GRINNELL, Iowa -- The Augustana Vikings men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened the 2026-27 season with a dual meet against the Grinnell Pioneers on Friday. The men's team fell by a score of 159-128, while the women's team dropped the dual by a score of 168-129.

On the men's side, Matthew Meyer claimed first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.17, followed by Alejandro Jacob in second at 1:01.18. Bjorn Sievert took first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.02, while Teddy McGuire finished second at 21.31. Meyer added another first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 5:05.10. McGuire placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.98, while Emanuel Anguelov recorded a time of 52.86 in the 100-yard butterfly.

In the three-meter diving event, John Kucala claimed first with a score of 189.23. He also earned second in the one-meter event with a score of 164.03.

Anguelov, Jacob, McGuire and Sievert teamed up to finish second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:35.84. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Sam Kulisek, Matt Olaru, Finn Glazebrook and Evan Deiters recorded a time of 1:31.21.

On the women's side, Mya Pheneger claimed first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.91, followed by Mara Walker in second at 2:03.58 and Addie Ketner in third at 2:04.18. Natalie Salazar earned first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.88. Kendle Mihm took first in the 50-yard freestyle at 25.30, while Sophia Warren finished second at 26.09. Mihm added another first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.45, followed by Pheneger in second at 55.69.

In one-meter diving, Presley Winters placed third with a score of 209.03, while Nicole Haeske finished fourth with 161.48 points. Mia Sturm also competed in the event, recording a score of 92.40.

Salazar, Caitlin Stoddard, Charlotte Vogen and Mihm combined for a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:53.52. The quartet of Warren, Ketner, Pheneger and Mihm claimed first in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing in 1:41.30.

Members of the swimming & diving programs will be in action tomorrow for the MPSF Open Water Championships in Long Beach, Calif., while the rest of the team will be back in action for a dual at Monmouth on Oct. 24.