Who’s one of the best senior in N.J. ladies swimming in 2026? Our picks, your votes

It’s no secret: New Jersey’s Class of 2026 in ladies swimming is stacked with expertise.

This yr’s seniors embody Meet of Champions winners, All-State standouts, and Division I commits who’re all poised to make waves on the subsequent degree. With so many excellent swimmers within the combine, it’s not straightforward to select only one as the highest athlete from the Class of 2026.

But that’s precisely what we’re asking you to do.

In the primary version of a four-part sequence, the NJ.com swimming employees highlights the highest senior ladies swimmers and asks you, the followers, to vote for which opponents you suppose are one of the best.

Scroll right down to see the nominees after which vote within the ballot on the backside.

A word to voters:

• The final result of the voting can have no bearing on NJ.com postseason awards or All-State choices, which is able to made solely by ladies swimming author Corey Annan.
• Voting ends on Monday, Jan. 12 at midday.
• The finalists and the outcomes of the ballot are beneath the listing of athletes. Times from the beneath athletes may be discovered on nj.com

NOMINEES

(listed in alphabetical order by final title)

Alaina Allbaugh-Heinz, Shawnee

Amanda Bramley, Pascack Valley

Dylan Briones, Hillsborough

Mariana Builes, Immaculate Heart

Madelyn Cassidy, Kingsway

Helen Chen, West Windsor-Plainsboro South

Leah Ciabattoni, Passaic Tech

Rebecca Clemente, Watchung Hills

Francesca Cordero, Passaic Tech

Madeline Crawford, Chatham

Gia DiLeonardo, Our Lady of Mercy

Hope D’Orsi, Ranney

Meghan Dwyer, Mount St. Mary

Luella Fetter, Ocean Township

Annie Flanagan, Princeton

Anna Haggerty, Ranney

Lauren Hanus, Trinity Hall

Kiera Harkins, Chatham

Claire Hegedus, Bridgewater-Raritan

Gloria Jeng, Chatham

Larissa Kavanagh, New Providence

Katherine Kennedy, East Brunswick

Kaileigh Kennedy, East Brunswick

Iris Kim, Leonia

Kinga Kiss, Ridge

Sofia Kopytek, Columbia

Alyce Lehman, Bishop Eustace

Tammy Leng, Hillsborough

Julia Lo, Passaic Tech

Ryann Lowry, Mainland

TingTing Luo, Pingry

Josie Marino, Ridgewood

Marleigh McDonald, Linden

Julia McHale, Haddonfield

Sevanah Oravets, Southern

Gabriella Pakovics, Rutherford

Sienna Plutzer, Tenafly

Allison Schiavo, Clearview

Sarah Thomas, Chatham

Camryn Tilger, Shawnee

Zariah Townsend, Passaic

Shae Trenery, Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Sydney VanDeBoe, Red Bank Regional

Samantha Villacis, St. Thomas Aquinas

Ellie Walsh, Shawnee

Jessie Wolf, Northern Highlands

Brooke Warner, Kingsway

Amira Washington, Red Bank Regional

Marcella Westhoven, Central Regional

Sydney Wright, Randolph

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