University Southern California Trojans

October 23, 2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Women of Troy split duals with Kentucky and No. 5 Indiana; Trojan men fall to No. 2 Indiana and No. 20 Kentucky
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — USC swimming and diving collected four event victories and 16 top-three finishes in a double dual meet against Indiana and Kentucky on Friday, October 23 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.
The No. 13 Women of Troy defeated Kentucky 159.5-140.5 while falling 205-95 to No. 5 Indiana. The No. 25 USC men dropped a 199-100 decision to No. 20 Kentucky and fell 221-79 to No. 2 Indiana.
Minna Abraham opened USC's individual victories by leading a 1-2 Trojan finish in the women's 200y free. Senior Abraham touched first in 1:43.76, followed by sophomore Dora Molnar in 1:46.77.
Sage Miller added a win in the women's 200y fly, clocking a 1:57.06 to edge Kentucky's Billie Sherratt. Freshman Brigitta Vass earned USC's third women's victory of the meet, taking the 200y breast in 2:10.59. Vass also placed third in the 100y breast with a time of 1:00.93.
Michal Chmielewski secured the Trojan men's lone victory, touching first in the 100y fly in 45.79. He edged Indiana's Raekwon Noel by six hundredths of a second.
Abraham added a runner-up finish in the 200y IM with a time of 1:57.84. Molnar also placed third in the 100y free in 49.79, while Lindsay Barnes secured a pair of podium finishes with second place in the 100y back (53.50) and third in the 200y back (1:55.98).
Freshman Ludo Di Maria finished third in the women's 50y free in 23.00. The Women of Troy opened the meet with a runner-up finish in the 200y medley relay as Abraham, Vass, Miller and Bella Brito combined for a time of 1:37.43.
On the men's side, freshman Andrew Maksymowski took second in the 200y free in 1:35.41. Junhao Chan recorded two top-three finishes in the breast events, placing third in the 100y breast in 52.42 and second in the 200y breast in 1:54.68.
USC's diving squad also made its season debut in Bloomington. Freshman Ruben Del Prado Puente highlighted the Trojans' performance on the boards, posting an exhibition score of 334.35 on 1-meter (second-highest mark of the competition). Jenna Jagielski led the USC women with a fifth-place finish on 1-meter, scoring 241.65, while Luc Goertzen was the top scoring Trojan on both men's boards.
USC closed the meet with a third-place showing in the men's 400y free relay. Oliver Sogaard-Andersen, Chmielewski, Maksymowski and Emil Schmidt combined to finish in 2:54.39.
A handful of Trojans will be in action this coming week at the Short Course World Championships Selection Meet in Westmont, Ill. The meet runs Oct. 28-31 at FMC Natatorium.
The No. 13 Women of Troy defeated Kentucky 159.5-140.5 while falling 205-95 to No. 5 Indiana. The No. 25 USC men dropped a 199-100 decision to No. 20 Kentucky and fell 221-79 to No. 2 Indiana.
Minna Abraham opened USC's individual victories by leading a 1-2 Trojan finish in the women's 200y free. Senior Abraham touched first in 1:43.76, followed by sophomore Dora Molnar in 1:46.77.
Sage Miller added a win in the women's 200y fly, clocking a 1:57.06 to edge Kentucky's Billie Sherratt. Freshman Brigitta Vass earned USC's third women's victory of the meet, taking the 200y breast in 2:10.59. Vass also placed third in the 100y breast with a time of 1:00.93.
Michal Chmielewski secured the Trojan men's lone victory, touching first in the 100y fly in 45.79. He edged Indiana's Raekwon Noel by six hundredths of a second.
Abraham added a runner-up finish in the 200y IM with a time of 1:57.84. Molnar also placed third in the 100y free in 49.79, while Lindsay Barnes secured a pair of podium finishes with second place in the 100y back (53.50) and third in the 200y back (1:55.98).
Freshman Ludo Di Maria finished third in the women's 50y free in 23.00. The Women of Troy opened the meet with a runner-up finish in the 200y medley relay as Abraham, Vass, Miller and Bella Brito combined for a time of 1:37.43.
On the men's side, freshman Andrew Maksymowski took second in the 200y free in 1:35.41. Junhao Chan recorded two top-three finishes in the breast events, placing third in the 100y breast in 52.42 and second in the 200y breast in 1:54.68.
USC's diving squad also made its season debut in Bloomington. Freshman Ruben Del Prado Puente highlighted the Trojans' performance on the boards, posting an exhibition score of 334.35 on 1-meter (second-highest mark of the competition). Jenna Jagielski led the USC women with a fifth-place finish on 1-meter, scoring 241.65, while Luc Goertzen was the top scoring Trojan on both men's boards.
USC closed the meet with a third-place showing in the men's 400y free relay. Oliver Sogaard-Andersen, Chmielewski, Maksymowski and Emil Schmidt combined to finish in 2:54.39.
A handful of Trojans will be in action this coming week at the Short Course World Championships Selection Meet in Westmont, Ill. The meet runs Oct. 28-31 at FMC Natatorium.
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