Elkhart, Indiana– Keiser (Fla.) recorded 675 points, including capturing 11 individual national championships, en route to their seventh NAIA Red Banner, winning the 2026 NAIA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships. In addition, the Seahawks swept the NAIA top honors. Cumberlands (Ky.) tallied 397 points to finish as the NAIA National Runner-Up for the first time in their program’s history. A late surge propelled SCAD (Ga.) into a third-place finish with 277 points.
On the women’s side Keiser (Fla.) recorded 633 points to capture their fifth straight NAIA National Championship on March 7 at the Elkhart Aquatic Center. The Seahawks captured 12 wins during the championship. SCAD (Ga.) utilized six top-three finishes on the final day to capture national runner-up honors. Cumberlands (Ky.) finished third with 414 points and six top-three finishes on the week.
The CSCAA congratulates all honorees for their outstanding performances at the national championship level.
Swim Coaches of the Year
Keiser Head Coach Adam Epstein was recognized as the CSCAA’s NAIA Men’s Coach of the Year for the sixth time following the program’s seventh NAIA championship. After guiding SCAD to a runner-up finish at the NAIA Championship, Rob Zamorano was named the Women’s CSCAA Coach of the Year.
Swimmers of the Year
Keiser swept the NAIA Swimmer of the Year honors. On the women’s side, Luiza Bersi earned the honor after capturing three individual national titles. On the men’s side, Isaiah Aleksenko was named NAIA Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive year. Aleksenko broke the 200 fly NAIA record and won three individual championships during the meet.
Divers of the Year
Kaiser’s Sinead Valero won both one-meter and three-meter competitions at the NAIA Championship to be named the Women’s CSCAA Diver of the Year. After winning a national title on both boards, Keiser’s Adrian Avilan was named the CSCAA and NAIA Men’s Diver of the Year.
Diving Coach of the Year
After Kaiser swept the diving events at the NAIA Championship, first year diving Coach Ana Celaya Hernandez was named CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year.
All America Honors
Individuals were selected on the basis of their finish at the NAIA Championships and membership with the CSCAA. The top eight individuals and top four relays in each event earned first team All-American honors. Relays finishing fifth through eighth earned second team All-American. Teams must be a current CSCAA member to be eligible.
Women
Aquinas College
– Addie Osborne: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Amelia Edens: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Emersyn Joslin: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Hannah Brown: 200 Free Relay (second team)
Bethel (IN)
– Aixa Recchioni: 100 Free, 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Back, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Avery Woods: 200 Fly
– Eliza Nuet: 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Ella Sherwood: 100 Fly
– Ella Wardle: 200 Free Relay (second team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Jaylyn Harrison: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (second team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Lizzie Williams: 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Makalynn Vaneerden: 200 Med Relay (second team)
– Teagan Risher: 400 Med Relay (second team)
Brenau
– Sophie Bell: 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back
Campbellsville
– Marlien Crewe-Brown: 100 Breast
Cumberlands
– Alicja Sedlak: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Bella Hoare: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Celin Ullern: 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team)
– Helena Jarosz: 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Juliana Lopez Morales: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Megan Schoenlein: 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Moa Nyblom: 200 Breast
– Sarah Zoellner: 200 Free Relay (second team), 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Ugne Takuseviciute: 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (second team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
Indiana Wesleyan
– Chloe Rhodenizer: 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Keiser
– Alanis Santiago: 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 500 Free, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Boglarka Zsunics: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team)
– Greta Aldrovandi: 200 Fly, 400 IM
– Kate Vorontsova: 100 Breast, 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Luiza Bersi: 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Natalia Janiszewska: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Back, 200 Back, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Rachel Bradley: 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Zselyke Papp: 100 Fly
– Lilly Windham: 400 IM
Lindsey Wilson
– Ela Cippico: 200 Free Relay (second team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team)
– Emma Verkuijl: 200 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Hannah Woyscheszik: 200 Free Relay (second team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Natalia Gorska: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Back, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Nathalie Medina: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Sara Motyl: 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
Milligan
– Abby Maniace: 100 Fly, 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Emily Dubes: 400 Free Relay (second team)
– Emily Newman: 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Madison Akbari: 400 Free Relay (second team)
– Mary Grace Bitting: 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Riley Renaud: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay (second team)
Olivet Nazarene
– Alyssa Osborn: 200 Free
– Katelyn Inman: 200 Back
– Kayla Parry: 200 Fly
– Mackenzie Bushey: 200 Breast
SCAD
– Elena Włodarczyk: 100 Back, 200 Back
– Jette Haedicke: 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Kailah Dauderman: 200 Free Relay (first team)
– Lena Gerl: 200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Louise Jones: 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Nikki Hahn: 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Sky Marjamaa: 1650 Free
– Valle Gonzalez Ares: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
St. Ambrose
– Irene Artabe Abasalo: 100 Fly
St. Thomas (FL)
