THIS WEEK
University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving travels Friday, Nov. 10 to take on the Cornhuskers at 4 p.m. (CT) inside Devaney Natatorium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
FOLLOW LIVE
• Live results for the meet are available on hawkeyesports.com (via the schedule page) and Meet Mobile.
• Fans can also follow the Hawkeyes on Twitter/IowaSwimDive for live meet updates.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Iowa kicked off the 2023-24 season with a, 197-104, victory against UNI.
• Freshman Olivia Swalley posted two top-10 times at Vanderbilt (Oct. 28):
• 100 Breast- Olivia Swalley (1:02.16)- 9th all-time
• 200 Breast- Olivia Swalley (2:17.41)- 7th all-time
• Iowa returned 20 student-athletes from last season and added 10 newcomers this season, including eight freshmen and two transfers
• Amongst the returners are senior diver Sarah Ballard and junior Makayla Hughbanks, who qualified to compete in last season’s NCAA Zone D Diving Championships.
ETCHED IN THE BOOKS
The Hawkeyes combined for 16 top-ten program performances throughout the course of the 2022-23 season.
• 50 Free – Kennedy Gilbertson (22.75) – 4th all-time
• 100 Free – Sabina Kupcova (50.26) – T-6th all-time
• 200 Free – Sabina Kupcova (1:48.59) – 7th all-time
• 1000 Free – Alix O’Brien (10:04.70) – 9th all-time
• 100 Back – Kennedy Gilbertson (53.66) – 5th all-time
• 100 Fly – Scarlet Martin (53.45) – 4th all-time
• 200 Fly – Scarlet Martin (1:59.93) – 6th all-time
• 200 IM – Sabina Kupcova (2:02.59) – 8th all-time
• 200 Medley Relay – Gilbertson, Schreiber, Martin, Pedersen (1:40.27) – 8th all-time
• 200 Medley Relay – Gilbertson, Schreiber, Martin, Black (1:40.75) – 10th all-time
• 400 Free Relay – Gilbertson, Kupcova, Pedersen, Martin (3:20.08) – 5th all-time
• 1 Meter Dive – Makayla Hughbanks (312.6) – 8th all-time
• 3 Meter Dive – Makayla Hughbanks (355.40) – 5th all-time
• Platform Dive – Geneva Pauly (266.05) – 3rd all-time
FRESHMEN MAKING NOISE
Three Hawkeye freshmen combined for six individual wins against UNI. Olivia Frantum won the 1,000 free and the 500 free. Olivia Swalley registered three wins of her own — 100 breaststroke, 200 backstroke, and 200 IM. Diver Simone Beinlich placed first off the three-meter springboard with a 262.3.
HIGHLIGHTING HUGHBANKS
Junior Makayla Hughbanks came away with a career-best 312.6 in the 1-meter dive, ranking eigth all-time in program history. The Bettendorf, Iowa, native also leads the team in the 3-meter dive score, posting a zone-qualifying total of 355.40 ranking fifth overall in Iowa history.
SWEET VICTORY
Iowa tallied 11 individual wins to beat in-state foe Northern Iowa 197-104 for the Hawkeyes’ first meet victory under head coach Nathan Mundt in the 2023-24 home season-opening matchup.
SWALLEY STUNS
Freshman Olivia Swalley tallied three individual wins against Vanderbilt. In only the second meet of the season, Swalley has etched her name on Iowa’s top-ten list ranking ninth all-time in the 100 breast (1:02.16) and seventh all-time in the 200 breast (2:17.41)
UP NEXT
University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving hosts the Hawkeye Invitational Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 30- Dec. 2. Prelims will start at 10 a.m. (CT) and the finals will begin at 5 p.m. (CT) each day in the CRWC Natatorium.