Scarlet Knights Set for USA Swimming Summer Speedo Sectionals

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving could have eight swimmers competing at an occasion this week in Columbus, Ohio – the 2026 USA Swimming Summer Speedo Sectionals. Hosted at Ohio State University on the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, six present Scarlet Knights and two incomers are set to compete within the occasion, which takes place from Thursday to Sunday.

Each day could have morning prelims and night finals. A stay stream will probably be accessible on Youtube. Results will probably be posted online.

Isabella Valle will compete in three occasions, the 400, 800 and 1500 Freestyle. Valle, a Williamstown, N.J. native, just lately accomplished her sophomore season ‘On the Banks’.

Ellie Schinsky will compete in three occasions, the 50, 100 and 200 Butterfly. A local of Windham, Maine, Schinsky is ready to return to Rutgers for her fifth season, the place she will probably be a workforce captain for the second straight marketing campaign.

Ana Hazlehurst will compete in 5 occasions, the 50, 100 and 200 Butterfly and the 200 and 400 IM. Hailing from Lutherville Timonium, Md., Hazlehurst had a breakthrough debut for RU final season, with two top-three instances in class historical past, and will probably be a workforce captain subsequent season.

Casey Zentz will compete in three occasions, the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle. A local of Reisterstown, Md., Zentz enters her sophomore season as a Scarlet Knight freestyler.

Brooke Thompson will compete in three occasions, the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle. A rising senior, Thompson was a workforce captain final season and received six medals (two gold, 4 bronze) on the Deaflympics.

Ava Jurkiewicz will compete in two occasions, the 50 and 100 Breaststroke. The Northville, Mich. native is coming into her junior season at RU.

Two soon-to-be Scarlet Knights will compete within the occasion previous to arriving on campus for his or her freshman seasons. Alexis Mesina will compete in 4 occasions, the 50, 100 and 200 Breaststroke and the 200 IM. She involves RU from Cypress, Texas. Mia Boccio will compete in six occasions, the 50 and 100 Butterfly, the 50 and 100 Backstroke and the 50 and 100 Freestyle. She is a local of Galena, Ohio.