Caroline Bryant
Editor-in-Chief
Men’s and women’s swimming finished their five-day competition at the 2025 NCAA Division II Swimming National Championships at Indianapolis’ Indiana University Natatorium.
The men’s team tied for tenth with their Sunshine State Conference (SSC) competitor Lynn University, while the women placed 33rd. According to FSC Athletics, the Mocs left the meet with 16 All-American honors and five broken records.
Men’s Swimming
All records came from the men’s side, with the first being a program best by Brandon Wilson (back), Janek Barczyk (breast), Nino Viallon (fly) and Matheus Da Rocha (free) in the 200 medley relay. Their 1:24.87 swim broke their own record from the SSC Championships, best for third place– just 0.19 seconds away from the winning team. The squad finished fourth in the 400 medley relay at 3:08.54, also breaking their school and SSC record from February.
“On a team level, I am very happy because we set new records in the relay,” Viallon said. “The team performed very well this week, although there were a few regrets in the relay where we were very close to becoming champions … It was very good competition, the team fought right to the end and we can be proud of what we achieved.”
In the 400 freestyle relay, Wilson, Viallon, Michael Tretyakov and Da Rocha clinched another best program time, claiming seventh at 2:54.34.
Individual records were brought home by Viallon and Wilson. Viallon swam the 100 fly in 46.72 seconds, shaving 0.47 seconds off the record he set last month. He placed fifth in the event. Wilson repeated his third place win from last year in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall at 46.25 seconds, 0.64 seconds better than the 2024 championships.
The two also made the top-10 in the 100 free, Wilson finishing in the No. 8 spot, with Viallon two places behind. Wilson’s time of 19.49 is the second-fastest program swim, just 0.21 seconds slower than Moc Olympian and national champion Kyle Micallef in the event.
Top-20 performances were swam by Barczyk (No. 6 in 100, No. 18 in 200 breastroke) and Peter Csicsaky (No. 13 in 500 free, No. 16 in the mile).
Women’s Swimming
The women’s team started the meet with the Mocs’ first top-20 finish. Vanda Voroshazy, Elizabeth Sikes, Olivia Miles and Sam Hunter swam a 7:35.15 for the 800 free relay, grabbing 16th in the event. In the 400 free relay, the four secured 19th, as Sikes finished the race at 3.28.98.
Sikes also received 18th place in the 100 fly, racing a 2:03.93. Voroshazy followed behind at 23rd.
Miles competed in three freestyle events, bringing home one top-20 (1650 free) and two top-40 finishes (500 and 1000 free). She also competed in the 400 individual medley, clutching 19th place.
For sprint free, Hunter secured 16th in the 100 free in 50.53 seconds and 39th in the 50 and the 200. This was Hunter’s debut as a Moc at the championships.
“I was definitely taken by surprise when I made top 16 in the 100,” Hunter said. “I wasn’t seated to make it, so I was really excited that I did do it and got the chance to swim in an NCAA final.”
Alizee Pelletier grabbed the No. 19 position in the 100 breaststroke at 1:02.66. Earlier, Pelletier aided the 400 medley team, swimming alongside Sikes (back), Voroshazy (fly) and Hunter (free) to earn 15th place at 3:47.45.
