The University of Akron Athletics
University of Akron
MAC Championships
Zips Claim Fourth Straight MAC Swimming & Diving Title
March 02 | Women's Swimming & Diving
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Akron swimming and diving team won the Mid-American Conference Championships for the fourth consecutive year and the 11th in the past 12 seasons.
The Zips captured the title with 726.5 points. Ohio placed second with 637.5 points while Miami placed third with 637.5 points.
Felicia Klintemar was named the MAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year while Abigail Daniel was named the MAC Most Outstanding Swimmer and Most Outstanding Senior.
Akron also set two pool records on the final day of competition. Abigail Daniel broke the pool record in the 200-Yard Fly with a first-place finish and time of 1:56.67 in the A Finals. The Zips also set a new record in the 400-Yard Free Relay as Klintemar, Hannah Trainer, Ada Szwabinska and Daniel swam the top time of 3:15.70.
Akron saw three Zips named to the All-MAC First Team and six named to the All-MAC Second Team.
Elle Couture, Abigial Daniel and Rebecca Reid were named to the All-MAC First Team while Felicia Klintemar, Ada Szwabinska, Aislinn Holder, Hannah Trainer, Dominika Kossakowska and Elizabeth Noble were named to the All-MAC Second Team.
The Zips started prelims with a sixth-place finish in the 200-Yard back by Rebecca Reid who finished with a time of 1:59.13 to advance to the A Finals. Julia Mauter made the B Finals with a 13th-place finish and a time of 2:00.50.
Felicia Klintemar took third in the 100-Yard free to advance to the A Finals with an NCAA B-Cut time of 49.46. Ada Szwabinska placed fifth with a time of 49.56 while Hannah Trainer finished eighth with a time of 49.69. Both Szwabinska and Trainer advanced to the A Finals. Making the B Finals in the 100 free were Aislinn Holder, Dominika Kossakowska and Helena Lalkovic.
Madelyn Bosler finished seventh in the 200-Yard breaststroke prelims with a time of 2:16.49. Kendall Craig and Claire Cox advanced to the B finals with 12th and 14th place finishes.
Abigail Daniel took the top time in the 200-Yard fly with a time of 2:00.5. Addy Soehnlen also made the A Finals with a fourth-place finish and a time of 2:02.40.
Akron started the finals with a third-place finish from Elle Couture in the 1650 Free. Couture swam a time of 16:49.73 to capture bronze.
Reid took sixth in the 200 Back A Finals with a time of 1:59.41 while Mauter finished first in the B Finals with a time of 1:59.32.
Klintemar took fifth in the 100 Free A Finals with a time of 49.60 while Szwabinska finished sixth with a time of 49.80.
Bosler paced the Zips in the 200 Breast A Finals with a fifth-place finish and a time of 2:16.17. Kendal Craig took second in the B Finals with a time of 2:15.20.
Daniel set a pool record in the 200 Fly A Finals with an NCAA B-Cut time of 1:56.67 while Addy Soehnlen finished fourth with a time of 2:01.20.
Elizabeth Noble took fourth in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 265.55.
The 400 Free Relay squad closed out the night with a pool record time and NCAA B-Cut time of 3:15.70.
Final Team Standings
1. Akron – 726.5 pts.
2. Ohio – 637.5 pts.
3. Miami – 623 pts.
4. Buffalo – 567.5 pts.
5. Ball State – 305.5 pts.
6. Bowling Green – 254.5 pts.
7. Eastern Michigan – 215 pts.
8. Toledo – 175.5 pts.
2025 MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Event Winners
200 Medley Relay |Â Ohio (Schrank, DiBetta, Szoke, and Dunigan), 1:36.98 *Pool Record
800 Freestyle Relay |Â Akron (Kossakowska, Lalkovic, Reid, and Gatrall) 7:10.41
500 Freestyle |Â Elle Couture, Akron, 4:50.44
200 IM |Â Abby Daniel, Akron, 1:56.40Â *Pool Record #Championship Record
50 Freestyle |Â Zita Szoke, Ohio and Payton Kelly, Ball State, 22.23Â *Pool Record
1-Meter Diving |Â Mari Kwak, Buffalo, 312.05
400 Medley Relay |Â Akron (Gatrall, Cox, Daniel, and Kossakowska), 3:31.71Â *Pool Record
100 Butterfly |Â Abby Daniel, Akron, 51.67Â *Pool Record
400 IM |Â Gabby McKee, Ohio, 4:16.17
200 Freestyle |Â Zita Szoke, Ohio, 1:44.74 *Pool Record #Championship Record
100 Breaststroke |Â Casadie DiBetta, Ohio, 59.81Â *Pool Record
100 Backstroke |Â Madeline Padavic, Miami, 51.52 *Pool Record #Championship Record
200 Freestyle Relay |Â Akron (Daniel, Szwabinska, Holder, and Trainer), 1:28.62 *Pool record
1,650 Freestyle |Â Casey Stephens, Miami, 16:45.72
200 Backstroke |Â Chrisna Bezuidenhout, Miami, 1:54.59
100 Freestyle |Â Zita Szoke, Ohio, 47.89Â *Pool Record #Championship Record ^MAC Record
200 Breaststroke |Â Casadie DiBetta, Ohio, 2:10.99Â *Pool Record
200 Butterfly |Â Abby Daniel, Akron, 1:56.67Â *Pool Record
3-Meter Diving |Â Mari Kwak, Buffalo, 329.25
400 Freestyle Relay |Â Akron (Klintemar, Trainer, Szwabinska, Daniel) 5:15.70Â *Pool Record
2025 Women's Swimming & Diving Postseason Awards
Freshman Diver of the Year:Â Megan Lupa, EMU
Freshman Swimmer of the Year:Â Felicia Klintemar, Akron
Most Outstanding Diver:Â Mari Kwak, Buffalo
Diving Coach of the Year:Â Russ Deker, Buffalo
Most Outstanding Swimmer:Â Abby Daniel, Akron
Swimming Coach of the Year:Â Mason Norman, Ohio
Most Outstanding Senior:Â Abby Daniel, Akron
All-MAC First Team
Elle Couture, Akron
Abby Daniel, Akron
Rebecca Reid, Akron
Payton Kelly, Ball State
Bella Forsman, Buffalo
Mari Kwak, Buffalo
Mia Nacarelle, Buffalo
Chrisna Bezuidenhout, Miami
Kaylin Herbet, Miami
Madeline Padavic, Miami
Casey Stephens, Miami
Casadie DiBetta, Ohio
Gabby McKee, Ohio
Zita Szoke, Ohio
Caroline Dunigan, Ohio
Emily Ellsworth, Ohio
All-MAC Second Team
Felicia Klintemar, Akron
Adriana Szwabinska, Akron
Aislinn Holder, Akron
Hannah Trainer, Akron
Dominika Kossakowska, Akron
Bela Nobel, Akron
Anna Keen, Ball State
Alexa Von Holtz, Ball State
Ava Cunningham, Buffalo
Grace Rider, Buffalo
Elise McCaul, Buffalo
Ava Vial, Bowling Green
Julia Strine, Ohio
Morgan Brown, Ohio
Leah Evans, Toledo
Ella Ziegert, Miami
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