– Alessia Claassen: 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Anaya Robinson: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Bea Moron Alonso: 500 Free, 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Emma Phillips: 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Katie Gorno: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Maggie Auran: 200 Breast
– Marissa Ryan: 200 Free Relay (first team)
– Martine Abrahamsen: 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Sophie Urias: 1650 Free
– Yana Trop: 800 Free Relay (second team)
Men
Aquinas College
– Evan Bennett: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Troy Borrero: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Cooper Wasson: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
Ave Maria
– Eli Soderberg: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Elijah Brown: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Michael Blawas: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Sam Pilkington: 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Breast
Bethel (IN)
– Sarah Graves: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Owen Fleck: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
College of Idaho
– Matthew Logston: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
Cumberlands
– Adam Geddis: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team)
– Alexander Poulsen: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team), M 100 Fly
– Arvid Farro: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team)
– Brandon Holder: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Med Relay (first team)
– Fabrizio Pacioni: 400 IM
– Juan Ramirez Zapata: 200 Fly
– Leon Irmer: 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Ruthiik Satti: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Titouan Bernot: 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 500 Free, 400 Free Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Morgan Schraudner: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
Indiana Wesleyan
– Macy Schmidtgall: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
Keiser
– Alex Menzel: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Carlos Trinidad Sancho: 200 Free, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Dawid Malik: 100 Free, 400 Free Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team), M 100 Fly
– Gerard Labernia Oms: 1650 Free
– Hanno Boeckmann: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Isaiah Aleksenko: 200 Free Relay (first team), 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team), M 100 Fly
– Jamarr Bruno: 1650 Free
– Jet Fuhrmann: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (first team)
– Marcel Setlak: 100 Back, 200 Back
– Nicklas Pedersen: 100 Back, 200 Back
– Noel De Geus: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Sinead Valero Godoy: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Ac Taylor: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Adrian Avilan: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Payton Whipple: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
– Jace Champlin: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
Lindsey Wilson
– Ethan Butler: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Jose Angel Rivas: 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Lorenz Hof: 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Oliver Greaves: 1650 Free
– Sergio Ybarra: 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay (second team)
Midland
– Martin Sener: 100 Back
Milligan
– Caleb Fry: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Christoph Haenel: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team), M 100 Fly
– Elijah Holliman: 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM
– Gellert Szedlak: 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Michael Rinaldi: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Paxton Smith: 200 Free Relay (first team), 100 Back, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (first team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Rj Brumit: 200 Med Relay (first team)
– Robert Adam: 200 Breast, 200 IM, 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (first team)
– Sergio Tudor: 800 Free Relay (second team), M 100 Fly
Olivet Nazarene
– Jack Fries: 200 IM
SCAD
– Bo Kasten: 200 Fly, 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (first team), M 100 Fly
– Caed Peterson: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team)
– Dario Rukavina: 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Finlay Saunders: 200 Back, 200 Med Relay (second team)
– Jan Gastal: 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Levente Mozsárik: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Zoltan Tompos: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay (first team), 400 Free Relay (first team), 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Zsombor Paksi: 800 Free Relay (first team)
– Ábel Eszenyi: 200 Breast, 400 IM, 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (first team)
– Kimberley Burkett: 1 Meter
St. Ambrose
– Cory Werrett: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Gavin Hopewell: 200 Free Relay (second team)
– Jayden Coetzer: 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Juan De Armas: 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Marat Usov: 500 Free, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Maxi Jacquet: 200 Free Relay (second team), 100 Back, 200 Back, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Riley Stevenson: 200 Free Relay (second team), 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Mia Almeida: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
St. Thomas (FL)
– Adam Conrad: 200 IM, 400 IM
– Alan Gonzalez Torres: 500 Free, 1650 Free
– Albert Whitlock: 200 Med Relay (second team)
– Elliot Best: 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Eric Risland: 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Flynn Smith: 200 Back
– Jayen Viscaino: 400 Free Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team), M 100 Fly
– Kervens Warnon: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Med Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Mert Basaran: 200 Free, 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 400 Med Relay (second team)
– Rafa Gonzalez Gamez: 400 Free Relay (second team), 800 Free Relay (second team), 200 Med Relay (second team)
– Selim Hassan: 800 Free Relay (second team)
– Mireya Bonilla Flores: 1 Meter, 3 Meter
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is the first professional association of college coaches in the United States. The CSCAA is dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level.
