‘Cats Challenged at Ranked Indiana, Texas

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Northwestern swimming and diving teams battled on the road in Bloomington, facing top-5 opponents Indiana and Texas in a short course meters (SCM) tri-meet on Friday morning.

The ‘Cats competed in 32 SCM events, as opposed to the typical short course yards (SCY), in preparation for the short course World Championship trials.

On the men’s side, Oli Kós highlighted NU’s effort, claiming first place in the 200 Backstroke with a 1:53.77 finish. The junior outswam CSCAA-ranked No. 1 Texas’s Will Modglin and No. 2 Indiana’s Owen McDonald to win the event.

Junior Kyle Ly earned a third-place finish in the 1-meter diving event, scoring 321.00. Senior Stuart Seymour also claimed third, clocking a 50.96 finish in the 100 Back.

On the women’s side, the ‘Cats went up against No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Indiana. First-year Flawia Kamzol continued her strong start to her collegiate career, finishing third in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 58.17.

Northwestern will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 23, hosting Notre Dame at 2 p.m. CT at the Norris Aquatics Center.