University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
South Dakota
10/23/2026 8:25:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of Minnesota swimming and diving teams traveled to Vermillion, South Dakota this afternoon for a tri-dual with the University of South Dakota and the University of Nebraska, with the men's program taking down the Coyotes 172-70 and the women's program taking down the Coyotes 202-41 and the Huskers 195-48.
The meet kicked off in the 400 medley relays, where Minnesota immediately swept both team titles. In event one, the women's relay team of Kamdyn Periat, Anja Kaljevic, Morgan Thomas, and Livi Wanner posted a winning time of 3:37.41. The men followed in event two with the 'A' relay team of Ethan Kosin, Max Scheurer, Dawson Walters, and Ian Steffen claiming 1st place in 3:14.32.
The distance freestyle events brought double victories for the Gopher distance corps. Jade Roghair controlled event three, taking the women's 1000 free in 9:50.08. In event four, Sebastian Camacho put on an impressive showing in the men's 1000 free, touching first in 9:00.43.
Minnesota kept their momentum rolling in the 200 free events. Anja Kaljevic took top honors in event five for the women with a time of 1:48.76, while Dawson Walters earned 1st place in event six on the men's side with a performance of 1:36.94.
In the sprint freestyle and individual medley portion of the session, Livi Wanner captured event seven, winning the women's 50 free in 22.60. Moving to the 200 IM, Peyton Ross secured top honors in event nine for the women in 2:02.10, and John Watson led event 10 for the men to win in 1:49.20. On the 1-meter diving springboard, Elna Widerstrom claimed 1st place in event 11 with 315.75 points, while Folke Barenius led event 12 for the men with a top score of 330.60.
The butterfly and sprint free events continued Minnesota's winning streak. Rachel Conley earned 1st place in event 13, taking the women's 200 fly in 2:00.32. Ethan Kosin followed up in event 14 by claiming the men's 200 fly in 1:47.16. In event 15, Mina Kaljevic touched first in the women's 100 free with a rapid time of 49.54.
As the session moved into the backstroke and mid-distance events, Elise Jacobs won event 17, taking the women's 200 back in 1:58.24. The distance group then returned to the pool for the 500 free, where Jade Roghair earned her second win of the day in event 19 with a time of 4:50.11, and Sebastian Camacho replicated the feat in event 20 by taking the men's event in 4:21.96.
In 3-meter diving, Elna Widerstrom completed her board sweep by winning event 21 with 358.25 points, while Folke Barenius completed his own sweep by taking event 22 with 394.25 points. In the breaststroke events, Emma Fellman captured 1st place in event 23 with a time of 2:15.76 in the women's 200 breaststroke, and John Watson completed an IM/breaststroke double by taking event 24 with a time of 2:00.07.
Minnesota capped off the meet with a sweep of the 200 free relays. The women's quartet of Livi Wanner, Morgan Thomas, Kamdyn Periat, and Paige Moreen locked down event 25 in 1:30.66. To seal the meet in event 26, the men's team of Joey Zelen, Dawson Walters, Ian Steffen, and Ryan Slonac touched first in 1:19.77.
UP NEXT
The Gophers will have members competing in next week's U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials. The trials are set to kick off from Westmont, Illinois on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
