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
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- Quaifiers per School: Women ׀ Men
- Schedule of Events
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Women’s Top 10 After Day 2
- Keiser 210
- St Thomas 174
- Lindsey Wilson 157
- Cumberlands 142
- Bethel IN 103
- SCAD Savannah 90
- Indiana Wesleyan 89
- Milligan 88
- Olivet Nazarene 87
- Union Commonwealth 83
Men’s Top 10 After Day 2
- Keiser 241
- Milligan 147
- SCAD Savannah 142
- Cumberlands 131
- William Carey 125
- Lindsey Wilson 91
- St Ambrose 89
- St Thomas 77
- The Master’s 76
- Union Commonwealth 64
Day 3
Women’s 400 Yard Individual Medley – Prelims
- Meet Record: 4:22.41 – Rachel Bradley, Keiser (2024)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Rachel Bradley, Keiser 4:22.41
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Katherine Dyer, The Masters 4:25.22
- Rachel Bradley, Keiser 4:30.84
- Emily Cooper, Loyola New Orleans 4:30.97
- Alessia Claassen, St Thomas 4:31.25
- Kayla Parry, ONU 4:31.51
- Marine Lecomte, Keiser 4:32.77
- Emma Phillips, Union 4:34.13
- Lilly Windham, Keiser 4:35.26
- Leyre Antonanzas Fernandez, St Ambrose 4:38.18
- Ashley Schoenlein, Cumberlands 4:39.62
- Claudia Ashford, St Thomas 4:39.72
- Maria Jose Suarez de la Fuente, Bethel (IN) 4:40.24
- Yana Trop, St Thomas 4:40.42
- Alicja Sedlak, Cumberlands 4:40.57
- Leah Givens, SCAD Savannah 4:41.25
- TIE Izzy Cooksey, Cumberlands / Eve Mair, Keiser 4:41.76
SWIM-OFF FOR 16th
Mair 4:41.73
Cooksey 4:42.20
Audrey Washburn of Arizona Christian dropped 1.3 seconds to win heat 1 in 4:48.86. Yana Trop of St Thomas took 3.8 seconds off her seed time to take heat 2 with 4:40.42.
St Thomas’s Alessia Claassen, who placed 3rd last year, took the next heat in 4:31.25 ahead of Keiser’s Lilly Windham (4:35.26) and Leyre Antonanzas Fernandez from St Ambrose (4:38.18).
Defending champion Rachel Bradley of Keiser won heat 4 in 4:30.84. She was followed by teammate Marine Lecomte (4:32.77) and Claudia Ashford of St Thomas (4:39.72).
Top-seeded Katherine Dyer of The Master’s, who broke the meet record in the 200 IM last night, took the final heat in 4:25.22. Five meters behind her were Emily Cooper of Loyola New Orleans, who was 10 seconds faster than she’d been in last year’s prelims with 4:30.97, and Kayla Parry from Olivet Nazarene, last year’s consolation final winner (4:31.51).
Men’s 400 Yard Individual Medley – Prelims
- Meet Record: 3:51.08 – Stephen Gilbert, Milligan (2022)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Stephen Gilbert, Milligan 3:53.52
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Kevin Keil, SCAD Savannah 3:51.71
- Adam Conrad, St Thomas 3:56.38
- Mate Miszlai, William Carey 3:58.02
- Marcelo Rojas Ariza, Cumberlands 3:58.28
- Alex Menzel, Keiser 4:00.16
- Abel Eszenyi, Union 4:01.08
- Xavier Trovesi, West Virginia Tech 4:01.47
- Elliot Best, St Thomas 4:01.95
- Sergio Ybarra, Lindsey Wilson 4:02.84
- Malik Biad, Union 4:03.80
- Juan Ramirez Zapata, Cumberlands 4:03.83
- Oier Fernandez, St Thomas 4:03.95
- Ethan Butler, Lindsey Wilson 4:04.20
- Charley Sears, The Master’s 4:04.66
- David Kugler, The Master’s 4:05.03
- Marat Usov, St Ambrose 4:05.10
Jeremi Aubin of Midland improved his seed time by .3 to win heat 1 in 4:08.76. Adam Conrad of St Thomas, the 2024 runner-up, won his heat in 3:56.38. Coming in behind him were Marcelo Rojas Ariza from Cumberlands (3:58.28) and Elliot Best, also from St Thomas (4:01.95).
