2026 Empire 8 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships to Take Place February 18-21 at Webster Aquatic Center

Women’s Swimming and Diving | 2/16/2026 3:00:53 PM

Alfred University, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo, Hartwick College, and Nazareth University will compete on the 2026 Empire 8 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships from Wednesday, February 18 to Saturday, February 21 from the Webster Aquatic Center in Webster, NY. Preliminary swimming and diving motion begins on all 4 days at 10 a.m. with the finals happening at 5:30 p.m. every night. SUNY Geneseo is seeking to repeat as Empire 8 Champions.
 
At the conclusion of the meet, an Empire 8 girls’s and males’s staff champion will likely be topped in addition to a Male and Female Swimmer and Diver of the Meet. The prime three finishers in every occasion may even be acknowledged.
 
Live video and outcomes will likely be obtainable all through the four-day occasion. For extra on this 12 months’s championship – together with day by day video hyperlinks, warmth sheets, outcomes, and up to date data – please head to the Championship Central web page. 
 

2026 Empire 8 Team Capsules (Order Based on 2025 Championship Finish)

 
SUNY Geneseo, the defending Empire 8 Champions, enter the week ranked fifteenth within the CSCAA Division III nationwide ballot. The Knights received 11 straight convention championships (10 SUNYAC, 1 Empire 8). The Knights, who went 11-0 in twin meets through the 2025-26 season, have large depth all through the lineup, with seven completely different student-athletes and all 5 relay groups atop the E8 leaderboards in 2025-26. All-American Brian Pabisch is the defending E8 Champion within the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly along with three relay wins final season and enters the meet as a prime contender in all three-sprint freestyle and each dash butterfly occasions. He has an NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time within the 50-yard freestyle (20.03 seconds). Jake Nielsen is a prime contender within the dash occasions as effectively, with a present time of 20.20 seconds within the 50-free, NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time within the 100-yard freestyle (49.96 seconds). Peter Peyser, Matthew Pinzon Pacheco, Dylan Gallub, Nick Lemmo, Alex Trzaskowski and Kyle Terri  may even be within the combine to medal within the dash occasions. Colin Babbit, Oliver Lutz Max Leroy and Will Fagan will signify the Knights within the distance occasions. Pinzon Pacheco is the present E8 chief within the 200-yard freestyle, whereas Edmund Wilson is the present chief within the 50-yard breaststroke. Trzaskowski is the defending league champion within the 100-yard backstroke Alex Palmer is the present E8 chief within the 200-yard particular person medley and is the defending E8 Champion within the 200-yard breaststroke, whereas Connor Baird is defending Empire 8 Champion in each the 200-yard butterfly and 400-yard particular person medley. Diver Greg Meder a former All-American within the 1-meter occasion, was runner-up in each E8 diving occasions to NCAA National Champion Trent Makowiec final season and is among the many nationwide leaders in each the 1- and 3-meter occasions this season. Teammates Cameron Corona, Nathan Davey, Joe Meder, Ellis Smith and Alexander Chapman may even look to earn factors within the diving effectively.
 
Hartwick is in search of its second Empire 8 Championship in three years. The Hawks received eight twin matches in 2025-26 and boast a deep group of student-athletes. Juniors Hassan Abdelwahed and Cameron Drake have loved large success this season. Abdelwahed was the 2024 Empire 8 champion within the 100- and 200- breaststroke occasions, whereas Drake is the two-time defending champion within the 500- and 1,650-freestyle races and will likely be a prime contender in each. Abdelwahed can be a robust contender in each breaststroke occasions in 2026. Bryce Rogers and Badr Aly are sturdy sprinters, whereas Conor Barry, Mahdi Behniaye and Kareem Mossad will compete within the particular person medley races. Rogers, Matthew Cole and Barry may even look to excel within the butterfly occasions, whereas Keegan Burkhardt will signify the Hawks within the backstroke. Alexander Chapman, Aidan Page and Diego Vera will signify Hartwick in each the 1- and 3-meter diving occasions.
 
Alfred will look to win its second E8 title in 4 seasons and seventh in league historical past. The Saxons have a robust group of prime student-athletes competing and recorded an amazing 8-2 document in twin meets this season. The duo of first-year standouts Andre Ayala and Youssef amr Abdallatif, Ayala is the top-seed within the 500- and 1,650-freestyle occasions, whereas amr Abdallatif is the top-seed within the 100- and 200-yard backstroke. Ayala was a two-time E8 Swimmer of the Week, whereas amr Abdallatif earned E8 weekly accolades 5 occasions. Sophomore Carlos Gonzalez is anticipated to compete for medals in a number of occasions. He is ranked second within the 200-yard breaststroke and within the top-five in each the 200- and 400-yard particular person medley. Uros Stojic, Calem Striker, Emmanuel Drappatz, Sean Killian and Tucker Jones may even look earn precious factors for the Saxons within the freestyle occasions, whereas Keagan Winkky and Zeke Doerner are prime contenders within the butterfly. Mahmoud Elkady, Stojic and Winkky are additionally candidates to earn podium finishes within the breaststroke.  to Alfred’s 200-yard medley relay staff has received 4 straight E8 titles. Divers Jaxson McQuaid and Jordan Annlee may even look to earn key factors for the Saxons in each diving occasions.
 
