HADLEY, Mass. - Following the completion of the 2025 NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Colby several year-end awards were handed out. Additionally, a complete list of the All-NESCAC swimmers and divers is provided below.
 
NESCAC Swimmer of the Year: Sophia Verkleeren, Williams
Verkleeren becomes the first individual to win the NESCAC Swimmer of the Year honor three consecutive years. The senior won five titles in the 2025 championship meet. She was part of two Williams relay wins (800 freestyle and 400 medley relay) and won three individual titles in the 200 IM and the 100 and 200 butterfly events. Verkleeren is the 18th Eph to win the award.
 
NESCAC Diver of the Year: Sydney Bluestein, Amherst
Bluestein is the NESCAC Diver of the Year for the second time in her career, also winning the honor in 2023. The senior swept the diving events for the second time in her career.
 
NESCAC Rookie of the Year: Natalie Garre, Bowdoin
Garre won three NESCAC titles in her first conference championship meet. The newcomer set NESCAC Meet records in the 500 and 1650 freestyles en route to winning those events and claimed first in the 400 IM. Garre is the first Polar Bear to garner the NESCAC Rookie of the Year honor.
 
NESCAC Career High-Point Diver: Sydney Bluestein – 214 points
 
NESCAC Career High-Point Swimmers:  
First Place: Sophia Verkleeren, Williams – 375 points
Second Place: Charlotte Wishnack, Williams – 337 points
Third Place: Jillian Cudney, Tufts – 305 points
Fourth Place: Chloe Katz, Middlebury – 278 points
Fifth Place: Lara Wujaciak, Tufts – 225 points
 
NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year: Williams College
Head coach Steve Kuster and assistant coaches Allie Clark, Brandon Pearson, and James Singewald were selected by their peers for the second consecutive year. The staff directed the Ephs to their 21st NESCAC title, and 2025 marks the ninth time the Williams coaches have been recognized with the honor.
 
NESCAC Diving Coach of the Year: Kai Robinson, Amherst
Robinson was voted as the NESCAC Diving Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career and won the award for the sixth time in the last seven championships.

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All-NESCAC Honorees
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	7:20.87 - Williams Carter Roebuck, Clementine Robins Lily Codd, Sophia Verkleeren	7:28.63 - Tufts Madeleine Dunn, Quinci Wheeler, Selin Tuncay, Noa Chambers	7:30.05 - Amherst Lucy Smith, Paige Arnold Megan Lee, Maeve Kelley
200 Freestyle Relay	1:33.11 - Tufts Isabella Chambers, Katharine Skelly, Emma Claus, Jillian Cudney	1:33.34 - Williams Emma Dimter, Annika Chu, Bernadette Ramoy, Irene Yang	1:34.29 - Colby Eliza Marco, Lily Moy, Lucy Mackey, Gabriella Landau
50 Breaststroke	28.26 - Quinci Wheeler, Tufts	28.65 - Kellen Mottl, Colby	28.81 - Charlotte Wishnack, Williams
50 Butterfly	24.93 - Jade Foltenyi, Tufts	25.12 - Angel Smyrniou, Tufts	25.20 - Katharine Skelly, Tufts
500 Freestyle	4:47.63 # - Natalie Garre, Bowdoin	4:49.80 - Madeleine Dunn, Tufts	4:52.21 - Clementine Robins, Williams
50 Backstroke	26.18 - Elena Harrison, Tufts	26.20 - Maddy Reid, Middlebury	26.31 - Alden White - Williams
200 IM	1:59.00 # - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams	2:03.80 - Irene Yang, Williams	2:05.24 - Elizabeth Walsh, Bowdoin
50 Freestyle	23.29 - Jillian Cudney, Tufts	23.34 - Eliza Marco, Colby	23.47 - Isabella Chambers, Tufts
1-Meter Diving	467.20 - Sydney Bluestein, Amherst	441.70 - Donna Zhang, Amherst	440.35 - Adelaide Herman, Williams
400 Medley Relay	3:41.58 - Williams Sophia Verkleeren, Charlotte Wishnack, Irene Yang, Carter Roebuck	3:44.92 - Tufts Elena Harrison, Quinci Wheeler, Jade Foltenyi, Jillian Cudney	3:45.24 - Colby Alexis Coates, Kellen Mottl, Lexi Asch, Eliza Marco
200 Medley Relay	1:41.31 - Tufts Elena Harrison, Quinci Wheeler, Jade Foltenyi, Jillian Cudney	1:41.54 - Williams Sophia Verkleeren, Charlotte Wishnack, Clare McDermott, Bernadette Ramoy	1:41.95 - Colby Tahlia Crowley, Kellen Mottl, Gabriella Landau, Eliza Marco
1000 Freestyle	9:58.87 - Madeleine Dunn, Tufts	10:03.55 - Lily Codd, Williams	10:08.46 - Chloe Katz, Middlebury
100 Butterfly	54.20 - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams	55.31 - Angel Smyrniou, Tufts	55.61 - Jade Foltenyi, Tufts
400 IM	4:21.03 - Natalie Garre, Bowdoin	4:25.15 - Elizabeth Walsh, Bowdoin	4:26.19 - Abigail Greenberg, Amherst
200 Freestyle	1:48.82 - Carter Roebuck, Williams	1:49.39 - Clementine Robins, Williams	1:52.17 - Maeve Kelley, Amherst
100 Breaststroke	1:02.77 - Charlotte Wishnack, Williams	1:02.85 - Quinci Wheeler, Tufts	1:03.23 - Allison Lacroix, Amherst
100 Backstroke	55.85 - Gaurika Singh, Tufts	56.12 - Alexis Coates, Colby	56.44 - Noa Chambers, Tufts
3-Meter Diving	464.05 - Sydney Bluestein, Amherst	452.90 - Sadie Smith, Bowdoin	450.75 - Donna Zhang, Amherst
1650 Freestyle	16:35.58 # - Natalie Garre, Bowdoin	16:49.60 - Lily Codd, Williams	16:57.17 - Madeleine Dunn, Tufts
200 Backstroke	1:59.27 - Clementine Robins, Williams	2:01.33 - Alden White, Williams	2:01.35 - Noa Chambers, Tufts
100 Freestyle	50.66 - Jillian Cudney, Tufts	50.89 - Anna McGrew, Middlebury	51.05 - Quinci Wheeler, Tufts
200 Breaststroke	2:13.50 - Charlotte Wishnack, Williams	2:16.00 - Carter Roebuck, Williams	2:16.13 - Allison Lacroix, Amherst
200 Butterfly	1:57.47 # - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams	2:01.99 - Maeve Kelley, Amherst	2:03.75 - Ruby Groves, Williams
400 Freestyle Relay	3:23.78 - Tufts Isabella Chambers, Quinci Wheeler, Sydney Stasz, Jillian Cudney	3:24.82 - Williams Clementine Robins, Emma Dimter, Sophia Verkleeren, Carter Roebuck	3:26.12 - Amherst Lucy Smith, Megan Lee, Diane Koo, Paige Arnold