Swimming and Diving Heads to Non-Conference Meet at Southern IllinoisSwimming and Diving Heads to Non-Conference Meet at Southern Illinois
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Swimming and Diving Heads to Non-Conference Meet at Southern Illinois

Columbia, Mo. – Mizzou swimming and diving heads to Carbondale, Ill. to take on Southern Illinois in a dual meet on Friday, Oct. 30 through Saturday, Oct. 31, at Shea Natatorium.  

The Friday portion of the competition will begin at 3 p.m. and the competition on Saturday will take place at 12 p.m. Results will be available via Meet Mobile and Dive Meets.  

MU holds a record of 22-23 for the men and 25-12 for the women against Southern Illinois with their last matchup taking place earlier this year on Jan. 31, 2026. The girl’s squad won 198-91 and the men won 195-97. 

The Black and Gold are coming off a strong home opener where the women’s squad took wins over Missouri State (270-83) and Indiana State (259-94). Additionally, the men’s team earned a win over the Bears, 249-104.  

The Tigers collected a handful of victories, alongside two top 10 best performances from freshman Bruno Primerano in the men’s 1000 free with a time of 9:13.07 and junior Megan Jolly in the women’s 1-meter springboard with a 310.80 score.  Jolly’s performance earned her SEC Women’s Diver of the Week as she took gold in the 3-meter as well.  

LAST TIME ON THE DECK  

  • Freshman Tori Yamamura (Valencia, Calif.) earned first in both the 100 fly and 200 fly, with respective times of 53.48 and 2:00.41. 
  • Matthew Judkins (St, Charles, Mo.) finished with gold in three events, the 200 fly, 100 fly, and 200 IM and finished with a 7th national rank after the meet for his 1:42.64 200 fly time.  
  • Junior Katie Kuehn (Palatine, Ill.) made impressive first-place times in both the 50 free and 100 free, alongside earning wins in the 200 and 400 free relay and 400 medley relay.  
  • Luke Nebrich (Lexington, N.C.) earned gold across all events he swam, including all four relays and the 50 (19.35) and 100 free (42.46). 

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