Notre Dame Defends House Turf, Sweeps Northwestern – Notre Dame Combating Irish – Official Athletics Web site

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame swimming and diving was again on the Rolfs Aquatic Center on Friday night time, and each squads earned a victory over Big Ten foe Northwestern. The No. 25 males’s staff topped the Wildcats, 158.5-141.5, whereas the ladies eked out a 151-149 win on their facet. Both Northwestern and Notre Dame obtained votes within the October 2025 College Swimming & Diving Association Women’s Top 25. In complete, Notre Dame received 18 occasions on the day.

On the ladies’s facet, sophomore Hollie Widdows was a triple winner, touching first within the 100 free (48.76), 100 fly (53.23) and 100 IM (55.07). Widdows’ time within the 100 free now ranks second at school historical past, and she or he is certainly one of solely two ladies in program historical past to interrupt 49.00. 

Both Carli Cronk and Grace Courtney earned a pair of wins as properly. Cronk received the 200 free (1:46.06) and 200 fly (1:57.27), and the sophomore moved into fifth all-time at Notre Dame within the former and ninth all-time at Notre Dame within the latter. Courtney received the 1-meter (304.13) and 3-meter (357.15). She is undefeated on the season, having received each occasions in Notre Dame’s meet towards Michigan and Wisconsin on Oct. 10. 

Finally, freshman Emily Hamill earned her first collegiate victory with a win within the 100 again (53.70). She took second within the 200 again (1:56.87). Fellow rookie Gracie Lanning received the 200 breast (2:12.85), a mark that ranks sixth in program historical past. 

On the boys’s facet, the Irish received 9 occasions with two victories every for sophomores Shane Eckler and Patrick Branon. Eckler received the 50 and 100 free (19.58/43.19), and he now ranks seventh in program historical past in each occasions. He topped that 100 free time with a 42.66 lead-off leg within the 400 free relay, going 42.66 and incomes the third spot on the listing. 

Branon received the 200 free (1:36.04) and 500 free (4:21.38). Branon now ranks tenth in program historical past within the 500 free and posted the quickest time within the occasion for an Irish swimmer since 2021.  

Additionally, Sean Atkinson earned an Irish win within the 1000 free (9:12.66), and Dillon Edge received the 100 fly (47.27) whereas taking second within the 200 fly (1:45.77).

Notre Dame closed out the meet with a tie for first within the aforementioned 400 free relay, courtesy of Eckler, Min-Gyo Jang, Hvroje Tomic and Edge. Their time was 2:53.18. 

In the diving properly, Daniel Knapp received the 1-meter (391.13), and Ben Nguyen received the 3-meter (369.53). The divers received the identical occasions towards Michigan and Wisconsin. 

Up subsequent, Notre Dame heads to Louisville for the staff’s first away meet of the 12 months. The Nov. 7 conflict will begin at 6 p.m.