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