William Carey’s Mate Miszlai clocked a 3:58.02 to win heat 3 ahead of Keiser’s Alex Menzel (4:00.16) and Union’s Abel Eszenyi (4:01.08). Miszlai won the 200 IM national crown last night in William Carey’s inaugural year as a member of the NAIA. He came into this event with a seed time of 3:51.65.
The final heat went to SCAD’s Kevin Keil, the runner-up to Miszlai in last night’s 200 IM final. Keil was 3.7 seconds off his seed time with 3:51.71. In his wake were Xavier Trovesi of West Virginia Tech (4:01.47), Sergio Ybarra from Lindsey Wilson (4:02.84), and Charley Sears from The Master’s (4:04.66).
Women’s 100 Yard Butterfly – Prelims
- Meet Record: 53.70 – Lisa Tixier, Biola (2017)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Valentina Zapata, Cumberlands 55.32
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Ines Laurent, Keiser 54.78
- Luiza Bersi, Keiser 55.38
- Zselyke Papp, Keiser 56.25
- Sarah Zoellner, Cumberlands 56.38
- Eliza Nuet, Bethel (IN) 56.61
- Aspen Shipp, Thomas 56.91
- Ro Monge Serrano, SCAD Savannah 57.04
- Marta Sinsabaugh, Indiana Wesleyan 57.13
- Chloe Hogue, Indiana Wesleyan 57.47
- Eszter Kardos, William Carey 58.04
- Filippa Malmstrom, Cumberlands 58.08
- Danai Sofoulis, Keiser 58.10
- Irene Artabe Abasalo, St Ambrose 58.14
- Ella Sherwood, Bethel (IN) 58.16
- Mary Grace Bitting, Milligan 58.20
- Eva Garraux, Arizona Christian 58.21
Keiser swept the top three qualifying spots for the women’s 100 fly final with 2024 runner-up Ines Laurent (54.78), Luiza Bersi (55.38), and Zselyke Papp (56.25).
Irene Artabe Abasalo of St Ambrose dropped .7 from her entry time to win heat 1 in 58.14, beating Bethel’s Avery Woods (58.52), who improved her time by .4.
Sarah Zoellner from Cumberlands won heat 2 in 56.38. Aspen Shipp from Thomas University (56.91) and Filippa Malmstrom (58.08), Zoellner’s teammate, were second and third.
Heat 3 went to Bersi, followed by Bethel’s Eliza Nuet (56.61, an improvement of .6) and Keiser’s Danai Sofoulis (58.10).
Laurent took the last heat ahead of Papp and SCAD’s Ro Monge Serrano, who dropped .5 to clock in at 57.04.
Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly – Prelims
- Meet Record: 46.12 – Daniel Ramirez, Oklahoma Baptist (2015)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Steven Aimable, St Thomas 47.29
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Isaiah Aleksenko, Keiser 46.27
- Bo Kasten, SCAD 48.22
- Enzo Constable, Union 48.37
- Joash Mckonie, Milligan 48.64
- Sergio Tudor, Milligan 48.77
- Angel Martaritov, Keiser 48.95
- Nicklas Pedersen, Keiser 49.06
- Nilton Dossantos Deoliveira, The Master’s 49.16
- Michael Rinaldi, Milligan 49.21
- Auston Bryson, Keiser 49.26
- Jake Litchfield, SCAD 49.30
- Andre Bazzana, Milligan 49.65
- Jake Fincher, Olivet Nazarene 49.88
- Dylan Chehebar, Loyola New Orleans 49.94
- Charles Henderson, Loyola New Orleans 50.01
- Kervens Warnon, St Thomas 50.18
Thomas University’s Ethan Kilgore improved his seed time by .47 to win heat 1 in 50.35, followed closely by Titus Smith of Aquinas (50.57, PB by 1.25) and Chase Salling of St Thomas (57.97, PB by .2).
Bo Kasten of SCAD Savannah, who placed 15th in this event last year, went 48.22 to take heat 2. In 2024, he went 49.80 in prelims. Kasten beat out Milligan teammates Joash Mckonie (48.64), who improved his seed time by .67, and Sergio Tudor (48.77), who dropped .97 from his entry time.
Enzo Constable from Union Commonwealth won heat 3 in 48.37. Just behind him, and coming to the wall together, were Milligan’s Michael Rinaldi (49.21)? Keiser’s Austin Bryson (49.26), and SCAD’s Jake Litchfield (49.30).
Keiser freshman Isaiah Aleksenko broke the pool record and nearly downed a 10-year-old meet record with his 46.27 in heat 4. His teammates Angel Margaritov (48.95) and Nicklas Pedersen (49.06) were second and third in the heat.
Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle – Prelims
- Meet Record: 1:49.58 – Alex Peters, Concordia Irvine (2011)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Kylee Sears, The Master’s 1:50.28
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Kirsten de Goede, Lindsey Wilson 1:47.34
- Jaylyn Harrison, Bethel (IN) 1:52.81
- Kylee Sears, The Master’s 1:52.89
- Aubrey Bach, Keiser 1:53.37
- Ugne Takuseviciute, Cumberlands 1:54.09
- Haley Vanbuskirk, St Thomas 1:54.19
- Martine Abrahamsen, St Thomas 1:54.35
- Manta Petric, Union 1:55.55
- Bea Moron Alonso, St Thomas 1:55.64
- Timea Aspegren, Keiser 1:55.71
- TIE Sophie Urias, St Thomas / Dominique van Vuure, Bethel (IN) 1:56.35
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- Michelle Weiss, Cumberlands 1:56.06
- Lise Puissant, Union 1:56.13
- Katie Gorno, St Thomas 1:56.16
- Sky Marjamaa, SCAD Savannah 1:56.26
Lindsey Wilson junior Kirsten de Goede destroyed a 14-year-old meet record, set by Alex Peters when Concordia Irvine (now NCAA Division II) was in the NAIA. De Goede took more than 2 seconds off the old mark, winning her heat with 1:47.34.
Josefina Berraud Galea of St Thomas kicked things off in heat 1 with a winning 1:57.47, marking a 2-second improvement from her seed time. Sophie Urias of St Thomas sent 1.75 seconds faster than her entry time to win heat 2 with 1:55.95. Keiser’s Giulia Mantuan was second (1:57.27).
Aubrey Bach of Keiser, who placed 3rd in 2024, took the first circle-seeded heat in 1:53.37 ahead of St Thomas’s Martine Abrahamsen (1:54.35) and Bethel’s Dominique van Vuure (1:55.95). Lise Puissant of Union dropped half a second to finish fourth in 1:56.13.
Bethel’s Jaylyn Harrison, 7th in last year’s final, won heat 4 in 1:52.81, improving her entry time by .7. She edged defending champion Kylee Sears of The Master’s (1:52.89) and Bea Moron Alonso of St Thomas (1:55.64).
De Goede took the final heat by about 1/2 a pool length with Ugne Takuseviciute of Cumberlands (1:54.09, PB by 1), Haley Vanbuskirk from St Thomas (1:54.19), and Union’s Manca Petric (1:55.55) in her wake.
Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle – Prelims
- Meet Record: 1:34.89 – Joel Ax, SCAD (2017)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Daniel Laureyssens, St Thomas 1:36.36
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Jake Hutchinson, Keiser 1:37.72
- Jan Gastal, SCAD Savannah 1:38.19
- William Birkett, St Thomas 1:38.20
- Carlos Trinidad Sancho, Keiser 1:38.23
- Dylan Crane, The Master’s 1:38.46
- Zoltan Tompos, SCAD Savannah 1:38.99
- Timothy Braun, Olivet Nazarene 1:39.12
- Janos Szabo, William Carey, St Thomas 1:39.32
- Jonas Friess, St Ambrose 1:39.36
- Gellert Szedlak, Milligan 1:39.42
- Hanno Boeckmann, Keiser 1:39.86
- Arda Mutlu, Cumberlands 1:40.19
- Agustin Rasche, Cumberlands 1:40.29
- David Marc Beatty, Indiana Wesleyan 1:40.67
- Josiah Blankenship, William Carey 1:40.95
- Jeremiah Koenig, Cumberlands 1:41.09
Keiser’s Hanno Boeckmann, who placed 7th in 2024, went 1:39.86 to win heat 2 ahead of Arizona Christian’s Jackson Lee (1:42.37, PB by .7).
Heat 3, the first of the circle seeds, featured a tight race between Zoltan Tompos from SCAD and Jonas Friess of St Ambrose. The lead changed a couple of times but Tompos pulled ahead on the last 50 and got the win with 1:38.89. Meanwhile, William Carey’s Janos Szabo came from behind on the last 50 and got his hand to the wall .04 ahead of Friess, dropping 1.1 seconds to clock in at 1:39.32.
William Birkett of St Thomas won heat 4 in 1:38.20, just .03 ahead of Carlos Trinidad Sancho of Keiser. Timothy Braun from Olivet Nazarene was third with 1:39.12, taking 1.6 seconds off his seed time.
