Girls’s Swimming and Diving 2025-26 Season Evaluate

The Augustana Vikings ladies’s swimming & diving group put collectively one other sturdy marketing campaign in 2025-26, ending 7-2 in twin competitors and inserting second on the CCIW Championships. The Vikings closed the season on a six-meet successful streak and continued to determine themselves among the many convention’s elite, highlighted by three convention championships, a number of particular person honors, and one other spectacular exhibiting in this system’s report guide.

Augustana opened the 12 months with an alumni meet earlier than incomes a dominant 182-31 victory over Loras to start the twin season. The Vikings then traveled to Grinnell for a pair of difficult meets towards Grinnell and Colorado College earlier than bouncing again with a convincing 134-50 victory over Monmouth. The group continued its sturdy fall by capturing the IWU Halloween Invite earlier than defeating St. Ambrose at dwelling. Following strong performances on the Luther Invitational and Grinnell Invitational, Augustana swept a January tri-meet towards Coe and Monmouth, completed second on the Thunder Invitational, claimed the annual Augie and SAU Dive Meet, and capped the common season with an exhilarating 119-111 Senior Day victory over Wheaton.

The Vikings carried that momentum into the CCIW Championships, the place they completed as convention runner-up for the second time in 4 seasons. Kendle Mihm led the cost by claiming convention championships in each the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle earlier than anchoring the championship-winning 400 freestyle relay alongside Sophia Warren, Petra Evans, and Mya Pheneger.

Several Vikings produced podium finishes all through the four-day championship meet. Natalie Salazar earned third-place finishes in each the 100 and 200 backstroke, whereas Victoria Krol positioned third within the 100 butterfly. Mihm added a runner-up end within the 200 freestyle, with Pheneger and Giselle Koonce giving Augustana three swimmers within the prime 4 of the occasion. Savannah Shapley completed third within the 200 butterfly and fourth within the 400 particular person medley, whereas the 200 medley relay group of Salazar, Livy Sholl, Charlotte Vogen, and Warren completed second. The Vikings concluded the championships with one other victory as Warren, Evans, Pheneger, and Mihm captured the 400 freestyle relay title.

Mihm’s standout season earned her the CCIW Elite 26 Award, recognizing excellence in lecturers and athletics. Mara Walker was chosen because the co-recipient of the CCIW Chris Martin Perseverance Award for demonstrating excellent dedication and resilience in overcoming bodily challenges to compete on the convention stage.

Success within the classroom continued to accompany the group’s accomplishments within the pool. Augustana was acknowledged as a CSCAA Spring Scholar All-America Team after posting a 3.36 group GPA. Individually, Kendle Mihm, Avery Spacek, Mara Walker, and Giselle Koonce have been all named CSC Academic All-District alternatives.

The Vikings additionally continued including their names all through the Augustana report guide. Mihm moved into fourth in program historical past within the 100 freestyle (52.93) and fourth within the 200 freestyle (1:56.94), whereas Pheneger entered the highest 10 in each occasions. Koonce, Shapley, and Spacek every recorded top-10 performances within the 1,650 freestyle, and Salazar climbed into this system’s prime 10 in each the 100 and 200 backstroke. Krol, Charlotte Vogen, and Caitlin Stoddard all posted top-10 marks within the 100 butterfly, whereas Stoddard additionally entered the report guide within the 100 and 200 particular person medley. Shapley added top-10 performances in each the 200 butterfly and 400 particular person medley, whereas Macy Ahlgren remained atop this system’s all-time record within the 200 butterfly.

The 2026-27 schedule has been launched and could be discovered HERE.

For an up to date take a look at the report guide, please click on HERE.