Ella Dyson (21, Great Britain, World Aquatics bio here) visited California for the first time in her life with her Rice University teammates.

Sunny skies and a good collegiate ambiance greeted the British swimmer Marlow, England (born in Melbourne, Australia) at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach.

Right from the start, the senior quickly took off and extended her lead throughout the 5 km race: strong, smooth, and smart. Dyson was the class of the field with her Rice teammate Ava Portello second and Kyra Rabess of Northern Colorado University finishing third.

With LA28 dreams in her future, she came out smiling and appreciative of the opportunity to race in Long Beach. As a senior, she has post-graduate plans to balance competing on the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup series with her masters degree studies in England. Her ultimate athletic goal is to represent Great Britain at the LA28 Olympic 10K marathon swim – just a short 10-minute drive from the Marine Stadium venue.

Her Rice coach Seth Huston is known for his passion for open water swimming and has attracted some of the finest women open water swimming in the collegiate ranks, leading the Rice women to a 2024 CSCAA Open Water Swimming National Championship title. He said, “Ella and Ava and their teammates push each other every day in practice.”

The event as live streamed on Game On Live Studio with play-by-play by Cejih Yung.

Women’s 5 km Results

1. Ella Dyson, Rice University 1:01:21
2. Ava Portello, Rice University 1:20:20
3. Kyra Rabess, Northern Colorado University 1:03:13
4. Sophie Hay, Washington State University 1:03:15
5. Ava Hamblett, Rice University 1:03:34
6. Tatum Janning, Washington State University 1:03:36
7. Renee Tan, Rice University 1:30:39
8. Estel Galo Nogueir, New Mexico State University 1:03:40
9. Gabriela Robles, California Baptist University 1:03:44
10. Kai Flanagan, California Baptist University 1:03:45
11. Laura Kalmar, Fresno State University 1:03:50.00
12. Viven Nett, Washington State University 1:03:57.00
13. Emma Guglielmello, Pepperdine University 1:04:46.00
14. Ginger Kiefer, University of Idaho 1:04:49.00
15. Cher Patrick, BYU 1:04:56.00
16. Vivi Criscione, Grand Canyon University 1:04:57.00
17. Katie Rink, New Mexico State University 1:05:12.00
18. Clare Luken, Fresno State University 1:05:20.00
19. Lelie Symington, UC Santa Barbara 1:05:25.00
20. Sami Johnson, Sami Rice University 1:05:34.00
21. Abigail Skinder, California Baptist University 1:05:48.00 6
22. Ellyson Lombardi, Rice University 1:05:49.00
23. Riley Baldwin, Fresno State University 1:05:52.00 5
24. Kaitlyn Logue, Grand Canyon University 1:05:53.00 4
25. Cera Mallory, Utah Tech University 1:05:54.00 2
26. Bethany Rahn, University of Idaho 1:05:55.00 2
27. Lora Konter, Northern Colorado University 1:05:57.00 1
28. Mollie McAlorum, Rice University 1:06:01.00
29. Sydney Wilson, University of San Diego 1:06:03.00
30. Hlaa Diab, Hlaa 18 NC 1:06:03.00
31. Ansley Halbach, Ansley PEPP-CA 1:07:13.00
32. Melissa Turlea, Melissa BYU-UT 1:07:14.00
33. Elisa Corradi, Elisa 23 GCU 1:07:16.00
34. Marie Mason, University of Idaho 1:07:19.00
35. Holly Lenarz, University of Idaho 1:07:32.00
36. Caroline Grimsley, Fresno State University 1:07:42.00
37. Skylar Bruner, University of San Diego 1:07:42.00
38. Riana Barrett, Westmont College 1:07:50.00
39. Summer Dean, Grand Canyon University 1:07:54.00
40. Ava Elliott, Fresno State University 1:08:00.00
41. Marta Guasp, Grand Canyon University 1:09:04.00
42. Emma Welch, University of San Diego 1:09:39.00
43. Gabriella Stanton, University of Idaho 1:09:39.00
44. Ava Langston, University of Idaho 1:09:40.00
45. Franzi Djatej, Fresno State University 1:09:44.00
46. Coco Friedley, Biola University 1:09:50.00
47. Alyssa Gordon, Utah Tech University 1:09:54.00
48. Natalia Zmierczak, Utah Tech University 1:10:05.00
49. Kimberly Greene, Westmont College 1:10:25.00
50. Marissa Recio, Fresno State University 1:10:35.00
51. Grace McAnear, Westmont College 1:10:54.00
52. Natalia Florian, New Mexico State University 1:10:55.00
53. Kaiya Lawson, Utah Tech University x1:11:00.00
54. Emma Robinson, Westmont College 1:11:04.00
55. Emma Bustamante, Westmont College 1:11:23.00
56. Chloe Eyrich, UC Santa Barbara 1:11:31.00
57. Chloe Colvard, Biola University 1:11:53.00
58. Rachel Munch, Biola University 1:12:17.00
59. Simei van Staden, Biola University 1:12:26.00
60. Willow Pezone, Westmont College 1:12:41.00
61. Anna Vermeulen, University of San Diego 1:12:56.00
62. Coco Riding, Utah Tech University 1:13:20.00
63. Alexis Anderson, Alexis CU 1:13:23.00
64. Kelly Neill, Kelly 20 WEST-CA x1:14:09.00
65. Sienna Lefeber, Sienna 19 UID-IE x1:14:22.00
66. Izzy Garcia, Izzy 18 WEST-CA x1:14:26.00
67. Bella Schultz, Bella L 19 NMSU x1:14:35.00
68. Bella Cabral, Bella L 20 WC 1:14:40.00
69. Jane Hanson, Jane CU 1:15:11.00
70. Jamie Puhalski, Jamie 21 NMSU x1:16:11.00
71. Opal Derr, Occidental University 1:16:45.00
72. Sara Talmaci, Sara CU 1:17:48.00
73. Jenna Kimborowicz, CU 1:17:49.00
74. Kaitlynn Malarney, Kaitlynn Quincy University 1:18:05.00
75. Hayden Hoover, Occidental University 1:19:45.00
76. Kestrel Linehan, Occidental University 1:20:00.00

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