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South Atlantic Conference

20 SAC Women’s Swimmers Selected for 2026 NCAA Division II Championship

20 SAC Women’s Swimmers Selected for 2026 NCAA Division II Championship
February 25, 2026

The NCAA announced the qualifiers for the 2026 Division II Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships on Tuesday evening, and the South Atlantic Conference will be well represented in the women's field.

The official NCAA release can be found here:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/swimming-men/article/2026-02-25/2026-dii-mens-and-womens-swimming-and-diving-selections-released

Among the 183 women selected nationally, the SAC will be represented by standout student-athletes from Catawba, Carson-Newman and Wingate.

The 2026 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships will take place March 11-14.

Carson-Newman

Megan Corcoran (So.)

  • 200 IM – 2:03.41

  • 200 Butterfly – 2:00.15

  • 200 Backstroke – 1:59.46

Corcoran earned selection in three individual events, giving the Eagles a strong multi-event presence at nationals

 

Catawba

Catawba will send the largest contingents among SAC programs, with 10 swimmers qualifying across 17 total event entries.

 

Fiona Byrne (Jr.)

  • 1650 Freestyle – 16:58.53

  • 1000 Freestyle – 10:09.26

Mahee Gory-Lauret (Fr.)

  • 200 Breaststroke – 2:16.66

Sydney McKenzie (Sr.)

  • 200 Breaststroke – 2:15.99

  • 100 Breaststroke – 1:02.53

Danielle Meinema (Sr.)

  • 500 Freestyle – 4:57.70

  • 200 Freestyle – 1:49.97

  • 1000 Freestyle – 10:13.23

  • 1650 Freestyle – 17:07.74

Gabriella Moll (Sr.)

  • 200 Breaststroke – 2:15.29

Eniko Onofer (Jr.)

  • 100 Butterfly – 54.63

Eszter Pajor (Fr.)

  • 200 Backstroke – 2:00.70

Sydney Peterson (So.)

  • 100 Butterfly – 55.22

Marit Reckmann (Sr.)

  • 200 Freestyle – 1:50.30

  • 50 Freestyle – 22.99

  • 100 Freestyle – 50.14

Fernanda Regina Pera dos Santos (Fr.)

  • 200 Freestyle – 1:50.05

Wingate

Wingate qualified nine swimmers with 12 total event entries

Nina Azirovic (Sr.)

  • 200 Freestyle – 1:50.17

  • 100 Freestyle – 50.63

Nicol Bellardi (Jr.)

  • 200 Backstroke – 2:00.73

Natalia Dwojak (Sr.)

  • 100 Freestyle – 50.66

  • 100 Breaststroke – 1:01.53

  • 50 Freestyle – 23.09

Vera Karlsson (Jr.)

  • 100 Backstroke – 55.31

Livia Kingsland (So.)

  • 1650 Freestyle – 17:03.70

Annika Luce (Sr.)

  • 100 Breaststroke – 1:02.17

Mathilda Sandberg (Fr.)

  • 100 Butterfly – 54.65

Nisagul Serdar (Fr.)

  • 200 IM – 2:03.24

Valentina Zapata Ceballos (Sr.)

  • 100 Butterfly – 55.19