Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Swim and Dive Welcomes 17 Newcomers for 2026-27 Season
07/27/2026 | 2:10:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Roughly a month out from the 2026-27 school year starting, Southern Illinois swim and dive has announced their newcomer class for the upcoming season.
This year's class includes six men and 11 women. All will be competing in their first collegiate season besides one transfer, Ryan Serbia from George Mason. Additionally, this year's group of newcomers is full of international athletes, including two from Turkey, two from England, and one each from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Kosovo.
The incoming Saluki swim and dive athletes are as follows:
Men
Brent Dahl
Georgina Hamilton
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This year's class includes six men and 11 women. All will be competing in their first collegiate season besides one transfer, Ryan Serbia from George Mason. Additionally, this year's group of newcomers is full of international athletes, including two from Turkey, two from England, and one each from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Kosovo.
The incoming Saluki swim and dive athletes are as follows:
Men
Brent Dahl
- Hometown: Albert Lea, Minnesota
- High School: Austin High School
- Parents' Names: Wes and Kate Dahl
- Best Events (Best Time): 100-backstroke (48.15) | 200-backstroke (1:47.74)
- Intended Major: Physics
- Highest Achievement: Winning state junior year of high school | making the Summer Junior National Team
- Hometown: Goodyear, Arizona
- High School: Millennium High School
- Parents' Names: Gary and Cindy Clark
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-freestyle (1:40.87) | 500-freestyle (4:30.35) | 1000-freestyle (9:25.97) | 200-butterfly (1:52.02) | 400-IM (4:02.30)
- Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: Fifth at Mt. Hood Sectionals in the 800 and 1500 | Junior Nationals qualifier
- Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
- Previous College: George Mason
- Parents' Names: Jose and Rebekah Serbia
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-IM (1:48.08) | 200-breaststroke (1:59.43)
- Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Cabot, Arkansas
- High School: Cabot High School
- Parents' Names: Chad and Ashley Overton
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-freestyle (20.94) | 100-freestyle (46.05) | 200-freestyle (1:42.24) | 50-butterfly (22.65) | 100-butterfly (50.72) | 100-breaststroke (59.30)
- Intended Major: Nursing
- Highest Achievement: Competing in the 50-freestyle (23.89) at Winter Junior Nationals in the LCM
- Hometown: Bursa, Türkiye
- High School: MBA Okullari
- Parents' Names: Aydin and Behire Yonca
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-freestyle (1:50.52) | 400-freestyle (3:51.06) | 200-backstroke (2:02.72)
- Intended Major: Biology
- Highest Achievement: Bronze at the European Junior Swimming Championship | Finalist at the World Junior Swimming Championship
- Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
- High School: Little Rock Central High School
- Parents' Names: Barrett and Tricia Flagg
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-freestyle (20.80) | 100-freestyle (45.76) | 200-freestyle (1:42.94) | 100-backstroke (50.33) | 100-butterfly (51.04)
- Intended Major: Nursing
- Highest Achievement: Competing at Futures
Georgina Hamilton
- St Albans, England
- High School: St. Columba's College
- Parents' Names: Jackie Lovern and Jamie Hamilton
- Best Events (Best Time): 100-breastroke LCM (1.13.02) | 200-breaststroke LCM (2.37.54) | 200-IM LCM (2.27.66)
- Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: Junior finals at Aquatics GB Championships
- Hometown: Liberty, Missouri
- High School: Liberty North High School
- Parents' Names: Brian and Jamie Hudnall
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-freestyle (1:54.32) | 100-freestyle (52.82)
- Intended Major: Physiology (Premed)
- Highest Achievement: Second at state in 100-freestlye | First-Team All-State all four years of high school
- Hometown: Leicester, England
- High School: Beauchamp College
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-butterfly (2:14.10) | 200-FC (2:02.40) | 400-FC (4:16.06)
- Intended Major: Biological Sciences
- Highest Achievement: Qualifying for the Aquatics GB Championships | Represented Swim England at the Edinburgh International Meet | Finalist at Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships | Finalist and medalist in the East Midlands region | Made selection for Swim England Talent Pathway
- Hometown: Mokena, Illinois
- High School: Lincoln-Way Central High School
- Parents' Names: Mike and Alicia Meyer
- Best Events (Best Time): 6-Dives (277.60) | 11-Dives (485.10)
- Intended Major: Criminal Justice
- Highest Achievement: IHSA State Finals | Broke school record for 6- and 11-dives
- Hometown: Mexico City, Oaxaca, Mexico
- High School: Colegio IPANTI de Oaxaca
- Parents' Names: Esteban Monroy Diaz and Jasibe Garcia Rojas
- Best Events (Best Time): 100-freestyle (58.52) | 200-freestyle (2:07.03) | 50-butterfly (28.48) | 200-butterfly (2:19.29) | 200-IM (2:24.28)
- Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: State Sports Award 2023 | 13th place in the 4x200-meter freestyle at the 2025 World Junior Championships Romania-Otopeni
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- High School: Lane Tech College Prep
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-butterfly (25.04) | 100-freestyle (52.11) | 100-butterfly (56.12) | 50-backstroke (26.26)
- Intended Major: Radiologic Sciences
- Highest Achievement: Four high school records | Sectional champion | State qualifier and finalist | NCSA and Futures qualifier
- Hometown: Pristina, Kosovo
- High School: "Dr. Ali Sokoli" Medical High School
- Parents' Names: Mihrie Beiqi
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-backstroke (29.70) | 50-freestyle (26.65) | 50-butterfly (28.35) | 100-freestyle (58.64)
- Intended Major: Exercise Science and Kinesiology
- Highest Achievement: Paris 2024 Olympian
- Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
- High School: Madison West High School
- Parents' Names: Ted and Jill Osthelder
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-butterfly (25.14) | 50-backstroke (26.21) | 100-butterfly (56.75) | 100-backstroke (57.60)
- Intended Major: Business
- Highest Achievement: Futures cut (50-fly) | NCSA qualifier (100-fly, 100-bk, 50-fly, 50-bk, 50-fr) | High School State Team (200-medley, 100-fly, 100-bk, 200-fr)
- Hometown: Ulloa, Heredia, Costa Rica
- High School: Escuela Liceo María Auxiliadora de San José
- Parents' Names: Félix Centeno Flores and Vivian Pérez Brenes
- Best Events (Best Time): 400-freestyle (4:25.49) | 800-freestyle (8:58.84) | 1500-freestyle (17:14.70)
- Intended Major: Nutrition and Dietetics
- Highest Achievement: Ninth in the 800-freetyle at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games | First in the 800-freestyle at the 2025 Central American Games
- Hometown: Urla, Izmir, Turkey
- High School: Modern Science Academy
- Parents' Names: Ibrahim and Isil
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-freestyle (26.81) | 100-freestyle (57.74) | 220-freestyle (2:09.68)
- Intended Major: Psychology
- Highest Achievement: 50- and 100-freestyle at Young Woman Turkey 2 | 2023 Turkish National Team alternative
- Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
- High School: Park Hill South High School
- Parents' Names: Charles and Suzanne
- Best Events (Best Time): 6-Dives (274)
- Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: 2026 Missouri Class 2 State Champion
Follow the Salukis
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the swim and dive teams by following the them on X at @SIU_SwimDive, on Instagram at @siu_swimdive, and on Facebook at facebook.com/SIUSwimDive. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
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