Four NCAA Qualifiers, Two Record-Setting Performances Highlight Day 3 Of CAA Swimming & Diving Championship

Four NCAA Qualifiers, Two Record-Setting Performances Highlight Day 3 Of CAA Swimming & Diving Championship

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Rob Washburn

Day 3 Final Results    Day 3 Highlights

HAMPTON, Va. (February 27, 2026) – Day 3 of the 2026 CAA Swimming & Diving Championship on Friday night at the Hampton Aquaplex provided plenty of excitement with four swimmers earning automatic berths to the NCAA Championship, an individual and relay team setting CAA all-time and meet records and a historic performance in diving.

The UNCW men’s team and William & Mary women’s team extended their leads atop the standings heading into the final day of competition.

On the men’s side, UNCW tops the standings with 612 points and Towson remains second with 544 points. In third place is Drexel with 467.5 points, followed by William & Mary (338.5) and Monmouth (173).

William & Mary leads the women’s standings with 1,125 points, ahead of second-place UNCW with 894 points and third-place Towson with 717.5 points. Northeastern sits in fourth (614), followed by Drexel (603.5), Stony Brook (354), Campbell (300) and Monmouth (225).



Women’s 100 Yard Butterfly
UNCW senior Cameron Snowden claimed gold in the women’s 100 butterfly for the third year in a row with a winning time of 52:06 that earned her an automatic berth in the NCAA Swimming Championship. Drexel’s Megan Ehrnfeldt placed second with a time of 52:61 and third place went to William & Mary’s Lindsay Juhlin with a time of 53:25.

Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly
Drexel’s Sebastian Smith earned a berth in the NCAA Swimming Championship by capturing the men’s 100 fly in a time of 45.63. Finishing second was Towson’s Ben Eischeid in a time of 46.51 and UNCW’s Joseph Busic took third in a time of 47.30.

Women’s 400 Yard Individual Medley
UNCW’s Olivia Corbi was the top finisher in the women’s 400 individual medley with a winning time of 4:17.58. Defending champion Claire Neilly of William & Mary placed second in a time of 4:18.03 and UNCW’s Grace Tuchi came in third with a time of 4:22.09.

Men’s 400 Yard Individual Medley
UNCW junior William Carrico shattered his own CAA all-time and meet records in the men’s 400 individual medley with a time of 3:42.15 that qualified him for the NCAA Swimming Championship. UNCW teammate Ian Frazer took silver with a time of 3:48.05 and getting third with a time of 3:48.45 was Drexel freshman Roko Krpina.

Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle
Towson’s Addie Scott became the first Tigers swimmer since 2015 to win the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:47.47. Second place went to William & Mary’s Ellie Hunt with a time of 1:48.99 and finishing third in a time of 1:49.00 was William & Mary freshman Haley Lehman.

Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle
William & Mary’s Aiden Bond claimed gold in the men’s 200 free with a winning time of 1:35.03. Following him in second Drexel freshman Matas Cinga with a time of 1:36.00 and third place went to UNCW’s Jack Haywood in a time of 1:37.04.

Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke
For the fifth time in six years, William & Mary had the CAA champion in the women’s 100 breast as Tribe senior Lindsay Juhlin posted a winning time of 1:01.11. W&M teammate Sophia Heilen finished second in 1:01.45 and UNCW’s Gil Shaw was third in a time of 1:01.51.

Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke
Towson junior Jed Garner qualified for the NCAA Swimming Championship in the men’s 100 breast with a winning time of 52.12. William & Mary’s Brock Rempe finished second with a time of 52.90 and third place went to Drexel’s Mark Eszes with a time of 52.94.

Women’s 100 Yard Backstroke
William & Mary junior Julie Addison earned gold in the women’s 100 backstroke, finishing in 53.13. Tribe teammate Caroline Burgeson placed second with a time of 53.82 and defending champion Maeren McGonigal of UNCW took third with a time of 53.87.

Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke
Drexel’s Theo Andreopoulos became the first Dragons’ swimmer since 2018 to claim the 100 back title with a time of 46.83. Second place went to Towson’s Sean Colson in a time of 47.33 and defending champion Jack VanHowe of UNCW placed third in a time of 47.37.

Men’s 3-Meter Diving
UNCW senior Ethan Badrian became the first-ever four-time CAA champion in the men’s 3-meter diving competition, finishing with a winning score of 347.40. Towson’s Sam Tennell placed second with 322.10 points and UNCW’s Brendan Doe was third with 304.15 points.

Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
The Drexel team of Mariana Alencar, Delaney Leonard, Clare Schwartz and Megan Ehrnfeldt broke a 14-year-old CAA all-time and meet record in the women’s 200 free relay, posting a winning time of 1:30.56. Right behind in second place was William & Mary with a time of 1:30.83 and Northeastern took third in 1:30.99.

Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Drexel went back-to-back as the CAA champion in the men’s 200 freestyle relay as the team of Theo Andreopoulos, Sebastian Smith, Declan Egger and Petar Pavalic finished in a time of 1:18.17. Second place went to William & Mary with a time of 1:18.77 and Towson was third with a time of 1:19.16.

Action resumes on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. with swimming prelims. The finals of 13 events will take place on Saturday evening starting at 5:30 p.m. All action from the CAA Swimming and Diving Championship can be seen on FloCollege.com. For more information, visit CAASports.com/SD.

Men’s Team Standings (after Day 3)
  1. UNCW                                612
  2. Towson                               544
  3. Drexel                                467.5
  4. William & Mary                  338.5
  5. Monmouth                         173
Women’s Team Standings (after Day 3)
  1. William & Mary                  1,125
  2. UNCW                                894
  3. Towson                               717.5
  4. Northeastern                       614
  5. Drexel                                 603.5
  6. Stony Brook                       354
  7. Campbell                            300
  8. Monmouth                          225