By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
Josh Liendo Keeps Rolling as Florida Sweeps Georgia
After an incredible performance at the Toronto stop of the 2025 Swimming World Cup, Josh Liendo kept the fast times coming as he returned to NCAA racing in Florida’s dual against SEC foe Georgia. Liendo’s performance in Toronto was highlighted by his short-course meter 100 butterfly world record. This weekend, he threw down a 43.87 in the yards edition of the event, shooting to the top of the NCAA this season ahead of his Canadian national teammate Ilya Kharun (43.91).
Liendo is the second-fastest performer all-time in the 100-yard butterfly and this swim puts him within a second of his 43.06 lifetime best. He also split a 19.42 on the Gators’ 200 medley relay and an 18.54 anchor on the 200 freestyle relay, helping both quartets to a win.
On day one of the competition, Liendo fired off an 18.68 on the 50 freestyle on the first day of the competition. His fastest 50 freestyle from last October was an 18.92.
Liendo’s swims highlighted the action from the two-day affair as Florida completed a sweep of the Georgia Bulldogs. The Florida men won 191-154, beating a Georgia team that was once again without Luca Urlando. Urlando competed at the Georgia Tech College Dual Meet Tournament but was also absent from Georgia’s dual against X at the start of the season. Elliot Woodburn led the Georgia men in Urlando’s absence, sweeping the individual breaststroke events on offer at the meet, and fellow sophomore Drew Hitchock earned two wins.
On the women’s side, Florida won 194-145, with Catie Choate and Anita Bottazzo collecting two event wins each.
Louisville and South Carolina Women Stay Undefeated
Both the Louisville and South Carolina women continued their undefeated streak to begin the 2025-26 season this weekend. SwimSwam ranked the Louisville women 9th in our season-opening power rankings and this weekend they bested two SEC foes, #6 Tennessee and #24 Auburn.
The Louisville women started the meet with a win as Julie Mishler (24.41), Caroline Larsen (26.37), Ella Welch (22.50), and Julia Dennis (20.93) won the 200 medley relay in 1:34.21. Dennis was the star of the SMU Classic a couple of weeks ago and was a strong contributor at this meet, winning the 50 freestyle (21.21) and helping Louisville win two relays (she split 46.67 on the 400 freestyle relay).
In Tallahassee, the Gamecocks earned a decisive win over Florida State, winning 199-91. South Carolina was able to flex its range over the course of the meet, sweeping the freestyle events and winning all five 200s over the course of the meet.
After Florida State took the opening 200 medley relay, the Gamecocks got right to work, with sophomore Nora Fluck swimming a personal best 9:43.64, dropping two tenths from the best she swam against Georgia last month. Amy Riordan, Breckin Gormley, and Delaney Franklin all collected two individual event wins on the way to team victory.
Women’s Ivy League Action Kicks Off
The Ivy League is off to a hot start this season. One of the major headlines from the weekend is the Brown women eating Yale for the first time since 2012. The Brown women rallied from a loss against Harvard on Halloween to take the victory at home against the Bulldogs the very next day.
Sprinter Morgan Lukinac was a key part of Brown’s 20 point win over Yale (160-140). She swept the sprint freestyle events, clocking 22.99 in the 50 freestyle and 48.54 in the 100 freestyle. The latter is just .01 off the lifetime best and school record she swam for silver at the 2025 Ivy League Championships.
One of her school records did go down though, as freshman Isabella Diffenthaller swam a 1:45.39 in the 200 freestyle, cracking Lukinac’s former mark of 1:45.49. The swim was a lifetime best for Diffenthaller by .29 seconds. The pair teamed up in the 400 freestyle relay, as they, Crystal Yuen, and Kelly Dolce swam 3:17.57.
In Philadelphia, the Penn women earned a win over Delaware in the newly re-opened Sheerr pool. The team trained and competed off campus for the entire 2024-25 season. Sophomore Kayla Fu clearly felt right at home in the renovated space, kicking off her season with a Quakers’ pool record in the 100 butterfly, swimming 53.59.
Coaching Updates
Florida Gulf Coast announced a contract extension this week for Dave Rollins, the head women’s swimming and diving coach. The new deal extends Rollins’ contract through the 2027-28 season and gives him a pay increase of roughly $10,000 from his current base salary. Across the country, Cal State-Bakersfield head coach Eric Bugby resigned from his position less than three months after getting hired in August. Bugby replaced Chris Hansen who was placed on administrative leave last February after 17 years as the program’s head coach. The team was reportedly surprised by the departure, which leaves them with one full-time swim coach still on staff.Quick Hits
The Louisville men swept their side of the Louisville/Tennessee/Auburn tri-meet, beating the Volunteers 145.5-136.5 and Auburn 184-99. Freshman Nikita Sheremet was one of the biggest highlights for the Louisville men as he broke his own 50 freestyle freshman record with a 19.13. He is now second-fastest in school history and is tied for eighth in the NCAA this season. Tennessee junior Camille Spink won the 100 freestyle at the tri-meet between Louisville, Tennessee, and Auburn in 46.54. It’s the second-fastest performance in the NCAA this season, sitting just .01 behind Anna Moesch’s 46.53. They are the only two swimmers to break 47-seconds this season, with Eva Okaro holding third at 47.06. George Washington’s Ava Topolewski set a program record in the 1000 freestyle (9:47.43) to headline the GW women’s win over Navy (164-136). She shaved .37 seconds off her mark as she went undefeated at the meet, also winning the 500 freestyle (4:50.94), 200 butterfly (2:01.58), and helping the 200 freestyle relay win (1:32.90). When it rains, it pours—multiple programs took down multiple records during dual meets this weekend. Fairfield set seven school records as the team swept Marist, 10 pool records fell during the Nevada vs. Fresno State duel, and five went down as Washington State swept Northern Arizona. Mackenzie Miller Lung was part of that record-breaking spree at the Nevada vs. Fresno State meet. Nevada won but crucially, Lung posted 2:07.78 in the 200 breaststroke and 58.33 in the 100 breaststroke to move up to third and seventh in the NCAA this season. Last year, Lung finished second in the 200 breaststroke and seventh in the 100 breaststroke at the 2025 NCAA Championships.Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025-26 NCAA Digest: Liendo Keeps His Momentum In Yards
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