EAST CAROLINA VS GEORGIA SOUTHERN
- January 24, 2026
- Greenville, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: ECU Athletics
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women’s swimming and diving team closed out the regular season in dominant fashion on Saturday morning, defeating Georgia Southern 237-112 in dual meet action at Minges Natatorium.
Prior to the meet, the Pirates honored their nine seniors in Frida Zuniga, Kendall Bensen, Heidi Bruining, Sadie Covington, Emilee Hamblin, Alyssa Heffelfinger, Caitlin Irvine-Smith, Sara Kalawska and Laura Lopez.
“In the pool we swam/dove extremely well and have set ourselves up for a positive championship meet,” head coach Matthew Jabs said. “Today was a great day for us. Not just in the pool but also having the opportunity to recognize a very special group of seniors who have meant a lot to this program. Our nine seniors have represented ECU, and our program with elite performance, and academic excellence for the last four years. We will truly miss them next season.”
Multiple Pirates set personal bests including Tanith Mueller, Elena Dinehart, Alyssa Jackson, Abbey Pickel and Sadie Covington with Covington, Dinehart and Mueller recording top 10 all-time results in the pool today.
Mueller’s 200 Butterfly time of 1:58.94 was also a Minges Natatorium record.
In the diving well, Frida Zuniga finished her regular season career without ever losing an event at home with first place finishes in both the 1-meter and 3-meter while Caitlin Irvine-Smith and Romina Hernandez finished with NCAA Zone Cut results in the 1-meter.
Up Next
East Carolina will prepare for the American Conference Swimming and Diving Championship at the Greensboro Aquatics Center in Greensboro, N.C. Feb. 18-21.
Courtesy: Georgia Southern Athletics
Greenville, N.C. — The Georgia Southern swim & dive team closed out their regular season with a 112-237 loss against the Pirates on Saturday morning (January 24th).
Despite the loss, two Eagles were highlighted on the day with their top five times in program history. In the 50 Fly, Madlen Wendland secured a third place finish with her 26.24 to place herself just inside the top-five times in the program’s record book. Later in the 50 Breast, it was another senior in Ieva Evaltaite who swam a 31.16 to also have a fifth-best time in Eagles’ history.
In the 200 Free, the dynamic duo of Jamison Tiller and Carsyn Cosman would once again shine through, finishing second and third respectively in the event. Tiller would have a standout day, finishing on the podium in all three individual events she swam in, including a 51.98 second-place finish in the 100 Free. To close out the meet, both of the Eagles’ 200 Free Relay squads would finish second and third, with the party of Tiller, Sterling Burd, Calissa Kissinger and Cosman swimming a 1:37.24.
With the regular season now behind them, the Eagles look to their first ASun conference meet. The four-day event held in Orlando will commence on Wednesday, February 18th, and run all the way to Saturday.
