EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Another strong showing by both Drury swimming and diving squads on the third day of competition at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships has the Panthers poised to compete for their respective team titles at Deaconess Aquatic Center.
 
The Drury women, ranked No. 4 nationally, maintained their hold on the top spot in the team standings, thanks in large part to big performances in the 400 IM and 200 free, as well as another second-place effort in a relay -- the 400 medley. 

Drury's Maria Fe Munoz led a contingent of three Panthers placing in the top four in the 400 IM with her silver-medal winning performance (4:21.44). She was followed by Gwen Bergum (4:22.48) in third and Alyssa Freimanis (4:31.55) in fourth.

The Panthers also took three of the top seven finishes in the 200 free, led by Belen Morales (1:48.96), who wsa narrowly edged out of the gold. Nikol Maniko (1:49.56) followed closely in third, while Ashlyn Moore (1:51.57) took sixth and Whitney Stortz (1:51.82) in seventh

DU also benefited from Yevheniia Zhukova's 54.88 effort in the 100 fly, earning the sophomore a sliver medal. Zhukova also contributed on the Panthers' second-place 400 medley relay squad -- along with Bergum, Munoz and Moore -- that posted a time of 3:40.09.

On the men's side, top-ranked Drury was plagued by a key injury, as 400 IM top seed Joao Nogueira was forced to pull out of the competition. The Panthers clawed their way back behind a valiant effort in the 100 fly, led by Ivan Adamchuk's (47.34) third-place effort. The junior from Belarus was followed by Yuri Cabral (48.27) and Elliot Weber, who claimed the consolation final with a swim of 47.82.

Following his GLVC Championship record-setting performance in the 50 free on Wednesday, Lucas Mineur spearheaded the Panthers' efforts in the 200 free, finishing second with a time of 1:35.42. Matteo Vissotto (1:36.39) notched a fourth-place effort, while Alvaro Zornoza (1:36.91) finished fifth and Josue Hernandez-Tellez (1:37.22) placed sixth.

Additionally, the quartet of Zornoza, Weber, Adamchuk and Cabral turned in a silver-worthy effort in the 400 medley relay (3:09.71).

DU earned points in the men's 1-meter diving competition, behind Carter Austin's (460.90) third-place performance.

On the women's side, Drury (1009.5) stayed in front of Indianapolis (910) for the top spot, while UMSL remained in third with 490 points and Lewis (382), and McKendree (345.5) completed the top five. William Jewell closely followed behind with 342 points, while Rockhurst (329), Quincy (245), Truman State (218), and Southwest Baptist (133) round out the standings.

Indianapolis overtook Drury for the lead in the men's standings, with the Greyhounds entering Friday with 909 points, followed by the Panthers at 796. McKendree stood pat in third with 732.5 points, followed by Missouri S&T (409) and Quincy (337) in fourth and fifth. UMSL (305), Lewis (286.5), Rockhurst (277) and William Jewell (228) sit sixth through ninth with Truman State (129), and Southwest Baptist (112) taking 10th and 11th, respectively.

Friday at the GLVC Championships
Day four of the GLVC Championships begins Friday morning with preliminaries of the 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast and 200 fly, beginning at 10 a.m. (Central). The women's 1-meter Diving prelims are set to begin at 12:30 p.m., with finals kicking off at 5:30 p.m.

• Women's 500 Free 
• Men's 500 Free 
• Women's 100 Back
• Men's 100 Back 
• Women's 100 Breast 
• Men's 100 Breast 
• Women's 200 Fly
• Men's 200 Fly 
• Women's 200 Free Relay
• Men's 200 Free Relay
• Women's 1-Meter Diving

Complete results and additional information on the 2026 GLVC Swimming and Diving Championships can found at GLVCsports.com/2026swim. Live coverage is available on all GLVCSN platforms, including GLVCSN.com, GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. An all-session pass is available for purchase, while single-day passes are available for $20 per day. 

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