Mustangs Gear Up For ACC Championships Debut | Tuesday-Saturday

Tuesday, February 18

Greensboro, NC

9 am/4:30 pm CT

SMU

Day One

Mustangs Gear Up For ACC Championships Debut | Tuesday-Saturday

Feb 17 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Tuesday, February 18 – Saturday, February 22
ACC Championships
Greensboro Aquatic Center – Greensboro, N.C.
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DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Women's Swimming and Diving is set to take on their first ACC Championships at the Greensboro Aquatics Center, Feb. 18-22.

This marks the Mustangs' first appearance at the ACC Championships, joining Cal and Stanford as newcomers to the annual league championships. The ACC is one of the nation's premier swimming and diving conferences, with eight programs currently ranked in the CSCAA rankings, including the three-time defending national champion, the current top-ranked Virginia.

During the 2023-24 season, seven current ACC programs placed in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships, with two in the top five.

Fifteen teams will compete in 21 events over five days for the ACC championship.

On Wednesday-Saturday, prelims will start each day at 8:30 a.m. CT, while finals will start at 4:30 p.m. Diving prelims will begin immediately following the swimming prelims session on these days.

The exception to start times is Tuesday, when prelims begin at 9 a.m., while finals start at 5 p.m.
Final Meet Pre-ACC
SMU Women's Swimming and Diving won seven events on its double dual meet against Pitt and Utah at the Robson / Lindley Aquatics Center on Saturday. The Mustangs drop their meet against Pitt 127-172 and Utah 142-157.

Senior Rachel Anderson won two individual events and moved to fifth in the 200 Back all-time performers list.

The Mustangs grabbed wins from Teia Salvino in the 200 Free (1:47.02), Jaclynn Fowler on 3-meter diving (290.95), Maddy Parker in the 100 Free (48.32), Rachel Anderson in the 200 Back (1:54.38), Mira Szimcsak in the 500 Free (4:51.22), Rachel Anderson in the 200 IM (2:01.48) and Maddy Parker, Teia Salvino, Madeleine Hebert, Summer Osborne in the 400 Free Relay (3:16.64).

ORDER OF EVENTS
Tuesday, February 18 (Watch - Prelims | Watch - Finals)
200 Medley Relay
1-meter Diving
800 Free Relay

Wednesday, February 19 (Watch - Prelims | Watch - Finals)
200 Free Relay
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
3-meter Diving

Thursday, February 20 (Watch - Prelims | Watch - Finals)
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free

Friday, February 21 (Watch - Prelims | Watch - Finals)
200 Fly
100 Back
100 Breast
Platform Diving
400 Medley Relay

Saturday, February 22 (Watch - Prelims | Watch - Finals)
1650 Free
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
400 Free Relay
MADDY "FREESTYLE" PARKER
Maddy Parker has had a fast start to her career at SMU.

She has rewritten the record book, by clocking the second fastest time in the 100 free in program history (48.09), third fastest 50 free time (22.26) and fifth fastest time in the 200 free (1:45.69).
Parker won the 50 Free and 100 Free at the US Open last December.

RACHEL ANDERSON ON THE RISE
Rachel Anderson entered SMU's all-time top-five in two events in her first year as a Mustang.

She is the fourth fastest 400 IM swimmer in program history (4:10.77) and currently fifth in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.38. She also has NCAA B Cuts in the two events.

ADDING CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE
In the summer, Ozzie Quevedo added 2013 CSCAA Swimming Coach of the Year Mike Bottom to the Mustang coaching staff.

Bottom served at Michigan as the men's head coach for swimming from 2008 until 2023. In 2013, he also became the head coach for the women's program.

Under his guidance, Bottom led the men's program to the 2013 NCAA Championship. During his time with the Wolverines, the program captured 12 Big Ten titles over a 15-year stretch on the men's side. As the head coach for the women, the Wolverines had three consecutive Big Ten titles from 2016 until 2018 and 11 NCAA top-10 finishes.

His coaching resume is among the most decorated in the Big Ten's history, having coached nine National Champions — including one relay team. Bottom has led 51 athletes to become CSCAA All-Americans and 140 Big Ten individual champions.
Big Ten Coach of the Year nine times — two times on the women's side and seven times for the men. His coaching success extends beyond collegiate competition, having coached at the past six Olympic Games. He served as an assistant coach for Team USA at Rio's 2016 Games.

RETURNING TO THE HILLTOP
SMU returned 2024 two-time American Athletic Conference champion, Jimena Leal. Leal won the 200 back and 400 medley relay while finishing second in the 100 back in the AAC Championships in February. Leal made two NCAA B cuts in the 100 and 200 back. Senior Tiffanie Ruan is the only returning swimmer from the 400 free relay quartet that won gold in the 2024 AAC Championships.

On the diving side, Jaclynn Fowler returns after competing in the 2024 NCAA Diving Championships last spring. Fowler placed 17th in the 1-meter. Fowler and sophomore Ava Anderson won the 1-meter team diving at the AAC Championships.

A NEW LOOK
SMU's 2024-25 squad features 10 new faces. The group of newcomers consist of five freshmen and five transfers. Among the transfers is Madeleine Hebert, who transferred from NC State, providing ACC experience. Sophomores Madison Parker and Mira Szimcsak join the Mustangs from Washington State, Isabella Krantzcke transferred from Arizona State and Rachel Anderson hails from Loughborough University in England.

The diving team welcomes three freshmen. Reagan Evans, Sadie Klepfer and Natalie Stubbs will compete as rookie Mustangs.