Girls’s Swimming and Diving Leads After Third Day at UAA Championships

The New York University girls’s swimming and diving group accomplished the penultimate day of competitors on the 2026 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, holding agency in first place after three days.

The UAA Championships are held on the Myers-McLoraine Pool on the campus of the University of Chicago.

NYU stands in first place after eight classes of competitors with 1278 factors. Emory holds in second place with 1254 factors.

“We had an unbelievable night, capped by a historic performance by Kaley McIntyre,” stated Swimming Head Coach Trevor Miele.

Nicole Ranile led the 2 Violets within the 100 butterfly last, taking second total with a 54.91 time.

The Violets’ first win of the evening belonged to Bethany Spangler, beating the sector within the 400 particular person medley (IM). Her 4:23.09 time was over half a second sooner than the sector. Zeynep Tokuz (4:24.81) and Calista Lynch (4:27.17) took fourth and fifth, respectively.

“Bethany had a phenomenal swim in the IM tonight, showing great composure to come from behind for the win,” added Miele.

Kaley McIntyre adopted that win up with one in every of her personal, setting the NCAA Division III, UAA and Myers-McLoraine Pool report within the 200 freestyle. The DIII report was one of many oldest standing, being set in 2011. McIntyre paced the sector by over 5 seconds, touching the wall in 1:44.74.

“Kaley turned in an unbelievable performance in the 200 free tonight, so impressive to witness,” stated Miele.

Teammate Llew Ladomirak took second place with a 1:49.99 time.

Maeve O’Donnell scored a second-place end of her personal within the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 55.28. Ranile (55.88) positioned fifth.

The Violets completed the evening with a silver end within the 200 medley relay. NYU’s “A” group (Ranile, Babette Bradley, O’Donnell, Ladomirak) completed in 1:42.83.

The meet concludes on Saturday, February 14, with the ultimate classes of the weekend. The convention championship will come right down to: the mile, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, the 400 freestyle relay, and the three-meter diving finals. Preliminary races start at 11:00 a.m. EST, with the finals starting at 7:00 p.m. EST.