Hawkeyes Drop Duel with No. 24 Minnesota

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving fell to No. 24 Minnesota, 190-109, at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Friday afternoon. The Hawkeyes are 1-1 on the season.

Freshman Payton Flowers collected two of the Hawkeyes three individual wins, both placing her in Iowa’s top 10. In the 50 freestyle, Flowers swam 23.02 to move to ninth in school history. During the 100 butterfly, she swam 54.20 to appear eighth in the program record books.

Junior Olivia Swalley accounted for Iowa’s third individual win. In the 200 breaststroke, Swalley led the Hawkeyes in 2:17.86 and climbed to ninth all-time at Iowa. Swalley finished second overall in the 200 butterfly (2:01.21) and landed ninth in Iowa’s top 10.

The Hawkeyes had silver-medalist performances from a handful of swimmers on Friday afternoon. Jenna Kerr (100 free), Emilie Mosner (100 breast), Nora Kemp (200 free) and both relays acquired significant points towards the team score.

The Hawkeye divers collected seven season bests in both the one- and three-meter dives. Freshman Zita Bernatsky placed second on the three-meter with a season-best 321.80 points, while senior Lainey Woodward grabbed second on the one-meter with 296.90. Bernatsky was fourth overall in the one-meter and claimed a season-best 287.15 points. Sophomore Stephanie Avram notched season bests in both the one and three-dives, finishing with 270.60 points and 270.20, respectively. In her second collegiate meet, freshman Kamila Swanson improved both her totals from the season opener with 267.10 points in the three-meter dive and 257.05 from the one-meter springboard.

During the 200 medley relay, swimmers Addie Crain, Swalley, Flowers and Audrey Olen placed second (1:42.38), collecting a season best for this group of Hawkeyes to start the meet off strong. In the 200 freestyle relay, Hawkeye swimmers Flowers, Olen, Ella Jean Kelly and Kerr claimed second (1:33.48) to close out the afternoon.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MUNDT
“We had some excellent performances this afternoon against a top-25 Big Ten opponent. Minnesota has been an excellent program for a long time. It was great to see our team come together and make progress today. We are still in the early part of our season. We had a great team effort along with some individual efforts. Payton Flowers won a couple of events. Olivia Swalley won the 200 breast in a top-10 time. She had an all-time mark in the 200 butterfly, as well. The divers hung in strong against some world-class competition. All in all, we kept fighting and, even though the score was a little short of what we would like, we came together strong and finished well. We are proud of the progress we are making.”

Up Next: Iowa travels to Purdue on Nov. 7 for a meet with the Boilermakers. Competition begins at 3:00 p.m. (CT) inside the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
50 Freestyle
1. Payton Flowers - 23.02, 9th at Iowa
3. Rachel Dildine - 23.51
4. Audrey Olen - 23.64
7. Nora Kemp - 24.37

100 Backstroke
5. Elizabeth Beam - 57.28
6. Hope Schimming - 57.41
7. Hannah Cousins - 58.09
8. Addie Crain - 59.02

100 Breaststroke
2. Emilie Mosner - 1:03.99 SB
5. Willa Hage - 1:04.81
7. Ella Jean Kelly - 1:05.73 SB

100 Butterfly
1. Payton Flowers - 54.20, 8th at Iowa
4. Rachel Dildine - 56.70 SB
5. Josie Hood - 56.83 SB
7. Olivia Asay - 58.39

100 Freestyle
2. Jenna Kerr - 51.25
3. Rachel Dildine - 51.47
4. Audrey Olen - 51.81
5. Ella Jean Kelly - 51.98 SB

200 Backstroke
3. Hope Schimming - 2:03.68 SB
4. Elizabeth Beam - 2:04.43 SB
7. Hannah Cousins - 2:07.21 SB
8. Addie Crain - 2:13.91

200 Breaststroke
1. Olivia Swalley - 2:17.86 SB
3. Emilie Mosner - 2:18.44 SB
6. Willa Hage - 2:22.38 SB

200 Butterfly
2. Olivia Swalley - 2:01.21, 10th at Iowa
4. Josie Hood - 2:04.25

200 Freestyle
2. Nora Kemp - 1:50.60
4. Jenna Kerr - 1:53.44

200 Individual Medley
2. Olivia Swalley - 2:01.79 SB
5. Willa Hage - 2:09.22 SB
7. Olivia Frantum - 2:09.69
8. Hope Schimming - 2:10.84

500 Freestyle
5. Nora Kemp - 5:04.60 SB
6. Olivia Frantum - 5:05.52
7. Meredith O’Malley - 5:18.77

1,000 Freestyle
3. Olivia Frantum - 10:23.34
4. Meredith O’Malley - 10:42.36

200 Freestyle Relay
2. Flowers, Olen, Kelly, Kerr - 1:33.48
5. Hood, Kemp, Cousins, Beam - 1:38.45
6. Asay, Mosner, Crain, O’Malley - 1:40.76

200 Medley Relay
2. Crain, Swalley, Flowers, Olen - 1:42.38
4. Schimming, Mosner, Dildine, Kelly - 1:43.65
5. Cousins, Hage, Hood, Kerr - 1:45.13

1-Meter Diving
2. Lainey Woodward - 296.90
4. Zita Bernatsky - 287.15 SB
5. Geneva Pauly - 281.60
6. Stephanie Avram - 270.60 SB
8. Kamila Swanson - 257.05 SB

3-Meter Diving
2. Zita Bernatsky 321.80 SB
3. Lainey Woodward 318.00 SB
4. Geneva Pauly 311.60
8. Stephanie Avram - 270.20 SB
9. Kamila Swanson - 267.10 SB