SWIMMING AND DIVING SET FOR AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

LEXINGTON, VA – The Bryant University swim and dive staff will compete within the America East Championships Feb. 18-21 at Virginia Military Institute. 

Meet Information:

Date: February 18th-Twenty first, 2026

Time: Time will differ 

Location: VMI Aquatic Center

Bulldog Notes and Highlights:

On the season…

• Aidan Trenery enters the championships with the prospect for a particular weekend as he ranks within the prime 10 time-wise within the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 fly, 200 IM adn 400 IM.
• Nick Austin joins Trenery within the 100 breast and the 200 breast.
• James Misto finds himself within the prime 10 of each the 50 free (2nd) and the 100 fly.
• Bryant’s distance staff may be in for a giant week as Adam Kiss enters prime 10 within the 500 free, Raymond Stelmark is prime 4 within the 1000 free and Kiss, Stelmark and Patrick Maldonado are all prime 10 within the 1650 free.
• Tim Andrews enters the week with the highest time within the 200 fly and can also be within the prime 10 of the 100 fly. He is joined within the prime 10 by Trenery and Ryan Connors. Andrews can also be within the prime 10 of the 200 IM.
• Zach Proulx and Calix Hammett are within the prime 10 within the 100 again, whereas Proulx and Jack Ventre are within the prime 10 of the 200 again.
• Chris Buonocore enters his last profession meet with an opportunity for glory. He swept each diving occasions on the 2024 Championship meet and can look to do the identical this 12 months after ending second within the 1-meter and third within the 3-meter in 2025. The seasoned diver heads into the meet with the highest mark on each boards.
• Ruby Tonelli-Smith, the previous School Sports Australia National Championship runner-up within the 100 fly and the 2025 #AESD 100 Fly Champion, appears to be like to proceed her success. The sophomore enters the championship meet with the highest time in each the 100 fly (53.12) and the 200 fly (1:57.68), whereas rating second within the 200 IM (2:03.72).
• Katherine Bailey might have a particular week within the distance occasions as she enters with the highest time within the 500 free and 1650 free and the third-best time within the 1000 free.
• Makayla Pearce, Aurelie Honsberger and Anna Jackson are additionally within the prime 10 within the distance free occasions.
• Marcella Figueroa and Sofia Doersch personal prime 10 occasions in 50 free.
• Jocie Niemczyk is setup with a prime 10 time in 100 free, the highest time in hte 100 breast and third-best time within the 200 breast.
• Pearce and Jill Carline additionally personal prime 10 occasions within the 100 free.
• Clara Steen and Jacqui Fox are within the prime 10 in 100 again, whereas Fox and Elise Richardson personal prime 10 occasions within the 200 again.
• Bryant has a number of swimmers vying for the rostrum within the fly and IM occasions along with Tonelli-Smith. Amanda Witkus owns prime 10 occasions within the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM after successful gold within the 400 IM, silver within the 200 IM and bronze within the 200 fly ultimately 12 months’s championships.
• Ava Mustacciuolo owns a prime 10 time within the 100 fly and 200 fly, whereas Clara Steen is prime 10 within the 100 fly.
• Addison Abreu owns prime 10 occasions in each the 200 IM and 400 IM.
• On the boards, Megan Beasley appears to be like to defend her gold medal within the 1m dive and appears to brush the occasions as she enters with the higehst scorer within the 3m.

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