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




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