2025-26 Emory Ladies’s Swimming & Diving Season Recap

For the 25^th consecutive season, the Emory University girls’s swimming & diving crew was among the many nation’s greatest on the finish of the 12 months with the Eagles recording their third nationwide runner-up end within the final 5 seasons.

The 2025-26 marketing campaign marked Emory’s 23^rd prime 5 nationwide end underneath Head Coach Jon Howell and the crew’s fifth nationwide runner-up efficiency in crew historical past in addition to the 25^th straight time the Eagles positioned both sixth or increased on the NCAA Championships.

At the 2026 NCAA Championships on the IU Natatorium, the Eagles notched 433.5 factors on the power of two nationwide championships, two program information, 19 First Team All-America honors in addition to 11 Second Team All-America efforts.

Junior switch Emma Lunn excelled for the Eagles throughout her first season donning an Emory cap and have become one of many crew’s standouts throughout the 4 days in Indianapolis, Indiana. On the ultimate day of competitors, Lunn etched her identify into Emory girls’s swimming & diving lore as she claimed the crew’s lone particular person nationwide title of the meet together with her efficiency within the 200 Backstroke. Lunn completed her stellar debut season with the Eagles with 4 All-America performances together with two podium showings.

To associate with Lunn’s nationwide championship, the Eagles had a standout efficiency within the 200 Medley Relay the earlier night with the group of Penny Celtnieks, Katie Cohen, Allison Greeneway and Ava Kennedy capturing gold for Emory with a race for the ages. Trailing heading into the ultimate leg, Kennedy threw down a blistering 21.85 freestyle break up to overhaul Kenyon for the nationwide title.

Additionally, Cohen and graduate scholar Sammi Thiele have been particular person stars for the Eagles with Cohen ending because the nationwide runner-up in each the 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, smashing each college information within the course of, and Thiele reaching the rostrum with top-five showings within the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke whereas being a part of 4 relay groups that completed on the rostrum to present her a team-high six All-America First Team honors.

Ahead of the nationwide championships in March, the Emory divers placed on a showcase of their remaining appearances on the Woodruff PE Center with prime efforts on the NCAA Regional Championships. Graduate scholar Ariana Khan swept each regional titles whereas senior Ren Watt and sophomore Maya Kriz certified for nationals with their regional showings.

Prior to the Eagles making waves on the nationwide stage, Emory went toe-to-toe with eventual nationwide champions New York University on the convention stage with the University Athletic Association foes placing on a historic conflict on the convention championships in Chicago, Illinois in February.

Going into the meet, the Eagles had received each UAA championship going again to 1998 and would want a monumental efficiency from a challenger to be upended. The Violets did simply that with NYU claiming 10 occasion titles throughout the four-day meet to narrowly upend the Eagles by a rating of 1,900-1,885 to finish Emory’s generational run of 26 consecutive convention titles. The 15-point margin of victory represented the closest on the ladies’s facet in UAA historical past.

In Chicago, the Eagles captured 5 particular person occasion championships in addition to a win within the 200 Medley Relay whereas tallying 23 All-UAA finishes. Cohen paced the Gold caps with particular person titles in each breaststroke occasions whereas further convention titles have been received by Celtnieks within the 100 Backstroke, Greeneway within the 200 IM and Meredith Liu within the 1,650 Freestyle.

Emory’s season was additionally highlighted by performances within the classroom because the Eagles got here by means of with a nation’s main 25 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans together with 20 First Team alternatives.

 

The Eagles earned the next honors through the 2025-26 season:

