Yankee Ford LEC Girls’s Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week: January 19, 2026

Swimmer of the Week

Ella Smith (Chicopee, Mass.) – Senior – Western New England

Smith gained a pair of particular person occasions with one runner-up end within the Golden Bears’ quad-match with Albertus Magnus College, UMass Dartmouth and Regis College. She was first to complete within the 1,650 freestyle (18:57.73) and 200 IM (2:18.01), and positioned second within the 100 freestyle (55.98). She was additionally a member of the victorious 200 freestyle relay (1:50.04).

Diver of the Week

Riley Mahoney (Oakham, Mass.) – Senior – Husson

Mahoney swept the diving occasions within the Eagles’ 151-127 twin meet win over Gordon College, taking the one-meter, six-dive occasion with 221.35 factors and the one-meter, five-dive occasion with 126.15 factors. 

Rookie Swimmer of the Week

Rachel Mathews (West Hartford, Conn.) – Freshman – Eastern Connecticut

Matthews gained each of her particular person occasions within the Warriors’ 202-77 twin meet rout of the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) over the weekend, topping the rostrum within the 1,000 freestyle (11:52.51) and 100 freestyle (1:00.75). She was moreover the anchor of the second-place 200 freestyle relay (1:54.07) with a 27.99 cut up.

Rookie Diver of the Week

Sienna DeLucia (Wallingford, Conn.) – Freshman – Bridgewater State

DeLucia earned high honors within the one-meter diving competitors with a career-best rating of 270.05 factors to qualify for the NCAA Division III Regional Diving Championships because the Bears hosted a tri-meet with Brandeis and Keene State.