Olivia Swalley Leads The Way As Iowa Women Defeat Iowa State

Iowa vs Iowa State

  • December 13, 2024
  • Iowa City, IA
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Final Score: Iowa 215- Iowa State 84

The Iowa and Iowa State women battled it out to close out the first semester. Iowa earned the win with a final score of 215-84.

Iowa sophomore Olivia Swalley led the way with three individual wins. Swalley swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 in a season best time of a 1:01.32. She won the 200 breast in a 2:14.43. She also earned a win in the 400 IM swimming to a 4:15.32.

In addition to her individual wins, Swalley helped the team’s 200 medley relay to a win as she split a 27.70 on the breaststroke leg. The relay also consisted of Annie Galvin, Rachel Dildine, and Josie Hood.

Dildine also had a big day at the individual level, winning the 50 free in a 23.22 and the 100 fly in a 55.14. She also led off the team’s winning the 200 free relay as she split a 23.48.

Galvin moved her way up the school rankings in the all time top ten as she swam to a win in the 100 back, posting a 54.30. That also was a personal best for the senior. Galvin began her collegiate career at Kentucky before transferring to the Hawkeyes. She completed the backstroke sweep with a win in the 200 swimming to a 1:58.66.

Iowa State’s Winter Craig led the way as she swam to a win in the 200 butterfly. Craig touched in a 2:02.29 to finish half a second ahead of Iowa’s Josie Hood.

Anja Peck of Iowa State swam to two second place finishes. She swam a season best in the 100 breast touching in a 1:03.91. Her 200 breast time was a personal best as she touched in a 2:16.97, a half a second drop from her 2:17.67 lifetime best that she arrived with at Iowa State this fall.

Other Event Winners:

  • 1000 Free: Alix O’Brien (Iowa), 9:59.10
  • 200 free: Nora Kemp (Iowa), 1:49.12
  • 100 free: Nora Kemp (Iowa), 50.73
  • 500 free: Olivia Frantum (Iowa), 4:52.52

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Anya has been with SwimSwam since June 2021 as both a writer and social media coordinator. She was in attendance at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Women's NCAA Championships writing and doing social media for SwimSwam. She also attended 2023 US Summer Nationals as well as the 2024 European Championships …

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