The New York University men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened their week at the 2026 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships on Wednesday, February 11. The meet is being held February 11-14, at the Myers-McLoraine Pool on the campus of the University of Chicago.

After one event, the NYU women lead the meet with 98 points. The NYU men are in third after two events with 146 points. Emory leads the men's team standings with 173 points.

"Wednesday was an amazing start to the meet," said Swimming Head Coach Trevor Miele. "Our swimmers put up great times and we're excited for the rest of the week."

The Violets' women's 800 freestyle relay kicked off the meet with a win, a UAA record, and a pool record. NYU's "A" relay team (Nicole Ranile, Aanya Wala, Llew Ladomirak, Kaley McIntyre) clocked in at 7:13.06, good for first place and just 0.04 seconds off the NCAA Division III record set by NYU at the 2025 National Championships.

"Their pace is really impressive for this time of the year," said Miele. "Nicole and Aanya had great lead-off swims and Llew and Kaley really dominated the back half of the race."

Ranile's lead-off 200 free split of 1:50.05 is a qualifying time for the 2026 National Championships. Emery Muller's 1:05.07 lead-off leg for the "B" relay team also qualifies her for the National Championships in the 200 freestyle.

The men were also record breakers in the 800 free relay, knocking down the NYU program record. The Violets "A" relay (Conner Dean, Pierce Downs, Misha Kabunov, Maksym Nechydyuk) took second place with a 6:30.79 time, besting the record set at last year's UAA Championship by 0.2 seconds.

"All four swimmers put down strong times and it was great to see the night capped off with a new program record," said Miele.

Dean's opening 1:37.44 leg sets a new program record for the men's 200 freestyle relay.

"He's worked hard all year and deserves that record," added Miele.

The event kicked off with the men's three-meter diving competition.

NYU's Nolan Jennings (417.15) and Makai Harder (394.50) both qualified for the "A" final, finishing seventh and eighth overall, respectively.

"This is always an incredibly competitive meet and to get two divers into the final was outstanding," said Diving Head Coach Todd Kolean.

Action continues on Thursday with day two of competition, featuring the 200 free and 400 medley relays, 200 individual medley, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, and one-meter diving program.