SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drury swimming and diving head coach Brian Reynolds announced the addition of 18 new Panthers as part of DU's 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday.

In addition to their five November signees, the Panthers will welcome 13 spring and summer newcomers to their 2026-27 roster this fall:

Drury Fall Signees
Seth Augustine | Breast/IM | Kansas City, Mo.
Elena Fuerst | Back/IM | Engerwitzdorf, Austria
Francesco Galluzzi | Sprint Free/Fly | Bari, Italy
Julia Haar | Fly/Free | Feldkirchen bei Graz, Austria
Kostas Vaiciunas | Free | Panevezys, Lithuania

Drury Spring/Summer Signees
Luiza Dias | Free/Back/IM | Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Sara El Tahawi | Free | Algiers, Algeria
Ben Forsythe | Free | Sheridan, Wyo.
Selima Hmaied | Back/IM | La Marsa, Tunisia 
Kathleen Kielbus | Breast/IM | Rockwall, Texas
Fran Miodrag | Breast/Free | Zagreb, Croatia
Missy Mizell | Sprint Free/Back | Lebanon, Mo.
Joshua Montone | Breast/IM | Savannah, Ga.
Kelsey Perdomo | Fly/Back/Free | Springfield, Mo.
Eric Ring | Free | Slidell, La.
Paula Rodríguez Rendón | Sprint Free | Aguascalientes, Mexico
Santiago Santodomingo | Diving | Bogota, Colombia
Vasil Tushev | Free/Back | Sandanski, Bulgaria

Drury is coming off top-five finishes in both the men's and women's competition at last spring's NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships, marking the 28th time both DU squads have finished among the top five programs at the national meet. The Drury men earned national runner-up distinction after narrowly missing its 23rd team title, finishing just 13.5 points behind Tampa for the top spot in the team standings, while the DU women placed among the nation's top five squads for the 31st consecutive season, finishing fifth at the national meet in Evansville.

Drury will open the 2026-27 season with its annual Scarlet and Gray Intrasquad Meet on Sept. 26. The Panthers will welcome back a total of 52 returning letterwinners this fall, including a pair of reigning national champions in Gwen Bergum (100 Breast, 200 Breast) and Alvaro Zornoza (200 Back).

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