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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Matthew Knope

Thea Masselink

  • Class Senior
  • Height
  • Hometown Vancouver, Canada
  • High School
  • Position Back/IM

Biography

2023-24 (Sophomore): Finished third in the 200 back (2:06.10) against North Texas on Nov. 4... placed second in both the 100 back (59.97) and the 200 back (2:07.66) versus UNM on Nov. 11... finished fifth in the B Final of the 100 back (57.13) at the Hawkeye Invitational... placed first in the 200 back (2:02.78) while finishing second in the 100 back (56.63) versus Grand Canyon, Arizona Christian and Ottawa (AZ) on Jan. 13... landed first-place finishes in both the 100 back (57.66) and the 200 back (2:02.58)... finished eighth overall in the 100 back (55.88) at the WAC Championships... finished third in the B Final of the 200 IM at the WAC Championships with a finals time of 2:04.47... finished first in the C Final of the 200 back at the WA Championships with a time of 2:02.46. 

2022-23 (Freshman): Placed first in the 200 back with a time of 2:05.51 in her first collegiate meet as the Aggies took on North Texas... clocked a time of 2:08.24 to finish first in the 200 back against Northern Colorado on Oct. 14... finished first in the 200 back (2:04.76) against Northern Arizona on Nov. 5 while also placing third in the 100 back (57.38)... finished third in the 200 free (2:02.67) against UT Permian Basin on Dec. 3... finished second in the 200 back (1:59.06) at the UNLV Invitational... tallied another first-place finish with a time of 58.26 in the 100 back against Idaho and Grand Canyon on Jan. 7... had a dominant showing against UNM on Jan. 28 as she finished first in both the 100 back (58.56) and the 200 back (2:04.32) while also finishing second in the 200 IM (2:13.32)... finished sixth in the 200 back (2:00.83) at the WAC Championships... finished seventh in the 100 back (55.37) at the WAC Championships... finished first in the C Final of the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.80. 
 
Personal Best Times: 
200 IM | 2:03.80 
100 Back | 54.96 
200 Back | 1:59.06 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Back/IM
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Back/IM
  • 2024-25Junior

    Back/IM
  • 2025-26Senior

    Back/IM