A Nanook swimmer prepares to dive off the block vs. Azusa Pacific, Oct. 2026
Alex Dean

Women's Swimming Alex Dean - Assistant Sports Information Director (MBB, WBB, SKI, SWIM)

Nanooks Swimming Takes on Seattle University and University of the Pacific in Tri-Meet This Saturday

SEATTLE - The Nanooks swimming team hits the road for a double-dual meet this weekend, traveling to Seattle to take on the Seattle University Redhawks and Pacific Tigers. Live timing will be available on Swimcloud.

Saturday, Nov. 7
at Seattle U | Session 1: 8:15 a.m. AKST | Session 2: 2:30 p.m. AKST
Redhawk Center | Seattle, Wash.

Live Timing

Last Time Out
The Nanooks won both dual meets against Azusa Pacific on Oct. 16 and 17, moving to 3-0 in dual meets this season. They won their first dual meet 133-64 and followed that with a 123-76 victory.

Dorka Dancsok picked up four individual wins over the weekend, winning each individual event she competed in. Dancsok placed first in the 400-yard IM (4:37.95), 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.15), 200-yard IM (2:11.65) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.04) in the two meets. Meanwhile, Zhenia Stukova won the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.40), 50-yard freestyle (25.05) and 500-yard freestyle (5:26.04).

Meet the Opponents
Seattle University Redhawks
Seattle has started the season by dropping its first four dual meets, falling to the University of Idaho 232-62, Washington State 219-43, Pepperdine 167-77 and Denver 216-45. The Redhawks finished seventh at last season's Big West Swimming Championships with 157 points.

Pacific Tigers
Pacific is currently 1-1 in dual meets this season, falling to San Jose State 175-98 before defeating UC Santa Cruz 154-123. The Tigers also placed first out of six teams at the PAC Invite on Oct. 2-3, finishing with 861 points over the two-day meet.

#NookNotes

  • Zhenia Stukova ranks fifth in the PCSC in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.40.
  • Kitti Marton sits sixth in the PCSC in the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.73) and the 1000-yard freestyle (10:53.51), and second in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:12.22).
  • Zsófia Varga ranks fifth in the PCSC in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:52.72) and leads the conference in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:04.56).
  • Cosima Schmiedel is seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.63) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:11.43) and leads the conference in the 100-yard IM with a 1:02.09.
  • Monica Botha is eighth in the PCSC in the 200-yard backstroke with a 2:12.50 and third in the 100-yard IM with a 1:02.72.
  • Marilia Persidou is sixth in the 200-yard butterfly among PCSC swimmers after posting a 2:10.39.
  • Dorka Dancsok ranks sixth in the PCSC in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.44) and the 200-yard IM (2:11.65), and third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.15) and 400-yard IM (4:37.95).


Looking Ahead
The Nanooks are off for two weeks and return to the pool on Nov. 20-22 when they head to Tacoma, Wash., for the Logger Invitational.

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Players Mentioned

Dorka Dancsok

Dorka Dancsok

Breast/IM
5' 7"
Senior
Kitti Marton

Kitti Marton

Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
Cosima Schmiedel

Cosima Schmiedel

Fly/IM
5' 7"
Junior
Monica Botha

Monica Botha

Free/Back/IM
5' 10"
Freshman
Marilia Persidou

Marilia Persidou

Fly/IM
5' 2"
Freshman
Zhenia Stukova

Zhenia Stukova

Free
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dorka Dancsok

Dorka Dancsok

5' 7"
Senior
Breast/IM
Kitti Marton

Kitti Marton

5' 7"
Sophomore
Free
Cosima Schmiedel

Cosima Schmiedel

5' 7"
Junior
Fly/IM
Monica Botha

Monica Botha

5' 10"
Freshman
Free/Back/IM
Marilia Persidou

Marilia Persidou

5' 2"
Freshman
Fly/IM
Zhenia Stukova

Zhenia Stukova

5' 8"
Freshman
Free