Ohio State Wins Akron Zips Classic

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Ohio State Wins Akron Zips Classic

10/17/2026 8:11:00 PM | Women's Swim & Dive

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13 men's swimming and diving team and No. 11 women's swimming and diving team won the Akron Zips Classic, which concluded on Saturday.

The men's team finished with 1,252 points, over 450 points ahead of second-place Denison. The women's team totaled 1,541.5 points to finish over 500 points ahead of second-place Akron.

Men's Meet Notes

Ohio State won the 200 free relay to open day two of the Zips Classic. The relay team of Matt Klinge, Ahmed Ismail, Chris Weeks and Michael Robinson finished in 1:18.21.
The Buckeyes went 1-2-3 in the 400 IM. TJ Frost was the winner with a time of 3:51.35, Sam Vaisburg was second with a time of 3:57.37 and Isaac Fleig was third with a time of 3:57.72.
Joseph Roth placed first in the 100 fly, touching at 48.35.
Jordi Vilchez (1:35.31) and Cornelius Jahn (1:35.76) placed first and second, respectively, in the 200 free.
Ismail placed third in the 100 breast with a time of 55.37.
Jahn (46.76), Klinge (48.01), Daniele Rosa (48.03) and Krys Gorski (48.08) went 1-2-3-4 in the 100 back.
The Buckeyes finished in the top five of the 1-meter dive, with all five recording NCAA Zones qualifying scores; Ernest Braitenbach (344.40), Dom Roberto (337.15), Tyler Read (330.85), Hamish Patel (319.40) and Matthew Yuan (303.05).
Isaac Fleig was the winner of the 1650 free with a time of 15:14.96.
The relay team of Roth, Ismail, Mattaus Rammel and Klinge placed first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:26.08.
The Buckeyes went 1-2-3 in the 200 back, with Jahn placing first with a time of 1:43.64, Rosa placing second with a time of 1:44.63 and Gorski placing third with a time of 1:45.45.
Robinson earned the win in the 100 free with a time of 43.92.
Sam Vaisburg placed third in the 200 breast, touching at 2:00.76.
Vilchez won the 200 fly with a time of 1:47.20.
The Buckeyes wrapped up the meet with a victory in the 400 free relay. The relay team of Jahn, Robinson, Weeks and Klinge finished in 2:56.25.

Women's Meet Notes

The Buckeyes opened the day with a victory in the 200 free relay, with the team of Rachel Bockrath, Carrie Furbee, Erin Little and Taya Hutchison finishing in a time of 1:29.90.
The Buckeyes claimed the top five spots in the 400 IM. Paige Delma was the winner with a time of 4:13.39, followed by Emma Finlin (4:17.35), Danika Varda (4:23.80), Adair Shaw (4:23.94) and Macie McCarter (4:24.67).
Chloe Cappola (53.51) and Furbee (53.61) finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100 fly.
Abigail Perry (1:46.60), Bockrath (1:46.71) and Mila Nikanorov (1:47.29) finished 1-2-3 in the 200 free.
Maria Ramos was the winner of the 100 breast with an NCAA standard time of 1:00.04.
Cappola placed second in the 100 back with a time of 53.43 and Delia Lloyd placed third with a time of 53.87.
The Buckeyes finished in the top four of the 3-meter dive. Mia Prusiecki (354.60), Michelle Mazzara (321.50) and Brooklyn Petit (293.00) all recorded NCAA Zones qualifying scores. Hannah Newbrook (277.25) narrowly missed a qualifying score.
Mila Nikanorov won the 1650 free with an NCAA standard time of 16:17.67. Adair Shaw placed second with an NCAA standard time of 16:27.40.
The relay team of Sienna Rodgers, Ramos, Furbee and Bockrath won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:36.94.
Lloyd (1:56.56), Sienna Angove (1:57.96), Perry (1:58.03) and Elise Nardozzi (1:59.82) placed 3-4-5-6 in the 200 back.
Bockrath and Little placed first and second, respectively, in the 100 free. Bockrath touched at 48.59 and Little touched at 49.14.
Ramos won the 200 breast with a time of 2:11.99 and Delma finished second with a time of 2:13.79.
Anna Shnowske (2:00.33), Emmy Therrien (2:02.30) and Finlin (2:02.87) finished 3-4-5 in the 200 fly.
Ohio State closed out the meet with a win in the 400 free relay, with the team of Bockrath, Little, Furbee and Angove finishing in 3:15.30.