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Swim & Dive To Host Duquesne on Saturday
1/8/2026 10:48:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program returns to action in the Alumni Arena Natatorium this Saturday at 1 p.m., hosting Duquesne University in a head-to-head competition.
The Bulls enter the meet with a 3-1 record on the season, as the Dukes remain undefeated at 2-0. The competition will mark the 11th meeting between the programs, with the Bulls leading the Dukes, 8-2, through 10 matchups.
The Bulls enter the second half of the season with momentum, posting nine personal records that joined the program's all-time top 10 before the midseason break. Freshman Pinar Donmez was responsible for two of the nine performances, including a new school record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:13.98 at the Zippy Invite. The freshman also posted the third fastest 100-yard breaststroke time in program history (1:01.72). Freshmen Kamilla Nemes and Hattie Wasmuth also joined the program record book, Nemes in the 400-yard individual medley (10th, 4:21.99) and Wasmuth in the 200-yard backstroke (8th, 1:59.82).
The Bulls had four returning student-athletes set new personal best times that entered the program record book too. Elise McCaul (8th, 10:12.29) and Ava Cunningham (10th, 10:14.63) joined the ranks of the 1,000-yard freestyle at Ohio. Ava Pauly rose to fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke ranks at the UB Invite with a time of 1:01.94. Bella Forsman earned the ninth spot on the program's leaderboard in the 100-yard butterfly (54.93), the fifth event the sophomore has joined the all-time top 10 in.
The Buffalo divers enter the second half of the season with a list of accomplishments. Presley Dorsett, Mallory Hanna, Adele Melamud and Sophie Meuwissen have all qualified for the one-meter event at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships this spring. Dorsett, Melamud, Meuwissen and Maggie Meyers all qualified for three-meter diving too.
Four different Buffalo divers have won an event so far this season, with Dorsett, Melamud, Meuwissen and Tristan Krajcarski headlining for the Bulls through 10 events this season. The program has also had their divers take all seven of the top seven spots in two meets this season.
The Buffalo divers last competed at Akron's Zippy Invite, where Dorsett won the one-meter event with a score of 280.05 and placed fifth in the three-meter (265.80), later being named MAC Diver of the Week. Melamud has also been named the MAC Diver of the Week this season, becoming the fourth freshman diver in program history to earn the honor.
Action in the Alumni Arena Natatorium begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Click here to watch the Bulls compete live. A complete schedule for Buffalo Swimming & Diving can be found here.
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