Over Family Weekend, the Kenyon men and women’s swimming and diving teams battled John Carroll University at home to open NCAC competition. The women dominated the Blue Streaks 246-52, while the men followed in similar fashion, winning 212-84.
Women: The women’s team began the thrilling meet with the 200-yard medley relay. The Owls swept the competition, claiming the top three spots. The group of Gwen Eisenbeis ’26, Kelsey Van Eldik ’28, Maggie Grespin ’27 and Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault ’26 clinched first place as the Kenyon “A” team, followed by Kate Dunagan ’29, Norah Johnson ’27, Margaret Rusche ’29 and Deniz Güvenç ’29 of the Kenyon “C” team. The Kenyon “B” team, made up of Nora Kortuem ’29, Jeannie Cook ’26, Amelia Stevenson ’27 and Julia Mascarenhas ’29, secured third place.
Nora Lee Brown ’28 crushed the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:16.12, nearly 30 seconds before Nina Schuerer ’29 finished in second. Molly Haag ’26 took gold in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:52.22, while Güvenç earned second at 1:53.76 and Ceyda Yazici ’26 rounded out the podium at 1:54.94. Torrecillas-Jouault led the Owls to victory in the 100-yard backstroke, closely followed by Dunagan, with just a 0.08-second difference. Once again, Kenyon snagged the podium in the 100-yard breaststroke; Van Eldik in first, Mascarenas in second and Johnson in third.
Sofia Giordano ’27 continued the Owls’ winning streak by clinching first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.25. Stevenson came in second and Kortuem came in third. Eisenbeis finished first in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.88, while Afsana Rawlins ’29 took second at 24.05. Rawlins built on her success with a 52.02 100-yard freestyle, the fastest time of the day. Dunagan dominated the 200-yard backstroke and Van Eldik won the 200-yard breaststroke.
The diving squad wiped the floor with the Blue Streaks on the one- and three-meter dives. Kenyon swept the podium in the one-meter dive, with Nadia Milovich ’28 (419.17) in first, Lucy Cassell-Kelly ’27 (392.62) in second and Bryn Tiernan ’26 (356.25) in third. In the three-meter, Kenyon swept once again: Cassell-Kelly (263.62) in first, Milovich (246.9) in second and Tiernan (205.95) in third. Thanks to the team’s collective efforts, the Owls were victorious, winning every single event.
Men: The Kenyon men’s team echoed the achievements of the women. In the 200-yard medley relay, the Kenyon “A” team, consisting of Djordje Dragojlovic ’26, Noel Tumbasz ’27, Roman Savage ’27 and Spencer Stluka ’27, placed first, beating John Carroll’s “A” team by two seconds. Owen Von Weihe ’28 won the 1,000-yard freestyle, Teo Jaworski ’26 won the 200-yard freestyle and Savage won the 200-yard butterfly.
Dragojlovic won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.20, with three of his fellow teammates close behind. He continued his high-scoring day with first place in the 100-yard freestyle. Savage also worked to maintain his success with a win in the 100-yard butterfly. On the diving side, Chase Smith ’29 clinched the one-meter dive with a 507.45 score, then repeated his success at the three-meter dive with a score of 310.12.
The Owls are now 1-0 in conference, looking to continue their domination in two weeks against Ohio Wesleyan University. Both men’s and women’s swim will travel to Ohio Wesleyan, while the divers will compete at home.