2025 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, March 5–Saturday, March 8
- Times: Prelims 9AM Eastern, Finals 5PM Eastern
- Location: Elkhart Aquatic Center, Elkhart, IN
- Defending Champions: Keiser women (3x); St. Thomas men (1x)
- Championship Program
- Post-cut Psych Sheet
- Quaifiers per School: Women ׀ Men
- Schedule of Events
- Live Results on Meet Mobile
- Live Stream (free)
- Championship Central
Women’s Top 10 After Day 1
- Keiser 80
- Lindsey Wilson 68
- Cumberlands 60
- Bethel (IN) 54
- Olivet Nazarene 48
- SCAD 46
- Union Commonwealth / Milligan 42
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- Indiana Wesleyan 36
- St Thomas / St Ambrose 30
Men’s Top 10 After Day 1
- Keiser 100
- SCAD Savannah 64
- Milligan 62
- St Ambrose 61
- William Carey 60
- Cumberlands 56
- The Master’s 48
- Lindsey Wilson 42
- Bethel (IN) 32
- St Thomas / Aquinas 30
Day 2
Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle – Prelims
- Meet Record: 4:52.24 – Alex Peters, Concordia Irvine (2011)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: 2024 Champion: Rachel Bradley, Keiser 4:56.86
Top 16 qualifiers:
- Michelle Weiss, Cumberlands 5:04.99
- Grace Barnhart, ONU 5:04.75
- Haley Vanbuskirk, St. Thomas 5:07.35
- Rachel Bradley, Keiser 5:07.53
- Sophie Urias, St. Thomas 5:08.25
- Riley Renaud, Milligan 5:08.53
- Nathalie Medina, Lindsey Wilson 5:08.86
- Juliana Lopez Morales, Cumberlands 5:08.97
- Bea Moron Alonso, St Thomas 5:11.37
- Greta Aldrovandi, Keiser 5:10.87
- Josefina Berraud Galea, St. Thomas 5:11.37
- Ugne Takuseviciute, Cumberlands 5:11.81
- Kylee Brown, College of St. Mary 5:11.97
- Alli Wells, UT-Southern 5:12.07
- Manca Petric, Union 5:12.14
- Josefina Gonzalez, Bethel (IN) 5:12.58
Grace Bobeldyk of St. Ambrose was the fastest qualifier headed into the circle seeded heats, having won her heat with 5:17.03. Michelle Weiss from Cumberlands claimed heat 4 with 5:04.09, winning by three body lengths ahead of Bea Moron Alonso from St. Thomas (5:09.66) and Keiser’s Greta Aldrovandi (5:10.87).
Heat 4 went to Grace Barnhart from Olivet Nazarene with 5:04.75; she beat defending champion Rachel Bradley of Keiser (5:07.53) and Sophie Urias of St. Thomas (5:08.25).
It was a battle between St. Thomas’s Haley Vanbuskirk, a grad transfer who swam for SCAD last year, and Juliana Lopez Morales of Cumberlands in the last heat. Vanburskirk took off on the final 50 yards and got to the wall in 5:07.35, beating Lopez Morales by 1.6 seconds.
Men’s 500 Yard Freestyle – Prelims
- Meet Record: 4:20.35 – Joel Thatcher, SCAD (2017)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Daniel Laureyssens, St. Thomas 4:25.32
Top 16 qualifiers:
- Kevin Keil, SCAD 4:28.00
- Mate Miszlai, William Carey 4:29.24
- Jonas Friess, St Ambrose 4:30.04
- Alex Menzel, Keiser 4:30.85
- Fabio Martin Rojo, Lindsey Wilson 4:31.23
- Abel Eszenyi, Union 4:31.65
- Braedan Jacobs, William Carey 4:34.19
- Elliot Best, St. Thomas 4:35.13
- Gellert Szedlak, Milligan 5:35.25
- Sergio Ybarra, Lindsey Wilson 4:35.45
- Zoltan Tompos, SCAD 4:35.53
- Carlos Trinidad Sancho, Keiser 4:35.78
- Matt Mizell, St Thomas 4:37.04
- Ethan Butler, Lindsey Wilson / Will Gilbert, Cumberlands 4:37.30
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- Arda Mutlu, Cumberlands 4:38.36
St. Thomas’s Matt Mizell dropped 6 seconds from his seed time to win heat 2 in 4:37.04, coming to the wall 2 seconds ahead of Nilton Dossantos Deoliveira of The Master’s (4:39.02). Keiser’s Alex Menzel went 4:30.85 to open the circle seeded heats, beating Geller Szedlak from Milligan, Sergio Ybarra of Lindsey Wilson, and Zoltan Tompos of SCAD, who finished almost together with 4:35s.
