Pirates Go to Duke On Friday To Open 2025-26 Season

Durham, N.C. – The East Carolina ladies’s swim and dive workforce is about to get their 2025-26 marketing campaign underway this Friday afternoon when the Pirates compete in opposition to Duke and Boston College on the Taishoff Aquatic Center.

The tri-meet shall be hosted by Duke with diving competitions set to start at 4 p.m. adopted by swim occasions at 5 p.m.

Eighth-year head coach Matthew Jabs returns 18 swimmers and divers from final season’s workforce that went 11-1 in twin meets and completed fourth on the American Conference Championship. Frida Zuniga returns to guide ECU on the diving platform after qualifying for NCAAs within the 1-Meter, 3-Meter and Platform final season and successful the platform on the American Conference Championship. 

Kinsley Baker, Sophie Benkusky, Kendall Bensen, Heidi Bruining, Carlie Clements, Sadie Covington, Elena Dinehart, Mikayla Durkin, Emilee Hamblin, Alyssa Heffelfinger, Caitlin Irvine-Smith, Madison Joy, Sara Kalawska, Laura Lopez, Campbell Murawski, Abbey Pickel and Olivia Templeton make up the opposite 17 returning swimmers and divers for the Pirates.  

Jabs and his workers of Ryan McIntire, Daisy Platts and Tyler Watson, welcome 9 new faces for the season in Lilou Alzaix, Cecilia Bragantini, Campbell Chandler, Riley Hawkins, Romina Hernandez, Alyssa Jackson, Tanith Mueller, Peyton Scott and Anna Zlota.