Swimming and Diving Drops Season Opener to Purdue

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A powerful displaying from newcomers wasn’t sufficient to push University of Missouri swimming and diving previous Purdue of their 2025-26 season opener at Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center Saturday.

The Boilermaker ladies defeated Mizzou, 184-116, whereas the Purdue males pushed previous the Tigers by a rating of 192-108. The Tigers secured eight particular person wins and a relay victory within the meet.

Newcomers Quinlan Gould and Libby Bakker put up wins of their first meets as Tigers. A switch from Arizona State, Gould took dwelling the 100 again with a time of 47.22. Bakker, a freshman from Maple Grove, Minn., earned her first profession win within the 200 again with a time of 1:59.06.

Off to a robust begin, Lina Bank introduced dwelling three wins from West Lafayette, Ind. The Colorado native took gold within the 100 breast (1:02.14), 200 breast (2:18.39) and the 200 medley relay (27.41 break up).

Jan Zubik picked up a pair of wins in opposition to Purdue. The senior received the 100 fly in 46.65 then adopted with one other win within the 200 IM in 1:47.07.

NOTABLE RESULTS

• The ladies’s 200 medley relay squad of Sydney Bales, Bank, Grace Hanson and Katie Kuehn swam 1:40.59 to win the occasion.
• Senior Collier Dyer stays sturdy on the springboard with a victory in 1-meter diving (364.58).
• Earning his first profession win within the 200 fly, Matthew Judkins put up a time of 1:45.75 in opposition to the Boilermakers.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will return dwelling to host Vanderbilt and McKendree in a double twin on November 1. The meet will start at 10 a.m. from Mizzou Aquatic Center and streamed on SEC Network+.

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