Photo Gallery (by Sandy King)

Eastern Illinois dropped their weekend dual meet against UIC. As a reminder, the meet with Southern Indiana on Saturday, January 24th, has been canceled, leaving the Panthers with one home meet left in the 2025-26 season.  

Men's Swimming: 

The Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay placed second with a finals time of 3:26.20. The relay team consisted of Alexander Sadowski, Nolan Wallace, Eddie Myers, and Simonas Rimskis. Sadowski took home a gold medal finish in the Men's 100 Yard Backstroke with a finals time of 49.56, which ranks 3rd all-time in EIU history. Sadowski also won the Men's 200 Yard Backstroke with a finals time of 1:50.49, which ranks 4th all-time in program history. Nolan Wallace continues to dominate, winning another Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 57.52, ranking 9th best in EIU history. Gavin Frigon earned a top three finish in the Men's 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 52.83.  

Women's Swimming:  

Anna Mueller earned a silver medal in the Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle with a finals time of 11:03.87. Mueller secured another second-place finish in the Women's 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:25.01. Genevieve Biberdorf continued her momentum from the last meet, securing second place in the Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke with a finals time of 1:09.45. Biberdorf also placed second in the Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke. Jenna Patridge secured second place in the Women's 200 Yard Backstroke with a finals time of 2:10.67. Sophia Buswell rounded out the Panthers meet with a top three finish in the Women's 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 59.99.  

Up Next:  

EIU will face Southern Illinois on Friday, January 30th, at 1:00 p.m. This will be the final home meet in the 2025-26 season for the Panthers.