Kevin Keil from SCAD was 2.5 seconds off his seed time but more than a body length in front of the field when he won heat 5 with 4:28.00. Jonas Freiss from St. Ambrose dropped 3.7 seconds and came to the wall in 4:30.01, beating Fabio Martin Rojo of Lindsey Wilson and Abel Eszenyi from Union Commonwealth.
Top-seeded Mate Miszlai of William Carey win the final heat in 4:29.24 ahead of teammate Braedan Jacobs (4:34.19) and Elliot Best from St. Thomas (4:35.13).
Women’s 200 Yard Individual Medley – Prelims
- Meet Record: 2:02.70 – Camryn Hudson, Keiser (2023)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Halle Briner, Olivet Nazarene 2:05.08
Top 16 qualifiers:
- Katherine Dyer, The Master’s 2:02.39
- Kirsten de Goede, Lindsey Wilson 2:03.67
- Luiza Bersi, Keiser 2:05.34
- Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen, Keiser 2:06.28
- Alessia Claessen, St Thomas 2:06.47
- Stella Warborn, St Thomas 2:06.70
- Emma Phillips, Union 2:06.83
- Nikki Hahn, SCAD 2:07.99
- Alicja Sedlak, Cumberlands 2:08.77
- Kayla Parry, Olivet Nazarene 2:09.28
- Rylee Woelk, St Thomas 2:09.50
- Leyre Antonanzas Fernandez, St Ambrose 2:09.58
- Leah Givens, SCAD 2:09.89
- Judit Garreta Yuste, Cumberlands 2:10.04
- Tess IP Hen Cheung, Brenau 2:10.54
- Teagan Risher, Bethel 2:10.72
Amelia Edens of Aquinas opened the heats of 200 IM with a 3-second drop to win in 2:12.82. SCAD’s Ro Monge Serrano followed with an improvement of 1.5 seconds under her entry time to win heat 2 in 2:11.55.
Teagan Risher of Bethel Indiana went 2:10.72 to take heat 3 ahead of Cumberlands’ Moa Nyblom (2:11.39). Heat 4 featured a tight battle between teammates Alessia Claassen and Stella Warborn of St Thomas; at the end, Claassen got the touch by .23 with 2:06?47. SCAD’s Nikki Hahn was third with 2:07.99.
Kirsten de Goede from Lindsey Wilson went 2:03.67 to dominate heat 5, beating Emma Phillips of Union Commonwealth (2:06.83) and Kalya Parry from Olivet Nazarene (2:09.28).
Katherine Dyer, a freshman from The Master’s University, took a .31 bite out of the meet record with her prelis swim of 2:02.38. She was seeded with 2:00.33 so there is a good chance she lowers the mark again tonight.
