SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana swimming & diving teams open their 2024-25 season Saturday afternoon with a road meet at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The meet is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
 
Live results can be followed at GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the app store or Google Play.

The Augustana men's team enters its fourth season with a flurry of returners from last season's team. Mason Kauffeld looks to build off a GLIAC Championships performance that saw him finish fourth in the 200-breaststroke, breaking the program record in qualifiers before resetting it in the A Final at 2:00.20. 

Also in the GLIAC Championships, Aeson Akins lowered his school record with a finals time of 1:49.32 to place 10th overall. Matthew Pietsch placed 13th by touching the wall in 1:50.32, a time that would have set a school record if not for Akins time. In 14th, Jackson Dircks finished in 1:50.75, also a time that would have set a new school record. Dircks was joined by Isaac Rokusek, Peyton Bartsch and Pedro Borin crushed the school record by timing in at 3:03.83. All four return as they set their sights at building off that performance.

The Viking women's team was picked to win its third consecutive NSIC Championship while All-Americans Bryn Greenwaldt and Avery Lommel were selected to sweep NSIC yearly honors, both Swimmer and Diver of the year, respectively. 

A flurry of All-Americans return for the women's program. Makoa Montgomery and Meesha Montgomery are back for their senior seasons after earning their status together in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Makoa added 200 medley relay status and Meesha was an All-American in both the 400 medley relay and as an individual in the 100 free. 

Nesrine Jelliti earned All-American honors in the 100-breaststroke and was a part of both the 200 and 400-medley teams and enters her senior campaign. Angelina Chan joined the 200-freestyle and 200-medley teams while Nathalia Silva and Amaya Street return after being on the 400-medley and 400-freestyle teams, respectively. 

 Augustana will return to the pool December 6-8 for the Rochester Invite in Rochester, Minn.