Swimming Sends 18 to Compete at CSCAA National Invitational – UK Athletics

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky swim staff will ship a gifted group of athletes to the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championship (NIC), which will likely be held from March 13-15 on the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training Facility in Ocala, FL. The Wildcats will compete with a powerful roster of 18 swimmers, 6 males and 12 ladies, every seeking to make their mark on the nationwide stage.

The ladies’s staff will likely be led by Marie Belli, Charlotte Driesse, Ally Frame, Libby Grether, Paige Housman, Katy Jost, Madi McGlothen, Hayden Penny, Sarah Anne Shaffer, Olivia Stewart, Arianna Wertheim, and Lauren West. Kentucky’s ladies’s squad has a balanced mixture of upperclassmen and rising freshmen, with swimmers set to compete in quite a lot of strokes.

On the boys’s facet, Kentucky will likely be represented by Caue Gluck, Eli Greinke, Alec Lampen, Devin Naoroz, Esteban Nunez Del Prado, and Cayden Pitzer. These swimmers will compete in quite a lot of occasions, with a number of aiming to say high finishes within the sprints, distance occasions, and IMs.

The CSCAA National Invitational Championship is a implausible alternative for swimmers to compete at a excessive stage and achieve expertise in a nationwide championship atmosphere. The swimmers certified for the occasion by surpassing the CSCAA ‘A’ customary in the course of the season.

The Wildcats will likely be seeking to construct upon their robust efficiency all through the season and make the most of this opportunity to compete towards a number of colleges from throughout the nation. For all issues NIC, head to the Championship Central web page discovered here. The meet outcomes will likely be accessible on the MeetMobile app for individuals who want to comply with alongside the following few days.

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