2026 America East Swimming & Diving Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
- Location: VMI Aquatic Center, Lexington, VA
- Defending Champions: New Hampshire women (1x); Binghamton men (2x)
- Teams: Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire (women), NJIT (men), UMBC, Vermont (women), VMI
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TEAM STANDINGS (THRU DAY 2)
MEN
- UMBC – 300
- Binghamton – 280
- Bryant – 194
- VMI –158
- Maine –133
- NJIT – 125
WOMEN
- Bryant – 269
- New Hampshire – 235
- Vermont – 218
- UMBC – 195
- Binghamton – 139
- Maine – 127
- VMI – 79
Through the 2nd day of the 2026 America East Championships, UMBC has remained in control of the men’s team standings, while Bryant is still leading the women’s meet.
Perhaps the most impressive performance of the meet came in the men’s 50 free, where UMBC swept the top 4. UMBC freshmen Stefano Perez and Braden Weise tied for 1st at 19.87. Sean Neils, a junior, took 3rd with a 20.01, while Axel Mori, a sophomore, came in 4th with a 20.03.
Naturally, that quartet of swimmers went on to win the men’s 200 free relay. Neils (20.10), Perez (19.52), Mori (19.73), and Weise (19.30) combined for a 1:18.65, winning the race by nearly 2 seconds.
UMBC also won the women’s 50 free, where Ashley Gutshall won with a 22.25. Importantly, Gutshall punched her ticket to next month’s NCAA Championships, as she won the conference title and was under the NCAA qualifying time of 22.28.
New Hampshire’s Lydia Hart kicked off last night’s session with a dominant win in the women’s 500 free. Hart popped a 4:45.90, winning the event by just shy of 7 seconds. Hart was out fast, splitting 2:20.02 on the opening 250 yards, then came home in 2:25.88 on the back half of the race.
Bryant’s Ruby Tonelli took the women’s 200 IM in 2:02.02. Tonelli was out fast, splitting 25.02 on fly and 30.06 on back, for a 55.08 on the opening 100.
In the men’s 200 IM, Cam Stetzer, a Binghamton sophomore, clocked a 1:47.46 to claim victory. He swam a very well-rounded race, splitting 23.44 on fly, 27.80 on back, 30.42 on breast, and 25.80 on free.
Another Binghamton sophomore, Evan Peters, won the men’s 500 free in 4:25.84. He was locked in a tight race with NJIT’s Yonatan Ahdut for most of the race, but broke away at the end. Ahdut finished 2nd in 4:26.57.
Vermont took the women’s 200 free relay in 1:32.32. Ellie Fazio (23.36), Havana Layton (22.91), Natalie Schick (23.60), and Anastazja Szukala (22.45) teamed up to earn the win.
The diving event of the day was women’s 3-meter, which Megan Beasley won with a score of 276.15.