Keiser’s Jake Hutchinson and SCAD’s Jan Gastal traded stroke for stroke for much of the final heat, with Hutchinson getting the touch, 1:37.72 to 1:38.19. Dylan Crane from The Master’s came from behind to challenge the leaders and nearly caught them on the last 25; he finished with 1:38.46, improving his seed time by .6.
Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke – Prelims
Meet Record: 1:02.01 – Stella Warborn, St Thomas, Keiser (2024)- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Stella Warborn, St Thomas 1:01.41
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen, Keiser 1:01.18
- Stella Warborn, St Thomas 1:02.11
- Nikki Hahn, SCAD Savannah 1:02.30
- Kate Vorontsova, Keiser 1:04.27
- Ella DiScala, Keiser 1:04.40
- TIE Megan Schoenlein, Cumberlands / Tessa Ip Hen Cheung, Brenau 1:04.55
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- Eszter Kardos, William Carey 1:04.70
- Moa Nyblom, Cumberlands 1:05.10
- Sara Motyl, Lindsey Wilson 1:05.26
- Bridget O’Grady, St Ambrose 1:05.34
- Maria Sanchez Galvan, St Thomas 1:05.46
- Emma Bledsoe, Indiana Wesleyan 1:05.87
- Kate Harrison, Cumberlands 1:05.88
- Teagan Risher, Bethel (IN) 1:05.90
- Brianna Hernandez, St Thomas 1:06.16
The 100 breast has become one of the NAIA’s most exciting events, and this year’s prelims brought home the point with a bang. Keiser’s Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen, who won in 2023 with a meet record of 1:02.01, but was then knocked off her pedestal in 2024 when Stella Warborn of St Thomas won in 1:01.41, took back control of the record book this morning with a prelims swim of 1:01.18 that broke the NAIA meet record by .23.
SCAD’s Nikki Hahn opened the circle-seeded heats with 1:02.30, dropping .38 from her seed time. Hahn was 1:04.69 in prelims last year, then placed 3rd in the final with 1:02.85. A body length ahead at the 50, Hahn finished 2.1 seconds ahead of Keiser’s Ella DiScala (1:04.40) and Moa Nyblom from Cumberlands (1:05.10).
Defending champion Warborn took heat 3 in 1:02.11. She was followed by Brenau’s Tessa IP Hen Cheung (1:04.55) and Lindsey Wilson’s Sara Motyl (1:05.26).
Biltoft-Jensen won the last heat by more than 3 seconds ahead of her teammate Kate Vorontsova (1:04.27) and Megan Schoenlein from Cumberlands (1:04.55).
Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke – Prelims
- Meet Record: 51.43 – Noel de Geus, Keiser (2024)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Noel de Geus, Keiser 51.80
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Noel de Geus, Keiser 52.09
- Caleb Fry, Milligan 54.50
- Alex Kusik, Keiser 55.06
- Leon Irmer, Cumberlands 55.09
- Hunter Boudreau, William Carey 55.30
- Emil Schildhauer, Thomas 55.48
- Robert Adam, Milligan 55.63
- Cory Werrett, St Ambrose 55.64
- Bence Meresz, Life 55.72
- Naz Sementsov, SCAD Savannah 55.86
- Zander Livingston, Midland 55.90
- Blake Jorgens, St Mary 55.93
- Yuri Prokopchuk, Campbellsville 56.02
- Dan Spinola, Lindsey Wilson 56.05
- Monty Moore Yetter, Loyola New Orleans 56.08
- Clinton Eales, Lindsey Wilson 56.12
Isaiah Porritt from Arizona Christian dropped .6 to win heat 1 in 56.57. Milligan’s Caleb Fry improved his seed time by .8 to win the first circle-seeded heat in 54.50 ahead of Leon Irmer of Cumberlands (55.09) and Emil Schildhauer from Thomas (55.48).
Cory Werrett of St Ambrose was the victor in heat 3, stopping the clock at 55.64. Just behind him in quick succession were Life’s Bence Meresz (55.72) and SCAD’s Naz Sementsov (55.86).
Defending champion and meet record-holder, Noel de Geus of Keiser, blew away the field in the last heat with 52.09. Teammate Alex Kusik (55.06) and William Carey’s Hunter Boudreau (55.30) were second and third.
Women’s 100 Yard Backstroke – Prelims
- Meet Record: 52.76 – Cheyenne Coffman, Fresno Pacific (2012)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Maaike Broersma, Lindsey Wilson 54.12
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Maaike Broersma, Lindsey Wilson 54.57
- Natalia Gorska, Lindsey Wilson 56.80
- Paige Howell, Olivet Nazarene 57.09
- Aspen Shipp, Thomas 57.14
- Marine Lecomte, Keiser 57.19
- Lorie Seranski, Kaiser 57.26
- Irene Artabe Absalo, St Ambrose 57.33
- Grace Funck, William Carey 57.50
- Sarah Zoellner, Cumberlands 57.66
- Gabby Darakchieva, Ave Maria 57.53
- Romane Cayla, SCAD Savannah 58.01
- Sophie Bell, Brenau 58.18
- Mya Nemechek, Midland 58.29
- Nikita Snoeren, Life 58.63
- Molly Burton, SCAD Savannah 58.69
- Amelia Edens, Aquinas 58.72
William Carey’s Eva Mangiaracina dropped .3 to win heat 1 in 59.95, her first sub-minute. Molly Burton from SCAD Savannah took .96 off her entry time and roared to the front of heat 2 with 58.69, ahead of Milligan’s Samantha van Vuure (59.23, PB by .2) and Olivet Nazarene’s Katelyn Inman (59.33, PB by .2).
Lindsey Wilson’s Natalia Gorska went .3 better than her seed time to win heat 3 in 56.80, beating Keiser’s Marine Lecomte (57.19) and Mya Nemechek from Midland (58.29).
In heat 4, Aspen Shipp from Thomas University (57.14) edged Keiser’s Lorie Seranski (57.26) and Irene Artabe Abasalo from St Ambrose (57.33).
Defending champion Maaike Broersma won the last heat by two body lengths with 54.57. Paige Howell from Olivet Nazarene went 57.09 to touch second; she was 58.65 in prelims a year ago, then tied for 12th place in finals with 58.68. Third place went to Ave Maria’s Gabby Darakchieva (57.73).
Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke – Prelims
Meet Record: Meet Record: 46.28 – Daniel Z Ramirez, Oklahoma Baptist (2014)- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Alex Marrero, St Thomas 48.10
Top 16 Qualifiers:
- Isaiah Aleksenko, Keiser 46.28
- Matt Mizell, St Thomas 48.29
- Nicklas Pedersen, Keiser 48.56
- Matheus Queiroz, Keiser 48.65
- Ruthiik Satti, Cumberlands 48.73
- Alex Marrero, St Thomas 49.06
- Kervens Warnon, St Thomas 49.08
- Jet Fuhrmann, Keiser 49.40
- Joash Mckonie, Milligan 49.48
- Jack Fries, Olivet Nazarene 49.73
- TIE Dario Rukavina, SCAD Savannah / Paxton Smith, Milligan 49.79
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- Mateus Cruz, Cumberlands 49.87
- Zsombor Bene, Cumberlands 49.90
- Martin Sener, Midland 49.97
- Jayden Coetzer, St Ambrose 50.08
Martin Sener from Midland University dropped 1.3 seconds in heat 1 to win with 49.97 ahead of Titus Smith from Aquinas (50.82, PB by .4).
2024 runner-up Matt Mizell from St Thomas took care of business in the first circle-seeded heat, dropping 1.5 seconds to win with 48.29. Keiser’s Nicklas Pederson went 48.56 for second, while defending champion Alex Marrero, also of St Thomas, came in third with 49.06.
Keiser’s Matheus Queiroz won heat 3 with 48.65. Ruthiik Satti from Cumberlands touched second in 48.73, just ahead of Kervens Warnon from St Thomas (49.08).
Isaiah Aleksenko from Keiser tied the meet record of 46.28, set by Daniel Ramirez of Oklahoma Baptist in 2014, to win the last heat. That puts him in lane 4 in both the 100 fly and 100 back tonight, with a chance to down TWO of Ramirez’s meet marks. Teammate Jet Fuhrmann came in second with 49.40, while Milligan’s Joash Mckonie came in third (49.48).
Men’s 1-Meter Diving – Prelims
- Meet Record: 587.35 – Grant Brehaut, Simon Fraser (2004)
- 2024 NAIA National Champion: Nicholas Bohm, Bethel Indiana 271.35
Finals Qualifiers:
- Juan Gonzalez, Keiser 293.15
- Nicholas Bohm, Bethel (IN) 255.15
- Evan Bennett, Aquinas 235.30
- Owen Fleck, Bethel (IN) 212.00
- Troy Borrero, Aquinas 210.60
- Lane Otte, St Ambrose 162.45
- Bram Mess, St Ambrose 159.65
- Lucas Castillo, Aquinas 147.60