Idaho women's swimming and diving travel to College of Idaho for the 2022-23 season opener, set to take place Saturday, October 1 at 9 a.m. PT.
ABOUT THE VANDALS: Idaho is led by 12 seniors and a strong group of sophomores and juniors. Overall, the Vandals return 26 from last year's team while welcoming 11 newcomers to the Vandals program. Nine swimmers and two divers join the squad, representing seven different states - Idaho (3), Washington (2), Indiana (2), Colorado, Illinois, Florida and Wisconsin.
The meet will be the first for Idaho swim & dive since the team traveled to Houston for the WAC championships in February. The Vandals finished with 336 points and ended the season sixth overall.
Zoe Froh put together notable performances in her second year of competition at WAC, placing fourth overall (4:21.56) in the 400-yard individual medley and setting the second fastest 400 IM mark in school history. She also earned a sixth-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle event with a time of 17:10.58 to lead the Vandals.
Senior
Ani Husaby placed sixth in the 100 back and eighth in the 200 back for Idaho at the WAC Championships.
In diving,
Heather Hopkins and
Emily Mack return after impressive finishes at the conference championships last season. Hopkins delivered in her first conference championship appearance, placing second in the 1-meter finals with a score of 272. 80. She also placed first in the 3-meter dive consolation finals, scoring 291.65. Mack placed fourth in the 3-meter finals with a 282.25 and also recorded an eighth-place finish in the 1-meter (231.50).
ABOUT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: This is the Yotes' first meet of the 2022-23 season. In the 2021-22 season, the College of Idaho placed 12th at the NAIA Swim & Dive Championships, but the Yotes are now under the direction of first-year head coach Dr. Alphonsina Savell.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Vandals will be traveling to Flagstaff, AZ. Friday, October 21 to compete in their first conference meet of the season.
MEET SCHEDULE:
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 AM PT
3 Meter Diving
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
1 Meter Diving
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
10 minute break
200 IM
200 Free Relay
