Women’s Swimming & Diving Look to Problem for NESCAC Title This Week

MEDFORD, MA (February 11, 2026) – The Tufts University ladies’s swimming & diving crew is seeded first in seven occasions because the Jumbos head to the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships this week (Feb. 12-15) at Wesleyan University.

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Championship Details:

2026 NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship – Championship Website
Dates: Thursday, February 12 by way of Sunday, February 15
Location: MIDDLETOWN, CT – The Wesleyan Natatorium
Coverage: PSYCH SHEET – LIVE RESULTS – LIVE VIDEO

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Senior Madeleine Dunn is top-ranked in all three distance freestyle occasions (500, 1000, 1650) to steer the Jumbos into the convention meet. Senior Madison Hagberg within the 200 backstroke, senior Katharine Skelly within the 50 butterfly and Tufts’ 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay go into the meet with NESCAC’s finest occasions from the regular-season.

Along with Dunn, seniors Quinci Wheeler, Isa Chambers and Skelly in addition to juniors Elena Harrison and Sydney Stasz have all gained convention championships both individually or in relays. Wheeler will probably be aiming for her third straight win the 50 breaststroke this 12 months, whereas the Dunn within the 1000 freestyle, Harrison within the 50 backstroke and the 200 and 400 freestyle relays together with the 200 medley relay will probably be going for back-to-back convention titles.

Tufts has been the runner-up on the convention meet in every of the final two years, after successful back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023. Last 12 months they have been second behind Williams College by a slim margin of 29.5 factors within the closest NESCAC Championship meet ever. Tufts has been first or second on the convention championship six straight occasions relationship again to 2019.

With 20 people and relays seeded among the many high three, the Jumbos will search for a powerful efficiency this week to stay among the many highest groups within the NESCAC.

“Our women’s team has had a great regular-season and put in great work and attention to being better individually and collectively,” head coach Adam Hoyt mentioned. “This weekend will be a team effort from both members competing and those supporting us from the stands.  We need everyone on board, as we’ve done all season long. I believe in our women and am excited to see them compete this weekend.”

Here’s a more in-depth have a look at the crew in every occasion:

BACKSTROKE: Hagberg’s 2:01.65 mark within the 200 is the convention’s finest, whereas Harrison is the defending champion within the 50 backstroke race. First-year Abby Davis will look to proceed her momentum from the Boston Winter Open final weekend when she recorded occasions that place her second within the 100 and fourth within the 200. Sophomores Oliva Pettit (50 and 200) and Noa Chambers are each top-eight seeds in two backstroke occasions, whereas Dunn within the 200 has an excellent likelihood to attain excessive.

BREASTSTROKE: Wheeler owns the NESCAC document for the 50 together with her 28.47 time from the 2024 convention championship. This 12 months in her closing NESCAC meet she holds seeds of second within the 50, third within the 100 and sixth within the 200. Stasz (seeded fourth in 100) and first-year Emma Shane (fifth in 50) are Tufts’ different finest photographs for championship finals performances within the breaststrokes.

BUTTERFLY: Skelly is the #1 seed for the 50 together with her time of 25.08 seconds from the MIT Winter Invite, which additionally stands as the highest mark in Division III this 12 months. Junior teammate Angel Smyrniou has the #2 mark in NESCAC, whereas Harrison is seeded third within the 200 butterfly. Smyrniou has the Jumbos’ finest time within the 200 butterfly for the #5 rating within the convention. Harrison within the 100 and first-year Megan Treglia together with sophomore Lila Strober within the 200 will look so as to add to the Jumbos’ depth of scoring right here.

DIVING: Senior Malia Leung leads the Jumbo divers into the convention meet with a #3 seed for the three-meter occasion and the #4 rating within the one-meter contest. First-year Anya Buyea is a top-eight entry off each boards, whereas the Jumbos even have junior Arya Gupta to assist them attempt to pile up crew factors within the diving occasions.

FREESTYLE: Dunn, a four-time NESCAC champion in her profession, will compete for extra this week. She has the season’s quickest occasions within the 500 (4:53.66), 1000 (10:06.36) and 1650 (16:57.45). Dunn is supported strongly by first-year Cloe Nader, who ranks third in all three distance occasions. Strober is high eight for the 1000 and 1650. Wheeler is Tufts’ high seed within the 100 and 200 freestyles, together with #2 within the 200. Skelly is fourth within the 50 free. Other Jumbos seeded among the many high eight for his or her freestyle occasions embrace first-year Alec Lazorisak and Chambers within the 50, Stasz within the 100, sophomore Sweeney Su for the 200 and junior Selin Tuncay for the five hundred.

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Dunn’s potential to make a serious mark on the meet consists of the 400 IM, through which she’s seeded second. Stasz – who holds NESCAC’s document for the 100 (not contested on the championship meet) – is the Jumbo chief within the 200 IM. Sophomore Sophia Knight will goal to be a championship finalist in each races, whereas Treglia is a top-10 performer within the 400.

RELAYS: The Jumbos hope to proceed current historical past and have a serious influence within the relays. They have the #1 occasions within the 200 medley relay (1:42.92) in addition to the 400 freestyle (3:25.90) relay. The foursome for each medley relays figures to be Harrison (backstroke), Wheeler (breaststroke), Smyrniou (butterfly) and Skelly (freestyle). Chambers, Wheeler and Skelly make up three-fourths of the 200 and 400 free relay foursomes which have the crew’s finest occasions, with Stasz within the 200 and Su within the 400 alternating within the third leg. The Jumbos are additionally #1 for the 800 free relay which is able to open the meet on Thursday evening.

According to the recently-released College Swimming Coaches Association of America Division III ballot, Williams is at #8 and the Jumbos are ninth. If that is an correct studying, it might be one other very shut convention meet this week. Colby College (#12), Amherst College (#19), Hamilton College (#23) and Middlebury College (#25) are additionally among the many nationwide high 25 heading into the 2026 NESCAC Championship.

 

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