Division III National Champion
Penny Celtnieks	200 Medley Relay
Katie Cohen	200 Medley Relay
Allison Greeneway	200 Medley Relay
Ava Kennedy	200 Medley Relay
Emma Lunn	200 Backstroke
All-America First Team (Top Eight Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships)
Natalie Boorjian	800 Freestyle Relay (5th), 200 Freestyle (7th), 400 Freestyle Relay (7th)
Penny Celtnieks	200 Medley Relay (1st), 100 Backstroke (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (2nd), 200 Freestyle Relay (6th)
Katie Cohen	200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (2nd), 100 Breaststroke (2nd), 200 Breaststroke (2nd)
Caitlin Crysel	200 Freestyle Relay (6th), 400 Freestyle Relay (7th), 100 Freestyle (8th)
Allison Greeneway	200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (2nd), 200 IM (6th)
Ava Kennedy	200 Medley Relay (1st), 50 Freestyle (3rd), 200 Freestyle Relay (6th), 400 Freestyle Relay (7th)
Ariana Khan	1-Meter Dive (4th)
Maya Kriz	1-Meter Dive (6th)
Emma Lunn	200 Backstroke (1st), 800 Freestyle Relay (5th)
Elodie Mitchell	200 Fly (4th)
Katherine Swan	800 Freestyle Relay (5th)
Sammi Thiele	400 Medley Relay (2nd), 200 IM (3rd), 100 Backstroke (5th), 800 Freestyle Relay (5th), 200 Freestyle Relay (6th), 400 Freestyle Relay (7th)
Ren Watt	1-Meter Dive (8th)
All-America Second Team (Finished 9th – 16th at NCAA Division III Championships)
Holly Brundage	200 Backstroke (10th)
Caitlin Crysel	200 IM (9th), 100 Fly (11th)
Meredith Liu	1650 Freestyle (12th)
Maddy Lu	200 Breaststroke (11th)
Emma Lunn	500 Freestyle (13th), 200 Freestyle (14th)
Morgan Main	1650 Freestyle (11th)
Emily Noll	200 Backstroke (9th)
Katherine Swan	200 Freestyle (13th)
Sammi Thiele	400 IM (11th)
Ren Watt	3-Meter Dive (9th)
UAA Champion
Penny Celtnieks	100 Backstroke, 200 Medley Relay
Katie Cohen	100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay
Allison Greeneway	200 IM, 200 Medley Relay
Ava Kennedy	200 Medley Relay
Meredith Liu	1650 Freestyle
All-UAA (Top-Three Finisher at UAA Championships)
Natalie Boorjian	800 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Freestyle Relay (3rd)
Holly Brundage	200 Backstroke (2nd)
Penny Celtnieks	100 Backstroke (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
Katie Cohen	100 Breaststroke (1st), 200 Breaststroke (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
Caitlin Crysel	200 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Freestyle Relay (3rd)
Allison Greeneway	200 IM (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
Ava Kennedy	200 Medley Relay (1st), 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd)
Ariana Khan	1-Meter Dive (2nd)
Meredith Liu	1650 Freestyle (1st), 400 IM (2nd)
Maddy Lu	200 Breaststroke (2nd)
Emma Lunn	800 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 500 Freestyle (3rd), 200 Freestyle (3rd), 200 Backstroke (3rd)
Morgan Main	1650 Freestyle (3rd)
Elodie Mitchell	200 Fly (2nd), 800 Freestyle Relay (2nd)
Avery Sammons	400 Freestyle Relay (3rd)
Grace Scharper	400 IM (3rd)
Katherine Swan	800 Freestyle Relay (2nd)
Sammi Thiele	200 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 200 IM (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (3rd), 100 Backstroke (3rd), 400 Freestyle Relay (3rd)
Ren Watt	3-Meter Dive (3rd)
CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
Natalie Boorjian
Holly Brundage
Penny Celtnieks
Katie Cohen
Caitlin Crysel
Allison Greeneway
Sophia Joos
Ava Kennedy
Ariana Khan
Maya Kriz
Meredith Liu
Maddy Lu
Emma Lunn
Morgan Main
Elodie Mitchell
Emily Noll
Jane Sanderson
Katherine Swan
Sammi Thiele
Ren Watt
CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team
Victoria Layden
Ellis McGraw
Lauren Opitz
Avery Sammons
Grace Scharper
UAA Athletes of the Week
Elodie Mitchell	Oct. 6, Oct. 13, Dec. 9
Ariana Khan	Oct. 6, March 2
Allison Greeneway	Nov. 10
Emma Lunn	Jan. 20

 

The following have been the highest marks by Emory swimmers and divers through the 2025-26 season:

50 Free	Ava Kennedy	22.77	NCAA Championships
100 Free	Caitlin Crysel	50.38	NCAA Championships
200 Free	Emma Lunn	1:50.44	UAA Championships
500 Free	Emma Lunn	4:55.06	UAA Championships
1650 Free	Morgan Main	16:54.29	Denison Invitational
100 Back	Penny Celtnieks	54.29	NCAA Championships
200 Back	Emma Lunn	1:58.83	NCAA Championships
100 Breast	Katie Cohen	1:01.26*	NCAA Championships
200 Breast	Katie Cohen	2:11.80*	NCAA Championships
100 Fly	Allison Greeneway	55.01	Vs. UGA
200 Fly	Elodie Mitchell	2:00.58	Denison Invitational
200 IM	Allison Greeneway	2:01.01	UAA Championships
400 IM	Meredith Liu	4:23.67	UAA Championships
1-Meter, 11-Dives	Ariana Khan	465.15	UAA Championships
3-Meter, 11-Dives	Ren Watt	473.35	UAA Championships
200 Free Relay	Ava Kennedy, Caitlin Crysel, Penny Celtnieks, Sammi Thiele	1:31.95	NCAA Championships
200 Medley Relay	Penny Celtnieks, Katie Cohen, Allison Greeneway, Ava Kennedy	1:39.72	NCAA Championships
400 Free Relay	Caitlin Crysel, Natalie Boorjian, Sammi Thiele, Ava Kennedy	3:22.57	NCAA Championships
400 Medley Relay	Penny Celtnieks, Katie Cohen, Allison Greeneway, Sammi Thiele	3:41.42	NCAA Championships
800 Free Relay	Emma Lunn, Natalie Boorjian, Katherine Swan, Sammi Thiele	7:21.09	NCAA Championships

* – Indicates Emory file