Women's Swimming and Diving

SAA Women's Swimming and Diving Report - Jan. 12, 2026

CANTON, Ga.  – Trinity sweeps week 11 athlete of the week honors for women's swim and dive.
   
Around the SAA:  
SAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Schedule/Results  
SAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Performance List  
2026 SAA Swimming & Diving Championship  

Athletes of the Week:  
Swimming:  
Neely Burns | Trinity | SR | Phoenix, AZ – Senior Neely Burns was the Tigers’ top point scorer at the Colonel Classic this weekend. She won two individual events, taking the 200 IM in 2:11.04 and the 400 IM with a 4:39.87. She was also runner up in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:28.87. She also had the fastest split on the winning 800 free relay, a 1:59.83, split 55.85 on the winning 400 free relay, and 1:09.18 on the breaststroke leg of the winning 400 medley relay. 

Diving:  
Charlotte Brod | Trinity | SO | St. Louis, MO – At this weekend’s Colonel Classic, sophomore Charlotte Brod finished second on the three meter board with a score of 197.20 points. She followed that up with a fourth place finish on Saturday, totaling 212.95 points on the one meter board. 


Notable Performances: 
Swimming

  • Ashley Young | Berry | SR | Chattanooga, TN – A senior from Chattanooga, TN Young helped lead the Vikings to a 154-107 win over Oswego State. Young won all three of her individual events winning the 100 IM in 1:03.44, the 100 Breast in 1:10.61 and the 200 IM in 2:15.96. 
  • Audrey Francell | Sewanee | SR | Austin, TX – Audrey Francell delivered an all-around performance at the Sewanee Invitational, collecting three first-place finishes and a runner-up podium finish. Francell took home first in the 100 fly with a time of 1:02.23 and added a second-place finish in the 50 free, swimming a 25.51. The senior was also a key component of the Sewanee relays, helping her team to two first-place finishes. In the 200 medley relay, swimming a 27.16 in the fly leg. She also led off her relay in the 400 free, swimming a 57.38. 

2025-2026 Women’s Swim and Dive Report Archive (AOW Swimmer/Diver)  
Week One – Sept. 23 (Kendall Mitzel) 
Week Two – Sept. 30 (Makenna Mitzel) 
Week Three – Oct. 7 (None) 
Week Four – Oct. 14 (Caroline Lee/ Erin Dannemiller) 
Week Five – Oct. 21 (Kaitlyn Phan/ Riley Taylor) 
Week Six – Oct. 28 (Sarah Feild/ Zoe Napier)   
Week Seven - Nov. 3 (Ava Easley/Juliet Hood)
Week Eight - Nov. 10 (Kaya Alvegaard-Struble/Juliet Hood)
Week Nine - Nov. 24 (Ava Gates/Erin Dannemiller)
Week Ten - Jan. 5 (Amy Benson/Juliet Hood)


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