EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Action continues for the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams on Saturday when the Purple Aces welcome Valparaiso to Deaconess Aquatic Center. The meet begins at 1 p.m. and admission is $5 while UE students are admitted free with their student ID.
 
Last weekend, Evansville opened the season against Bellarmine. The Purple Aces women took a 103.5-101.5 win while the men fell by a final score of 145.5-59.5.
 
In the opener, the highlight was the performance on the boards by Levi McKinney. Fresh off a record setting 2025-26 campaign, McKinney picked up right where he left off. He set two school records on Saturday while qualifying for the NCAA zones. His record-setting score in the 1-meter was a 337.05 while his score in the 3-meter was a 341.93. Leah Gardner set two personal bests as well.
 
The women had a strong day in the relays sweeping wins in the 200-medley and 400-free events. Hannah Krings picked up a victory in the 1000-free with a time of 11:13.64. Grace Moody took top honors in the 50-free with a 24.36 to win by close to a full second. Jadyn Dauphinais had a dominant effort in the 100-fly, winning by 1.94 seconds. Making her UE debut, Lily Clark was victorious in the 100-free with a time of 54.31 to win by just over a second. On the men's side, Victor Dyrhauge took the victory in the 100-fly with an effort of 51.49.