Season Assessment: 2025-26 Michigan Ladies’s Swimming and Diving

Record: 11-2, 5-0 Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Championships: 1st (1,243 factors)

NCAA Championships: sixth (296 factors)

The University of Michigan ladies’s swimming and diving staff reached new heights in 2025-26, returning to the highest of the convention for the primary time in eight years and taking one other step ahead in pursuit of a nationwide championship.

Team Highlights

• Michigan opened the season in dominant vogue, successful its first six twin meets to enter the midseason meet with a spotless 6-0 document.

• U-M was considered one of 4 premier groups to take part within the inaugural CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn. Michigan battled host Tennessee and top-ranked Virginia on the meet, defeating the Volunteers twice on the way in which to a second-place end behind Virginia.

• The Wolverines have been dominant on their technique to the Big Ten championship, scoring 1,243 factors and outscoring the runner-up by greater than 100 factors. The win marked U-M’s first convention crown since 2018 and the 18th in program historical past.

• Eleven student-athletes (10 swimmers and one diver) punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga. The Wolverines completed sixth total their highest nationwide consequence for the reason that 2020-21 season and its second three-place enchancment in as many seasons.

Individual Highlights

• Bella Sims elevated this system in her first yr at Michigan. Sims set college information within the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, together with the 400-yard IM. She captured a person nationwide championship within the 400-yard IM and was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Championships. Sims received two particular person Big Ten titles and was integral in three of the Wolverines’ 4 relay wins on the convention championships.

• Letitia Sim shone in her ultimate season with Michigan. The redshirt senior set new program marks within the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke and swept each occasions on the Big Ten Championships. Sim additionally swam the breaststroke leg on the medley relay groups that captured two convention crowns and completed on the rostrum on the nationwide championships. Sim was additionally a standout within the classroom, incomes CSC Academic All-America recognition after sustaining a 4.00 grade-point common in utilized train science.

• Brady Kendall closed her school profession with a flourish in 2025-26, because the senior set a brand new program document within the 50-yard freestyle on the way in which to a convention gold medal within the occasion. Behind her freestyle and butterfly prowess, Kendall helped the Wolverines win a number of Big Ten relay titles, set information and propel the Wolverines to the rostrum on the NCAA Championships. Kendall joined Sim on the CSC Academic All-America staff by holding a 4.00 GPA in pharmacy.

• Hannah Bellard took an enormous leap in 2025-26. The junior set a brand new Big Ten document within the 200-yard butterfly and received Big Ten titles within the 200 fly and 500-yard freestyle. She additionally swam on the Big Ten champion 800-yard freestyle relay staff. Bellard additionally earned three All-America citations for her swims within the 800 free relay, 500 free and 200 fly.

Honors and Awards

NCAA

All-America (First Team): Stephanie Balduccini, Hannah Bellard, Leila Fack, Lexi Greenhawt, Brady Kendall, Christey Liang, Letitia Sim, Bella Sims

All-America (Second Team): Kiarra Milligan

Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Swimmer of the Year: Bella Sims

Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships: Bella Sims

All-Big Ten (First Team): Stephanie Balduccini, Hannah Bellard, Leila Fack, Lexi Greenhawt, Brady Kendall, Christey Liang, Letitia Sim, Bella Sims

All-Big Ten (Freshman Team): Milla Drakopoulos, Montse Spielmann

Sportsmanship Award: Anna Boemer

CSC

Academic All-District: Lexi Greenhawt, Brady Kendall, Kiarra Milligan, Letitia Sim

Academic All-America: Brady Kendall, Letitia Sim

Academic All-Big Ten

Malia Amuan, Sr., Statistics

Stephanie Balduccini, Jr., Communications and Media

Anna Boemer, Jr., Sport Management

Rebecca Diaconescu, So., Movement Science

Lexi Greenhawt, Jr., Communications and Media; Psychology

Brady Kendall, Gr., Pharmacy PharmD

Kiarra Milligan, Sr., Psychology

Ella Jo Piersma, Sr., Business Administration

Marian Ploger, So., Movement Science

Letitia Sim, Sr., Applied Exercise Science

Madison Smith, Jr., Movement Science