TCU Concludes Rice Fall Splash and Houston Diving Invite
10/11/2025 5:30:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Frogs complete two-day competition
HOUSTON – The TCU swimming and diving team wrapped up a two-day stretch of competition at the Rice Fall Splash and Houston Diving Invitational on Saturday.
THE RUNDOWN
To open the first day of swimming competition, the quartet of Josephine Brant, Molly Cullen, Hannah Wachendorfer and Aubrey Finn finished second in the 200 free relay, totaling a 1:35.30 effort.
Along with Steelman's win in the 400 IM, Sydney Inman threw down a 4:24.29 to place third in the event. Audrey Worgull would follow by finishing second in the 100, throwing down a time of 55.70.
Nina Vadovicova would continue her winning ways from the last meet, grabbing a victory with a time of 1:00.69 in the 100 breast. Avery Dillon would post a 10:12.65 in the 1000 free to secure third overall. To close out the swimming portion of the first day, Worgull, Vadovicova, Finn and Cullen placed third in the 200 medley relay with a collective 1:43.53.
Freshman Taylor Steelman shined throughout the weekend, collecting a pair of wins in the 200 back and 400 IM. Her time of 1:59.81 was good to enough to earn first in the 200 back, and in the 400 IM she threw down a time of 4:22.79 to collect her second victory.
On women's 1-meter, Emma Larcada Herrera placed second with a total score of 264.85. She would follow with an identical finish on 3-meter, earning 286.20 points. On the men's portion of diving events, only TCU athletes would compete against each other. David Ekdahl scored a 301.50 on 1-meter and a 337.30 on 3-meter to win both events. Ollie Cazaly and Elliot Dillon swapped second and third-place results on 1-meter and 3-meter to round out the first day.
On Saturday morning, Vadovicova collected the breast event sweep, clocking a 2:12.07 to win the event by nearly five seconds. Avery Dillon collected second in the 200 free and Karolin Victoria Kotsar gathered a third-place result in the 100 IM to round out the morning portion for the Horned frogs.
Moving onto the afternoon portion, Steelman would continue her impressive performance, taking home second with a time of 2:04.89 in the 200 IM. Freshman Molly Cullen finished third in the 50 back, clocking a 26.32.
Vadovicova gathered another victory, this time with a 28.77 effort in the 50 breast. Cullen also continued her trend of garnering top-three finishes, this time placing second in the 50 free (23.71). TCU would earn a handful of fourth-place finishes in the 50 fly and 1650 free to close out the weekend's individual swimming portion of competition.
On platform, Leah Fletcher earned a final score of 200.25, good enough for third in the event. Lauren Cey was not far behind, posting a 200.25 to finish fourth. On the men's side, Dillon (257.70), James (255.45), and Cazaly (238.40) were the top three placers for the event.
TEAM SCORES
Rice - 1459
Houston - 1429.5
TCU - 1077.5
THE RUNDOWN
To open the first day of swimming competition, the quartet of Josephine Brant, Molly Cullen, Hannah Wachendorfer and Aubrey Finn finished second in the 200 free relay, totaling a 1:35.30 effort.
Along with Steelman's win in the 400 IM, Sydney Inman threw down a 4:24.29 to place third in the event. Audrey Worgull would follow by finishing second in the 100, throwing down a time of 55.70.
Nina Vadovicova would continue her winning ways from the last meet, grabbing a victory with a time of 1:00.69 in the 100 breast. Avery Dillon would post a 10:12.65 in the 1000 free to secure third overall. To close out the swimming portion of the first day, Worgull, Vadovicova, Finn and Cullen placed third in the 200 medley relay with a collective 1:43.53.
Freshman Taylor Steelman shined throughout the weekend, collecting a pair of wins in the 200 back and 400 IM. Her time of 1:59.81 was good to enough to earn first in the 200 back, and in the 400 IM she threw down a time of 4:22.79 to collect her second victory.
On women's 1-meter, Emma Larcada Herrera placed second with a total score of 264.85. She would follow with an identical finish on 3-meter, earning 286.20 points. On the men's portion of diving events, only TCU athletes would compete against each other. David Ekdahl scored a 301.50 on 1-meter and a 337.30 on 3-meter to win both events. Ollie Cazaly and Elliot Dillon swapped second and third-place results on 1-meter and 3-meter to round out the first day.
On Saturday morning, Vadovicova collected the breast event sweep, clocking a 2:12.07 to win the event by nearly five seconds. Avery Dillon collected second in the 200 free and Karolin Victoria Kotsar gathered a third-place result in the 100 IM to round out the morning portion for the Horned frogs.
Moving onto the afternoon portion, Steelman would continue her impressive performance, taking home second with a time of 2:04.89 in the 200 IM. Freshman Molly Cullen finished third in the 50 back, clocking a 26.32.
Vadovicova gathered another victory, this time with a 28.77 effort in the 50 breast. Cullen also continued her trend of garnering top-three finishes, this time placing second in the 50 free (23.71). TCU would earn a handful of fourth-place finishes in the 50 fly and 1650 free to close out the weekend's individual swimming portion of competition.
On platform, Leah Fletcher earned a final score of 200.25, good enough for third in the event. Lauren Cey was not far behind, posting a 200.25 to finish fourth. On the men's side, Dillon (257.70), James (255.45), and Cazaly (238.40) were the top three placers for the event.
TEAM SCORES
Rice - 1459
Houston - 1429.5
TCU - 1077.5
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