Jefimova Leads Wolfpack with Gold as Staff Earns 5 Medals at World Cup Stop #1

CARMEL, Ind. – Select athletes from the Wolfpack closed out a three-day exhibiting on the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Stop #1, incomes 18 finals appearances and bringing house 5 medals to cap off a powerful begin to the 2025-26 season.

The meet concluded Sunday afternoon on a excessive notice as freshman Eneli Jefimova delivered a standout efficiency, claiming gold within the 50m breaststroke to wrap up her weekend. Jefimova had already made her mark earlier within the competitors, incomes silver within the 100m breaststroke and advancing to the finals in all three of her occasions.

Sophomore Kaii Winkler captured his first-ever World Aquatics medal, taking bronze within the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.11 on day two of competitors.

Senior Aiden Hayes continued to construct momentum on the world stage, ending fifth within the 50m backstroke, seventh within the 100m butterfly, and eighth within the 50m butterfly. Leah Shackley superior to a few finals of her personal, whereas Daniel Diehl reached the highest eight in each the 100m and 200m backstroke occasions.

Pack professionals Katharine Berkoff and Kacper Stokowski added to the medal depend as nicely. Berkoff reached three finals (100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 50m backstroke), claiming bronze within the 50m backstroke on the opening day of the competitors. Stokowski made a powerful return to the pool with three finals appearances (200m, 100m, and 50m backstroke), incomes silver within the 100m backstroke on the ultimate day of competitors.

Looking forward: 

The Wolfpack return to collegiate competitors subsequent weekend, touring to Atlanta, Georgia, for the Dual Meet Tournament hosted by Georgia Tech, going down October 17–18.

Finalist Results:

Leah Shackley

• seventh place | 100m backstroke | 56.79
• eighth place | 50m butterfly | 26.02
• eighth place | 100m butterfly | 57.58

Daniel Diehl

• eighth place | 100m backstroke | 51.62
• eighth place | 200m backstroke | 1:53.98

Aiden Hayes

• fifth place | 50m backstroke | 23.08
• eighth place | 50m butterfly | 22.68
• seventh place | 100m butterfly | 50.72

Eneli Jefimova

• GOLD | 50m breaststroke | 29.33
• SILVER | 100m breaststroke | 1:03.35
• seventh place | 200m breaststroke | 2:20.58

Kaii Winkler 

• BRONZE | 100m freestyle | 46.11

Katharine Berkoff

• eighth place | 100m freestyle | 53.31
• BRONZE | 50m backstroke | 25.82
• 4th place | 100m backstroke | 55.85

Kacper Stokowski

• 4th place | 50m backstroke | 23.06
• SILVER |100m backstroke | 49.92
• fifth place | 200m backstroke | 1:52.86

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