Swimming and Diving . October 11, 2025

Women’s Swim and Dive Cruises Past Arkansas

Results

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – South Carolina women’s swimming and diving defeated Arkansas on Saturday afternoon inside Arkansas Natatorium. The Gamecocks claimed 10 individual event wins to roll past the Razorbacks, 182-118.

Senior Sophie Verzyl claimed both 1-meter and 3-meter victories for the second time this season. Junior Aislinn Zuechner grabbed fourth in both events as well

The 200 medley relay team of Amy Riordan, Lix Goodwin-Birnie, Taylor Grimley and Dylan Scholes picked up the win, notching a time of 1:39.42.
Sophomore Nora Fluck earned the first individual win of the day in the 1000 freestyle with the second fastest time in program history, 9:45.64. Fluck paired this with a victory in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:47.93.
Becklin Gormley followed close behind, notching a 9:45.68, the third fastest time in Gamecock history.
Riordan set a new Arkansas pool record and picked up the win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.41. Senior Megan Maholic and Sophomore Katie Buehler followed suit to take home the sweep.
Goodwin-Birnie led another Gamecock sweep in the 100 breaststroke, claiming the victory with a time of 1:02.09.
Senior Jordan Agliano secured her second 200 butterfly title of the season as she finished with a 1:58.02.
Freshman Tori Abruzzo earned her first collegiate career event win in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:57.49.
Grimley collected a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.30. Samantha Chan followed with a time of 54.47.
To cap off the afternoon, Delaney Franklin captured the victory in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:59.84. She also tallied a win in the 200 breaststroke, recording a time of 2:11.84.

Head Coach Jeff Poppell on the Team’s Performance

“Fantastic meet for our women today. It’s been quite a week with the meet against Georgia on Wednesday, followed by a flight out to Fayetteville to compete against Arkansas this morning. I’m really proud of the way that the women handled themselves and the rigors of the week to put together two consecutive great performances. We saw several outstanding performances from both our swimmers and our divers, which included a new pool record by Amy Riordan in the 100 Back, double wins from Nora Fluck, Delaney Franklin, and Sophie Verzyl, and the first event win of her career for freshman Tori Abruzzo in the 200 Back. Our season is off to a strong start for sure!”

Up Next for the Gamecocks
South Carolina heads to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on Florida State on Oct. 31. Events will begin at 12 p.m.

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