Swimming & Diving Falls to Liberty 190-163

Saturday, October 11

11 a.m.

Tulane University

163

190

Liberty University

Oct 11, 2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving

Complete Results

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane swimming and diving team lost to Liberty by a 190-163 score to finish off the second day of the dual meet against the Flames on Saturday at the Reily Center Natatorium. The team totaled 17 more top three finishes on the day including five event victories. Over the course of two days of competition, the program put up 30 top three finishes and six event wins.

The second day of competition began with the 400 free relay team of Eliza Lennox, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida and Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou winning the event (3:26.74). The squad's team of Marin Shimkus, Phoebe Johnson, Nicole Fant and Lise Coetzee took third in the event (3:38.48).

Andrea Zeebe won the 200 freestyle (1:52.05) with Phoebe Johnson taking third (1:53.42). Zeebe also earned third in the 100 back (55.66).

Gwen Shahboz won the 200 IM (2:07.16) while Holgersson earned third (2:09.41). The same duo also both placed in the 200 breast as Shahboz was second (2:19.92) and Holgersson was third (2:23.11).

Lennox won the 50 free (23.21).

The diving team dominated their event as Libby Brewer won the 1-meter with 256.95 points. Her teammates Taylor Cekay (2nd – 252 pts.) and Kelsey Weddington (3rd – 234.00 pts) also finished in the top three.

Coetzee took second in the 1000 free (10:26.11) with Sydney Mullin taking third (10:45.00).

The Green Wave won two of the top three spots in the 200 medley as Zeebe, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Lennox and Hatipoglu placed second (1:44.31) while Shimkus, Holgersson, Petropoulou and Sumida earned third (1:47.45).

Petropoulou was the team's top finisher in the 100 butterfly as she took fourth (57.71).

Tulane Top Three Finishes vs. Liberty – Day 2

400 Free Relay
2. Tulane – 3:26.74
Eliza Lennox, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou
3. Tulane – 3:38.48
Marin Shimkus, Phoebe Johnson, Nicole Fant, Lise Coetzee

200 Breast
2. Gwen Shahboz – 2:19.92
3. Ebba Holgersson – 2:23.11

200 Free
1. Andrea Zeebe – 1:52.05
3. Phoebe Johnson – 1:53.42

200 IM
1. Gwen Shahboz – 2:07.16
3. Ebba Holgersson – 2:09.41

50 Free
1. Eliza Lennox – 23.21

100 Back
2. Andrea Zeebe – 55.66

1000 Free
2. Lise Coetzee – 10:26.11
3. Sydney Mullin – 10:45.00

200 Medley Relay
2. Tulane – 1:44.31
Andrea Zeebe, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Eliza Lennox, Olcaytu Hatipoglu
3. Tulane – 1:47.45
Marin Shimkus, Ebba Holgersson, Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou, Rafaela Sumida

1-mtr diving
1. Libby Brewer – 256.95
2. Taylor Cekay – 252.60
3. Kelsey Weddington – 234.60

Next Tulane heads to Denton, Texas to take on North Texas on Saturday, Oct. 25, starting at 10 a.m. with the diving portion of the meet.

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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