Women's swimming and diving signs nine

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Head Coach Ozzie Quevedo Signs Nine to Join the Mustangs

DALLAS, Texas (SMU) — SMU head coach Ozzie Quevedo signed nine athletes to add to his roster for the 2024-25 season. The Mustangs also return seven from last year's roster, including three AAC-All Conference Team selections — Isabella Bedoya, Jimena Leal and Tiffanie Ruan.

SMU women's swimming is coming off of a second place conference finish last season, featuring 12 members being placed on the AAC All-Conference team.

The Mustangs also captured four championship titles at the AAC Championship — 200 back, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 200 free.

"I am immensely proud of the talent and determination that our recruiting class brings to SMU Swimming and Diving as we step into the ACC and set our sights on making waves in the NCAA and on the international stage," Quevedo said. "These athletes possess the skill, drive and potential to compete at the highest levels and represent the Mustangs with excellence. I have full confidence in their abilities to achieve greatness and shine on a global platform."

Below is a brief introduction of each incoming signee and/or transfer for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Teia Salvino - Incoming Freshman | San Clemente, Calif. | Abeka Academy

Salvino comes to the Hilltop as a two-time CIF and State Champion. She has set two national age group records and was on the Philippine National Team for the 2023 SEA and Asian Games. For SMU, she will be specializing in the freestyle, backstroke and IM.

A San Clemente, Calif. Native, Salvino captured first place during her high school years at the state competition in both her individual and team races.

Summer Osborne - Incoming Freshman | Auckland, New Zealand | Rangitoto College

Osborne hails to the Hilltop as the reigning Rangitoto College Senior Girls Swimming Champion, which she also won in 2022. She also holds the title of Rangitoto College Sportswoman of the Year. The former water polo player also helped her school win the top Co-Ed title at New Zealand National Secondary Schools Swimming Championships for the past 4 years (2020-2023).

For club swimming, she also swam for the North Shore Swimming Club. Here, she won the NSS Coaches' Incentive Female — the swimmer from top squad demonstrating diligence in training and special approach to performance, as well as the Anthony Kattan award — for the top performance at National Age Group Championships. For North Shore, she had the top times in the free, fly time and back.

Isabella Krantzcke - Incoming Sophomore | The Woodlands, Texas | Arizona State University

Krantzcke comes to the Mustangs after one year at Arizona State University. Prior to collegiate swimming, she swam at the Woodlands Christian Academy and lettered all four years. Here, she was a four-time first-team all state selection, a five-time TAPPS state record holder and an eight-time TAPPS state champion. She also swam for the Houston Bridge Bats under coach Dirk Marshall.

During her time at Arizona State, Krantzcke placed in the top 25 in three separate events at the Pac-12 Championships. She finished 17th in the 200 breast, 18th in the 100 breast and 24th in the 200 IM.

Mira Szimcsak - Incoming Sophomore | Budapest, Hungary | Washington State University

A Hungary native, Szimcsak joins the Hilltop after one year at Washington State. With the Cougars, she broke the school record in the 500 free, posting a time of 4.43.35 at the Pac-12 Championships. Also at the championships, she placed in the top three in both the 1000 free and 1650 free. As a result of her success, Washington State awarded her the 2023 Freshman of the Year.

In 2018, Szimcsak won the 5KM event at the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships and became a world champion in the 4x1250 meter relay at the World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. Most recently in 2023, she won gold at the Setùba leg of the Open Water Swimming World Cup in the 4x1500 relay event.

Rachel Anderson - Graduate Student | Somerset, England | Loughborough University

Anderson hails to the Hilltop from England after spending her undergraduate years at Loughborough University. In 2019, she finished 16th at the World Junior Championships. Additionally, Anderson also was a British senior medalist in the 400 meter freestyle in 2019.

Hadar Karp - Incoming Freshman | Srigim Li-On, Israel | Hof HaSharon High School

Coming off of winning with her relay team at Nationals, Karp joins the Mustangs with fellow incoming Israeli signee Odir Rakah. Karp was also fifth at the World Championships for the 100 free relay. An incoming freshman, she plans on specializing in the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and fly for SMU.

Ophir Rakah - Incoming Freshman | Srigim Li-On, Israel | Hof HaSharon High School

Rakah will be joining the Hilltop along with her fellow teammate from Israel, Hadar Karp. She competed in the swimming event in the annual Israeli Maccabiah competition at Kiryat Bialik. In the past two years at Nationals, she has won the 100 and 200 fly. An incoming freshman, Rakah also plans on specializing in the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and fly for SMU.

Madison Parker - Incoming Sophomore | Spanish Fork, Utah | Washington State University -

Parker joins the Mustangs after completing her freshman year at Washington State University. With the Cougars during their dual meet against UCLA, Parker earned a four-way sweep. While there, she also reached the top 10 for program marks in both the 50 free and 100 free.

During her high school years with the Titans at Olympus High School, she was named the team's Most Valuable Player and the 2023 female Athlete of the Year while being an honor roll student.

Madeleine Hebert - Incoming Sophomore | Henderson, Nevada | NC State University -

A transfer from NC State, Hebert hails to the Hilltop as a Henderson, Nevada native. She was a finalist at the Winter and Summer Junior Nationals in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events. During Hebert's senior year at Coronado High School, she won the Las Vegas Sun's Female Athlete of the Year for all of the Las Vegas student-athletes.

[Water Pony]

It is interesting we are gaining two Washington State U. incoming sophomores, who performed very well in the recent and last PAC12 championship meet as Frosh.

I think we can assume our move to the ACC combined with WSU's predicament being left behind in the PAC2 motivated these two swimmers to transfer. Great pickups Coach Ozzie.

[ponyswim]

The Washington State Coach left- so that may be part of it.
What is strange is that the 2 girls from Israel that were part of the press release, where initially on the online roster at the SMU website. Now they are NOT on the roster on the website. That leaves 13 swimmers on the roster.

[PK]

The Washington State Coach left- so that may be part of it.
What is strange is that the 2 girls from Israel that were part of the press release, where initially on the online roster at the SMU website. Now they are NOT on the roster on the website. That leaves 13 swimmers on the roster.

Due to current world issues, it may be a security issue.