Jones Natatorium when the Eagles host the Eastern Classic, a two-day meet featuring the University of Toledo, Wayne State University and Aquinas College.
The Eastern Classic runs Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at Jones Natatorium in Ypsilanti. Friday's first swim session begins at noon, followed by diving at 3 p.m., and the second swim session at 6 p.m. Saturday's action will begin with the second dive session set for 9:30 a.m., followed by the final swim session at 11 a.m. Live results will be linked on our schedule page
here.
Captains
Eastern leads the 2026-27 season with four captains guiding the program.
Emma Littrell,
Siporah Sang, and
Lucy Noble serve as the swim captains, while
Aisling Gutierrez leads the diving group as dive captain.
Key Returners
The senior class provides the veteran backbone.
Nina LaRosa enters her fourth year ranked third in program history in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:01.25.
Marlee Christie holds the third-fastest marks in school history in both the 50 freestyle (22.83) and the 100 freestyle (49.77).
Tristen Mina owns the fifth-fastest time in program history in the 100 butterfly at 54.59, and Littrell checks in at 10th all-time in that same event at 55.44.
Also returning with program top-10 marks are
Nehir Oz, who ranks ninth all-time in the 1,650 freestyle (16:44.48), and
Marianna Fardella, who holds the ninth-fastest time in program history in the 200 backstroke (2:01.17).
Shayne Patrick rounds out the group with the 10th-fastest 200 butterfly mark in school history at 2:02.86. Fourth-year swimmers
Sophie Gatrall,
Morgan Hofmeister, Noble and Sang also return to lead the senior class.
The diving corps also returns a pair of award-winning third-year divers.
Meg Lupa and
Rose Kendrick have each earned freshman diver of the year honors in the last two seasons, respectively, and bring that decorated experience into the Eastern Classic.
Toledo Rockets
Women's Swimming & Diving opens the 2026-27 season at the Eastern Classic hosted by Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Rockets will compete against Aquinas, Wayne State and host Eastern Michigan at the two-day event. Toledo welcomes in five newcomers, including four freshmen and one transfer, while returning 15 letterwinners from last season.
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