Dillon Earns Another School Record, Frogs Fall to SMU

Friday, October 30

Fort Worth, Texas

6 p.m.

TCU

145

155

SMU (Women Only)

10/30/2026 8:51:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

FORT WORTH – In the latest edition of DFW's crosstown rivalry, Avery Dillon set a new school record, but TCU women's swimming & diving fell to SMU on Friday night at University Recreation Center.

Along with Dillon, three Frogs set a new top-10 time in program history. SMU's victory was narrow, only taking the win by a score of 155-145.

To open up the meet, TCU placed second in the 400 medley relay with a mark of 3:40.02. The fireworks ensued after, as Dillon set her new school record in the 1000 free with a mark of 9:49.34, while Anna-Grace Guenther and Keren Ayzbruch joined her on the podium with top-10 times of their own.

Taylor Steelman followed it up with a third-place finish in the 200 free, while Audrey Worgull and Paige Taber earned a 1-2 finish in the 100 back.

Nina Vadovicova made it back-to-back event wins for the Frogs, touching the wall in 1:00.98 while Mikaela Goelst broke her personal best for a new top-10 time to place third.

In the final two events before the break, Morgan Rodriguez placed third in the 200 fly while Molly Cullen finished second in the 50 free.

During the break from swimming events, the Frogs swept the podium on 3-meter diving led by Odessa Kack with a score of 301.05.

At the start of the second half, Worgull touched the wall in 1:58.36 to claim a victory in the 200 back. Following that up with more success, Vadovicova took a victory with a time of 2:11.17 in the 200 breast.

The success would continue for the Frogs, with Dillon earning another victory this time in the 500 free with a mark of 4:49.83. Before the second and final break, SMU would sweep the podium in the 100 fly.

TCU saw more success in diving on 1-meter, with Emma Larcada Herrera leading the way with a win as the Frogs swept the podium.

As the meet concluded, Taylor Steelman took second in the 400 IM in the final individual event. The meet would wrap with the 200 free relay, and SMU took the top two spots to secure its narrow victory.

UP NEXT
TCU's men's squad continues the rivalry week with a matchup in Dallas against SMU on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT.