Swim & Dive Sweeps 16 Events, Defeats Siena, Merrimack, Improves to 4-0

Saturday, October 31

Durham, N.H.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

206

Siena

Results (PDF)

Maddie Serfass won the 200 butterfly on Saturday at Swasey Pool

Photo by: Stu Horne

10/31/2026 2:42:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Mayers wins three individual events, Blume remains undefeated in diving

DURHAM, N.H. — Sophomore Kelsey Mayers (Waxhaw, N.C.) won three individual events and senior Grace Blume (Dedham, Mass.) swept the diving competitions as the UNH swimming and diving team won all 16 events Saturday to defeat Siena and Merrimack at Swasey Pool.

The Wildcats improved to 4-0 with a 234-65 victory over Siena and a 242-54 win against Merrimack. In the meet's other matchup, Siena defeated Merrimack, 206-90.

UNH 234, Siena 65
UNH 242, Merrimack 54
Siena 206, Merrimack 90
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 (11am)
Swasey Pool • Durham, N.H.
Final Results (PDF)

Mayers captured the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 56.65 seconds, the 200 backstroke in 2:07.24 and the 200 individual medley in 2:09.10.

Blume won the 1-meter diving competition with 263.70 points and the 3-meter event with 269.20. Senior Jess DeLorm (Vernon Hills, Ill.) finished second on the 1-meter board with 206.90 points and third on the 3-meter board with 215.90. Freshman Genevieve Stephens (Fresno, Calif.) placed fourth in 1-meter diving with 199.70 points and fifth in 3-meter diving with 191.90.

Sophomore Anna Mikish (Kharkiv, Ukraine) swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 1:07.33 and the 200 in 2:24.86. She also placed second in the 200 IM in 2:10.87.

Senior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.) earned two individual victories, touching first in the 50 freestyle in 24.66 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 56.19.

Freshman Clara Ginnis (Jersey, Channel Islands) led a 1-2 UNH finish in the 1,000 freestyle with a winning time of 10:34.04. Junior Marisa White (Apex, N.C.) finished second in 10:36.78 and later won the 500 freestyle in 5:11.99.

White also finished second in the 200 freestyle in 1:56.83, behind Mayers. Freshman Vyte Gelažyte (Panevežys, Lithuania) completed the Wildcats' sweep of the top three places in 1:57.54.

Senior Sydney Leblic (Madrid, Spain) won the 100 backstroke in 58.80 seconds, followed by sophomore Madeline Chen (California, Md.) in second at 1:00.68. Leblic added a runner-up finish in the 200 backstroke in 2:08.19.

Junior Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa.) paced a sweep of the top four places in the 200 butterfly, winning in 2:06.58. Freshman Iris Lizarduy Castillo (Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain) finished second in 2:08.82, freshman Lilah Doherty (Longmeadow, Mass.) placed third in 2:09.45 and freshman Claire Thorne (King, Ontario) took fourth in 2:09.92.

Junior captain Teagen Jeffers (Bedford, N.H.) won the 100 freestyle in 53.59 seconds, with Chen second in 54.12. Jeffers also finished third in the 50 freestyle in 25.03 and the 200 IM in 2:11.83, completing a 1-2-3 UNH finish in the latter event behind Mayers and Mikish.

The Wildcats swept the top three places in two additional events. Lizarduy Castillo finished second in the 200 breaststroke in 2:28.16, followed by junior Lily Peterson (Bow, N.H.) in third at 2:30.94. In the 500 freestyle, Thorne placed second in 5:16.34 and junior Lily Jackson-Oates (Redhill, England) finished third in 5:19.17.

Doherty finished second in the 100 butterfly in 59.12 seconds, followed by Gelažyte in third at 59.81 and Lizarduy Castillo in fourth at 1:00.51.

UNH also won both relays. Chen, Mikish, Mahon and Leblic combined to win the 200 medley relay in 1:49.23. Chen, Mahon, Doherty and Leblic closed the meet with a victory in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:39.80.

NEXT UP – HAROLD ANDERSON INVITATIONAL AT URI, NOV. 19-22
•The Wildcats will travel to the University of Rhode Island for the four-day Harold Anderson Invitational on Nov. 19-22. UNH will square off with URI, Maine, Vermont, Wagner, Stonehill, Providence, Assumption and Holy Cross.

NEXT HOME MEET – VS NORTHEASTERN, DEC. 12, 12PM
•UNH returns to Swasey Pool for a dual meet against Northeastern on Saturday, Dec. 12, starting at 12pm. The meet will be streamed on America East TV.

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