DANVILLE, Ky. (February 13, 2025) – Rhodes added to its win total with two more individual golds and a relay win while Callie West of Centre won the 50 free for the fourth-straight season, highlighting the second day of the SAA Swimming & Diving Championship.
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
The two-time defending champion Lynx lead the team standings midway through the event, totaling 361.5 points. Centre stands in second with a score of 344 while Sewanee is third (234.5).
Taylor McNerney started the finals with a win in the 500 free, stopping the clock at 5:10.02. Mary-Louise Lemieux of Sewanee was runner-up in 5:12.32 and Centre’s Katelynn Stanczyk took third (5:13.31). Adeline Carroll kept the Rhodes march to the top of the podium going, winning the 200 IM in a NCAA B-cut time of 2:04.76. Teammate Gracie Shapard was second in 2:08.14 and Kate Pierros third in 2:08.93. Rhodes scored 81 points in the event with the top four finishers and also a sixth place finish in the championship final.
Centre responded to Rhodes big event by dominating the 50 free, sweeping the top-three spots. West capped her decorated career in the event, winning in a meet record and NCAA B-cut time of 23.57. The Colonels Olivia Headley was second (23.79) and Caroline Lee (23.86) finished third.
Rhodes capped the day with a thrilling win in the 200 free relay as Eliza Hulverson, Paxton Smythe, Shapard, and Carroll teamed to win in 1:35.46. Centre was just out-touched at the wall, taking second in 1:35.59. Sewanee was third with a time of 1:37.43.
The day three action will begin with prelims at 10am ET on Friday, February 14. Fans can follow the action live with links on Championship Central at SAA-Sports.com.
DAY 1 RECAP
DANVILLE, Ky. (February 12, 2025) – Two-time defending champion Rhodes took a big first step towards a third title, sweeping the day one events to start the SAA Swimming & Diving Championship.
The Lynx totaled 148 points through three events while Centre is right on their heels, sitting second with 144 points. Sewanee is third with a score of 114 while Millsaps (64) and Berry (60) round out the top-five.
The event is being held for the first time at Centre’s Champions Hall in Danville, Kentucky.
Rhodes set the tone in the first event, establishing a new meet record in the 200 medley relay as Gracie Shapard, Paxton Smythe, Taylor McNerney, and Eliza Hulverson stopped the clock at 1:44.75. Centre was second in 1:45.33. Both times were faster than the previous meet record of 1:45.76, set by Rhodes in 2023. Sewanee was third in the event with a time of 1:48.39.
The divers then took to the pool with first year Lucy Verwys of Rhodes winning the 1-meter championship, posting a score of 381.45. Centre’s Erin Dannemiller was second (352.15) and Katie Walker of Sewanee third (327.00).
The day concluded with a thrilling 800 free relay that saw Rhodes anchor Adeline Carroll lead a comeback victory, joining teammates MacKenzie Roach, McNerney, and Annie Murer to post a time of 7:41.91. Centre was second in 7:43.89 and Sewanee third, stopping the clock at 7:59.62.
Day two action will begin with prelims at 10am ET on Thursday, February 13. Fans can follow the action live with links on Championship Central at SAA-Sports.co