- Dates: Wednesday, February 19 – Saturday, February 22
- Location: Campus Recreation and Wellness Heart, Iowa, IA
- Defending Champions: Denver Ladies 11x, Denver males 3x
- Championship Central
- Fan Information
- Groups: Denver, South Dakota, Omaha, South Dakota State, St Thomas, Southern Indiana, Japanese Illinois
- Dwell stream: Summit League Community
- Outcomes: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Full Meet
- 2025 Swimming and Diving Championships – The Summit League
- Recaps: Day 1| Day 2 | Day 3
Ladies’s Recap
Closing Workforce Scores
- Denver – 1078
- South Dakota – 712
- Omaha – 568.5
- St. Thomas – 395
- South Dakota State – 325.5
- Southern Indiana – 272
- Japanese Illinois – 184
Starting the ultimate session with a lead of greater than 250 factors over South Dakota, the Denver girls made certain to place an exclamation level on their twelfth consecutive title since becoming a member of the convention in 2014. That they had not less than three swimmers in each ‘A’ last, rounded off with a podium sweep within the 200 fly, and smashed by way of the 1000 level barrier.
Freshman Paige Reilly bought them off to a improbable begin within the longest occasion on the schedule, swimming a PB of 16:44.53 to rank eighth all-time on Denver’s 1650 freestyle rankings and beat out final 12 months’s winner Nika Spehar, who was third with a 17:01.55. Mina Ada Solaker saved the nice instances rolling, dropping half a second from her private greatest as she swam 1:57.72 and enhancing on her fourth-place end from final 12 months. She led a 1-3-4-7 end for Denver and was lower than a second off the NCAA ‘B’ reduce, because the Pioneer girls raked in 63 factors from the occasion. Nika Spehar, swimming a brutal 1650 free-200 again double for the second 12 months in a row, was Fifteenth in 2:06.17.
The 100 freestyle was the one particular person occasion of the evening the place Denver didn’t prime the rostrum, as South Dakota’s Emily Kahn dropped over a second from her prelims time in a 49.39. That was simply over half a second from the championship report and faster than her successful time final 12 months, as Payton Easley additionally joined her below 50 seconds (49.95). The Coyotes began the day in second place however fewer than 100 factors forward of Omaha, and Kahn and Carson White (who completed sixth) gave them essential factors on this battle.
The 200 breaststroke was a return of Denver’s dominance, as Jessica Maeda led a 1-2 end together with Peyton Mullowney, 2:11.46 to 2:13.53, additionally claiming an NCAA ‘B’ reduce. This was a fourth title in 4 years for Maeda, because the Senior beat her teammate by over two seconds, and Taylor Buhr who swam a 2:16.72 to complete third by greater than 5 .
The Pioneers, now mathematically assured of the title, confirmed out with their greatest efficiency of the evening within the 200 fly. Mia Moulden led them to a 1-2-3 end in a 2:00.38 to say her third convention title on this occasion, as Sabrina Rachjaibun made it back-to-back runner up finishes however improved her time from final 12 months by greater than a second to 2:01.08.
Though they couldn’t get close to Denver for the general title, South Dakota had been capable of win a nail-biting 400 free relay to shut off the championships. Emily Kahn’s 49.58 lead-off was the distinction maker, as Denver clawed their manner again to inside three-tenths of a second with 100 to go however anchors Carson White and Angela Wyand break up similar 50.08s as South Dakota went 3:21.74 to Denver’s 3:22.04.
