HOUSTON, TEXAS — Southwestern University Women's Swimming opened the 2026-27 season in dominant fashion Saturday, cruising to a 190-58 win over the University of St. Thomas in its season opener. The Pirates captured multiple individual event victories, swept several events and claimed the top spot in both the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS – TOP FINISHES

• 200-Yard Medley Relay – Southwestern opened the meet with a first-place finish from the team of Soleil Elammari, Sarah Wallen, Kylie Richeson and Ava Goodwill.
• 1,000-Yard Freestyle – Delaney Alt registered a first place finish in the 1,000-yard Freestyle, winning the event in 11:52.37. Alexis Bolte followed in second at 12:03.94.
• 200-Yard Freestyle – Mallory DeArmond led a Southwestern sweep of the top three spots, finishing first in 2:06.45. Cece Sullivan followed in 2:07.16, while Goodwill placed third in 2:07.62.
• 100-Yard Backstroke – Elammari captured first place in 1:02.75, followed by Wallen in 1:04.22 and Natalia Ramirez in 1:05.93 to complete another Southwestern sweep.
• 100-Yard Breaststroke – Emma Nguyen led the Pirates with a first-place finish in 1:12.30. Hannah Bunion placed second in 1:16.17, and Mia Valentine finished third in 1:20.08.
• 50-Yard Freestyle – Niva Maskey took first place in 25.96, while Victoria Crews finished second in 26.63.
• 100-Yard Freestyle – Sullivan led another Southwestern sweep, winning in 56.94. Elammari finished second in 57.14, and Goodwill took third in 57.59.
• 200-Yard Backstroke – Dearmond claimed first place in 2:18.06, followed by Ramirez in second at 2:20.60.
• 200-Yard Breaststroke – Sarah Wallen and Nguyen finished first and second, respectively, with times of 2:35.73 and 2:36.09.
• 500-Yard Freestyle – Alt earned her second individual victory of the meet, touching in 5:48.83.
• 100-Yard Butterfly – Maskey added another event win, finishing in 1:03.16. Crews followed in third at 1:07.13.
• 200-Yard Individual Medley – Wallen led a Southwestern sweep of the top four places, winning in 2:19.65. Nguyen finished second in 2:24.09, Ramirez placed third in 2:24.47, and Richeson finished fourth in 2:30.70.
• 400-Yard Freestyle Relay – The team of Maskey, Sullivan, Elammari and Dearmond capped the meet with a first-place finish in 3:51.21. Southwestern's B relay of Nguyen, Bunion, Crews and Goodwill also finished in 3:56.93.

MEET NOTES

• Alt captured two individual victories in the 1,000- and 500-yard freestyle events.
• Maskey won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly and helped the Pirates win the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays.
• Southwestern swept the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard freestyle.
• The Pirates finished first and second in both the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard backstroke.
• Southwestern opened the season with a 132-point victory over St. Thomas.

UP NEXT

Southwestern will have next weekend off before traveling to Sewanee, Tennessee, to compete against Sewanee on Oct. 30-31.