Swim and Dive Split against Cincinnati

Friday, October 16

Oxford, Ohio

2 p.m.

Miami University

Cincinnati

Final Results

Photo by: Miami Athletics

10/16/2026 4:41:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

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OXFORD, OHIO. — The Miami University swimming and diving team's home opener of the 2026-2027 season was against the University of Cincinnati on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. The RedHawks women fell to Cincinnati 112-188. The men defeated the Bearcats 165-135.

How it Happened:

The RedHawks home opener of the 2026-2027 season kicked off with the women's 200-yard medley where the RedHawk A team finished second. Chrisna Bezuidenhout, Natalie Gilson, Ella Ziegert and Kaylin Herbet turned in a combined time of 1:43.69.
The men's 200-yard medley followed where the A team finished first. Jensen Nelson, Ian Wihebrink, Duncan Salmen and Tegan Barrier posted a combined time of 1:28.84.
Gracie Gregory finished first in the women's 1000-yard freestyle, earning a time of 10:12.14. Sarah Pophal finished fourth with a time of 10:35.83.
The men's 1000-yard freestyle was next where Elijah Rolfsen was first, turning in a time of 9:21.99. Hendrik Bechtel was second, posting a time of 9:30.62.
After that came the women's 200-yard freestyle, where Herbet finished third, recording a time of 1:53.50. Madison Camden was fourth with a time of 1:55.30.
Next came the men's 200-yard freestyle. Ian Rodrigues-Kmiliauskis came in second with a time of 1:39.76.
The women's 100-yard backstroke was next, where Bezuidenhout was first, turning in a time of 56.19. Ziegert finished in third-place with a time of 56.62.
Nelson finished first in the men's 100-yard backstroke, turning in a time of 48.56.
After that was the women's 100-yard breaststroke. Gilson came in second, earning a time of 1:04.30. Madison Watschke finished in fourth with a time of 1:06.76.
The men's 100-yard breaststroke followed, where Pablo Silva turned in a time of 55.15, good for second-place.
The women's 200-yard butterfly was next where Elizabeth Gregory finished fourth, putting up a time of 2:06.33. Allie Casanovas was fifth with a time of 2:08.57.
Owen Hoban was first in the men's 200-yard butterfly, earning a time of 1:50:08. William Pugh finished second with a time of 1:50.34.
Herbet finished first in the women's 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.75.
The men's 50-yard freestyle followed. Barrier was second earning a time of 20.44. Salmen was right behind him in third place with a time of 20.53.
Up next was the women's 100-yard freestyle, where Herbet finished second, with a time of 52.07.
Rodrigues-Kmiliauski was first in the men's 100-yard freestyle putting up a time of 45.05. Barrier was third earning a time of 45.42.
The women's 200-yard backstroke followed, where Bezuidenhout finished first, posting a time of 2:00.39. Piper Prince was third, earning a time of 2:04.23.
The men's 200-yard backstroke followed, where Nelson was first, turning in a time of 1:48.15. Drew Watson finished in third with a time of 1:49.86.
After that was the women's 200-yard breaststroke, where Watschke finished third, recording a time of 2:22.18.
The men's 200-yard breaststroke was next, where Silva finished second, posting a time of 2:00.98.
The women's 500-yard freestyle was next, where Elizabeth Gregory finished third, turning in a time of 5:06.67. Pophal was fourth with a time of 5:07.19.
The men's 500-yard freestyle followed, where Rolfsen finished first with a time of 4:29.73. Pugh was second, earning a time of 4:30.35.
Next was the women's 100-yard butterfly. Gilson was second, posting a time of 56.04.
Salmen finished first in the men's 100-yard butterfly earning a time of 48.03.
The women's 400 IM was next where Gracie Gregory finished second, posting a time of 4:27.85.
The men's 400 IM followed where Rolfsen finished second with a time of 4:02.97. Hoban was right behind him in third, recording a time of 4:03.21.
The women's 200-yard freestyle relay was next, where the RedHawk A team finished first. Gilson, Elizabeth Gregory, Evelyn Mulvihill and Ziegert turned in a combined time of 1:35.81.
Swimming events concluded with the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, where the RedHawk A team finished first. Rodrigues-Kmiliauski, Salmen, Nelson and Barrier posted a combined time of 2:57.50.
For diving events, Alessia Cappelli earned a fourth-place finish in the women's 1M dive with a score of 222.83
The men's 1M dive was next where Paul Hong posted a score of 292.05, which was good for first-place. Tuck Gregory earned a score of 285.60, good for second-place.
Alessia Cappelli earned a third-place finish in the women's 3M dive with a score of 237.90.
Rowen Bishop placed second in the men's 3M dive, scoring 315.15. Noam Kulbak was fourth with a score of 309.08.