Spartans Win 11 Races at Cal State East Bay

“We had a solid meet today. Had a little rust to shake off.”

Hear from @sagehopkins after the meet at Cal State East Bay. #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/JvK5zkfhM4

— SJSU Swimming&Diving (@SJSUSwim) January 9, 2026

HAYWARD, Calif.—San José State won 11 races, two by Vilma Lindberg, as the San José State women’s swimming and diving won a dual meet at Cal State East Bay, 169-87, Friday afternoon.

• Lindberg won the 100 breast and 200 breaststroke races.
• Winners of the freestyle races include Stephanie Sifferman (200), Lais e Silva (50) and Dalton Sickon (100).
• Hannah Ernst won the 100 back, while Genevieve George won the 200 backstroke race.
• Lillie Grover won the 100 butterfly, while Ela Freiman won the 200 IM.
• The Spartans went 1-2 in both relays – 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.

UP NEXT – The Spartans go up the peninsula for a dual meet at Stanford on Saturday, January 24, at noon.

San José State     169
Cal State East Bay    87
200 Medley Relay
1. SJSU “A” (George, Lindberg, Grover, Sickon)    1:45.64
2. SJSU “B” (Ernst, Freiman, Bautista, e Silva)    1:47.44

200 Free
1. Stephanie Sifferman    1:54.88
2. Mya Azzopardi    1:55.66
3. Dalton Sickon    1:56.26
4. Nikki Lahey    x1:58.68
8. Jayne Harcarufka    x2:01.20

100 Back
1. Hannah Ernst    5817
4. Bethany Burga    1:01.21

100 Breast
1. Vilma Lindberg    1:04.16
3. Sahara Dalbik    1:10.21

200 Butterfly
2. Lillie Grover    2:04.45
4. Ela Freiman    2:06.61

50 Free
1. Lais e Silva    24.42
2. Keira Vail    25.05
3. Noemi Bravo-Guzman    25.10
4. Mya Azzopardi    x25.26
6. Katerina Marghieri    x25.67

100 Free
1. Dalton Sickon    53.37
2. Keira Vail    53.41
3. Nikki Lahey    53.53
4. Mya Azzopardi    x53.89
5. Lais e Silva    x54.10
6. Noemi Bravo-Guzman    x54.27

200 Back
1. Genevieve George    2:04.66
2. Hannah Ernst    2:07.60
5. Bethany Burga    2:17.57

200 Breast
1. Vilma Lindberg    2:18.54
2. Ela Freiman    2:23.29
4. Sahara Dalbik    2:31.58

100 Butterfly
1. Lillie Grover    56.66
2. Ava Bautista    58.14
3. Stephanie Sifferman    58.22
4. Luna Balbuena    x58.45
7. Andreea Dragoi    x1:00.78
8. Katerina Marghieri    x1:03.36

200 IM
1. Ela Freiman    2:07.32
2. Genevieve George    2:07.39
3. Luna Balbuena    2:11.98
4. Vilma Lindberg    x2:12.49
6. Hannah Ernst    x2:15.16

200 Freestyle Relay
1. SJSU “A” (e Sila, Lahey, Vail, Sickon)    1:36.59
2. SJSU “B” (Grover, Sifferman, Marghieri, Bravo-Guzman)    1:39.90

X – Exhibition Swim
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