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Member of the men's swimming and diving team competing in the butterfly event at the BIG EAST Championship

Swimming & Diving Concludes Competition At BIG EAST Championship

2/21/2026 9:25:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

The women’s team finished seventh, while the men’s team placed fifth.

OCALA, FLA. – The Providence College swimming & diving programs concluded competition at the 2026 BIG EAST Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Feb. 20 in Ocala, Fla. 
 
Rory Sheridan was the lone Friar to compete in the women's 1,650-yard freestyle during the BIG EAST Championship. She played 15th with a time of 17:13.61.
 
Bella Lombard paced a group of Friars in the finals of the 200-yard backstroke with a 12th-place finish in a time of 2:02.47.  Brooke Sowka touched the wall in 2:03.70 for 18th place, followed by Siara Celentano (21st, 2:06.78) and Liza Goetcheus (24th, 2:12.90).
 
Five Friars competed in the finals of the 100-yard free and were led by Elizabeth Burke's 16th-place finish (52.46). Madelyn Harvey, who finished 24th in the prelims, jumped to 19th in the final with a time of 53.07. She was followed by Natalia Robak in 20th (53.10) and Julia Renzelmann in 21st (53.12). Rylie Foley rounded out the finals with a 24th-place finish (53.38).
 
Lauren Wagner had a strong race in the 200-yard breaststroke final with an 11th-place finish in 2:20.62. Madi Ebanks claimed 17th (2:25.83).
 
Annie Gathof led the way for the women's squad in the finals of the 200-yard butterfly with a 16th-place showing in 2:08.11. Sheridan, competing in her second final of the day, placed 21st with a time of 2:11.93. Mackenzie Riga rounded out the field with a 24th-place finish (2:16.81).
 
The women's concluded competition with the 400-yard freestyle relay comprised of Elizabeth Burke, Madelyn Harvey, Julia Renzelmann and Natalia Robak. The group finished seventh with a time of 3:30.74.
 
Ivan Reber had an impressive race in the 1,650-yard free on the men's side, placing seventh overall in a time of 15:52. Conor Duggan finished 12th in the event with a time of 16:24.96.
 
In the 100-yard freestyle final on the men's side, Jake Stachowicz (14th) and Gabe Hawkins (15th) finished within two-one-hundredths of a second of one another. Stachowicz finished in 45.96, followed by Hawkins at 45.98. Nathan Thayer was 16th with a time of 46.86.
 
Aidan Ochoa finished 13th in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:05.96. He was followed by Quinn Schwab in 16th (2:07.04.
 
The duo of Quinn Danus and Aidan Puk finished 15th and 16th, respectively, in the 200-yard butterfly finals. Danus clocked out in 1:52.93 and Puk touched the wall in 1:53.41.
 
The men's 400-yard freestyle relay team closed out the BIG EAST Championship with Kieran Duffy, Stachowicz, Thayer and Hawkins taking fifth place (3:03.79).
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
 

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