Xeniya Ignatova

Class:
Freshman

2025-26: At the NCAA Championships, Ignatova helped the 800-yard freestyle relay team earn Honorable Mention All-American honors in 10^th place, anchoring a 1:46.43 split to help the team notch a 6:56.76. At the ACC Championships, she anchored the fourth place 800-yard freestyle relay with a 1:44.97 split to help the team finish with a 6:54.74. Individually, Ignatova placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke B-final with a 1:53.98. She also took sixth in the 200-yard freestyle C-final with a 1:47.01. She closed out competition in the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.60). During the Dual Meet Season: Against Xavier she competed in the 200-yard medley relay, with her team finishing first and earning a split of 26.16. She then competed in the 200-yard backstroke where she placed first with a time of 1:59.88. She swam next in the 400-yard freestyle relay, finishing with the fastest time in exhibition with a split of 51.12. During the SMU Classic, she competed in the consolation heat of the 100-yard butterfly and finished third with a time of 54.69. After that she competed in the 800-yard freestyle relay, where her team finished first and earned a split of 1:47.32. Next up was the 200-yard IM, where she finished first in the consolation heat with a 2:02.02 time. She moved on to the 200-yard backstroke championship heat, where she finished second with a time of 1:55.67. In the meet versus Notre Dame, Ignatova finished third with a time of 53.99. She also competed in the 400-yard freestyle relay, where her team finished third. At the Ohio State Invite, she took fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:53.46). At the meet against Missouri, she competed in the 200-yard medley relay where she helped her team finish first in exhibition, with a time of 1:39.89 and a split of 25.57. She later swam in the 100-yard backstroke finishing second with a time of 53.95. She then competed in the 200-yard backstroke, where she secured a first-place finish with a time of 1:54.37. She also swam in the 400-yard freestyle relay where she helped her team finish third with an overall time of 3:17.09, where she recorded a split of 49.73. At the Texas Showdown, she took third in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.29During the University of Cincinnati meet, Ignatova finished third with a time of 53.21 in the 100-yard backstroke. She also completed the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second, with a time of 4:48.13. Later, she placed first in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:59.58. Finally, she swam exhibition in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing with a split of 23.37. At the Kazakhstan National Championships, she won gold in the 400M Free (4:28.27), the 200M backstroke (2:15.53) and the 50M backstroke (28.90).