2026 MIAA Swimming & Diving Championships
- February 18-21, 2026
- Holland Aquatic Center, Holland, Michigan
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Meet Central
The MIAA is a 6-team, D3 swimming & diving conference where all teams are in the state of Michigan. The Hope College women are the conference’s dominant program, having won five straight conference titles, but on Thursday evening, they looked especially dominant – even by their standards.
The Flying Dutch scored 7 out of the top 8 spots in the 200 IM at the conference championship meet, speckling the A-Final with navy blue and orange. The team was led by a fourth consecutive title from Greta Gidley, a former D1 swimmer at the University of Michigan, in 2:00.47. Digley was the 2024 NCAA D3 champion in this event. She placed 2nd in both 2003 and 2025.
Behind her were three teammates, before Calvin’s Emma Merkel broke the run with a 5th place finish.
A-Final Results, Women’s 200 Yard IM, MIAA Championships
- Greta Gidley – Hope – 2:00.47
- Katie Hermann – Hope – 2:04.11
- Emme D’Errico – Hope – 2:04.57
- Anne Stolle – Hope – 2:06.49
- Emma Merkel – Calvin – 2:07.00
- Madi Remenschneider – Hope – 2:09.97
- Avery Bills – Hope – 2:10.94
- Ella Cabbage – Hope – 2:11.00
The Hope women swept the swimming on Thursday evening. Freshman Makenzie Baldwin won the 500 free in 4:58.09 and senior Laurel Wasiniak won the 50 free in 23.05.
Hope also won both the 200 free relay (1:31.89) and the 400 medley relay (3:44.74) in dominating fashion.
The flying Dutch hold a 122 point lead over Calvin heading into Friday’s third day of swimming.
Women’s Standings, 2026 MIAA Championships, After Thursday
- Hope College – 471
- Calvin University – 349
- Kalamazoo College – 198
- Alma College – 165
- Albion College – 163
- University of Olivet – 52
