AUBURN, Alabama — Facing two top 15 teams, No. 20/20 Auburn will take on No. 6/4 Tennessee and No. 12/7 Louisville in a double dual on Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
The first events are slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. CT, and the meet will be streamed live on SEC Network Plus. Live results will be available via Meet Mobile.
Head coach Ryan Wochomurka and the Tigers last flexed their muscles at THE Dual Meet Tournament at Georgia Tech. In the first-of-its-kind event, the Orange and Blue walked away with a third-place finish in the combined format. Auburn took down both Minnesota and Florida State, falling only to Georgia.
The performance earned a trio of Auburn athletes SEC honors. Elizaveta Klevanovich, Maston Ballew and Emily Hallifax all picked up conference weekly honors.
Klevanovich, a graduate from Tyumen, Russia swam in nine events between Friday and Saturday, winning all nine. The sprinter set the tone from the opening race, going 21.92 in the opening leg of the 200 free relay. Klevanovich would hit the wall under 22 seconds two more times throughout the weekend. Her 21.88 jumps Klevanovich to No. 6 on the program’s all-time performer list and is currently the ninth-fastest time in the country this season.
In an abbreviated format, Hallifax had to make the most of her opportunities on the boards. The Olympian from France dialed up an impressive 154.20 on the 3-meter to earn the victory against Georgia and an even more enticing 154.20 on the 1-meter to capture the victory against Florida State.
Freshman Maston Ballew burst onto the scene in just his second meet as a Tiger. Ballew was part of winning relay efforts against both Minnesota and Florida State. However, it was his 1:54.98 in the 200 breast that drew the most attention. The time vaults the Nashville, Tennessee, product to No. 9 on the program’s all-time performer list. He would also grab a personal best in the 200 IM at 1:46.68.
Fellow freshman Daniel Krichevsky is also off to a solid start this season. His 1:33.74 has already made the Israel native the No. 8 performer in school history and is the 14th-fastest time in the country thus far.
Meanwhile, Lora Komoroczy has been dominant in the 100 back. Her 51.65 is already approaching her career best (51.21) and is currently the ninth-fastest time in the nation.
Auburn relays will be vitally important to the success of the Tigers in 2025-26. Entering Thursday, the Orange and Blue boast seven relays inside the top 10 in the country between the men’s and women’s teams combined.