Relays, diving propel Auburn to strong finish at Women’s NCAA Championships

by Thomas Hoffman
Relays, diving propel Auburn to strong finish at Women’s NCAA ChampionshipsRelays, diving propel Auburn to strong finish at Women’s NCAA Championships

ATLANTA, Ga. – Following four days of competition inside the McAuley Aquatic Center, the Auburn Women’s Swimming and Diving team totaled 25 points to finish in 25th place. 

Saturday’s featured race was the 400 freestyle relay. Elizaveta Klevanovich, Lora Komoroczy, Izzy Iwasyk and Bella Ekk had already earned All-American Honorable Mention (14th) in the 200 free relay. The quartet equaled the effort, finding a season-best 3:13.00 for 13th place. 

In her final collegiate event, Klevanovich led off the relay effort with a lifetime-best 47.79, solidifying her place as the fifth-fastest performer in program history in the 100 free. 

Over in the diving well, it was Chloe Brothers and Emily Hallifax’s turn to take to the tower. 

Hallifax, the sophomore from Nice, France rallied from a difficult second to dive to finish 13th overall for All-American Honorable Mention. Across her final three dives, she averaged 58.13 to vault up the leaderboard. The performance marks back-to-back top-16 finishes for Hallifax at the NCAA Championships. 

Brothers would finish 24th in her first appearance at NCAAs with a 240.90. 

In total, Auburn finished with 10 All-American honors from six different athletes. 

The Men’s NCAA Championships get underway on Wednesday, March 25, also in Atlanta inside historic McAuley Aquatic Center. 

All-Americans (6 athletes, 10 honors) 
Bella Ekk (200 FR HM, 400 FR HM)
Emily Hallifax (Platform HM)
Izzy Iwasyk (200 FR HM, 400 FR HM) 
Elizaveta Klevanovich (200 FR HM, 400 FR HM)
Lora Komoroczy (200 FR HM, 400 FR HM)
Juliette Landi (3-meter HM)