Swimming and Diving Heads to Houston for Two Meets

Friday, November 6

Houston, TX

3 pm

Tulane University

University of Houston

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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane swimming and diving will compete in two meets in Houston on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6–7. The Green Wave will open the weekend with a double dual meet against Houston and Rice on Friday at 3 p.m. at the CRWC Natatorium. On Saturday, Tulane will face Rice in a dual meet beginning at 10 a.m. at the Rice Competition Pool. Both meets will feature 16 events.

The expected event order is:

Friday
200 medley relay
1000 freestyle
200 freestyle
100 backstroke
100 breaststroke
200 butterfly
50 freestyle
1-meter diving
100 freestyle
200 backstroke
200 breaststroke
500 freestyle
100 butterfly
3-meter diving
200 individual medley
200 freestyle relay

Saturday
400 medley relay
1,000 freestyle
200 freestyle
100 backstroke
100 breaststroke
200 butterfly
50 freestyle
1-meter diving
100 freestyle
200 backstroke
200 breaststroke
500 freestyle
100 butterfly
400 individual medley
800 freestyle relay
3-meter diving

Last Time Out
Tulane posted 40 top-10 finishes, including 10 top-three results, across two meets in North Carolina on Friday, Oct. 23. The divers competed at the University of North Carolina's Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, while the swimmers traveled to Wilmington for a meet hosted by UNCW at the David B. Allen Natatorium.

Maddie Emment placed second in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:06.33, followed by Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou in third in 10:19.49. Lise Coetzee finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:54.20), and Eliza Lennox was the runner-up in the 50 freestyle (22.43).

Tulane also recorded several third-place finishes: Paula Gaya Bisquerra in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.96), Petropoulou in the 200 butterfly (2:03.43), Coetzee in the 200 freestyle (1:48.54) and Danielle Barberie in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.74).

The 200 freestyle relay team of Nicole Fant, Emment, Coetzee and Lennox placed third in 1:33.35. The 200 medley relay team of Marin Shimkus, Bisquerra, Lennox and Coetzee also finished third in 1:42.71. Fiona Keilly led the diving squad, placing fourth with 246.38 points.

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 back to Houston to compete at the Phil Hansel Invitational from Nov. 17-20. 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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