Completed Event: Women's Swimming and Diving versus Sunflower Showdown on October 2, 2026 , Win , 655, to, 494
Final
Women's Swimming and Diving
655
vs Sunflower Showdown
494
Friday, October 2
Topeka, Kan.
2 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
vs
Sunflower Showdown
Kansas Swim Opens Season with Sunflower Showdown
10/1/2026 12:32:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Swim team hosts the eighth annual Sunflower Showdown on Friday, Oct. 2 at 2 P.M. CT at Capital Federal Natatorium in Topeka, Kansas.
"We're looking forward opening our season with all the collegiate swim programs in our state," says Clark Campbell, head coach of the Jayhawks. "It's a fun way to kick things off and celebrate our sport with fellow Kansas programs."
Along with Kansas, the competition will feature swimmers from Barton Community College, Sterling College, and the University of Saint Mary.
At last year's Sunflower Showdown, the Jayhawks secured a sweep across all events, scoring a total of 692 points.Â
Last season, Kansas landed a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship with 739.5 points and two-time All-American diver Shiyun Lai led the team to 25th overall at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. The team also secured three school records, eight Robinson Pool records, 98 lifetime best times, 16 all-time top 5 performances, and the highest national Division I Team GPA (3.83).
This season's roster includes team captains and seniors All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Diver of the Year Shiyun Lai, All-Big 12 Second Team Ryan Johnston, Mia Waldron, and Bradie Ward, while adding seven student-athletes to the lineup. Other returners include Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team members, Sarah Blake, Kelly Estebo, Hannah Green, Kelsey Healy, Rebecca Pickert, and Madison Wagner.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Admission is free and fans can follow along on the meet Mobile App and the official Swim and Dive X @KUSwimDive account for live results. The meet will also be livestreamed through Facebook here.
ORDER OF EVENTS
200-yard medley relay
200-yard freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard freestyle
10 min break
100-yard butterfly
100-yard freestyle
500-yard freestyle
10 min break
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard freestyle relay
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"We're looking forward opening our season with all the collegiate swim programs in our state," says Clark Campbell, head coach of the Jayhawks. "It's a fun way to kick things off and celebrate our sport with fellow Kansas programs."
Along with Kansas, the competition will feature swimmers from Barton Community College, Sterling College, and the University of Saint Mary.
At last year's Sunflower Showdown, the Jayhawks secured a sweep across all events, scoring a total of 692 points.Â
Last season, Kansas landed a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship with 739.5 points and two-time All-American diver Shiyun Lai led the team to 25th overall at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. The team also secured three school records, eight Robinson Pool records, 98 lifetime best times, 16 all-time top 5 performances, and the highest national Division I Team GPA (3.83).
This season's roster includes team captains and seniors All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Diver of the Year Shiyun Lai, All-Big 12 Second Team Ryan Johnston, Mia Waldron, and Bradie Ward, while adding seven student-athletes to the lineup. Other returners include Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team members, Sarah Blake, Kelly Estebo, Hannah Green, Kelsey Healy, Rebecca Pickert, and Madison Wagner.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Admission is free and fans can follow along on the meet Mobile App and the official Swim and Dive X @KUSwimDive account for live results. The meet will also be livestreamed through Facebook here.
ORDER OF EVENTS
200-yard medley relay
200-yard freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard freestyle
10 min break
100-yard butterfly
100-yard freestyle
500-yard freestyle
10 min break
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard freestyle relay
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