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PREVIEW: Aggies at NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships
Mar 17, 2026 | Swimming and Diving
ATLANTA – Texas A&M will be represented by nine swimmers and divers at the 2026 NCAA Women's Championships, taking place Wednesday through Saturday at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the Georgia Tech campus.
Competing at the national meet for the Aggies are divers Gabby Filzen and Joslyn Oakley and swimmers Claire Gass, Ella McQuinn, Hannah O'Leary, Kaitlyn Owens, Reagan Sherrard, Ava Whitaker and Eloise Williamson.
The Aggies have scoring potential in 12 events, including the 200- and 400-yard freestyle and medley relays. Competing in individual races were McQuinn in the 100 free and 100 breaststroke, O'Leary in the 200 breast and 400 IM, Whitaker in the 100 and 200 butterfly and Owens in the 100 backstroke, while divers Filzen and Oakley will vie for valuable points in the platform dive and 1m dive, respectively.
McQuinn qualified in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.99 at SEC Championships and recorded a qualifying time of 59.42 in the 100 breast at the Texas Invitational last fall. O'Leary punched her ticket to nationals with a time of 2:08.62 in the 200 breast at the SMU Last Chance Meet and posted a season-best time of 4:11.78 in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships. Whitaker secured her spot in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:54.86 at the SMU Last Chance Meet and had a qualifying time of 52.06 in the 100 butterfly from the SEC Championships. Owens earned her spot in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.06 in a dual meet against Alabama earlier this spring.
Filzen was the final addition to the Aggies' NCAA team after qualifying on the platform with a score of 530.30 on the third day of the NCAA Zone D Championships last week, while Oakley earned her spot on the 1-meter board with a score of 589.55 at zones.
Texas A&M is loaded with NCAA experience with Owens leading the way with her fourth national meet appearance. Oakley makes her third NCAA appearance while McQuinn and Whitaker are making their second trips. Gass is making her NCAA Division I Championship debut after helping Div. II Nova Southeastern (Fla.) to a pair of national team titles. Competing at the NCAA Championship for the first time are Filzen, O'Leary, Sherrard and Williamson.
Texas A&M's NCAA Team
Competing at the national meet for the Aggies are divers Gabby Filzen and Joslyn Oakley and swimmers Claire Gass, Ella McQuinn, Hannah O'Leary, Kaitlyn Owens, Reagan Sherrard, Ava Whitaker and Eloise Williamson.
The Aggies have scoring potential in 12 events, including the 200- and 400-yard freestyle and medley relays. Competing in individual races were McQuinn in the 100 free and 100 breaststroke, O'Leary in the 200 breast and 400 IM, Whitaker in the 100 and 200 butterfly and Owens in the 100 backstroke, while divers Filzen and Oakley will vie for valuable points in the platform dive and 1m dive, respectively.
McQuinn qualified in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.99 at SEC Championships and recorded a qualifying time of 59.42 in the 100 breast at the Texas Invitational last fall. O'Leary punched her ticket to nationals with a time of 2:08.62 in the 200 breast at the SMU Last Chance Meet and posted a season-best time of 4:11.78 in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships. Whitaker secured her spot in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:54.86 at the SMU Last Chance Meet and had a qualifying time of 52.06 in the 100 butterfly from the SEC Championships. Owens earned her spot in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.06 in a dual meet against Alabama earlier this spring.
Filzen was the final addition to the Aggies' NCAA team after qualifying on the platform with a score of 530.30 on the third day of the NCAA Zone D Championships last week, while Oakley earned her spot on the 1-meter board with a score of 589.55 at zones.
Texas A&M is loaded with NCAA experience with Owens leading the way with her fourth national meet appearance. Oakley makes her third NCAA appearance while McQuinn and Whitaker are making their second trips. Gass is making her NCAA Division I Championship debut after helping Div. II Nova Southeastern (Fla.) to a pair of national team titles. Competing at the NCAA Championship for the first time are Filzen, O'Leary, Sherrard and Williamson.
Texas A&M's NCAA Team
| Swimmer/Diver | Events | Cl.-Exp | Hometown / High School / Previous School |
| Gabby Filzen | Platform Dive | So.-TR | Schwenksville, Pa. / Perkiomen Valley / USC |
| Claire Gass | Relay alternate | Gr.-TR | Celina, Ohio / Celina / Nova Southeastern |
| Ella McQuinn | 100 Free, 100 Breast | So.-1L | Round Rock, Texas / Rouse |
| Hannah O'Leary | 200 Breast, 400 IM | Jr.-2L | Round Rock, Texas / Round Rock |
| Joslyn Oakley | 1m Dive | Sr.-2L | Mooresville, N.C. / Langtree Charter |
| Kaitlyn Owens | 100 Back | Sr.-3L | College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated |
| Reagan Sherrard | Relay alternate | Fr.-HS | College Station, Texas / Chapin (S.C.) |
| Ava Whitaker | 100/200 Fly | Jr.-TR | Nacogdoches, Texas / Nacogdoches / Indiana |
| Eloise Williamson | Relay alternate | Fr.-HS | Garland, Texas / Coram Deo Academy |
2026 NCAA DI Women's Swimming & Diving Championship Schedule
- Women's championship: Wednesday, March 18 - Saturday, March 21 | Watch on ESPN+
- Wednesday, March 18 | Prelims: 9 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m. | Live results
- 1650-yard freestyle
- 200-yard medley relay
- 800-yard freestyle relay
- Thursday, March 19 | Prelims: 9 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m. | Live results
- 100-yard butterfly
- 400-yard individual medley
- 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- One-meter diving
- Friday, March 20 | Prelims: 9 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m. | Live results
- 100-yard backstroke
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 500-yard freestyle
- 50-yard freestyle
- 400-yard medley relay
- Three-meter diving
- Saturday, March 21 | Prelims: 9 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m. | Live results
- 200-yard individual medley
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard butterfly
- 200-yard backstroke
- 400-yard freestyle relay
- Platform diving
- Wednesday, March 18 | Prelims: 9 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m. | Live results
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