2025 BIG EAST Conference Championships
- February 24-27, 2025
- SPIRE Academy – Geneva, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Start Times: Prelims – 10 am ET / Finals – 5:45 pm ET
- Day 1: finals only – 5:45 pm ET
- Defending Champions:
- Men: Georgetown
- Women: Villanova (10x)
- Championship Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Livestream
- Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
Women’s Recap
Villanova continues to lead the team standings, racking up another couple hundred points to bring their total to 1031 following day three; they are the only team to breach the 1000s thus far.
The Wildcats landed an early victory thanks to Arabella Lee, who successfully defended her championship title in the 100 fly with a 53.13 and broke her own school record in the process. She shaved .18 off of the previous time of 53.31, set at last year’s conference championships.
Lee’s victory marked Villanova’s only win of the night, but the team brought home three more medals. Peri Gaguzis and Meghan Tiernan went 2-3 in the 400 IM, posting times of 4:16.28 and 4:18.79, respectively, while the team of Lee, Winnie Jalet, Anna Farley and Riley Kudlac took 3rd in the 400 medley relay with a 3:41.23.
Xavier brought home three wins over the course of the night. Alexis Worrall secured the Musketeers’ first victory of day three in the 200 free, racing into the wall in 1:47.14 to claim the title by over 1.5 seconds and knocking over two seconds off of her lifetime best.
Jordyn Libler helped bring home two victories for Xavier, prevailing in the 100 breast in a time of 1:00.47 to win her second straight title in the event before joining Reese Turner, Erin Ritz and Worrall to take down the competition in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:38.46.
Seton Hall’s Allie Waggoner, who was last year’s BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Swimmer, added a second championship title to her tally with a victory in the 400 IM. She posted a 4:14.04, just .2 off of her best time.
UConn’s Maggie Donlevy became the back-to-back champion in the 100 back thanks to her winning performance of 53.45. Donlevy was the only competitor in the field to go under 54, with freshman teammate Jessica Sheng taking the runner-up spot in 54.09. The Huskies put three more swimmers in the A-final of the 100 back, showcasing their depth and helping to keep them in the #2 spot in the team rankings.
Men’s Recap
Seton Hall kicked off the night with a splash as junior Michael Klimaszewski took down a 15-year-old conference record in the 100 fly. He threw down a 46.15 to break the previous record of 46.44, set back in 2010 by Cincinnati’s Josh Schneider.
On top of setting a new conference and program record, Klimaszewski successfully defended his title in the event, winning the 100 fly for the 3rd straight year.
The Pirates picked up another victory in the 200 free, with Kevin Cary racing into the wall in a lifetime best 1:36.04 to beat out Xavier’s Kyle Hudson, dropping .94 from his previous time in the process.
Georgetown brought home two individual victories to help maintain their position atop the team standings. Bailey De Luise secured the championship title in the 100 breast, setting a new program record of 53.49, while Nico Santiago became the back-to-back champion in the 1-meter diving with a score of 332.95 points. Santiago’s win also marked a sweep of the diving events for him.
Other notable results include Villanova freshman Cole Gorsuch emerging victorious in the 100 back after blasting into the wall in a lifetime best 48.25, dropping almost half a second, and teammate Justin Nowicki prevailing in the 400 IM, breaking the Wildcats’ team record in 3:49.61.
Georgetown remains atop the team rankings with 527 points heading into the final day of competition, followed by Seton Hall, who is doing their best to chase down the Hoyas with 527 points.
Team Standings Through Day 3
Women
- Villanova – 1031
- UConn – 972
- Xavier – 749
- Georgetown – 677
- Seton Hall – 576
- Butler – 376
- Providence – 330
Men
- Georgetown – 594
- Seton Hall – 527
- Xavier – 465
- Villanova – 391
- Providence – 179
