CHARLESTON, Ill. – The No. 3/6 ranked UIndy swimming & diving teams concluded their 2025 calendar-year schedule with a busy weekend. Some of the Greyhounds' fastest swimmers competed at the prestigious U.S. Open Championships in Austin, Texas, Wednesday through Saturday, while the bulk of the Hounds managed to sweep Division I Eastern Illinois in a dual meet on Saturday.

FINAL SCORES AT EIU
Women
UIndy 193, EIU 62
Men
UIndy 176, 86
 
U.S. OPEN HIGHLIGHTS
Senior Celina Schmidt proved to be the biggest standout at the U.S. Open, earning a pair of top-20 finishes preliminary times. The two-time national champ posted the 16th-fastest time in the 200 breaststroke while her 100 breast time was good for 18th.
 
OTHER NOTABLES

NAME	EVENT	TIME	PLACE
Megan Gregory	50 breast	32.88	24th
Elias Noe	50 fly	24.57	25th
Kirabo Namutebi	50 free	25.82	26th
Elias Noe	100 fly	54.17	26th
Celina Schmidt	50 breast	33.25	26th
Silas Buessing	200 IM	2:05.16	30th
Megan Gregory	100 breast	1:13.69	35th

 
EIU HIGHLIGHTS
Meanwhile, UIndy dominated the DI Panthers with a convincing sweep. The Hounds won 23 o the 28 swimming events. Three Hounds on the men's side recorded fresh B-cuts, including Jan Schmidt and Durukan Sahan who went 1-2 in the 1000 free. Schmidt's mark of 9:13.49 was good for No. 7 on the UIndy top 10 list.
 
Nico Basten also hit an NCAA B standard, winning the men's 200 back with a time of 1:46.94—also good for a spot in the program's top 10.
 
Namutebi and Gregory each earned to event wins after also competing in Austin. Caroline Reinke won the women's 100 back, Hanna Burke took first in the women's 100 free, while Zachary Anthony touched first in the men's 50 free.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will return to competition after the New Year, hosting Findlay in dual action on Jan. 10.