Swimming and Diving Heads to North Carolina for a Pair of Meets

Friday, October 23

Chapel Hill, NC

2 p.m. CT

Tulane University

University of North Carolina

Oct 22, 2026 | Women's Swimming and Diving

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane swimming and diving will compete in two meets in North Carolina on Friday. The divers will travel to the University of North Carolina for a diving-only meet against the Tar Heels at 2 p.m. CT at Koury Natatorium. The swimmers will compete in a tri-meet with UNC Wilmington and NC State at 4 p.m. CT at the David B. Allen Natatorium.

An official schedule of events has not been provided for the diving meet.

The expected order of events for the swim meet are:

Friday
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Butterfly
50 Free
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Free Relay

The women's events are expected to include two heats, except for the 1,000 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley.

Tulane last competed at the TYR Fall Classic in Doral, Florida, Oct. 2–3, finishing fourth and recording 22 top-10 finishes. Eliza Lennox won the 50 and 100 freestyle, while Lise Coetzee captured the 200 and 500 freestyle titles. Mary Kate Kupsky placed second in the 200 backstroke, Franchesca Sanchez was runner-up in the 200 butterfly, and Gwen Shahboz earned third-place finishes in the 200 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and 400 individual medley. Fiona Keilly placed third in the 3-meter dive.

Lennox was named American Swimmer of the Week, and Keilly earned Freshman Diver of the Week honors on Oct. 6.

Tulane's program, under the direction of Head Coach Amanda Caldwell, was picked for third in the 2026-27 American Preseason Poll with 43 points.

The 2026-27 roster for Tulane includes 20 returners and seven newcomers. The team's returners are Layla Allen, Danielle Barberie, Libby Brewer, Lise Coetzee, Nicole Fant, Charley Floyd, Casey Freeman, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou, Ebba Holgersson, Phoebe Johnson, Mary Kate Kupsky, Eliza Lennox, Tannah Proudfoot, Samantha Schoenborn, Gwen Shahboz, Eva Shawver, Marin Shimkus, Rafaela Sumida, and Kelsey Weddington. The program's newcomers are Emma Barr, Kaylee Daniell, Tamara Elekes, Maddie Emment, Lieve Geelen, Fiona Keilly, and Franchesca Sanchez.

Next, the team travels for meets in Houston, Texas from November 6-7. The program starts the weekend with a tri-meet against Rice and the meet host institution the University of Houston on Nov. 6. The team then has a dual meet against Rice on Nov. 7. The team's next home meet is the second annual Mardi Gras Invitational from January 15-16 at the Reily Center, featuring teams from the University of New Mexico, Delta State, and Loyola of New Orleans.

The program finished fifth overall at the 2026 American Conference Swimming Championships with 905.50 points. Tulane totaled an event victory and five medal winners in the competition. Lise Coetzee won the 200 free and placed second in the 500 free. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou was the runner-up in the 200 butterfly. Eliza Lennox took third in the 100 free. The 800-relay team of Coetzee, Andrea Zeebe, Phoebe Johnson, and Rafaela Sumida placed third. Libby Brewer was named the league's Freshman Diver of the Year and qualified and competed at NCAA Zones this season. Tulane also saw 11 qualify and compete at the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Danielle Barberie, Coetzee, Nicole Fant, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Petropoulou, Ebba Holgersson, Johnson, Mary Kate Kupsky, Lennox, Gwen Shahboz, and Marin Shimkus. The program saw four earn a spot on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District ® Division I Swimming & Diving Team in Petropoulou, Hatipoglu, Johnson, and Zeebe and three selected as College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans in Lennox, Petropoulou, and Brewer.

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