HADLEY, Mass. – The NESCAC has announced the All-NESCAC Team and major award winners from the 2023 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.

Swimmer of the Year: Sophia Verkleeren, Williams
Verkleeren is the 14th Williams swimmer and the sixth Eph in a row to garner the honor. The sophomore won three individual events (200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 backstroke) and was a member of two winning relay squads (200 & 400 medley relays). Verkleeren set a NESCAC meet record in the 200 and was a member of the Williams 400 medley relay team that established a new NESCAC meet mark. Verkleeren finished the 2023 championships with seven All-NESCAC citations.
 
Rookie of the Year: Madeleine Dunn, Tufts
Dunn is the first Tufts swimmer to be voted the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. The first-year won all three distance freestyle events (500, 1000, and 1650) and set a NESCAC meet record in the 1000 freestyle. Dunn finished the championships with three All-NESCAC honors.

Diver of the Year: Sydney Bluestein, Amherst
Bluestein was voted as the NESCAC Diver of the Meet for the first time in her career after sweeping the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. The sophomore is the seventh Mammoth diver to earn the award and 2023 marks the fifth consecutive year an Amherst diver has garnered the honor.
 
Career-High Point Swimmer: Claire Brennan, Tufts
Brennan totaled 254 career points at the NESCAC Championships. She is the first Tufts swimmer to earn the award. At the 2023 championships, Brennan earned All-NESCAC honors five times. The senior won the 200 freestyle and was a member of the Jumbos' 800 freestyle relay team that claimed first place.
 
Career High-Point Diver: Sydney Ho, Tufts
Ho compiled 123 career points at the NESCAC Championships. She is the second Tufts diver to earn the honor (Lindsay Gardel, 2010). Ho earned All-NESCAC honors in the 3-meter competition, finishing third in the event at the 2023 championships.

Swim Coach of the Year: John Geissinger, Hamilton
Geissinger was voted as the NESCAC Women's Swim Coach of the Year by his peers and is the first Hamilton coach to win the award. He guided the Continentals to their best finish (7th) and most points (685.5) since 2011.
 
Diving Coach of the Year: Kai Robinson, Amherst
Robinson earns the NESCAC Women's Diving Coach of the Year honor for the fifth year in a row.

2023 Women's Swimming & Diving All-NESCAC Performers

• The top three finishers in each event and the top three relay teams earn All-NESCAC honors
• % - NCAA Division III record; * - NESCAC record; # - NESCAC meet record  

Event	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
800 Freestyle Relay	7:20.18 - Tufts Katelin Isakoff, Chloe Deveney, Lillian Klinginsmith, Claire Brennan	7:27.67 - Williams Georgia Panitz, Sophia Verkleeren, Frances Hayward, Gabriella Lopez-Ona	7:30.28 - Amherst Megan Lee, Jenn Adams, Lauren Eng, Jess Gordon
200 Freestyle Relay	1:32.78 - Tufts Katelin Ulmer, Jillian Cudney, Lillian Klinginsmith, Elle Morse	1:33.70 - Bowdoin Ella Martin, Tatum Zupnik, Cassie Maroney, Ella Riccio	1:34.49 - Williams Irene Yang, Samantha Kilcoyne, Zora Vujovic, Gabriella Lopez-Ona
50 Breaststroke	28.86 - Amanda Wager, Williams	28.91 - Anna Roberts, Bowdoin	29.07 - Quinci Wheeler, Tufts
50 Butterfly	24.52 - Samantha Kilcoyne, Williams	24.85 - Tatum Zupnik, Bowdoin	25.25 - Emma Schulman, Williams
500 Freestyle	4:52.69 - Madeleine Dunn, Tufts	4:52.74 - Claire Brennan, Tufts	4:56.17 - Jess Gordon, Amherst
50 Backstroke	25.64 - Ella Martin, Bowdoin	26.00 - Sophie Cassily, Bates	26.43 - Ella Caddeau, Middlebury
200 IM	2:00.56 # - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams	2:00.95 - Lillian Klinginsmith, Tufts	2:04.51 - Elizabeth Walsh, Bowdoin
50 Freestyle	23.38 - Katelin Ulmer, Tufts	23.44 - Tatum Zupnik, Bowdoin	23.48 - Elle Morse, Tufts
1M Diving	475.40 - Sydney Bluestein, Amherst	446.50 - Emma Casey, Williams	Avery Rappaport, Colby Sydney Ho, Tufts
400 Medley Relay	3:40.62 # - Williams Sophia Verkleeren, Amanda Wager, Samantha Kilcoyne, Emma Schulman	3:46.60 - Tufts Madison Hagberg, Quinci Wheeler, Katelin Isakoff, Claire Brennan	3:48.26 - Bowdoin Ella Martin, Anna Roberts, Tatum Zupnik,Ella Riccio
1000 Freestyle	10:00.90 # - Madeleine Dunn, Tufts	10:09.35 - Lily Codd, WIL	10:16.80 - Frances Hayward, Williams
100 Butterfly	53.56 - Lillian Klinginsmith, Tufts	53.97 - Samantha Kilcoyne, Williams	56.04 - Emma Schulman, Williams
400 IM	4:17.24 - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams	4:24.84 - Elizabeth Walsh, Bowdoin	4:29.50 - Chloe Deveney, Tufts
200 Freestyle	1:49.15 - Claire Brennan, Tufts	1:49.42 - Grace Wenger, Bates	1:50.87 - Jess Gordon, Amherst
100 Breaststroke	1:02.70 - Amanda Wager, Williams	1:02.86 - Charlotte Wishnack, Williams	1:02.95 - Anna Roberts, Bowdoin
100 Backstroke	55.75 - Sophie Cassily, Bates	56.87 - Madison Hagberg, Tufts	56.89 - Tiernan Shea, Conn. College
3M Diving	497.80 - Sydney Bluestein, Amherst	457.70 - Donna Zhang, Amherst	445.10 - Eleanor McGrath, Colby
200 Medley Relay	1:42.04 - Williams Sophia Verkleeren, Amanda Wager, Samantha Kilcoyne, Irene Yang	1:42.30 - Bowdoin Ella Martin, Anna Roberts, Tatum Zupnik, Ella Riccio	1:42.71 - Tufts Lillian Klinginsmith, Quinci Wheeler, Jade Foltenyi, Katelin Ulmer
1650 Freestyle	16:51.90 - Madeleine Dunn, Tufts	17:00.40 - Lily Codd, Williams	17:13.04 - Sahar Mumtaz, Tufts
200 Backstroke	1:57.99 - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams	2:01.03 - Sophie Cassily, Bates	2:03.16 - Madison Hagberg, Tufts
100 Freestyle	49.92 - Lillian Klinginsmith, Tufts	50.53 - Claire Brennan, Tufts	50.62 - Samantha Karlson, Hamilton
200 Breaststroke	2:14.00 - Amanda Wager, Williams	2:16.05 - Charlotte Wishnack - Williams	2:16.41 - Anna Roberts, Bowdoin
200 Butterfly	2:01.12 - Samantha Kilcoyne, Williams	2:03.50 - Lara Wujciak - Tufts	2:03.73 - Katelin Isakoff - Tufts
400 Freestyle Relay	3:22.68 - Tufts Elle Morse, Katelin Isakoff, Katelin Ulmer, Lillilan Klinginsmith	3:26.76 - Bowdoin Ella Martin, Tatum Zupnik, Carolyn Casey, Ella Riccio	3:27.06 - Williams Sophia Verkleeren, Samantha Kilcoyne, Emma Schulman, Georgia Panitz