Completed Event: Women's Swimming and Diving at Hawkeye Invitational on November 18, 2025 , , 5th
Final
Women's Swimming and Diving
at Hawkeye Invitational
5th
Tuesday, February 24
Greensboro, N.C.
10 a.m. CT
University of Kansas
at
Big 12 Championship
Jayhawks Tally 421.5 Points on Third Day of Big 12 Championship
2/26/2026 10:35:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Kansas swim and dive closed out Day Three of the Big 12 Championship at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in sixth place with 421.5 points. The Jayhawks were highlighted by a second-place finish on the 3-meter dive by junior Shiyun Lai and a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly by senior Lydia Lafferty.
"We had more folks achieve finalist opportunities today and raced well," head coach Clark Campbell said. "Tomorrow is a good day for us, and we want to keep the momentum going."
In the morning preliminaries, Lafferty posted a time of 53.24 in the 100-yard butterfly to earn a spot in the evening's A final. Sophomore Anna Gearhart (54.12) qualified for the B final. Freshman Sarah Blake recorded a personal-best 56.11 in the event, while Mia Waldron added a personal record of 55.34.
Freshman Madison Wagner (4:22.28) advanced to the 400-yard IM B final after placing 13th in prelims, and senior Hailey Farrell clocked a 4:23.42 to qualify for the C final.
In the 200-yard freestyle preliminaries, freshman Ivy Solt placed 11th with a 1:48.02 time to advance to the B final. Sophomore Gabi Dyer (1:48.98) earned a spot in the C final, and sophomore Sophie Wallace recorded a personal-best 1:51.33.
Sophomore Alayna Henage notched an additional personal record in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 29.73.
On the boards, Lai and senior Lize Lukas van Leeuwen qualified for the 3-meter dive A final, while freshman Kelley Estebo advanced to the C final.
In the evening finals, Lafferty placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a 53.12, and Gearhart finished 11th with 53.87. Wagner (4:21.70) and Farrell (4:25.33) placed 14th and 23rd, respectively, in the 400-yard IM.
Solt clocked a 1:48.81 to finish 16th in the 200-yard freestyle, while Dyer placed 20th in 1:48.58.
The 400-yard medley relay team of Lafferty, junior Ryan Johnston, Gearhart and Wallace combined for a time of 4:40.06 to place seventh.
Lai scored 326.80 points on the 3-meter dive to earn a silver medal, while Lukas van Leeuwen finished fifth with 303.25 points.
Day Four of the Big 12 Championship begins Friday with preliminaries at 9 a.m. CT and finals at 5 p.m. CT. No diving events are scheduled.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live updates will be available on the Kansas Swim and Dive X account, and the meet will be streamed on ESPN+.
ORDER OF EVENTS
(Friday, Feb. 27)
200-yard Butterfly
100-yard Breastroke
100-yard Backstroke
200-yard Freestyle Relay
(Saturday, Feb. 28)
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
1650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breastroke
Women's Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay
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