TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's swimming & diving team will race Buffalo and Bowling Green in the final tri-meet of the regular season over two days of competition. The three teams will compete Friday night at Cooper Pool in Bowling Green at 5:30 p.m., then race again Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the UT Student Recreation Center Pool. Friday's meet will be streamed via YouTube and Saturday's meet can be watched locally on BCSN.
The Rockets will honor their six seniors,
Jovana Duric,
Madison Giglio,
Ryli Harden,
Lauren Kilgore,
Kennedy Lovell, and
Morgan Schuld, before the first race on Saturday morning.
Last time in the pool
Despite the 169-131 setback at Marshall last week, Toledo set three pool records courteous of Kilgore in the 100 butterfly (54:52), Lovell in the 200 freestyle (1:49:96), and the 400 freestyle relay team (3:25:15) of
Janne Slegers, Lovell,
Nejla Karic, and
Leah Evans. On the boards, Giglio notched a first-place finish on the three-meter board and qualified for the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships with her runner-up finish on the one-meter board with a score of 271.73.
Giglio's efforts earned her this week's MAC Co-Diver of the Week recognition.
About Buffalo
Buffalo, the 2023 MAC Championship runner-up team, was able to pick up five event victories against Ohio last week but ultimately fell 175-124 to the Bobcats. The Bulls are 1-4 in dual competition this year.
The Rockets and Bulls last met last season in a tri-meet with Ohio, where the Rockets fell to the Bulls 187-88.
About Bowling Green
Bowling Green won four individual events and was led by a pair of seniors in the 173-144 dual loss at Eastern Michigan last week. Grace Ellis won the one-meter board and also qualified for the postseason. The Falcons are 1-5 in dual competition this season.
The Rockets' and Falcons' Battle of I-75 last met on Nov. 4 at home, where UT won nine events to pull out a 158.5-141.5 victory.
Toledo Tri-Meet
Bowling Green, Ohio | Cooper Pool
Friday, Feb. 2 | 5:30 p.m.
Live video on
YouTube
Toledo Tri-Meet
Toledo, Ohio | UT Student Recreation Center Pool
Saturday, Feb. 3 | 11:00 a.m.
Live video
ESPN+
On Deck
The Rockets will see the Bulls and Falcons at the end of the month at the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships, on Feb. 28-Mar. 3 at the Ohio Aquatic Center in Athens, Ohio.
Follow the Rockets
Be sure to follow the Rockets' women's swimming & diving team on social media:
- X (formerly Twitter): @ToledoSwimDive
- Instagram & Threads: toledoswimdive
- Facebook: Toledo Swim Dive
