A number of Members of Swim and Dive Program Earn LSU Diploma – LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. – A complete of eight Tigers from the swimming and diving program walked throughout the commencement stage Friday morning on the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Swimmers Megan Barnes (Information Systems and Analytics), Chloe Cheng (Animal Sciences), Andrew Garon (Computer Engineering), Stuart Higdon (Agricultural Business), and Sofia Sartori (Sport Administration) all earned a bachelor’s diploma. All 5 Tiger swimmers have been with this system for 4 seasons. Graduate Assistant Delaney Crowder, who has been with the Tigers for 2 seasons, earned a Master’s of Sport Administration.

Barnes, a local of London, England, certified for the NCAA Championships each season and is an SEC Champion within the 400-free relay. She additionally holds two faculty data individually (200-free, 500-free) and two as a part of a relay crew (400-free relay, 800-free relay). 

Cheng, a Hong Kong native, swam with the Tigers for 4 seasons. At the 2026 SEC Championships, she earned a spot within the A Final of the 200-IM, the place she positioned eighth, incomes essential factors for the squad.

Garon, a local of League City, Texas, is a two-time qualifier for the NCAA Championships, representing the Tigers in 4 completely different relay occasions. 

Higdon, a Tallahassee, Florida native, spent all 4 years with the Tigers. He competed in eight completely different particular person occasions in his senior season, notably incomes factors for the Purple and Gold on the 2026 SEC Championships within the 200-fly.

Sartori, a local of San Bonifacio, Verona, Italy, certified for the NCAA Championships in her junior and senior seasons. In 2026, she earned All-American standing within the 200-fly. She additionally holds the varsity file within the 200-fly.

Kilian Bishop (Business) and Thomas Dowling (Chemistry) additionally earned a bachelor’s diploma on Friday. Both Bishop and Dowling competed with the Tigers in previous seasons.

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