Vanderbilt Swimming defeated North Florida 160-101 at Centennial Sportsplex to open the 2025-26 season. The Commodores had been dominant, claiming the highest spot in eight of 14 occasions. Sophomore Aubrey Hull as soon as once more headlined the staff’s efforts, however she was complemented by some new faces as properly.
A staff of Hull, Emily Constable, Ellie Butler and Olivia Solimine received the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:46.97, outtouching North Florida’s A-relay by simply five-hundredths of a second.
Sophomore Merritt Zieminick saved the momentum going by profitable the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:40.10. She was joined on the rostrum by Madelyn Porter, who completed in 10:51.69. First-year Elayne Chen touched the wall in 1:55.36 to assert first within the 200 free. Kate Heintz wasn’t far behind, ending in 1:57.45 to take third.
Hull made fast work of the 50 backstroke, coming in at 26.51 to win the occasion. Quinlan Hinerfeld and Sadie Suppiger completed in occasions of 27.22 and 27.75, respectively, to finish the sweep.
Constable was narrowly outtouched within the 50 breaststroke, however she and teammate Melissa Cowen nonetheless took second and third place with occasions of 30.00 and 30.49, respectively. Heintz (57.88) and Butler (58.10) did the identical within the 100 butterfly.
First-year Lane Gooding put the Commodores again on high within the 50 free with a time of 24.44 earlier than turning proper round to compete within the 100 free, the place she positioned second with a time of 53.98.
Hull continued her backstroke dominance by profitable the 100, coming into the wall at 57.53. Hinerfeld (58.50) and Suppiger (58.73) as soon as once more accompanied Hull to comb the occasion. An Osprey completed first within the 100 breast, however Cowen (1:05.63) and Constable (1:06.42) took second and third, respectively.
The Commodores accomplished one other sweep within the 500 free. Chen received her second occasion of the meet by ending in 5:10.37. Zieminick adopted at 5:14.92 with Porter shut behind at 5:15.41.
Meredith DiPasquale and Jenna Ravarino had been the highest finishers for Vanderbilt within the 50 fly, taking second and third with occasions of 26.46 and 26.62, respectively. Transfer Natalie Strongyli took first within the 400 particular person medley with a time of 4:35.83, and Bailey Ratzburg (4:36.56) adopted her intently. North Florida received the ultimate occasion, the 400 free relay, however Vanderbilt’s A-relay of Hull, Gooding, Butler and Solimine wasn’t far behind, ending in 3:35.71.
Vanderbilt Swimming will hit the street to face Missouri for its first SEC meet of the season on Nov. 1.