Carrick Shea’s national championship and NESCAC-record-breaking performance in the 200 breaststroke highlighted the final day of competition for NESCAC swimmers and divers at the 2026 NCAA Championships at IU Natatorium on the IU Indianapolis campus.
Shea's performance made him the fourth-fastest swimmer in Division III history in the 200 breaststroke. He is the second NESCAC swimmer to win the NCAA title in the event and he broke the NESCAC Record he established at the 2026 NESCAC Championship meet.
The Bates and Williams teams earned top 10 finishes in the men’s team standings while the Williams women finished fifth to pace the NESCAC contingent.
Team Scores
Men: 1. Denison – 437 pts … 6. Bates – 185 pts, 8. Williams – 144 pts, 15. Conn. College – 78 pts, 21. Bowdoin – 41 pts, 22. Amherst – 39 pts, 25. Tufts – 33 pts, 44. Hamilton – 8 pts
Women: 1. NYU – 517 pts … 5. Williams – 282.5 pts, 12. Tufts – 104 pts, 14. Amherst – 92 pts, 15. Colby – 88.5 pts, 20. Middlebury – 28 pts, T26. Bates – 19 pts, 36. Bowdoin – 6 pts, 42. Hamilton – 2 pts
Men’s 1650 Freestyle
Conn. College junior Evan Lyons led four NESCAC swimmers in the finals of the 1650 freestyle to kick off the final day of competition. Lyons posted a time of 15:30.94 to finish fifth, just ahead of Amherst rookie Benjamin Robins in sixth (15:55.37). Williams sophomore Nye Hanan was eighth (15:33.98), and Tufts junior Rafae Shafi placed 19th (16:03.44).
Women’s 1650 Freestyle
Tufts senior Madeleine Dunn placed third in her final 1650 collegiate race, posting a time of 16:52.42, to lead NESCAC swimmers. Williams senior Lily Codd finished sixth (16:56.54) to give the NESCAC a pair of top 10 finishers. Three rookies, led by Middlebury’s Isla Johnston, rounded out the conference swimmers in the event. Johnston was 17th (17:20.93), while Cloe Nader of Tufts finished 24th (17:40.38) and Amherst’s Penny Lazar followed in 26th place (17:41.50).
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Bates senior Max Cory paced the NESCAC swimmers in the 100 freestyle. Cory touched the wall in a time of 43.24 to finish fourth. Williams first-year Sam Brozek placed eighth (44.31). In the consolation final, Bowdoin’s Raphael Grand’Pierre was fourth (44.19) and Hamilton’s Nathaniel Taft was fifth (44.33). Bates junior John Weigel finished seventh (44.48).
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Williams rookie Sophie Phelps placed seventh in the championship heat with a time of 50.68 and Middlebury sophomore Anna McGrew won the consolation heat with a time of 49.84.
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Two conference swimmers advanced to the finals in the 200 backstroke. Bates junior Tim Johnson placed fifth in the championship heat with a time of 1:45.22, while Williams sophomore Whitman Horton placed third in the consolation final (1:46.46).
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Four NESCAC swimmers qualified for the final in the 200 backstroke. In the championship final, Tufts senior Madison Hagberg placed fourth (1:59.79), Alden White of Williams was fifth (2:00.49), and Colby sophomore Alexis Coates was eighth (2:01.88). In the consolation final, Williams senior Irene Yang placed eighth (2:02.22).
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Carrick Shea of Conn. College won the NCAA title in the 200 breaststroke, becoming just the second NESCAC swimmer to win the national title in the event (2004 - Mike Pohorylo, Amherst). Shea posted a time of 1:54.45, breaking the NESCAC Record he set during the 2026 NESCAC Championship meet. Teammate Julian Carlson finished fourth with a time of 1:58.54 in the championship heat. In the consolation final, Bates senior Marrich Somridhivej posted a time of 2:00.14 to finish fifth.
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
A pair of Ephs qualified for the championship heat in the 200 breaststroke. Junior Carter Roebuck finished fifth with a time of 2:16.44 and teammate Anna Doherty followed in seventh place (2:17.74).
Women’s 3-Meter Diving
The Amherst duo of Brooke Ronan and Donna Zhang earned top 8 finishes on the 3-meter board. Ronan, a first-year, finished fourth with 477.15 points while Zhang finished out her collegiate career in eighth place with 446.25 points.
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay
Bates and Williams finished 4-5 in the championship heat of the 400 freestyle relay in the final event of the 2026 championships. The Bates team of John Weigel, Tim Johnson, Nathaniel Pierce, and Max Cory finished in a time of 2:57.90. The Eph squad of Theo Randall, Mason Green, Ryan Nunez, and Sam Brozek finished with a time of 2:58.10 for fifth place. The Bowdoin team of Getchell Gibbons, Micah Sher, Raphael Grand’Pierre, and Jack Tran won the consolation heat with a time of 2:57.92. It was the second relay win in as many days for the Polar Bears.
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
The Williams relay of Clare McDermott, Esme Van Orden, Emma Dimter, and Sophie Phelps wrapped up the NCAA Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:23.75). The Amherst Mammoth relay of Sydney Thompson, Lucy Smith, Maeve Kelley, and Paige Arnold won the consolation final with a time of 3:23.57. The Colby team of Eliza Marco, Zoe Buzzelli, Caitlin Lucey, and Savannah Lombardi finished sixth in the heat (3:26.56).
