Women’s swimming and diving as much as fifth place at NESCAC championships

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Hamilton College Continentals established three group information on the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships inside Wesleyan University’s Webster Family Natatorium on Saturday, Feb. 14.
 
Hamilton moved up one other spot to fifth place out of 11 groups with 684 factors after three days. If the Continentals do not drop on the final day, will probably be their finest end since 2004. Swimming preliminary heats on Sunday, Feb. 15 begin at 10 a.m. and the finals start at 5:30 p.m.
 
Charlotte Sorensen ’28 set a group document and made an NCAA championships ‘B’ lower within the 400-yard particular person medley with a time of 4:28.62 in prelims. All-American Maggie Rosenbaum ’14 had held the previous document of 4:29.48 since 2014. Sorensen ended up ending in fourth place within the night finals.
 
Emma Robinson ’26 broke a group document within the 1,000 freestyle that had stood since 2013 and completed fifth with a time of 10:24.51. McKenna Kelly ’15 owned the earlier better of 10:27.69.
 
Hamilton posted one other group document and an NCAA ‘B’ lower within the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.15. The members of that relay had been Paige Wielgus ’28, Megan Janczyk ’29, Jade Matthias ’26 and Chloe Lan ’28. That identical foursome set the earlier mark of 1:44.39 earlier this season in December at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 
Matthias lowered her NCAA ‘B’ lower time within the 100 backstroke by almost a full second with a time of 55.61 seconds in prelims. She completed fourth within the occasion finals later that evening.   

TOP PERFORMANCES

 

200 Medley Relay

6. Paige Wielgus ’28, Megan Janczyk ’29, Jade Matthias ’26, Chloe Lan ’28 (1:44.15; group document; NCAA Championship ‘B’ lower)

 

1000 Freestyle

5. Emma Robinson ’26, 10:24.51 (group document)

12. Charlotte Moulson ’26, 10:37.15

15. Brooks Risher ’27, 10:42.25

23. Kylie Willis ’29, 10:49.76

 

400 Individual Medley

4. Charlotte Sorensen ’28, 4:30.09 (4:28.62 in prelims; group document; NCAA Championship ‘B’ lower)

 

200 Freestyle

20. Gianna Cofone ’27, 1:55.17 (4^th in preconso closing)

 

100 Breaststroke

16. Janczyk, 1:07.91 (8^th in conso closing; 1:07.03 in prelims)

17. Holly Woodhouse ’26, 1:07.28 (1^st in preconso closing)

18. Grace Fischer ’28, 1:07.59 (2^nd in preconso closing)

24. Chi Kanu ’27, 1:08.79 (8^th in preconso closing; 1:07.78 in prelims)

 

100 Backstroke

4. Matthias, 56.03 (55.61 in prelims; NCAA Championship ‘B’ lower)

15. Wielgus, 58.03 (7^th in conso closing; 57.50 in prelims)

16. Mila Smarrito ’29, 58.51 (8^th in conso closing; 57.97 in prelims)

17. Carolyn Miner ’27, 58.09 (1^st in preconso closing)