Liberty Leads Swimming & Diving 104-63 Following First Day

Friday, October 10

4 p.m.

Tulane University

Liberty University

Liberty Leads Swimming & Diving 104-63 Following First Day

Oct 10, 2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving

Day 1 - Results

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane swimming and diving team is trailing Liberty 104-63 following the first day of exciting action in the pool at the Reily Center Natatorium on Friday, Oct. 10. The team had 13 top three finishes on the day including an event victory for Eliza Lennox in the 100 free.

Lennox won the 100 free with a time of 50.94 in the sixth event of the day.

The competition began with the Green Wave 400 medley relay team of Andrea Zeebe, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Olcaytu Hatipoglu and Rafaela Sumida placing second in their event (3:49.89). The team Marin Shimkus, Ebba Holgersson, Lennox and Nicole Fant took third (3:52.32).

In the 500 free, Lise Coetzee and Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou each finished in the top three for Tulane as Coetzee took second (4:57.10) and Petropoulou earned third (4:57.59).

The 400 back again saw Tulane finish second and third as Zeebe was the runner-up (2:01.19) and Samantha Schoenborn earned third (2:03.46).

Petropoulou finished second in the 200 butterfly (2:03.85).

Bisquerra highlighted the 100 breast in taking third (1:04.56).

Zeebe and Mary Kate Kupsky took second and third in the 400 IM with times of 4:30.42 and 4:31.28, respectfully.

The Tulane 200 free relay group of Lennox, Shimkus, Rafaela Sumida and Hatipoglu earned second (1:34.83).

Libby Brewer highlighted the 3-meter diving event for Tulane in taking third with 236.78 points.

Tulane Top Three Finishes vs. Liberty – Day 1

400 Medley Relay
2. Tulane – 3:52.89
Andrea Zeebe, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Olcaytu Hatipoglu and Rafaela Sumida
3. Tulane – 3:52.32
Marin Shimkus, Ebba Holgersson, Eliza Lennox, Nicole Fant

500 Free
2. Lise Coetzee – 4:57.10
3. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou – 4:57.59

200 Back
2. Andrea Zeebe – 2:01.19
3. Samantha Schoenborn – 2:03.48

200 Butterfly
2. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou – 2:03.85

100 Breast
3. Paula Gaya Bisquerra – 1:04.56

100 Free
1. Eliza Lennox – 50.94

400 IM
2. Andrea Zeebe – 4:30.42
3. Mary Kate Kupsky – 4:31.28

200 Free Relay
2. Tulane – 1:34.83
Eliza Lennox, Marin Shimkus, Rafaela Sumida, Olcaytu Hatipoglu

3-mtr diving
3. Libby Brewer – 236.76 pts.

Next Tulane hosts Liberty for the second day of the dual meet on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Reily Natatorium starting at 11 a.m.

The program finished the 2024-25 season with 54 top 10 school marks including 10 school records. The team also won six events, had 28 overall all conference marks, a placing of third overall at the league championship meet plus saw Head Coach Amanda Caldwell along with her staff being named the American's Coaching Staff of the Year. The program also had 10 qualify to participate in the National Championship Invitational this season, three divers that earned bids to the Zone D Diving Championship, had four swimmers named to the Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators and six that were CSCAA Scholar All-Americans. Additionally the program had nine NCAA 'B' cuts, placed fifth at the CSCAA Open Water Championships and rack up 10 American Conference Weekly honors (five swimmers of the week, two freshman swimmers of the week, two freshman divers of the week and one conference diver of the week).

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