Swimming Off to the National Invitational Championships This Week

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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane swimming & diving team is sending a delegation of 10 swimmers to the 2025 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Invitational Championships (NIC) in Ocala, Florida at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (FAST) Facility from March 13-15.

The 10 student-athletes that qualified and are attending for Tulane are Lise Coetzee, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Sydney Mullin, Gwen Shahboz, Ece Tanriverdi, Andrea Zeebe plus Charley Floyd and Layla Allen in relays events.

This season Tulane had 20 CSCAA 'A' cuts and 29 CSCAA 'B' cuts for a performance score of 768 (tied with Arkansas for fifth)

Background Information
In April 2017, the NCAA approved an exemption for the NIC meet and practices leading up to it. Institutions may extend their season beyond the primary playing and practice season. The NIC provides a post season championship event for Division I swimmers and divers that have achieved B/Zone standards but are not selected for the NCAA Division I Championships.

Tulane Swimmers Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 13
8:30 a.m. - Preliminaries 50 Back (Andrea Zeebe)
                                          500 Free (Lise Coetzee, Sydney Mullin)
                                          50 Fly (Olcaytu Hatipoglu)
                                          200 IM (Gwen Shahboz, Andrea Zeebe)
                                          50 Breast (Paula Gaya Bisquerra)
                                          50 Free (Olcaytu Hatipoglu)
                                          400 Medley Relay (Tulane Relay)

5:00 p.m.- Finals               200 Free Relay (Tulane Relay)
                                          50 Back
                                          500 Free
                                          50 Fly
                                          200 IM
                                          50 Breast
                                          50 Free
                                          400 Medley Relay – twenty fastest seeded relays

Friday, March 14
8:30 a.m. – Preliminaries 400 IM (Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou, Gwen Shahboz, Andrea Zeebe)
                                          200 Free (Lise Coetzee)
                                          100 Breast (Paula Gaya Bisquerra)
                                          800 Free Relay (Tulane Relay)

5:00 – Finals                     200 Medley Relay (Tulane Relay)
                                          400 IM
                                          200 Free
                                          100 Breast
                                          800 Free Relay – twenty fastest seeded relays

Saturday, March 15
8:30 a.m. – Preliminaries 100 IM Relay (Tulane Relay)
                                          200 Back (Gwen Shahboz, Andrea Zeebe)
                                          200 Breast (Gwen Shahboz)
                                          200 Fly (Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou)
                                          400 Free Relay (Tulane Relay)
                                          1000 (Lise Coetzee, Sydney Mullin, Ece Tanriverdi)/ 1650 Free (Lise Coetzee, Sydney Mullin, Ece Tanriverdi)

5 p.m. – Final                    1000/1650 Free – ten fastest seeded individuals
                                          100 IM
                                          200 Back
                                          200 Breast
                                          200 Fly
                                          400 Free Relay – twenty fastest seeded relays
Awards Ceremony

Last Time Out
In the swim team's last meet on February 22, the program placed third overall at the 2025 AAC Swimming and Diving Championships with 1234.50 points. The third-place finish was the best for the team since also placing third in 2022. In the history of the program in the AAC, the third-place finish was only topped once and it was by the 2016 squad being the runner-up in the competition.

The Green Wave were the event champions in six events during the competition. Tulane won the 800 free relay (Lise Coetzee, Rafaela Sumida, Andrea Zeebe, Maya Wilson), the 50 free (Catherine Russo), the 200 free relay (Catherine Russo, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Rafaela Sumida, Maya Wilson), the 200 free (Maya Wilson), the 100 free (Maya Wilson) and the 400 free (Rafaela Sumida, Olcaytu Hatipoglu, Catherine Russo, Maya Wilson).

Tulane had 28 All-AAC selections over the course of three days of competition. The list of All-AAC performers for the Green Wave this season includes Anna Behrman (team diving – 3rd place), Emma Brady (200 medley relay – 3rd place), Rachel Casebolt (team diving – 3rd place), Lise Coetzee (800 free relay – 1st place, 500 free – 2nd place and 200 free – t-2nd place), Olcaytu Hatipoglu (200 free relay – 1st and 400 free relay – 1st place), Paige McKenzie (team diving – 3rdd place), Catherine Russo (200 medley relay – 3rd place, 50 free – 1st place, 200 free relay – 1st, 100 fly – 2nd place and 400 free relay – 1st place), Rafaela Sumida (800 free relay – 1st place, 200 free relay – 1st, 400 free relay – 1st place), Maya Wilson (200 medley relay – 3rdd place, 800 free relay – 1stt place, 50 free – 2nd place, 200 free relay – 1st place, 200 free – 1st place, 400 free relay – 1st place), Andrea Zeebe (800 free relay – 1st place, 100 back – 2nd place and 200 back – 3rd place).

A Tulane swimmer or diver has been honored with an AAC Weekly Award a total of 10 this season: Catherine Russo (Swimmer – Oct. 1), Rachel Casebolt (Diver – Oct. 1), Andrea Zeebe (Swimmer – Oct. 22), Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou (Freshman Swimmer – Oct. 22), Gwen Shahboz (Swimmer – Nov. 5), Maya Wilson (Swimmer – Jan. 7), Wilson (Swimmer – Jan. 28), Petropoulou (Freshman Swimmer – Jan. 28), Kelsey Weddington (Freshman Diver – Jan. 28) and Weddington (Freshman Diver – Feb. 4).

Head Coach Amanda Caldwell is in her third year leading the program. The team is coming off an outstanding 2023-24 season that resulted in 64 lifetime bests, 31 all-time top-10 school marks, four school records, an AAC individual title, an AAC Freshman of the Year Award, 11 National Invite Championship Qualifiers, a Zone Diver Qualifier and an NCAA qualifier.

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Swimming Off to the National Invitational Championships This Week

Players Mentioned

Layla Allen

Anna Behrman

Emma Brady

Rachel Casebolt

Lise Coetzee

Charley Floyd

Paula Gaya Bisquerra

Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou

Olcaytu Hatipoglu

Paige McKenzie

Sydney Mullin

Catherine Russo

Gwen Shahboz

Rafaela Sumida

Ece Tanriverdi

Kelsey Weddington

Maya Wilson

Andrea Zeebe

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