The New York University women's swimming and diving team completed the penultimate day of competition at the 2026 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, holding firm in first place after three days.
The UAA Championships are held at the Myers-McLoraine Pool on the campus of the University of Chicago.
NYU stands in first place after eight sessions of competition with 1278 points. Emory holds in second place with 1254 points.
"We had an unbelievable night, capped by a historic performance by
Kaley McIntyre," said Swimming Head Coach
Trevor Miele.
Nicole Ranile led the two Violets in the 100 butterfly final, taking second overall with a 54.91 time.
The Violets' first win of the night belonged to
Bethany Spangler, beating the field in the 400 individual medley (IM). Her 4:23.09 time was over half a second faster than the field.
Zeynep Tokuz (4:24.81) and
Calista Lynch (4:27.17) took fourth and fifth, respectively.
"Bethany had a phenomenal swim in the IM tonight, showing great composure to come from behind for the win," added Miele.
Kaley McIntyre followed that win up with one of her own, setting the NCAA Division III, UAA and Myers-McLoraine Pool record in the 200 freestyle. The DIII record was one of the oldest standing, being set in 2011. McIntyre paced the field by over five seconds, touching the wall in 1:44.74.
"Kaley turned in an unbelievable performance in the 200 free tonight, so impressive to witness," said Miele.
Teammate
Llew Ladomirak took second place with a 1:49.99 time.
Maeve O'Donnell scored a second-place finish of her own in the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 55.28. Ranile (55.88) placed fifth.
The Violets finished the night with a silver finish in the 200 medley relay. NYU's "A" team (Ranile,
Babette Bradley, O'Donnell, Ladomirak) finished in 1:42.83.
The meet concludes on Saturday, February 14, with the final sessions of the weekend. The conference championship will come down to: the mile, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, the 400 freestyle relay, and the three-meter diving finals. Preliminary races begin at 11:00 a.m. EST, with the finals beginning at 7:00 p.m. EST.
