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
- Qualifiers per School: Women ׀ Men
- Schedule of Events
- Live Results on Meet Mobile
- Live Stream (free)
The Keiser Seahawks swept the 2025 NAIA Swimming & Diving Championships this weekend. The women’s program claimed its fourth-straight national title, tallying 636.5 points to win by a 207-point margin over St. Thomas University. The Seahawk men won the sixth title in program history by an even wider margin, finishing 379 points ahead of SCAD with 379 points. It was the third most dominant performance in NAIA Championship history, per the league website.
The women’s and men’s teams both led from start to finish, sweeping the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays on night one, and winning the men’s 1-meter diving board. From there, the teams kept rolling, with the women’s team picking up four more event wins and the men’s team winning 12 more golds. The team’s dominance was most on display in the men’s 50 freestyle as Noel de Geus, Hanno Boeckmann, Matheus Queiroz, and Jake Hutchinson went 1-2-3-4. Similarly, the Seahawk women shined in the 100 butterfly as Ines Laurent, Luiza Bersi, and Zselyke Papp swept the podium.
In addition to her podium finishes, Bersi also contributed to all four of the Keiser women’s winning relays.
Keiser Event Winners — Women
- Women’s 200 medley relay: Zselyke Papp, Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen, Luiza Bersi, Ines Laurent — 1:41.86
- Women’s 800 freestyle relay: Rachel Bradley, Luiza Bersi, Marine Lecomte, Aubrey Bach — 7:28.96
- Women’s 100 butterfly: Ines Laurent — 54.33
- Women’s 100 breaststroke: Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen — 1:00.13
- Women’s 400 medley relay: Marine Lecomte, Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen, Luiza Bersi, Ines Laurent — 3:42.22
- Women’s 400 freestyle relay: Aubrey Bach, Timea Aspegren, Luiza Bersi, Ines Laurent — 3:24.01
De Geus, Isaiah Aleksenko, and Juan Gonzalez all earned double-event wins on the men’s side. De Geus went three-for-three, defending his league titles in the 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 200 breaststroke. After repeating as the 50 freestyle champion, he swept the breaststroke events in 51.73/1:57.18.
Aleksenko, a freshman, also earned gold in his three individual events, winning the 100 butterfly (46.01), 100 backstroke (46.12), and 200 butterfly (1:42.87), hitting lifetime bests in the latter two. Gonzalez helped the Seahawks on the boards, winning the 1- and 3-meter boards.
Keiser Event Winners — Men
- Men’s 3-meter: Juan Gonzalez — 341.30
- Men’s 200 medley relay: Isaiah Aleksenko, Noel de Geus, Jake Hutchinson, Hanno Boeckmann — 1:24.22
- Men’s 800 freestyle relay: Jake Hutchinson, Alex Menzel, Isaiah Aleksenko, Jet Fuhrmann — 6:28.31
- Men’s 200 IM: Fynn Kunze — 1:47.85
- Men’s 50 freestyle: Noel de Geus — 19.47
- Men’s 100 butterfly: Isaiah Aleksenko — 46.01
- Men’s 200 freestyle: Jake Hutchinson — 1:37.14
- Men’s 100 breaststroke: Noel de Geus — 51.73
- Men’s 100 backstroke: Isaiah Aleksenko — 46.12
- Men’s 1-meter diving: Juan Gonzalez — 305.20
- Men’s 400 medley relay: Nicklas Pedersen, Noel de Geus, Isaiah Aleksenko, Matheus Queiroz — 3:10.52
- Men’s 100 freestyle: Angel Margaritov — 43.62
- Men’s 200 breaststroke: Noel de Geus — 1:57.18
- Men’s 200 butterfly: Isaiah Aleksenko — 1:42.87
- Men’s 400 freestyle relay: Jake Hutchinson, Hanno Boeckmann, Matheus Queiroz, Angel Margaritov — 2:54.93
The Seahawk men swept the honors at the end of the meet. Aleksenko was named Swimmer of the Year after his three individual golds with two meet record times. De Geus’s 100 breaststroke title earned him the Swim of the Year, while Gonzalez was named Diver of the Year. Keiser’s head coach Adam Epstein was named the Men’s Coach of the Year.
On the women’s side, the Seahawks’ Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen earned Swim of the Meet after winning the women’s 100 breaststroke in 1:00.13. Biltoft-Jensen made the 100/200 breaststroke podium at all four of her NAIA Championships. Before finishing second in both events last year, Biltoft-Jensen swept the 100/200 breaststroke events in 2022 and 2023.
Lindsay Wilson’s Maaike Broersma repeated as the NAIA Women’s Swimmer of the Year after going three-for-three in her individual events (50 freestyle/100 backstroke/200 backstroke) for the second-straight season. Her head coach, Alicia Kemnitz, was named the league’s Women’s Coach of the Year. Indiana Wesleyan’s Macy Schmidtgall earned Women’s Diver of the Year honors for the second straight season.
Final Team Scores – Women
- Keiser University 636.5
- St Thomas University 429.5
- Lindsey Wilson College 351
- University of the Cumberlands 346.5
- Bethel University (IN) 257.5
- SCAD Savannah 256
- Olivet Nazarene University 207
- Milligan College 191
- Union Commonwealth College 182
- Indiana Wesleyan University 176.5
- St Ambrose University 120
- Brenau University 104
- Master’s University 103.5
- Arizona Christian University 74
- Aquinas College 70
- Thomas University 50
- William Carey University 47
- University of Jamestown 44
- Loyola University New Orleans 25
- Midland University 17
- UT-Southern 13
- College of Saint Mary 6
- Ave Maria University 5
- Midway University 4
- Life University 2
Final Team Scores – Men
- Keiser University 731
- SCAD Savannah 352
- Milligan University 343.5
- University of the Cumberlands 338.5
- St Thomas University 324
- William Carey University 251
- Lindsey Wilson College 209
- St Ambrose University 205
- Master’s University 173
- Union Commonwealth College 163
- Life University 110
- Olivet Nazarene University 109
- Bethel University (IN) 81
- Aquinas College 61
- Loyola University New Orleans 49
- West Virginia University Tech 35
- Thomas University 28
- Midland University 26
- Ottawa University Arizona 15
- University of St Mary 6
- Ave Maria University 3
- TIE Campbellsville University / Indiana Wesleyan University 2
