Swoboda Continues Breaststroke Dominance in Loss at Illinois

Friday, October 16

Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

5:00 PM (Fri.) / 11:00 AM (Sat.)

Iowa State

195

Illinois

Results (PDF)

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Swoboda Continues Breaststroke Dominance in Loss at Illinois

10.17.2026 | Swimming and Diving

Day 1 Recap 2026-27 Iowa State vs. Illinois Dual Meet Full Results

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Day Two for the Iowa State Swimming & Diving team consisted of a dual meet against Illinois where the Cyclones fell to the Illini, 195-98. The Cyclones were led by junior Grace Swoboda with another sweep in breaststroke.

"The Cyclones did a great job coming back and facing a solid Big Ten team," said head coach Matt Leach. "I'm proud of our fight and our steadfast commit to racing back-to-back days."

How It Happened

Swoboda had another dominant performance, winning the 100 Breast in 1:01.58 and the 200 Breast in 2:15.15. She continues her perfect record in breaststroke events this season going 8-for-8.

Junior Anja Peck also had a great day, finishing third in the 100 & 200 Breast, and placing second in the 400 IM.

Piper Hagen and Asia Salvato were right with Peck in the 400 IM going third and fourth, respectively.

Iowa State would continue to have pairs of finishers in the top 4 for several events.

In the 100 Free, Emma Kuhn finished second and newcomer Jenna Polking finished fourth. Piper Hagen and Claire Dobrydney went third and fourth in the 200 Free. Hagen and junior transfer Beatriz Comini Romero also went third and fourth in the 200 Back. Dobrydney and Carlotta Gazzola followed suit, placing third and fourth in the 500 Free. Finally, Kuhn and Keirlyn Mullica ended third and fourth in the 100 Fly.

"We had some solid racing today as we continue to work our race mentality, develop team chemistry and work a different lineup," said head coach Matt Leach. "Switching up events helps us find the most productive events in order to solidify competitive dual meets into the future. Go Cyclones!"

In diving, the Cyclones had a very successful two days. Last night in 3-meter, Katie Malm (281.10), Iona Moffat (278.63), Maggie Bendell (274.13), and Jade Hazes (268.73) went 2-3-4-5, netting 10 points for Iowa State. In 1-meter today, Katie Malm (283.65), Jade Hazes (271.43), and Abby Tollefson (266.70) went 2-3-4, grabbing 9 points.

Regarding NCAA Zone-cuts, Malm achieved qualification in both events, while Hazes and Tollefson qualified in 1-meter.

On Deck

The Cyclones will be back in action at Beyer Hall on November 6th & 7th against the South Dakota Coyotes. This will be a two-day dual meet taking place at 5:00 p.m. on Friday the 6th and 11:00 a.m. on Saturday the 7th.

Event Winners

400 Medley Relay – Illinois (Farrell, Duran, Diner, Adler), 3:44.87

1000 Free – Kaitlyn Gresik, Illinois, 10:23.09

200 Free – Chloe Diner, Illinois, 1:52.29

100 Back – Kate Farrell, Illinois, 55.87

100 Breast – Grace Swoboda, Iowa State, 1:01.58

200 Fly – Virag Zambo, Illinois, 2:05.41

50 Free – Isabella Wilhelm, Illinois, 23.66

3M Diving – Amelia Semple, Illinois, 302.10

100 Free – Maggie Adler, Illinois, 51.84

200 Back – Kate Farrell, Illinois, 2:02.44

200 Breast – Grace Swoboda, Iowa State, 2:15.15