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Swimming and Diving Hosts McKendree, Missouri State for Senior Day
1/14/2025 10:28:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri swimming and diving is set to host a two-day competition with Missouri State and McKendree, Friday and Saturday at Mizzou Aquatic Center.
Mizzou will also honor its 2025 graduating class of 14 seniors on day two of the competition. A ceremony celebrating the graduates will be held prior to Saturday's competition at approximately 9:40 a.m.
The weekend kicks off Friday evening with a non-traditional lineup, highlighted by events such as a high-energy 50 skins races for each stroke and the unique 800 freestyle knock-out race:
- 50 Skins Race: Features six swimmers (two per team) facing off in each event. The field narrows through three rounds, with only the top four advancing to round two, and the final two racing head-to-head in the final. Each race is spaced four minutes apart, adding intensity to this rapid-fire format.
- 800 Freestyle Knock-Out Race: Starting with six swimmers, the last-place competitor is eliminated at 150, 300, 450, and 600 yards. The final two remaining athletes will battle it out in the 200-yard finish.
Additional Friday events include the 200 free relay, 150-yard stroke races, 300 IM, 100 IM, and 400 medley relay to close out the night.
Saturday's session is slated to follow the standard 16-event format, including the 1650 free, 100s and 200s of each stroke, 500 free and relay events.
Competition begins at 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, with live results available via the Meet Mobile App and DiveMeets. The meet will also be streamed live on SEC Network+.
Admission is free and open to the public for both sessions.
Friday, Jan. 17 (5 p.m.)
- 200 Free Relay
- 50 Fly Skins
- 150 Fly
- 300 IM
- 50 Back Skins
- 150 Back
- 800 Knock Out Race
- 50 Breast Skins
- 150 Breast
- 100 IM
- 50 Free Skins
- 150 Free
- 400 Medley Relay
- Diving Exhibition
Saturday, Jan. 18 (9:40 a.m.)
- Senior Recognition
- 200 Medley Relay
- 1650 Free
- 200 Free
- 100 Back
- 100 Breast
- 200 Fly
- 50 Free
- 100 Free
- 200 Back
- 200 Breast
- 500 Free
- 100 Fly
- 200 IM
- 400 Free Relay
- 1-Meter Diving
- 3-Meter Diving
AGAINST McKENDREEE
- Both the Mizzou men and women bring 1-0 all-time marks against McKendree into this weekend's meet.
- The MU men claimed a 173.5-113.5 decision and the MU women won a 184-67 victory over the Bearcats in Lebanon, Ill. on February 22, 2022.
AGAINST MISSOURI STATE
- Mizzou also holds sizable series advantages against both Missouri State squads, with the men bringing a 30-7-1 overall head-to-head lead into the meet, and the MU women boasting a perfect 21-0 series ledger against the Bears.
- The MU men notched a 153-90 win in Springfield in their last meeting with the Bears (Dec. 2, 2023).
- The Mizzou women also emerged victorious in their last meeting with MSU, posting a 147-96 decision on the same day in Springfield.
LAST TIME OUT: LOUISVILLE
- Mizzou dropped a pair of decisions to nationally-ranked Louisville on January 3 in Columbia.
- Diving found success taking first in both women's and men's 3-meter springboard; Gabriela San Juan Carmona took gold with a score of 301.28, while junior Collier Dyer put up 375.60 for first for the men.
- Dyer also added a win in platform diving with a 383.03 performance; freshman Deacon Colbert earned his first career podium finish with a score of 335.63 in the platform to take silver.
- Emily Roden, a sophomore, took her first gold finish of the season in women's 200 fly with a 1:57.95 performance.
- Jan Zubik won the men's 200 fly with a 1:42.65 swim to complete the Tigers' first-place sweep of the event.
- Grant Bochenski picked up another win in the 100 back with a time of 45.86; the senior is undefeated in the 100 back at home this season.
- Bochenski also helped Luke Nebrich, Francois Malherbe and Darden Tate swim a 1:18.40 in the men's 200 free relay to take gold.
- Earning first place in the women's 1000 free, Zoe Schneider completed the race in 9:50.49.
- Senior Jibran Himsieh took first in the men's 1000 free with a finish in 9:14.94.
UP NEXT
Diving will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete in the Air Force Diving Invitational January 30–February 1. The swimming and diving squads will both compete at SEC Championships February 18-22 in Athens, Georgia.
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