OXFORD, Ohio — Notre Dame men’s and women’s swimming posted a successful midseason performance this weekend at the Miami (OH) Invite, as the Irish won both meets. The women won 11 events and posted a final score of 1628, while the men won 12 events and posted a final score of 1778.
Women’s Highlights —
- Sophomore Hollie Widdows broke the school record in the 100 free with a time of 48.24. In doing so, she also qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships. Widdows placed second in the 50 free (22.45), 10th in program history, and won the 200 free (1:47.04). She won the 100 fly (52.98). Her prelims time of 52.96 ranks eighth in program history.
- Freshman Emily Hamill is also NCAA-bound after going 1:53.91 in the 200 back and winning the event. That time is fifth in program history.
- Junior Lainey Mullins won the 500 free with a time of 4:44.78, which ranks sixth in program history, the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.36 and the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.36.
- Hamill, Mary Codevilla, Becky Rentz and Widdows won the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:37.75.
- Rookie Gracie Lanning won the 200 breast with a time of 2:12.87.
- Widdows, Kate Simon, Rentz and Lente Geelen won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:18.58.
Men’s Highlights —
- Freshman Shane Eckler led off the 200 free relay with a time of 19.21, which ranks third in program history. The relay team of Eckler, Marcus Reyes-Gentry, Min-Gyo Jang and Jack Armour won the event with a time of 1:18.42.
- Eckler won the 50 free with a time of 19.43 and set a meet record by winning the 200 free with a time of 1:33.01, which is second in program history. He also won the 100 free with a time of 42.39, third in program history.
- Sophomore Patrick Branon went under the meet record and placed second in the 500 free with a time of 4:16.24, a performance that ranks third in program history. He also won the 200 fly with a time of 1:43.48, which ranks sixth in program history.
- Reyes-Gentry, Armour, Dillon Edge and Eckler won the 400 medley relay with a meet record time of 3:08.81.
- Gus MacDonald won the 400 IM with a time of 3:45.67, which ranks fifth in program history.
- Armour took second in the 100 breast with a time of 53.19, sixth in program history, and won the 200 breast with a time of 1:53.80, fifth in program history.
- Reyes-Gentry won the 100 back with a time of 46.20. Zack Oswald was second (46.49).
- Evan Conti won the 200 back and now ranks ninth in program history with a time of 1:42.92.
- Eckler, Jang, Jeremy Kelly and Armour won the 400 free relay with a time of 2:53.21.
Up next, Notre Dame will take a break from competition over the holidays and resume with Jan. 3 meets at Miami (women) and at Tampa and against Minnesota (men).