SUNY Brockport will look to enhance off a fourth-place end on the 2025 Empire 8 Championships. The Golden Eagles, who’re of their second season as an E8 member, completed 4-4 in twin meets this season. Erik Parkes is Brockport’s prime swimmer within the butterfly and is ranked fifth within the 200-yard butterfly and sixth within the 100-yard butterfly. Matt Cole, Patrick Power, Conner Berger and RJ Krupski will contend within the backstroke occasions. Liam Farrell and Anthony O’Leary are sturdy within the breaststroke, whereas Alex Nicita, Jace Fredericksen and Evan Sousa will look to contribute within the distance freestyle occasions. Joe Keeney, Zander Benz and Carter Lundin will look to prepared the ground for Brockport within the dash freestyle occasions. First-year Brenden Jardin-Reed will signify Brockport in each the 1- and 3-meter diving occasions. He has loved a wonderful season and is a three-time E8 Diver of the Week.
 
Nazareth is seeking to earn its third Empire 8 Championship in 2026 below first 12 months head coach R.C. Weston.  Junior Gianluca Antonini is a prime contender for the Golden Flyers within the 200-, 500-yard and 1.650-yard freestyle, whereas Alex Baxter and Solomon Panayil will signify the Golden Flyers within the spring freestyle occasions. Will Maxfield will look to steer Nazareth within the butterfly occasions, whereas David Martin is Nazareth’s prime contender within the particular person medley and butterfly occasions and Sam Romanosky will compete within the breaststroke.
 
Current 2025-26 Empire 8 Top Times
50-yard freestyle – Brian Pabisch, SUNY Geneseo – :20.03 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
100-yard freestyle – Jake Nielsen, SUNY Geneseo – :44.96 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
200-yard freestyle – Matthew Pinzon Pacheco, SUNY Geneseo – 1:42.20
500-yard freestyle – Andre Ayala, Alfred – 4:34.00
1,000-yard freestyle – Andre Ayala, Alfred – 9:43.28
1,650-yard freestyle – Andre Ayala, Alfred – 16:12.49
50-yard backstroke – Edmund Wilson, SUNY Geneseo – :22.83
100-yard backstroke – Yousef amr Abdallatif, Alfred – :48.81 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
200-yard backstroke – Yousef amr Abdallatif, Alfred – 1:50.32
50-yard breaststroke – Peter Peyser, SUNY Geneseo – :25.17
100-yard breaststroke – Jake Nielsen, SUNY Geneseo – :54.15 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
200-yard breaststroke – Alex Palmer, SUNY Geneseo – 1:58.37 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
50-yard butterfly – Brian Pabisch, SUNY Geneseo – :22.41
100-yard butterfly – Brian Pabisch, SUNY Geneseo – :49.41
200-yard butterfly – Connor Baird, SUNY Geneseo – 1:52.30
100-yard particular person medley – Yousef amr Abdallatif, Alfred – :52.13
200-yard particular person medley – Alex Palmer, SUNY Geneseo – 1:50.13
400-yard particular person medley – Connor Baird, SUNY Geneseo – 4:01.59
200-yard freestyle relay – SUNY Geneseo – 1:19.63 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time; Empire 8 Record)
400-yard freestyle relay – SUNY Geneseo – 2:59.64 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
800-yard freestyle relay – SUNY Geneseo – 6:58.80
200-yard medley relay – SUNY Geneseo – 1:28.93 (NCAA “B” minimize qualifying time)
400-yard medley relay – SUNY Geneseo – 3:19.97
1-meter diving (11-dive) – Greg Meder, SUNY Geneseo – 557.05
3-meter diving (11-dive) – Greg Meder, SUNY Geneseo – 612.65
 
For the hottest data on this 12 months’s championship, observe the Empire 8 Conference on X (@Empire8).
 

Ticket Information/Spectator Seating

$35 all session cross (obtainable Wednesday throughout prelims)

$5 single session cross

CASH ONLY

Spectator gallery will open at 9:00 am and 4:00pm respectively for every prelims and finals session.

Spectator gallery will likely be closed between afternoon diving and 4:00pm

Heat sheets and outcomes will likely be posted on Meet Mobile and on the Empire 8 Championship web page.