Posted: Mar 09, 2025

2025 NJCAA Swimming and Diving Champions

BUFFALO, NY- The Indian River State College Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving programs successfully defended their NJCAA National titles in Buffalo, New York, on the campus of Erie Community College.

The women's team managed to win all 25 events on the way to securing their 47th National Championship—and 43rd in a row. On the men's side, the River men won 24 of the 25 events contested and earned their 51st National Title.

Even more impressive is that during the 4-day competition, 21 national records were set by River athletes.

RESULTS

Day 1

Men 1000 Free – Elliot Weisel, 9:01.34
Men 50 Free – Oliver Nell, 18.95

Day 2

Women 1m Dive – Alexandra Andueza, 319.75
Women 200 Free Relay – 1:31.24
(Sara Safranko, Amelia Brown, Kelly Zwart, Ana Villamil)
Men 200 Free Relay – 1:17.55
(Oliver Nell, Riccardo Pandin, Tom Ferguson, Felipe Costa)
Men 50 Back – Oliver Nell, 21.25 (Prelims), 20.99 (Finals)
Men 400 Medley Relay – 3:11.00
(Oliver Nell, Kito Campbell, Gabriel Morales, Riccardo Pandin)

Day 3

Women 100 Back – Wiktoria Maciuszek, 54.24
Men 100 Back – Oliver Nell, 45.98
Women 200 Fly – Aurora Zanin, 1:59.52
Men 1m Dive – Justin Halford, 355.80
Women 200 Medley Relay – 1:40.04
(Wiktoria Maciuszek, Ana Villamil, Kelly Zwart, Sara Safranko)
Men 200 Medley Relay – 1:25.75
(Oliver Nell, Kito Campbell, Gabriel Morales, Riccardo Pandin)

Day 4

Men 50 Fly – Oliver Nell, 20.84 (Prelims), 20.52 (Finals)
Men 200 Back – Gabriel Morales, 1:44.36
Women 3m Dive – Alexandra Andueza, 331.30 (Prelims), 349.55 (Finals)
Women 400 Free Relay – 3:22.21
(Sara Safranko, Nika Tomic, Amelia Brown, Aurora Zanin)
Men 400 Free Relay – 2:53.84
(Oliver Nell, Riccardo Pandin, Tom Ferguson, Gabriel Morales)

Individual honors achieved at the 2025 National Championships were:

NJCAA Female Swimmer of the Year – Aurora Zanin
1st place finishes in the 1000 Free, 400 IM, 200 Fly (National Record), and 1650 Free.
NJCAA Female Diver of the Year – Alexandra Andueza
1st place finishes and national records in both diving events.
NJCAA Male Swimmer of the Year – Oliver Nell
1st place finishes in the 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, and 50 Fly—all in National Record times.
NJCAA Male Diver of the Year – Justin Halford
1st place finishes in both diving events and a National Record in the 1m.
NJCAA Diving Coach of the Year – David Suba
NJCAA Male Swim Coach of the Year – Sion Brinn

Individual event winners for the women included:

Wiktoria Maciuszek – 50 Breast, 50/100 Back
Nika Tomic – 200 IM, 200 Back
Aurora Zanin – 1000/1650 Free, 400 IM, 200 Fly
Sara Safranko – 50 Free, 100 IM
Alexandra Andueza – 1m/3m Dive
Kelly Zwart – 50/100 Fly
Amelia Brown – 100/200/500 Free
Ana Villamil – 100 Breast
Paola Gonzalez – 200 Breast

Relay winners included:

800 Free Relay (Zanin, Tomic, Zwart, Brown)
200 Free Relay (Safranko, Brown, Zwart, Villamil)
400 Medley Relay (Tomic, Villamil, Zwart, Safranko)
200 Medley Relay (Maciuszek, Villamil, Zwart, Safranko)
400 Free Relay (Safranko, Tomic, Brown, Zanin)

On the men's side, individual winners included:

Kito Campbell – 50/100 Breast
Elliot Weisel – 1000/200/1650 Free
Anderson Brown – 200/400 IM, 200 Fly
Oliver Nell – 50 Free, 50/100 Back, 50 Fly
Gabriel Morales – 100 Fly, 200 Back
Justin Halford – 1m/3m Dive
Knut Robinson – 500 Free
Tom Ferguson – 100 IM
Marcus Johnson – 200 Breast

Relay winners included:

800 Free Relay (Ferguson, Weisel, Brown, Robinson)
200 Free Relay (Nell, Riccardo Pandin, Ferguson, Costa)
400 Medley Relay (Nell, Campbell, Morales, Pandin)
200 Medley Relay (Nell, Campbell, Morales, Pandin)
400 Free Relay (Nell, Pandin, Ferguson, Morales)

With the season now over, the teams look ahead to the 2025–2026 season, which will conclude at the National Championships scheduled for Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida, on March 4–7, 2026.

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