Day 4 Champions
- Paige Reilly, Denver – 1650 freestyle (16:44.23)
- Mina Ada Solaker, Denver – 200 backstroke (1:57.72)
- Emily Kahn, South Dakota – 100 freestyle (49.39)
- Jessica Maeda, Denver – 200 breaststroke (2:11.46) [NCAA B-Cut]
- Mia Moulden, Denver – 200 butterfly (2:00.38)
- South Dakota – 400 freestyle relay (3:21.74)
Summit Ladies’s Championship Awards
- Swimming Championship MVP: Jessica Maeda, Denver
- Diving Championship MVP: Savanna Berry, Denver
- Newcomer of the Championships: Emily Diprospero, South Dakota
- Co-Scholar of the Championship offered by JLG Architects: Christina Spomer, South Dakota
- Co-Scholar of the Championship offered by JLG Architects: Katie Pattee, South Dakota State
- Diving Coach of the 12 months: Aaron D’Addario, Denver
- Swimming Coach of the 12 months: Alicia Hicken-Franklin, Denver
Males’s Recap
Closing Workforce Scores
- Denver – 975
- South Dakota – 697.5
- South Dakota State – 544
- Omaha – 507.5
- St. Thomas – 352
- Southern Indiana – 268
- Japanese Illinois – 193
After ending evening 3 with a disqualification within the 400 medley relay (which they gained by a second), Denver got here out swinging, going 1-2-3-5-6 within the 1650. They had been led by Junior Joseph Hancock (15:09.03) and Senior Kieran Watson (15:13.62) who each swam NCAA ‘B’ cuts. Denver took 81 factors from this occasion, rising their lead over South Dakota to greater than 150. This was additionally simply the primary of their six swimming occasion wins on the evening, as they swept each occasion together with the 3-meter diving, gained by Zyad Morsy as he repeated as champion and made the NCAA zone reduce.
Dylan Wright was the category of the sector within the 200 backstroke to win by over two seconds in 1:42.52, forward of Denilson Cyprianos (1:44.77) and Joaquin Contreras-Fallico (1:45.59). Wright has been as quick as 1:41.80 from December 2023, however final evening’s swim was nonetheless quick sufficient for an NCAA ‘B’ reduce. He was out sturdy, the one man below 50 in 49.64, after which had the quickest again half to tug distant from the sector.
The 100 freestyle was gained by Frank Tirone who beat teammate Hamish McLellan 44.02 to 44.32, as Denver’s solely two finalists within the occasion went 1-2. Tirone had earlier gained the 50 free in a 19.62, and accomplished the dash freestyle sweep right here.
While the 200 breaststroke was gained by Denver Senior Marco Nosack in a 1:57.54, as he gained his first title on this occasion since his freshman 12 months, it was a giant occasion for South Dakota State. Underclassmen Cody Vertin (1:58.04) and Nikolas Keuser (1:59.87) went 2-4, which together with Fifteenth-place David Bosch gave them 34 essential factors of their battle for third with Omaha.
Brandon Chapman wrapped up a massively profitable evening individually for Denver, going 1:45.69 to win his third profession title within the occasion and lead Denver to a 1-4-8 end. The actual pleasure at this level although was that battle between South Dakota State and Omaha. The Jackrabbits had an enormous occasion right here, with six finalists bringing in 60 factors between them to place them unassailably into third. This occasion and the 200 breaststroke collectively had been chargeable for a whopping 17% of their complete factors.
Placing the cherry on prime, Denver sprinted to victory within the 400 freestyle relay in a 2:56.17 to guide Omaha (2:57.58) and South Dakota State (2:58.17). Frank Tirone led off in 43.95 to simply beat out his successful time within the 100 freestyle earlier within the evening and clip his 43.99 PB. Denver then had two of the three flying spits below 44 on the evening from Hamish McLellan (43.65) and Brandon Chapman (43.77) with the opposite coming from South Dakota State anchor Zavier Kranz (43.81) as they took third.
Day 4 Champions
- Joseph Hancock, Denver -1650 freestyle (15:09.03) [NCAA B-Cut]
- Dylan Wright, Denver – 200 backstroke (1:42.52) [NCAA B-Cut]
- Frank Tirone, Denver – 100 freestyle (44.02)
- Marco Nosack, Denver – 200 breaststroke (1:57.54)
- Brandon Chapman, Denver – 200 butterfly (1:45.69)
- Zyad Morsy, Denver – 3 Metre dive (371.75) [NCAA Standard]
- Denver – 400 freestyle relay (2:56.17)
Summit Males’s Championship Awards
- Swimming Championship MVP: Brandon Chapman, Denver
- Diving Championship MVP: Zyad Morsy, Denver
- Newcomer of the Championships: Hamish McLellan, Denver
- Scholar of the Championship offered by JLG Architects: Nolan Wallace, Japanese Illinois
- Diving Coach of the 12 months: Aaron D’Addario, Denver
- Swimming Coach of the 12 months: Alicia Hicken-Franklin, Denver
