TCU Wraps Up Productive Stretch at Big 12 East Championships

Friday, January 16

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Big 12 "East" Championships

TCU Wraps Up Productive Stretch at Big 12 East Championships

1/17/2026 2:54:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

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Horned Frog Men Earn Victory, Women’s Squad Finishes Third

HOUSTON, Texas – In the inaugural Big 12 East Championships hosted by the University of Houston at CRWC Natatorium, the TCU swimming and diving program saw immense success, with the men's side finishing first out of all programs and the women's squad tallying a third-place result.

On the men's side, TCU earned 961 total points, placing above the likes of Cincinnati (913) and West Virginia (812). The women collected a total of 1031 points, putting them third behind Houston and Cincinnati. Overall, TCU had the second-best combined team score for the meet out of all competing programs with a 1992.

A total of 11 new top-10 marks were set this weekend, with five coming from diving events and six from the swimming competition.

DAY ONE (MORNING)
The TCU men created momentum from the jump on day one, as the squad of Lior Mizrahi, Colin Clough, Nigel Forbes and Peter Horton blazed to a 1:25.95 in the 200 medley relay to earn the first of numerous wins for the meet. The Frogs earned a trio of top-three finishes in the 100 fly, as Aubrey Finn placed third with a 54.64 on the women's side and Mizrahi and Forbes finished in the top two spots with respective efforts of 47.55 and 48.26

Filip Suchanski (3:54.65) and Giannis Skaris (3:57.40) came in second and third in the 400 IM. TCU then followed with another trio gathering top-three finishes, this time in the 200 free with Avery Dillon's 1:48.26 effort to place third on the women's side and Viktor Hristov (1:37.17) and Luka Cavic (1:37.59) collecting first and third for the men.

Nina Vadovicova improved on her second-best mark in school history in the 100 breast, swimming a 1:00.22 to earn second. The Frogs saw another top-three finisher on the men's side, as Nikola Koltin touched the wall in 54.41 to place third.

The women's 200 free relay squad earned second and the men's side placed first to give TCU all of the momentum heading into Friday's evening slate of events.

For diving in the morning portion, David Ekdahl posted a 345.40 on 1-meter to secure an event win. Emma Larcada Herrera set a new top-10 mark on 3-meter, collecting a personal-best score of 321.15 to earn third.

DAY ONE (EVENING)
The highlight of the evening's events came in diving, as Bryn James set the school record on platform with a score of 414.05. to win the event. Larcada Herrera captured another top-three finish on the women's side to cap off an impressive first day for TCU diving.

Paige Taber (54.23) placed second in the 100 back and Suchanski followed with a 47.61 effort to win the event. Vadovicova excelled in the breastroke once again, this time collecting a win in the 200 breast with a 2:09.96. Nikola Koltin came in third on the men's side, touching the wall in 1:58.49.

Dillon earned yet another win in the 500 free for her breakout freshman campaign, this time with a 4:48.64 effort. Braedon Ando went 4:27.77 to capture third on the men's side. In the fastest event in swimming, TCU held up to its reputation, as Molly Cullen (22.75) and Peter Horton (19.64) earned victories for the Frogs.

DAY TWO
To open Saturday's proceedings, Dillon threw down a 16:44.84 to place second in the 1650 free. Aaron Wilmes posted a 15:19.32 to earn a win in the event as well, as TCU started both days of the meet with impressive results to capture the edge for the day.

Nicole Christensen (2:02.99) came in third in the 200 IM. Horton and Forbes finished in the top two spots for the 100 free, collecting times of 43.19 and 44.53. Morgan Gore finished second in the 200 fly (2:00.81) and Hristov (1:47.25) alongside Yochanan Meza (1:48.58) earned the top two placements in the 200 fly.

In the final individual event of the meet, Taber went 1:58.79 to finish second in the 200 back. Suchanski continued his impressive two-day stretch, this time going 1:44.18 to secure a second-place result. The men's 400 free relay quartet of Hristov, Forbes Horton and Suchanski touched the wall in 2:55.17 to close out the Big 12 East Championships with a win and add some extra insurance for the men's squad at the top of the leaderboards.

TEAM SCORES
MEN
TCU – 961
Cincinnati – 913
West Virginia – 812

WOMEN
Houston – 1292
Cincinnati – 1171
TCU – 1031
West Virginia – 807
Iowa State – 781

TOP-10 MARKS SET
1st – Bryn James – Platform Diving (414.05)
2nd – Nina Vadovicova – 100 Breast (1:00.22)
3rd – Elliott Dillon – 3-meter Diving (390.90)
3rd – Eszter Kovacs – Platform Diving (257.45)
5th – Emma Larcada Herrera – 3-meter Diving (321.15)
5th – Lior Mizrahi, Colin Clough, Nigel Forbes, Peter Horton – 200 Medley Relay (1:25.95)
6th – Molly Cullen – 100 Free (49.92)
6th – Peter Horton, Nigel Forbes, Colin Clough, Nick Rozenberg – 200 Free Relay (1:19.10)
7th – Emma Larcada Herrera – 1-meter Diving (304.25)
8th – Viktor Hristov, Nigel Forbes, Peter Horton, Filip Suchanski – 400 Free Relay (2:55.17)
9th – Paige Taber, Nina Vadovicova, Aubrey Finn, Molly Cullen – 200 Medley Relay (1:40.51)

UP NEXT
TCU will take on one final test prior to the Big 12 Championships, as the Frogs will head to San Antonio for a dual meet against Incarnate Word on Saturday, Jan. 31.

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