Women's Swimming & Diving

Bobcats, RedHawks, Rockets Pick Up Friday Night Victories in the Pool

Friday, Nov. 6 Swim & Dive Results
Ohio 216.5, Marshall 72.5
Miami 175, Toledo 122
Toledo 233, Northern Kentucky 50
Miami 238, Northern Kentucky 53
 
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Ohio Bobcats (3-1, 0-0 MAC)
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Ohio swim and dive returned to action on Friday afternoon (Nov. 6), defeating Marshall, 216.5-72.5, inside the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium in Huntington, W. Va. 

In the 200-yard medley relay, the Ohio 'A' team of sophomore Lily Baumgartner, sophomore Juliette Daigneault, junior Jordan Claypoole and junior Ashlyn Morr placed second with a time of 1:46.22. 

In the 1000 free, sophomore Katrina Kollin placed first with a time of 10:34.24, while freshman Josie Marino finished second in 10:44.68. 

The 200 free saw Morr place first with a time of 1:52.85, while Daigneault finished second in 1:54.62. Senior Katie Buroker finished in fourth (1:55.39), while junior Juliana Slaninka finished fifth (1:56.40). 

The Bobcats took the top two spot in the 100 back, with senior Melanie Schweikert finishing first in 56.93, while Baumgartner took second with a time of 57.25. 

Senior Zita Szoke picked up a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing with a time of 1:02.38, setting a new Marshall pool record in the process. Freshman Molly Gonzalez finished third (1:07.61) and sophomore Katie Forbes in fourth (1:07.73). 

Sophomore Jana Macik placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:02.21, while sophomore Tori Wittenberg placed first in the 50 free with a time of 23.45. Claypoole placed second in the 50 free (24.25), while freshman Nora Kunsman finished fourth with a time of 24.72. 

Szoke was back in action in the 100 free, placing first with a time of 49.32, once again setting a new Marshall pool record. Buroker finished in second place with a time of 52.16, while Morr finished in third (52.58). 

The 200 back saw the Bobcats take the top three spots, with freshman Gabrielle Freeman finishing in first with a time of 2:03.09, while Schweikert finished in second (2:03.95) and Baumgartner in third (2:04.86).

In the 200 breast, sophomore Reese Benton finished third with a time of 2:28.59, while Forbes finished in fourth place with a time of 2:29.50. 

Marino took first place in the 500 free, finishing with a time of 5:05.25, while sophomore Addison Lezinsky finished in second (5:09.30) and Slaninka in third with a time of 5:11.37. 

Wittenberg took first in the 100 fly, finishing with a time of 58.40 while junior Leah Guess finished in forth with a time of 59.57. 

In the 200 IM, Daigneault placed first with a time of 2:08.78, while Gonzalez finished in third with a time of 2:09.99. 

In the final event of the day, the 200 free relay, the Ohio 'A' team of Szoke, Wittenberg, Morr and freshman Anna Gregg placed first, finishing with a time of 1:34.14. 

In diving, senior Astrid Pichardo placed first in the 3-meter dive, finishing with a score of 318.00. Sophomore Bella Basford placed second with a score of 261.75, while sophomore Alyssa Kiszczak finished third (247.95) and freshman Maggie Strange in fourth (237.75). 

Pichardo also took first in the 1-meter event, finishing with a score of 277.88, while Strange placed second (263.10), Basford third (262.80) and Kiszczak in fourth (208.13).

Up next, the Bobcats head to Annapolis, Md. Nov. 19-21 for the 2026 Navy Fall Invite.

Toledo Rockets (3-2, 0-2 MAC)
OXFORD, Ohio – The Toledo women's swimming and diving team picked up a win over Northern Kentucky on Friday in a tri-meet with the Norse and Miami in Oxford, Ohio. The Rockets tallied a 233-50 victory over NKU before falling to Mid-American Conference foe Miami, 175-122.

Toledo (3-2, 0-2 MAC) tallied 17 top-three finishes throughout the day and was led by Rosie Richards who totaled two individual first-place finishes and one second-place finish. Richards won the 200 freestyle with a mark of 1:50.17 and the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:58.68.

Sophomore Kenzie Robinson won the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.58 while Richards followed just behind in second with a mark of 23.62. Helena Pinto Coelho Lopes also picked up an individual win, taking first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.16.

Freshman Defne Kocak picked up two top-two finishes, winning the 200 breaststroke (2:21.74) and taking second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.37).

On the diving board, freshman Kennedy Foote tallied a third-place finish in the 1M event with a score of 216.75.

