Akron, Ohio- The Denison women's swimming and diving team finished fifth at the 2026 Zips Classic hosted by the University of Akron. The Big Red finished the two-day meet with 266.5 points, tallying 193 of those points across the final two sessions. 

Diving

First-year Blythe Duley and Sarah Willoughby finished 14th and 16th, respectively, after day two of 3-meter board competition. Duley scored 181.80 over six dives, with her highest-scoring dive coming in the first round (34.80) off a forward 2 ½ somersault pike. Willoughby finished with 176.65; her highest-scoring dive came in the second round, when she completed her forward 2 ½ somersault pike for 40.80.

Swimming

Denison showed up on day two of the Zip Classic with new life, tallying seven top-ten finishes, including a third-place finish in the morning session by senior Gwen Bakker in the 100 breast, who swam it in 1:01.53. 

 

Other Notable Performances

6th- 200 Breast- 2:16.10- Gwen Bakker

7th- 200 Medley Relay- 1:43.76- Avery Anderson, Gwen Bakker, Maddie Schaefer, Elina Eko

8th- 1650 Free- 17:50.22- Desiree Blute

8th- 100 Breast- 1:03.66-  Riley Tofflemire

9th- 1650 Free- 17:52.96- Reilly O'Hara

9th- 400 Free Relay- 3:31.12- Elina Eko, Avery Anderson, Reilly O'Hara, Ollie Morse

11th- 200 Medley Relay- 1:45.73- Caroline Ramirez, Riley Tofflemire, Ollie Morse, Isobel Glover

11th- 1650 Free- 18:06.09- Erika Schraber

12th- 1650 Free- 18:10.86- Jena Lawlor

12th- 200 Breast- 2:21.32-  Audrey Brink

12th- 400 IM- 4:33.07- Erika Schraber

13th- 1650 Free- 18:15.85- Anna Kuhel

13th- 200 Free- 1:53.32-  Reilly O'Hara

13th- 200 Free Relay- 1:38.36 -Isobel Glover, Kacey Collis, Avery Anderson, Riley Tofflemire

13th- 100 Free- 51.60- Elina Eko

14th- 200 Breast- 2:22.21- Riley Tofflemire

15th- 100 Breast- 1:05.92- Audrey Brink

15th- 400 Free Relay- 3:37.09- Caroline Ramirez, Isobel Glover, Kacey Collis, Jena Lawlor

16th- 400 Free Relay- 3:37.12- Riley Tofflemire, Maddie Schaefer, Addy Pruce, Arina Lazareva

16th- 200 Medley Relay- Arina Lazareva, Audrey Bring, Maddy Dawidian, Addy Pruce

16th- 200 Free Relay- 1:40.36- Gwen Bakker, Reilly O'Hara, Arina Lazareva, Addy Pruce

16th- 400 IM- 4:37.30- Desiree Blute

16th- 100 Back- 57.00- Avery Anderson

 

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison returns to Granville, Ohio, to host Xavier University and the Denison Invitational on Saturday, October 24, at 1 p.m., inside the Trumbull Aquatics Center.