Swimming and Diving sweep Saint Louis

Women’s Swimming & Diving | Jan 18, 2026

SAINT LOUIS, Mo., – Omaha Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving returned to competitors Jan. 16–17 for his or her first meet of 2026, sweeping Saint Louis  on the Simon Recreation Center. The males totaled 197 factors, whereas the ladies collected 245 to safe victories on each side. 

Saturday’s win marked the ladies’s seventh victory in 10 competitions through the 2025–26 season, whereas the boys earned their sixth win in eight meets. Both groups have swept their opponents in every of their final two competitions.

 

Junior swimmer Julia Thomas (Colorado Springs, Colo.) led the ladies, profitable all 5 of her occasions Saturday to shut the meet. Senior Stefan Varga (Stockholm, Sweden) additionally turned in a robust efficiency for the Mavericks, claiming three first-place finishes in three of his 4 occasions. 

Omaha claimed victories within the relays, profitable the ladies’s 200-yard medley relay together with the boys’s and ladies’s 400-yard freestyle relays. 

In the 1-meter diving occasion, three Mavericks notched first-place finishes.  

Competing in her first weekend of the season, sophomore Brooke Robbins (Kansas City, Mo.) led the ladies with a rating of 241.25, whereas senior Bella Price (Minot, N.D.) adopted carefully with 239.45. On the boys’s aspect, sophomore Owen Kipp (Eagan, Minn.) posted a profitable rating of 295.8. 

“This was a hard fought battle for everyone,” stated head coach Jessica Hessel. “The team came into their first meet back after break and we have them pretty beat up. The way they pushed past their comfort limits and battled for the wins is promising. It wasn’t our fastest meet but most certainly a character win. The coaching staff is very proud of all our athletes.” 

“I saw a focused group of divers that were determined to perform well in a different environment,” stated diving coach Eric Sprague. 

“The women were impressive with their sweeps on both days and all five Omaha divers were within 13 points of each other Friday evening.  It was nice to see Brooke Robbins dive well in her first weekend back into competition and she even picked up the event win for us on Saturday.  The men performed at a high level as well and they had a chance to look at some newer and more difficult dives Saturday. Congratulations to Owen for winning Friday evening’s event.”

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