In the relays, the 200 medley squad of Robinson, Kocak, Maggie Spybrook and Lopes won the event with a final time of 1:42.98. The Rockets closed out the meet by taking first in the 200 freestyle relay with the team of Richards, Robinson, Lopes and Tumi Macdonell tallying a time of 1:34.29.

Up Next: Toledo will return to action at the Magnus Cup Invitational on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 20-22 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Miami RedHawks (2-3, 1-1 MAC)
OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University swimming and diving team took on Northern Kentucky University and the University of Toledo Friday. The women earned their first conference victory of the year, defeating Toledo 175-122, while also securing a dominant 238-53 victory over NKU. The men defeated the Norse 201-67.

"[I'm] proud of the energy in our home pool from both sides," said Head Coach Samantha Pitter. "[It] was a great way to cap off our fall dual meet as we get ready for [the] mid-season invite next."

How it Happened:
  • The meet kicked off with the 200-yard medley relay. The RedHawk A team finished in second with the B team right behind them in third. Piper Prince, Alyssa Uhlman, Ella Ziegert and Natalie Gilson made up the A team, which posted a combined time of 1:44.27. The B team consisting of Madison Camden, Ivanka Bukele, Gracie Gregory and Evelyn Mulvihill turned in a combined time of 1:46.00.
  • Up next was the 1000-yard freestyle. Elizabeth Gregory finished first with a time of 10:07.89. Casey Stephens took second with a time of 10:13.48.
  • The 200-yard freestyle followed, where Camden finished second, recording a time of 1:52.30.
  • Chrisna Bezuidenhout finished first in the women's 100-yard backstroke, turning in a time of 55.88. Prince earned second, earning a time of 56.58.
  • The 100-yard breaststroke was next. Gilson took home first-place, recording a time of 1:02.78.
  • Gracie Gregory finished first in the 200-yard butterfly, recording a time of 2:03.55.
  • After that was the 50-yard freestyle, where Elizabeth Gregory took third with a time of 23.69.
  • The 100-yard freestyle was next. Gilson finished second and Bezuidenhout finished third, earning times of 51.33 and 52.26 respectively.
  • Ziegert captured first-place in the 200-yard backstroke, turning in a time of 2:00.05. CJ Bernardo finished second, posting a time of 2:05.31.
  • The 200-yard breaststroke followed. Kenadie Glasgow finished second with a time of 2.22.34.
  • The 500-yard free was next, where Camden finished in second place, earning a time of 5:02.94.
  • The RedHawks swept the 100-yard butterfly. Gilson finished first, Elizabeth Gregory finished second and Uhlman finished third, posting times of 55.14, 55.58 and 56.20, respectively.
  • The RedHawks swept the 200-yard IM as well. Prince, Sarah Pophal and Allie Casanovas finished first, second and third, turning in times of 2:03.90, 2:07.26 and 2:07.41, respectively.
  • Swimming events concluded with the 200-yard freestyle relay. The RedHawk A team finished second and the B team finished third. Mulvihill, Ziegert, Gracie Gregory and Elizabeth Gregory made up the A team, which posted a combined time of 1:34.92. Bukele, Camden, Uhlman and Bezuidenhout made up the B team, which turned in a combined time of 1:37.11.
  • For diving events, Camilla Inadeski took home first-place in the 1M dive with a score of 249.08. Alessia Cappelli took second, turning in a score of 236.40.
  • The RedHawks swept the 3M dive. Avery Potrzebowski finished first, Cappelli finished second and Inadeski finished third, turning in scores of 246.60, 227.63 and 192.45, respectively.
Meet Notes:
  • The win marked the Women's first MAC victory of the season.
  • During Pitter's tenure as head coach, the women are undefeated against Toledo (2-0).
  • The women earned two victories, one against Toledo, marking their first MAC victory of the season, and the other a dominant win against Northern Kentucky.
  • Gilson put her fingerprints all over the scoresheet today, taking home two first-place finishes and an individual second-place finish while helping secure a second-place relay finish. Her first-place finishes were in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke. Gilson's second-place finish was in the 100-yard freestyle. She helped the relay team finish second in the 200-yard medley.
  • Elizabeth Gregory and Gracie Gregory combined for five podium finishes, including two first-place finishes and two second-place relay finishes, during one of which they participated on the same relay squad. Elizabeth Gregory finished first in the 1000-yard freestyle, second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 50-yard freestyle. Gracie Gregory finished first in the 200-yard butterfly and second in the 200-yard medley. Both helped the relay team finish second in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
  • Cappelli qualified for the platform NCAA Zone Championships.
UP NEXT: The RedHawks swimming and diving team will take a road trip to compete in the Zippy Invitational at the University of Akron beginning Thursday, Dec. 3.