Arielle Hayon

2025 AAC Championship Comes Down to the Wire as Rice Dethrones FIU by 1.5 Points

The 2025 AAC Championships lived up to the hype, coming down to the very last event.

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Florida International’s Emma Becker Swims Meet Record 59.02 100 Breast on Day 3 of AAC Champs

Florida International junior Emma Becker won the 100 breast in meet record fashion, clocking a 59.02.

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2025 AAC Fan Guide: SMU No Longer in Conference, FIU Attempting to Repeat as Champions

Florida International won the AAC title last season, winning the meet by a considerable margin.

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Noor El Gendy Nears 200 Fly School Record, NCAA Cutline Time At Houston First Chance Invite

El Gendy was just 18 one-hundredths shy of the Houston Record in 1:56.08, also falling just two-tenths outside of the 2024 NCAA cutline.

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ASU Women Break 200 Medley Relay School Record For Fourth Time This Season In Win Over Rice

Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann, and Caroline Bentz broke ASU’s 200 medley record for the fourth time this season to lead a dominant win over Rice.

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arena Swim of the Week: Army Freshman Angie McKane Shatters School Record In 100 Fly

McKane’s time of 52.51 cracked the 10-year-old Army mark of 53.40, set by Ariana Bullard in 2014, and lowered her previous personal best of 53.41.

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Henrietta Fangli Swims 59.19 100 Breast On Night 2 Of Phill Hansel Invite

Fangli was one of two Houston women under 1:00 tonight in the 100 breast. Fangli was 14th in the 100 breast at 2024 NCAAs.

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Rice’s Hayon, Portello Collect AAC Weekly Swimmer of the Week Honors

Arielle Hayon was named AAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while teammate Ava Portello earned Freshman Swimmer of the Week honors.

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FIU, Rice Women Selected As Pre-Season Favorites In American Athletic Conference

FIU and Rice both earned a total of 23 points, including three first-place votes each.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Division I Mid-Major Women

Celia Pulido returns to the Salukis after an outstanding junior season where she scored 16 points at 2024 NCAAs–the most for a mid-major woman.

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Winter US Open Qualifer Lily Archibald Commits to Swim for Rice University in the Fall of 2025

Connecticut’s Lily Archibald brings multiple A-final worthy times with her to Rice when she matriculates in the Fall of 2025.

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FIU Takes AAC Title; Christie Chue Blasts 2:07.99 200 Breast for New Conference Record

In the first season since 7-time reigning AAC champions Houston moved to the Big 12, Florida International won big, earning the AAC title by more than 100pts.

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Rice Junior Arielle Hayon Rips New AAC Record in 100 Fly – 51.38 (AAC Day 3 Recap)

The highlight of Saturday night came in finals of the 100 fly, where Rice junior Arielle Hayon ripped a new AAC record of 51.38.

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2024 AAC Championships: Rice Goes 1-2-3 in 500 FR, Led by Amelia Kane’s 4:43

The 2nd day of the 2024 AAC Championships saw FIU continue to lead in team scoring, though SMU is hanging in close

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FIU Sweeps Day 1 Events at 2024 AAC Championships

Through the first day of the meet, Florida International jumped out to the lead. 

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