Providence College Athletics

Thursday, February 19
Ocala, Fla. / FAST
10:00 AM (Trials); 5:45 PM (Finals)

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Rylie Foley, dressed in a black Providence College swimming & diving t-shirt, poses with a Friars script word mark in her hands in front of a white back drop.

Friars Complete Day Two At The BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships

2/19/2026 9:25:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

Six women and two men advance competed in the evening finals in addition to a pair of men’s and women’s relay teams.

OCALA, FLA. – The Providence College swimming & diving programs competed on the second day of the 2026 BIG EAST Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Feb. 19 in Ocala, Fla. 
 
Six members of the women's program advanced to the evening finals in their respective events. A trio of Friars appeared in the finals for the 500-yard freestyle as Elizabeth Burke posted a 14th-place finish in a time of 5:02.93. Rory Sheridan placed 20th (5:06.78), followed by Kendall Eby in 23rd (5:14.44). In the 200-yard IM, Lauren Wagner finished 24th with a time of 2:08.63. Olivia Johanns (22nd, 24.51) and Rylie Foley (24th, 24.63) competed in the finals of the 50-yard free.
 
To finish off the night, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Rylie Foley, Olivia Johanns, Madelyn Harvey and Bella Lombard finished seventh in a time of 1:37.11.
 
On the men's side, Jake Stachowicz and Nathan Thayer each advanced to the evening finals session in the 50-yard freestyle. Stachowicz claimed 15th place in a time of 21.16. Thayer finished 16th with a time of 21.23.
 
Results for the men's 200-yard free relay featured a fourth-place finish for the Friars. The team was comprised of Nathan Thayer, Kieran Duffy, Thomas Bowers and Jake Stachowicz, who completed the event with a time of 1:23.69.
 
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams will resume competition on Friday, Feb. 20. Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. and finals are set for 5:45 p.m. 
 
Live results will be available for all sessions and may be accessed using the following link: Live Results
 
To watch the 2026 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships, all preliminary events will be available on YouTube
 
ESPN+ will carry all finals events on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday beginning at 5:45 p.m. Saturday's action on ESPN+ will begin at 3:15 p.m. with the afternoon heats of the 1,650 freestyle. Direct links to the ESPN+ sessions are available on the Providence College Swimming & Diving schedule via Friars.com.
 
 
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