Patriot League Declares 2026 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Awards

BETHLEHEM – Navy collected 5 of this yr’s 2026 Patriot League Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship awards, when the League workplace introduced the honors on Monday morning. Boston University garnered three awards and Army West Point obtained a pair of honors.

Navy junior Finn Gelbach was honored because the Patriot League Championship Men’s Diver of the Meet for the second time in his profession after profitable each diving occasions over the weekend. He totaled 364.95 factors within the three-meter and 386.10 factors on the one-meter board.

Teammate and freshman Chase Maier collected Patriot League Championship Men’s Rookie of the Meet honors after profitable the 1,650-yard freestyle with an NCAA qualifying time and scoring 83 particular person factors.

Navy freshman Corrine Warriner was chosen because the Patriot League Championship Women’s Rookie of the Meet after recording a pair of podium finishes and 70 particular person factors for the Mids.

Black Knights’ sophomore Angie McKane garnered the Patriot League Champion Women’s Swimmer of the Meet award after recording seven gold medals and turning into the primary Army West Point ladies’s swimmer to qualify for the nationwide meet.

For the second straight yr, Army West Point’s Johnny Crush earned Patriot League Championship Men’s Swimmer of the Meet honors. The sophomore was the Men’s Highest Point Scorer with 92 factors after incomes seven top-three finishes.

Boston University’s Alayna Kennedy turned the primary Terrier freshman to brush the diving occasions and was named the Patriot League Championship Women’s Diver of the Meet.

After the Midshipmen collected their twenty first Patriot League title in program historical past, Navy earned the Men’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year honors underneath the route of Twenty third-year head coach Bill Roberts.

Navy’s Tim Fisher and his employees obtained Joe Suriano Men’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year recognition for the third straight yr after Finn Gelbach received each the one-meter and three-meter diving occasions.

Following the Terriers’ fourth-place end within the ladies’s standings with 914 factors, Boston University collected the Women’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year honors underneath the steerage of third-year head coach James Sica.

Boston University’s Brad Snodgrass was honored with the Women’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year for the third time in his profession following Kennedy’s first-place finishes.

The main awards have been chosen the by the Patriot League males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving head coaches, who couldn’t vote for his or her student-athletes or themselves.

Women’s Swimmer of the Meet

Angie McKane, Army West Point, So., Corning, N.Y./Corning Painted-Post

*McKane collected seven gold medals and was the Women’s Highest Point Scorer (96), alongside teammate Molly Webber, to earn Women’s Swimmer of the Meet honors.

*The sophomore received particular person titles within the 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle.

*She helped the Black Knights sweep the relay occasions, which included the 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.

*The Corning, N.Y. native set a number of Patriot League information and have become the primary West Point ladies’s swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Men’s Swimmer of the Meet

Johnny Crush, Army West Point, So., Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier

*Crush earned back-to-back Men’s Swimmer of the Meet honors and was the Men’s Highest Point Scorer (92) following seven podium finishes.

*The sophomore captured titles within the 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relay in addition to runner-up finishes within the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. He added a bronze medal within the 200-yard medley relay.

*He notched NCAA qualifying occasions within the 100-yard freestyle (42.44) and 100-yard backstroke (44.80).

*The Louisville, Ky. native is the second Black Knight to earn a pair of Men’s Swimmer of the Meet awards (Joe Novak, 1997-99).

Women’s Diver of the Meet

Alayna Kennedy, Boston University, Fr., Austin, Minn./Austin

*Kennedy accomplished the weekend sweep of the diving occasions to earn Women’s Diver of the Meet recognition.

*The freshman posted season-best scores on the one-meter (300.55) and three-meter (321.50) boards to earn Boston University’s solely two gold medals of the meet.

*The Austin, Minn. native is the primary Terrier freshman to brush the diving occasions.

Men’s Diver of the Meet

Finn Gelbach, Navy, Jr., Springfield, Va./The Heights School

*Gelbach captured gold medals in each diving occasions to earn his second profession Men’s Diver of the Meet honor (2024).

*The junior totaled 364.95 factors to win the three-meter and scored 386.10 factors to put first on the one-meter board by 47.35 factors.

*The Springfield, Va. native was beforehand honored because the Championship Rookie of the Meet in 2024.

Women’s Rookie of the Meet

Corinne Weaver, Navy, Fr., Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton

*Weaver recorded a pair of podium finishes and 70 particular person factors to be named the Women’s Rookie of the Meet.

*The freshman completed third place in each the 100-yard (1:00.66) and 200-yard breaststrokes (2:11.90), whereas including an eleventh place end within the 200-yard particular person medley (2:03.38).

*The Chandler, Ariz. collects Navy’s tenth Women’s Rookie of the Meet honor in program historical past.

Men’s Rookie of the Meet

Chase Maier, Navy, Fr., Aurora, Ill./Oswego East

*Maier received the 1,650-yard freestyle with an NCAA qualifying time of 14:56.68 to earn Men’s Rookie of the Meet.

*He scored 83 particular person factors, which tied him for eighth place.

*The freshman added a third-place end within the 500-yard freestyle (4:19.44) and positioned sixth within the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.90).

*The Aurora, Ill. native collects Navy’s eleventh Men’s Rookie of the Meet honor in program historical past.

Women’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year

Boston University – Head Coach: James Sica; Assistant Coaches: Stephen Andersen, Brad Snodgrass, Hunter Sullivan, Madison Kim, Michael Iacobelli, Emma Petrovich

*Under the route of third-year head coach James Sica, Boston University completed fourth within the ladies’s standings with 914 factors.

*It marks the primary Coaching Staff of the Year honor for Terriers since becoming a member of the League in 2014.

Men’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year

Navy – Head Coach: Bill Roberts; Assistant Coaches: Mark Liscinsky, Jake Brown, Tim Fisher, Anne Schwemmer

*Bill Roberts led the Midshipman to their twenty first straight Patriot League championship to gather his seventh Men’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year honor.

Women’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year

Boston University – Diving Coach: Brad Snodgrass, Assistant Coach: Emma Petrovich

*Brad Snodgrass earned his third profession Women’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year award after the Terriers earned each gold medals on the boards.

*Alayna Kennedy turned the primary BU freshman to brush the diving occasions on the Patriot League Championships.

Joe Suriano Men’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year

Navy – Head Diving Coach: Tim Fisher, Assistant Coach: Anne Schwemmer

*Tim Fisher collected his third straight Men’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year honor following Finn Gelbach’s victories in each diving occasions.

2026 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Major Awards

Women’s Swimmer of the Meet: Angie McKane, Army West Point

Men’s Swimmer of the Meet: Johnny Crush, Army West Point

Women’s Diver of the Meet: Alayna Kennedy, Boston University

Men’s Diver of the Meet: Finn Gelbach, Navy

Women’s Rookie of the Meet: Corinne Warriner, Navy

Men’s Rookie of the Meet: Chase Maier, Navy

Women’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year: Boston University – Head Coach: James Sica

Men’s Swim Coaching Staff of the Year: Navy – Head Coach: Bill Roberts

Women’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year: Boston University – Brad Snodgrass

Joe Suriano Men’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year: Navy – Tim Fisher

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