Men’s 200 Yard Individual Medley – Prelims
- Meet Record: 1: :46.76 – Alex Kusik, Keiser (2024)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Alex Kusik, Keiser 1:46.76
Top 16 qualifiers:
- Fynn Kunze, Keiser 1:49.66
- Adam Conrad, St Thomas 1:50.30
- Robert Adam, Milligan 1:50.45
- Alex Kusik, Keiser 1:50.58
- Marcelo Rojas Ariza, Cumberlands 1:50.97
- Jack Fries, Olivet Nazarene 1:51.40
- Xavier Trovesi, West Virginia Tech 1:51.69
- Bo Kasten, SCAD 1:51.72
- Juan Ramirez Zapata, Cumberlands 1:51.73
- Ruthlik Satti, Cumberlands 1:51.80
- Dario Rukavina, SCAD 1:51.94
- Charley Sears, The Master’s 1:52.04
- Zsombor Bene, Cumberlands 1:52.14
- Stephen Gilbert, Milligan 1:52.54
- Jet Fuhrmann, Keiser 1:52.55
- Emil Schildhauer, Thomas 1:52.78
Luke Martin of Aquinas edged Marcos del Vado Sanz from Cumberlands by .04 in heat 1 with 1:56.81. Jofre Mataro of the Thomas Hawks improved his seed time by 1.5 seconds to win heat 2 in 1:53.05.
Marcelo Rojas Ariza from Cumberlands won a tight battle in heat 3, coming to the wall in 1:50.97 ahead of Xavier Trovesi from West Virginia Tech (1:51.69) and Dario Rukavina from SCAD (1:51.94).
Milligan’s Robert Adam went 1:50.45 to take heat 4 just ahead of defending champion and meet record-holder Alex Kusik of Keiser (1:50.58). Juan Ramirez Zapata of Cumberlands was 1:51.73 for third.
Top-seeded Fynn Kunze, who won this event in 2023, clocked a 1:49.66 in the last heat ahead of Adam Conrad from St Thomas (1:59.39), Jack Fries of Olivet Nazarene (1:51.40), and SCAD’s Bo Kasten (1:51.72).
Women’s 50 Yard Freestyle – Prelims
- Meet Record: 22.29 – Cheyenne Coffman, Fresno Pacific (2012)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Maaike Broersma, Lindsey Wilson 23.25
Top 16 qualifiers:
- Maaike Broersma, Lindsey Wilson 23.39
- Ines Laurent, Keiser 23.49
- Jaylyn Harrison, Bethel (IN) 23.77
- Marta Sinsabaugh, Indiana Wesleyan 24.00
- Danai Sofoulis, Keiser 24.04
- Kylee Sears, The Master’s 24.16
- Catherine Streeter, Loyola New Orleans 24.23
- TIE Sophie Bell, Brenau / Katie Gorno, St Thomas / Timea Aspegren, Keiser 24.24
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- Aixa Recchioni, Bethel 24.25
- Aubrey Bach, Keiser 24.26
- TIE Martine Abrahamsen, St Thomas / Zselyke Papp Keiser 24.27
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- Madison Akbari, Milligan 24.28
- TIE Celin Ullern, Cumberlands / Addie Osborne, Aquinas 24.31
SWIM-OFF FOR 8th PLACE
Gorno 24.17
Bell
Aspegren
SWIM-OFF FOR 16th PLACE
Osborne
Ullern
Men’s 50 Yard Freestyle – Prelims
- Meet Record: 19.57 – Noel de Geus, Keiser (2024)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Noel de Geus, Keiser 19.57
Top 16 qualifiers:
- Noel de Geus, Keiser 19.78
- Hanno Boeckmann, Keiser 19.86
- Jake Hutchinson, Keiser 19.88
- Enzo Constable, Union, 20.18
- Matheus Queiroz, Keiser 20.20
- Agustin Rasche, Cumberlands 20.26
- Cory Werrett, St Ambrose 20.35
- Alex Marrero, St Thomas 20.38
- TIE Caleb Fry, Milligan / William Birkett, St Thomas 20.41
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- Joash Mckonie, Milligan 20.52
- Bence Meresz, Life 20.55
- TIE Paxton Smith, Milligan / Blake Jorgens, St Mary 20.57
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- Jan Gastal, SCAD 20.58
- Angel Margaritov, Keiser / Michael Rinaldi, Milligan 20.66
SWIM-OFF FOR 16th PLACE
Margaritov 20.52
Rinaldi 20.84
Women’s 3-Meter Diving – Prelims
- Meet Record: 444.81 – Cynthia Miller (1987)
Finals qualifiers:
