YSU Swim and Dive Groups to Open Season Friday in Indianapolis

Youngstown, Ohio — Youngstown State’s swimming and diving program will start its new period below first-year head coach Hannah Saiz this weekend with a two-day meet in opposition to IU Indy and Cleveland State in Indianapolis.

The occasion will encompass three classes over two days on the IU Natatorium, beginning with a gap session on Friday at 5 p.m. There will probably be two classes on Saturday, with motion starting at 10 a.m. and persevering with at 2 p.m.

The competitors in opposition to the Jaguars and Vikings will present an early have a look at two Horizon League opponents because the Penguins have the earliest season begin in program historical past.

Saiz’s ideas on the season-opening meet: “We’ve been doing a lot of focus on teamwork the last few weeks. Our success in this upcoming meet looks like dialing into our team (lots of cheering, being loud, taking up space) and executing our turns the way we’ve been practicing the last three weeks. It’s a great chance to shake off the racing rust and practice competing with courage and joy.”

Ron Kontura and Nick Rodriguez are additionally new to the teaching workers in 2026-27. Kontura is the pinnacle diving coach and director of operations, and Rodriguez is the assistant diving coach. Noah Frederick, Abby Doss and Crispy Barton every return to the workers of their similar roles.

Men’s preview

The YSU males’s group options 24 student-athletes on its roster this season, including 10 newcomers to 14 returners from final season’s squad that completed third on the Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships. The group options three swimmers and one diver who positioned within the prime 5 in occasions eventually season’s convention meet.

Senior Adrian Andres Moreno completed within the prime 5 of each breaststroke occasions final season, and his third-place end within the 200-yard breaststroke represents the very best end amongst YSU’s returning group. Other returning swimmers with top-five finishes embrace sophomore Valer Kennedy, a fourth-place finisher within the 200-yard butterfly, and sophomore Pablo Santos, who completed fifth within the 200-yard backstroke. In diving, sophomore Rafael Serey-Cormier positioned fourth eventually 12 months’s convention meet on the 1-meter board whereas inserting sixth on the 3-meter.

The males have 10 newcomers, together with three transfers in Joey Chang (Army), Elijah Dredge (Barton) and Nathan Spetz (Cincinnati). The freshmen are Mohamed Antar, Jaxon Arenholz, Henry Geitz, Sam Grojean, Jeremy Mitchell, Adam Speedie and Zachary Totin.

The males’s captains are senior distance freestyler David Grant, junior diver Andrew Miller and junior dash freestyler Reid Withey.

Women’s preview

The girls return three swimmers who superior to the finals and 13 student-athletes total from final season’s group that positioned fifth on the Horizon League Championships. There are seven newcomers total on the roster, together with six freshmen.

Junior Olivia Sweetman’s return is without doubt one of the prime headlines within the Horizon League this season, following her spectacular efficiency on the convention championships in 2025-26. Sweetman was named the Swimmer of the Meet on the championships after successful the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle. Other returning top-eight finishers on the league meet embrace sophomore Chloe Moore, who positioned eighth within the 50-yard freestyle, and sophomore Lara Lilic, who was eighth within the 200-yard backstroke.

Lexxi Chavez is the lone switch on the roster, and he or she is YSU’s solely feminine diver in 2026-27. The seven freshmen swimmers are Tova Axelsson, Sage Gillibrand, Lily Ho, Kylie Kowka, Isobel Munnoch and Elif Tetik.

The girls’s captains are Sweetman, senior particular person medley swimmer Emily Aten and junior freestyler Amelia Matzke.

Meet Schedule

Session 1: Friday at 5 p.m.

1. Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
2. Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
3. Women’s 500 Freestyle
4. Men’s 500 Freestyle
5. Women’s 200 IM
6. Men’s 200 IM
7. Women’s 50 Freestyle
8. Men’s 50 Freestyle
9. Women’s 3-Meter Diving
10. Men’s 1-Meter Diving

Session 2: Saturday at 10 a.m.

1. Women’s 100 Butterfly
2. Men’s 100 Butterfly
3. Women’s 400 IM
4. Men’s 400 IM
5. Women’s 200 Freestyle
6. Men’s 200 Freestyle
7. Women’s 100 Breaststroke
8. Men’s 100 Breaststroke
9. Women’s 100 Backstroke
10. Men’s 100 Backstroke
11. Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
12. Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
13. Women’s 1-Meter Diving
14. Men’s 3-Meter Diving

Session 3: Saturday at 2 p.m.

1. Women’s 1,000 Freestyle
2. Men’s 1,000 Freestyle
3. Women’s 200 Backstroke
4. Men’s 200 Backstroke
5. Women’s 100 Free
6. Men’s 100 Free
7. Women’s 200 Breaststroke
8. Men’s 200 Breaststroke
9. Women’s 200 Butterfly
10. Men’s 200 Butterfly
11. Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
12. Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay

Up Next

Youngstown State’s subsequent meet will probably be a two-day competitors at Oakland on Oct. 2-3. For extra data on YSU’s swimming and diving applications, comply with @ysuswimdive on Instagram, Facebook and X.