Eliza Lennox Leads Swimming on the First Day of the NIC
Mar 12, 2026 | Women's Swimming and Diving
OCALA, FL – Freshman Eliza Lennox had a pair of individual top 10 finishes to help lead Tulane's swimming team on the first day of the National Invitational Championships on Thursday, March 12, at the FAST Facility in Ocala, Florida. The team is ranked 14th overall of the 46 teams with 73 points after the first eight events of the competition.
Lennox finished third in the 50 free with a 22.81. She also swam a 24.18 in the 50 fly to rank seventh in that event.
Lise Coetzee was the program's fop finisher in the 500 free in 4:48.15 in the 500 free in 13th place.
The 400 free relay team of Marin Shimkus, Ebba Holgersson, Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou, and Phoebe Johnson took 26th in their event.
The 200 free relay team of Lennox, Nicole Fant, Marin Shimkus, and Danielle Barberie took 30th (1:35.74).
Fant was the team's top finisher in the 50 back (26.12).
Gwen Shahboz led the team in the 200 IM (2:04.60).
Holgersson was the program's highest finisher in the 50 breast (29.62).
Mary Kate Kupsky was the team's top finisher in the time trials for the 200 IM (2:08.88)
The events on Friday, March 13, during the second day of competition are the preliminaries for 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and the 800 free relay starting at 8:30 a.m. The finals are set for 5 p.m. and feature the 200 medley relay plus the finals for the events listed above.
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Lennox finished third in the 50 free with a 22.81. She also swam a 24.18 in the 50 fly to rank seventh in that event.
Lise Coetzee was the program's fop finisher in the 500 free in 4:48.15 in the 500 free in 13th place.
The 400 free relay team of Marin Shimkus, Ebba Holgersson, Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou, and Phoebe Johnson took 26th in their event.
The 200 free relay team of Lennox, Nicole Fant, Marin Shimkus, and Danielle Barberie took 30th (1:35.74).
Fant was the team's top finisher in the 50 back (26.12).
Gwen Shahboz led the team in the 200 IM (2:04.60).
Holgersson was the program's highest finisher in the 50 breast (29.62).
Mary Kate Kupsky was the team's top finisher in the time trials for the 200 IM (2:08.88)
The events on Friday, March 13, during the second day of competition are the preliminaries for 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and the 800 free relay starting at 8:30 a.m. The finals are set for 5 p.m. and feature the 200 medley relay plus the finals for the events listed above.
TICKETS
Tickets for baseball campaign and the upcoming volleyball and football seasons 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.
GREEN WAVE CLUB
Giving to the Green Wave Club provides Tulane Athletics with the resources student‑athletes need to excel in competition and in the classroom. Your support directly improves the lives of current and future Green Wave student‑athletes and enhances Tulane's competitiveness in intercollegiate athletics. Make a gift today by calling (504) 865‑5356, emailing greenwaveclub@tulane.edu, or visiting greenwaveclub.com.
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