Kansas in 8th Place After Opening Day of Big 12 Championships

Tuesday, February 25

Federal Way, Wash.

7 p.m. CT Finals

University of Kansas

Big 12 Championships

Kansas in 8th Place After Opening Day of Big 12 Championships

2/25/2025 9:48:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results Championship Schedule Wednesday Prelims Heat Sheet

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The Kansas women's swimming and diving team kicked off the 2025 Big 12 Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Tuesday at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.

Day one of the Big 12 Championships consisted of time trials in the morning and three women's finals, including the 200 medley relay, the 800 freestyle relay and women's team diving.

"We had a solid start and we're looking forward to starting the individual events tomorrow," said Kansas head coach Clark Campbell.

The championships opened with the 200 medley relay, where the Kansas team of Lezli Sisung, Ryan Johnston, Lydia Lafferty and Caroline Blake secured an eighth-place finish with a time of 1:39.33.

The Jayhawks wrapped up their day in the lanes with a ninth-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay. Eleni Kotzamanis, Gabi Dyer, Hailey Farrell and Tait Haag recorded a time of 7:19.56, highlighted by Kotzamanis' lifetime-best 1:48.45 in the opening 200.

ON THE BOARDS
Shiyun Lai, Lize van Leeuwen and Grace Zifcak made up the fifth-place squad in the women team diving event. The trio combined for a score of 267.45 Tuesday evening.

UP NEXT
Day two of the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships will begin with prelims starting at 12 p.m. CT, followed by finals starting at 8 p.m. CT. A full schedule of events can be found here.

CURRENT STANDINGS
1. Houston – 170
2. Arizona State – 168
3. Arizona – 157
T4. Utah – 150
T4. BYU – 150
T4. TCU – 150
7. Cincinnati – 141
8. KANSAS – 134
T9. West Virginia – 122
T9. Iowa State – 122

DAY 2 ORDER OF EVENTS
Wednesday, Feb. 26 (12 p.m. CT Prelims / 8 p.m. CT Finals)
Women's 1M Diving
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle