Swimming & Diving Placed Second After Day 2 of the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships
Feb 20, 2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Day 2 Results
Dallas, Texas –  The Tulane swimming and diving team kept competing well on the second day of the 2025 AAC Swimming & Diving Championships and rank second overall with 502 total points. The program set two school records and had four more All-AAC selections on the second day.
Catherine Russo won the 50 free and broke her own school record with a 22.20 for 32 points. Her teammate, Maya Wilson, finished right on her heels in second place with a 22.41 for 28 points. Olcaytu Hatipoglu placed eighth with a 23.33 for 22 points.
The program's group of Russo, Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida and Wilson won the 200 free with a school record time of 1:30.07. The team earned 64 points on the finish.
Lise Coetzee placed second in the 500 free with a 4:45.28 to pick up 28 points. Others to earn points in the event include Sumida (7th – 4:56.58 – 23 pts.), Syndey Mullin (9th – 4:53.56 – 20th pts), Phoebe Johnson (19th – 5:01.56 – 6 pts.) and Layla Allen (22nd – 5:02.40 – 3 pts.).
Andrea Zeebe earned sixth in the 200 IM with a 2:00.47 for 24 pts. Gwen Shahboz took ninth in the event with a 2:01.60 for 20 points. Paula Gaya Bisquerra earned 24th with a 2:10.74 for a point.
All six Green Wave divers earned points for Tulane in the 1-meter diving. Anna Behrman (12th – 241.44 – 15 pts.), Rachel Casebolt (13th – 241.05 – 14 pts.), Paige McKenzie (14th – 216.30 – 13 pts.), Taylor Cekay (15th – 227.10 – 12 pts.), Kelsey Weddington (21st – 200.25 – 4 pts.) and Eva Shawver (24th – 179.20 – 1 pt.).
Next Tulane continues competing on the third day of the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday starting at 10:30 a.m. with the swim preliminaries. The diving preliminaries begin at 11:30 a.m. The event being competed are 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 3M Diving. The finals begin in the evening at 5:10 for the diving consolation and the swimming finals at 6 p.m.
Tulane Top Three Finishes at AAC – Second Day
500 Free
3. Lise Coetzee – 4:45.04
50 Free
1. Catherine Russo – 22.20
2. Maya Wilson – 22.41
200 Free Relay
1. Catherine Russo, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida, Maya Wilson –1:30.07
TICKETS
Tickets for the men's and women's basketball seasons and the baseball season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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Dallas, Texas –  The Tulane swimming and diving team kept competing well on the second day of the 2025 AAC Swimming & Diving Championships and rank second overall with 502 total points. The program set two school records and had four more All-AAC selections on the second day.
Catherine Russo won the 50 free and broke her own school record with a 22.20 for 32 points. Her teammate, Maya Wilson, finished right on her heels in second place with a 22.41 for 28 points. Olcaytu Hatipoglu placed eighth with a 23.33 for 22 points.
The program's group of Russo, Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida and Wilson won the 200 free with a school record time of 1:30.07. The team earned 64 points on the finish.
Lise Coetzee placed second in the 500 free with a 4:45.28 to pick up 28 points. Others to earn points in the event include Sumida (7th – 4:56.58 – 23 pts.), Syndey Mullin (9th – 4:53.56 – 20th pts), Phoebe Johnson (19th – 5:01.56 – 6 pts.) and Layla Allen (22nd – 5:02.40 – 3 pts.).
Andrea Zeebe earned sixth in the 200 IM with a 2:00.47 for 24 pts. Gwen Shahboz took ninth in the event with a 2:01.60 for 20 points. Paula Gaya Bisquerra earned 24th with a 2:10.74 for a point.
All six Green Wave divers earned points for Tulane in the 1-meter diving. Anna Behrman (12th – 241.44 – 15 pts.), Rachel Casebolt (13th – 241.05 – 14 pts.), Paige McKenzie (14th – 216.30 – 13 pts.), Taylor Cekay (15th – 227.10 – 12 pts.), Kelsey Weddington (21st – 200.25 – 4 pts.) and Eva Shawver (24th – 179.20 – 1 pt.).
Next Tulane continues competing on the third day of the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday starting at 10:30 a.m. with the swim preliminaries. The diving preliminaries begin at 11:30 a.m. The event being competed are 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 3M Diving. The finals begin in the evening at 5:10 for the diving consolation and the swimming finals at 6 p.m.
Tulane Top Three Finishes at AAC – Second Day
500 Free
3. Lise Coetzee – 4:45.04
50 Free
1. Catherine Russo – 22.20
2. Maya Wilson – 22.41
200 Free Relay
1. Catherine Russo, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida, Maya Wilson –1:30.07
TICKETS
Tickets for the men's and women's basketball seasons and the baseball season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane Swimming and Diving on social media @GreenWaveSwim on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.Â
Â
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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