2026 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 18 through Saturday, Feb. 21
WHERE: Hampton Virginia Aquaplex | Hampton, Va.
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (PDF) | LIVE RESULTS
WATCH: Wednesday Prelims | Finals 
                   Thursday Prelims | Finals
                   Friday Prelims | Finals
                   Saturday Prelims | Finals

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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action on Wednesday, competing in the 2026 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 18-21 at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.
 
All four days of the A-10 Swimming and Diving Championships will be streamed live on ESPN+.

The four-day competition will include a morning preliminary session and an evening final session, with the top 16 performers in each event advancing to the finals.
 
At the 2025 A-10 Championships, the Mason men's team finished third, while the Patriots' women's team placed fifth.
 
On the men's side, George Washington claimed the A-10 title for the fifth straight year (883.5), with St. Bonaventure second (517.5) and George Mason third (509).  Davidson was fourth (446) followed by La Salle (358), Massachusetts (332), Fordham (250) and Saint Louis (209).
 
On the women's side, George Washington won the Atlantic 10 Championship for the fourth straight year (598.5), with Richmond second (571) and Duquesne third (525).  Fordham finished fourth (339) followed by George Mason (324), Davidson (300.5), Massachusetts (284), La Salle (268), St. Bonaventure (241), Rhode Island (189) and Saint Louis (72). 

Ali Tyler was named Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championships.  She won three individual titles, setting new Atlantic 10 records in both the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard IM and posting new team records (100 Freestyle, 200 IM, 100 Backstroke).  She also helped the Patriots win two relay medals, with gold in the 400-yard medley relay and silver in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Tate Anderson won the bronze medal in the 100-yard freestyle (43.27) and Ian Rodgers placed second to capture the silver medal in the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.55).
 
The Patriots' men's 400-yard freestyle relay team touched the wall second to claim the silver medal with a new team record (2:55.11).
   
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, February 18
Prelims – 12:30 p.m.
Women's 1-Meter Diving
Finals – 3 p.m.
Women's 1-Meter Diving | 200 Medley Relay | 800 Freestyle Relay

Thursday, February 19
Prelims – 10 a.m.
500 Freestyle | 200 IM | 50 Freestyle | Men's 1-Meter Diving
Finals – 6 p.m.
500 Freestyle | 200 IM | 50 Freestyle | 200 Freestyle Relay | Men's 1-Meter Diving

Friday, February, 20
Prelims – 10 a.m.
400 IM | 100 Butterfly | 200 Freestyle | 100 Breaststroke | 100 Backstroke | Women's 3-Meter Diving
Finals – 6 p.m.
100 Butterfly | 400 IM | 200 Freestyle | 100 Breaststroke | 100 Backstroke | 400 Medley Relay | Women's 3-Meter Diving

Saturday, February 21
Prelims – 10 a.m.
200 Backstroke | 100 Freestyle | 200 Breaststroke | 200 Butterfly | 1650 Freestyle | Men's 3-Meter Diving
Finals – 6 p.m.
1650 Freestyle |200 Backstroke | 100 Freestyle | 200 Breaststroke | 200 Butterfly | 400 Freestyle Relay | Men's 3-Meter Diving
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Mason men's team has 17 returners and five newcomers on the roster for the 2025-26 season.
 
The Patriots' men's team has five seniors, 10 juniors, two sophomores returning from last year's roster.  The returners are by five newcomers including one graduate student and three freshmen.
 
Returning for the Patriots are seniors Aoun Al-Hiari (Alexandria, Va.), Tate Anderson (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.), Michael Bock (Apex, N.C.), Jack Chapman (Canandaigua, N.Y.) and Jett Lee (Centreville, Va.).
 
George Mason has 10 juniors with Christian Anderson (Fairfax, Va.), Alex Crown (Gainesville, Va.), Anthony Garono (Crozet, Va.), Jack Graham (Williamsburg, Va.), Ian Jones (Fredericksburg, Va.), Colby Lane (Fairfax, Va.), Colin Murtaugh (Roanoke, Va.), Ian Rodgers (Newport News, Va.), Cody Scifres (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Ryan Serbia (Edmond, Okla.).
 
Sophomores include Caden Guy (Oakton, Va.) and Gabriel Miller (Columbus, Ohio).
 
Four freshmen are concluding first year with the Green and Gold, Robert Dykman, Brendan Lao (North Wales, Pa.), Erik Oman (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Andrey Radkevich (Yorktown, Pa.). 
 
Graduate student Agustin Rasche (Berlin, Germany) also joins the Patriots.
 
The Mason women's team has 18 returners and seven newcomers on the roster.  The Patriots' women's team has seven seniors, nine juniors and three sophomores.  They are joined by six freshmen for the 2025-26 season.

The Patriots are led by seven seniors, Peyton Brehmer (Boerne, Texas), Maddie Hersh (McLean, Va.), Aleigha Scherber (Burke, Va.), Gracie Sweeney (Old Saybrook, Conn.), Ainsley Toews (Tifton, Ga.), Ally Yeary (Abingdon, Va.) and Angelina Zeidan (Cloverdale, Va.).
 
George Mason has nine juniors with Megan Anderson (Blacksburg, Va.), Alayna Brooker (Aurora, Ohio), Sarah Dichak (Charlotte, N.C.), Lauren Hargnett (Raleigh, N.C.), Kristin Ivey (Greenville, N.C.), Hannah Magdeburg (Pottsville, Pa.), Regan Mooney (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), Clare Smith (Cary, N.C) and Casey Tingen (Yorktown, Va.) entering their third year.
 
Sophomores include Carly Bates (Virginia Beach, Va.), Greta Mott (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Adelline Oliveira (Muskegon, Mich.).
 
Concluding their first year with the Patriots are Madelyn Abel (Quakertown, Pa.), Alexis Brazier (Bristow, Va.), Lucy Daniel (Bristow, Va.), Sidney Kaufman (Midlothian, Va.), Landry Liston (Leesburg, Va.) and Madeline Majewski (Warrington, Pa.).
 
THE PATRIOTS SCHEDULE
 
The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in eight events during the 2025-26 season, with three at home including the annual Patriot Invitational at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
The Patriots opened the campaign at the Potomac Relay Invitational (Sept. 26), hosted by American University at the Reeves Aquatic Center in Washington, D.C.  The men's team placed first and the women's team was fourth.
 
George Mason then hosted Old Dominion (Oct. 3) for the first home meet of the season.  The Patriots' women's team won 10 of 16 events and defeated Old Dominion, 159-103.  The men's team won nine of 16 events and downed the Monarchs, 152-110.
 
The Patriots faced Atlantic 10 Conference opponents for the first time at the Richmond Duals (Oct. 17-18) held at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.  The George Mason men's team took on Davidson in a two-day dual, while the women's team faced Davidson, Duquesne and Richmond in an invitational style event on Friday and competed in a dual against Davidson on day two.
 
The Patriots traveled to face William & Mary (Nov. 8) at the Bee McLeod Recreation Center in Williamsburg, Va.
 
George Mason hosted the annual Patriot Invitational (Nov. 19-22) at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.  The Patriots' men's team was third and the women's team fifth.
 
The Patriots dropped their duals on the road at Towson (Dec. 19) in the final meet of 2025.
 
The Patriots competed in two meets in January.  Both the men's and women's teams dropped their road dual at Delaware (Jan. 17) in Newark, Del.  To close out the regular season, the men's team defeated Georgetown, 169.50-127-50, while the women's team dropped its dual to the Hoyas, 206.50-93.50 at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Feb. 18-21 at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.