Seven Additions to Bolster Swim and Dive Roster for 2026-27 – College of Nebraska

Coach Pablo Morales has introduced the addition of seven proficient newcomers to the 2026-27 Nebraska swimming and diving roster. 

Meredith Peyton (Nebraska) and Mylie Bradley (Oklahoma) be part of worldwide swimmers Dominika Borkowska (Poland), Georgia Holgate (Great Britain), Jana Härtel (Germany) and Majdouline Zahir (Turkey) within the latest assortment of Huskers.

Peyton stays house to assist the Huskers after setting the state document within the 100 butterfly (54.27). A highschool senior from Valley, Neb., Peyton is a four-time Nebraska state champion who fueled Omaha Marian to state crew titles in 2023 and 2025, together with a runner-up end in 2024.

Recently, Peyton produced three lifetime-best instances within the 100 again (56.34), 200 again (2:02.27) and the 200 IM (2:04.13) on the IA IFLY A3 Midwest Challenge meet. The USA Swimming Futures Championships in Madison, Wis., allowed Peyton to notch a lifetime lengthy course greatest within the 100 fly (1:03.11) and season greatest within the 200 backstroke with a 2:25.13. 

Bradley highlighted her prep performances at Jenks High School by her contributions within the relay occasions on the 2025 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 6A State Championships in February, the place she swam a 26.73 break up within the 200 medley relay and anchored the 400 free relay with a 52.83 break up, profitable the state title in each occasions. At the state meet, Bradley added a second-place particular person end within the 100 breast (1:05.32) and a third-place end within the 200 IM (2:06.88). She wrapped up her junior 12 months at Speedo Sectionals – Columbia a month later, the place she added profession bests in 4 occasions, together with a 55.04 within the 100 again. 

A breaststroke specialist, Borkowska provides extra expertise to the Big Red newcomers. Borkowska claimed a trio of silver medals on the Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorów meet in mid-July, together with a lifetime-best efficiency within the 100 breast (1:11.29). She added a season-best within the 50 breast (32.53) and 200 breast (2:35.60). The native of Olkusz, Poland, established a career-best 2:34.81 within the 200 breast on the Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski meet in March 2024.

Holgate continues a latest string of proficient Husker swimmers and divers from Great Britain. At the 2024 British National Championships, Holgate logged career-best instances within the 100 fly (1:01.10), 200 fly (2:17.60), and 100 again (1:02.40) in short-course meters. Holgate, who certified for British Nationals within the fly, again and freestyle, took silver within the 50-meter backstroke and bronze within the 100-meter freestyle. 

Härtel brings spectacular instances together with her to Nebraska within the distance freestyle occasions. At the 2025 German National Championships, Härtel competed within the 800 free (9:03.8) and the 400 free (4:28.41). She additionally recorded a profession greatest within the 1,500 free with a 17:08.25, earlier than dropping almost eight seconds off that point in June (17:00.42). 

Currently coaching with the ENKA Sports Club in Istanbul, Turkey, Zahir is the latest addition to Nebraska’s signing class. Another glorious distance freestyler, Zahir produced a handful of top-five performances on the Turkish Long Course National Team Selection meet (LCM) final December. She labored her solution to a 1,500-meter free private greatest (17:03.54) to earn silver at The Turkish National Team Trials in May. A number of weeks later, on the Turkish National Team Selection Meet, she posted an 800-meter time of 8:53.43.

Out of Georgetown, Texas, Eve Shrader will be part of the diving crew within the 2026-27 season. The UIL 4A State Champion will be part of fellow Texan, Abby Baxter, with notable finishes on the one-meter board.  At the state championship meet in mid-February, Shrader collected 379.05 factors and a state title to spotlight her highschool profession.