Women’s Swimming & Diving earns 20 All-SEC alternatives, Capitani named Swimming Coach of the Year

AUSTIN, Texas – The Southeastern Conference introduced the annual girls’s swimming & diving awards to conclude the 2025-26 season. Head Coach Carol Capitani earned the Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year award adopted by 20 general alternatives throughout the All-SEC and Freshman groups.  

For the All-SEC Teams, the First Team consists of the highest finisher in every occasion on the SEC Championships, the Second Team consists of the second-place finishers, and the Third Team consists of the third-place finishers. The All-Freshman Team include any redshirt or true freshman who completed both within the high eight or was the best scoring freshman of every occasion on the SEC Championships, excluding relay occasions.

During the SEC Championships, Head Coach Carol Capitani coached her crew to a second consecutive SEC title and notching the applications 38^th general convention championship. Furthermore, Texas has gained 14-consecutive convention titles (12 Big 12 and a pair of SEC) throughout two conferences, all because the arrival of head coach Capitani. During this yr’s SEC Championship victory, the Longhorns earned 21 medals (seven gold, 10 silver and 4 bronze).

Texas completed third general on the 2026 NCAA Championships and registered two particular person nationwide championships, with Jillian Cox successful the 1650 freestyle and Campbell Stoll successful the 200 butterfly. Additionally, 12 Longhorns earned All-America honors throughout a number of occasions, whereas eight further swimmers acquired Honorable Mention recognition. Under Capitani, Texas has positioned among the many high three in six consecutive years. The streak is the longest for Texas since 1990-95, the ultimate years of a run of 13 straight top-three NCAA finishes from 1983-95, which adopted three consecutive top-three ends in the AIAW Championships.

All-SEC First Team:

Campbell Chase

Angie Coe

Jillian Cox

Erin Gemmell

Lillie Nesty

Eva Okaro

Nikolett Padar

Campbell Stoll

All-SEC Second Team:

Bayleigh Cranford

Piper Enge

Alejandra Estudillo 

Emma Kern

Sarah Rodrigues

All-SEC Third Team:

Alexa Fulton

Kate Hurst

Lucy Mehraban

All-Freshman Team:

Haley McDonald

Eva Okaro

Nikolett Padar

Sarah Rodrigues