Dolphins Dive Into Action: Face Off Against Lewis and Sail to SIU This Weekend!

EIU Swimming vs. Lewis
Friday, Jan. 17th | 4 p.m.
Charleston, Ill. | Padovan Poll

EIU Swimming at Southern Illinois
Saturday, Jan. 18th | 12 p.m.
Carbondale, Ill. | Dr. Edward Shea Natatorium

ON TAP: The Eastern Illinois men’s and women’s swimming squads are prepared to host Lewis this Friday for their lone home meet of the season. It marks the first competition held at Padovan Pool since last January.

After Friday’s dual meet, the Panthers will head to Southern Illinois to compete against the Salukis. Previously, Eastern participated in Carbondale at the SIU A3 Performance Invite in November.

LEWIS:

LAST TIME OUT: EIU was back in action last Friday at UIC, with numerous Panthers achieving podium finishes.

On the men’s side, Conner Colston and Dismas Dillon both recorded first-place finishes for the Panthers. Colston triumphed in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.40, while Dillon secured gold in the 50 free with a time of 21.41.

Colston also achieved a third-place finish in the 100 free with a time of 47.45.

For the women, Corinne Staneart and Autumn Grinter led the effort with three top-three finishes each. Staneart took second in the 200 breast (2:25.36) and 200 IM (2:13.93), while earning bronze in the 100 breast (1:08.18).

Grinter added a pair of second-place finishes in the 50 free (24.57) and 100 fly (1:00.56), while also achieving third in the 100 free (54.52).

TOP CONFERENCE TIMES: Olivia Viele’s time of 56.39 in the 100 fly ranks seventh in the Summit League this season.

SENIOR DAY: Friday’s home event will also serve as a Senior Day celebration, recognizing a total of 10 Panthers.

NEXT UP: Eastern is scheduled to travel to Evansville over the next two weekends. The Panthers will face Southern Indiana in a Summit League matchup on Saturday, January 25th at 1 p.m., followed by participation in the Evansville Invite the subsequent Friday, January 31st.

HEAD COACH: Scott Teeters is in his inaugural season as the head swimming coach for Eastern Illinois. Teeters brings nearly 40 years of coaching experience, including 25 at the collegiate level. He has guided Division I programs at Eastern Michigan, Oakland, and Gardner Webb, and served as head coach at Olivet Nazarene University, leading his teams to three national championships, including consecutive men’s titles in 2016 and 2017, as well as a women’s championship in 2017. Teeters has also held various leadership positions within USA Swimming.