CAA Swimming & Diving Championship Gets Underway On Wednesday

CAA Swimming & Diving Championship Gets Underway On Wednesday

2/24/2026 4:52:33 PM

Rob Washburn

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

NOTE: The Wednesday finals will now begin at 6 p.m. as an alternative of 4 p.m.

RICHMOND, Va. (February 24, 2026) – The CAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships head again to the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va., for the fourth yr in a row. The facility has produced loads of quick instances, with quite a few data set over the previous a number of years.

The four-day occasion takes place from Wednesday, February 25 by means of Saturday, February 28, as eight ladies’s groups and 5 males’s squads battle for convention titles.

All-session tickets will likely be on sale on the door for $110 for adults and $50 for youngsters (ages 2-12). Individual classes are $18 for adults and $8 for youngsters. Please observe that money will NOT be accepted for any onsite ticket or merchandise gross sales, so we ask that you simply plan accordingly.

Full protection of the CAA Swimming and Diving Championships will likely be streamed reside on FloCollege (FloCollege.com).

Women’s Championship

UNCW edged William & Mary to seize its third straight CAA title final yr. Returning for the Seahawks is senior Cameron Snowden, who’s the two-time defending champion and CAA all-time document holder within the 100 fly and the reigning champ within the 50 free. Maeren McGonigal was chosen because the 2025 Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after sweeping the 100 and 200 again in addition to the 200 IM. Gil Shaw has the second-fastest instances within the league within the 100 and 200 breast.  

William & Mary has positioned within the high two in 9 of the previous 10 years, which incorporates titles in 2016, 2017 and 2022. The Tribe returns 4 swimmers who claimed gold medals final season – Flynn Truskett (100 free), Tess Lankford (200 free), Sophia Heilen (200 breast) and Claire Neilly (400 IM). William & Mary additionally completed first in three of the 5 relays.

Northeastern has completed within the high 4 for the previous three years and has topped the 1,000-point mark previously two. Top returnees for the Huskies embody Anna Verlander (100, 200 again), Mary Nordmann (100, 200 fly) and May Bradburn (100, 200 free) together with proficient freshman Alex Fuller.

Towson options the convention’s top-ranked diver in senior Shannon Parrau, who positioned second on each boards within the 2025 championship. Addie Scott holds the league’s high time within the 200 free and must also contend within the 500 free.

Drexel is led by sophomore Brittany Corbett, who’s the defending CAA champion within the 500 free and 1650 free. Megan Ehrnfeldt has high 10 instances within the 100 free, 100 fly and 100 again, whereas Harper Barrowman might problem within the 200 and 500 free.

Men’s Championship

UNCW is trying to seize its fifth consecutive males’s championship. Back to steer the Seahawks is junior William Carrico, who was named the 2025 Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after profitable the 200 breast and 500 free and setting a brand new convention document in claiming the 400 IM. Jack VanHowe is the defending champ in 100 again and three-time CAA Diver of the Year Ethan Badrian returns after sweeping each boards a yr in the past.

Drexel is coming off a third-place end in 2025 wherein it gained three relays and set convention data in two of them. Returning for the Dragons is Sebastian Smith, who holds the CAA’s high time within the 100 fly and the second-best instances within the 50 and 100 free. Matas Cinga has the highest efficiency within the 200 free and Theo Andreopoulos ought to contend in a number of occasions.

Towson has quite a few performers who will battle for medals. Sean Colson is the defending champ within the 200 again and owns the highest time within the 100 again. Jed Garner has the league’s high efforts within the 100 and 200 breast, Stephen McDonald has the quickest time within the 500 free and Christian Davidson has the highest time within the 1650 free. Sam Tennell is anticipated to problem for gold on each boards.

William & Mary options junior Aiden Bond, who has recorded the CAA’s quickest instances this season within the 50 free and 100 free and owns the second-best mark within the 200 free. Monmouth freshman Izan Arroyo Lopez del Castillo has had a wonderful rookie marketing campaign and may battle for the rostrum within the 1650 free and 400 IM.

To keep updated with what is going on on the Swimming and Diving Championships you’ll want to comply with the CAA on Twitter (@CAASports), Instagram (@caasports) and be part of the dialog utilizing the hashtag #CAAChamps. For reside outcomes, recaps, and extra, go to CAASports.com/SD.