PARRY REPEATS TO LEAD ONU AT NAIA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
ELKHART, Ind. – Kayla Parry defended her title in the 200-yard butterfly as the Olivet Nazarene University men's and women's swimming & diving teams competed at the 2025 NAIA Championships Wednesday through Saturday at the Elkhart Aquatic Center.
After claiming the gold medal in the event as a freshman last year, Parry touched the wall first again in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:02.17. The New Holland, Pa., native knocked over three seconds off her preliminary time to pick up the win and break the school record she set a season ago (2:03.92).
Parry added another All-American finish when she placed sixth in the 400-yard IM at 4:31.26. She was one of three Tigers to secure multiple All-American finishes. Grace Barnhart dominated the distance events with a fifth-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:35.97) and a sixth-place performance in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.06). Paige Howell excelled in the backstroke events, placing fifth in the 200-yard (2:04.68) and sixth in the 100-yard (57.33).
Timothy Braun and Jack Fries earned All-American distinction for the ONU men. Braun broke the school record to place fifth in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:38.38 while Fries secured a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:51.03.
ONU finished the championships with eight individual NAIA All-Americans, netting six on the women's side and a pair for the men, while the women added four All-American relays and the men earned distinction in the 200-yard freestyle relay. A total of 14 Tigers earned a top-16 finish.
The ONU men tallied 109 points to place 12th, while the women scored 207 points to take seventh overall.
NAIA National Champion
Kayla Parry - 200-yard butterfly - 2:02.17
ONU School Records
Kayla Parry - 200-yard butterfly - 2:02.17
Timothy Braun - 200-yard freestyle - 1:38.38
NAIA Individual All-Americans
Kayla Parry - 200-yard butterfly - 2:02.17 - 1st place
Timothy Braun - 200-yard freestyle - 1:38.38 - 5th place
Grace Barnhart - 1650-yard freestyle - 17:35.97 - 5th place
Paige Howell - 200-yard backstroke - 2:04.68 - 5th place
Grace Barnhart - 500-yard freestyle - 5:07.06 - 6th place
Kayla Parry - 400-yard IM - 4:31.26 - 6th place
Paige Howell - 100-yard backstroke - 57.33 - 6th place
Jack Fries - 200-yard IM - 1:51.03 - 7th place
NAIA All-American Relays
Women's 800-yard freestyle relay: Grace Barnhart, Katelyn Inman, Taylor King, Kayla Parry - 7:47.97 - 6th place
Women's 400-yard medley relay: Paige Howell, Kayla Parry, Ashley Parry, Katelyn Inman - 3:54.78 - 7th place
Women's 200-yard medley relay: Paige Howell, Kayla Parry, Ashley Parry, Mia Points - 1:46.66 - 8th place
Women's 200-yard freestyle relay - Ashley Parry, Katelyn Inman, Taylor King, Mia Points - 1:37.74 - 8th place
Men's 200-yard freestyle relay - Timothy Braun, Jack Fries, Jacob Fincher, Aleks Parsetich - 1:25.97 - 8th place
Top-16 Individual Finishes
Kayla Parry - 200-yard butterfly - 2:02.17 - 1st place
Timothy Braun - 200-yard freestyle - 1:38.38 - 5th place
Grace Barnhart - 1650-yard freestyle - 17:35.97 - 5th place
Paige Howell - 200-yard backstroke - 2:04.68 - 5th place
Grace Barnhart - 500-yard freestyle - 5:07.06 - 6th place
Kayla Parry - 400-yard IM - 4:31.26 - 6th place
Paige Howell - 100-yard backstroke - 57.33 - 6th place
Jack Fries - 200-yard IM - 1:51.03 - 7th place
Abbie Christensen - 200-yard backstroke - 2:05.84 - 10th place
Kayla Parry - 200-yard IM - 2:08.90 - 11th place
Jack Fries - 100-yard backstroke - 49.94 -14th place
Jacob Fincher - 100-yard butterfly - 49.88 - 14th place
Katelyn Inman - 200-yard backstroke - 2:07.74 - 14th place
Jack Fries - 200-yard backstroke - 1:50.40 - 15th place
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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu