ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Lejeune Hall will play host to its 15th Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship this week as the event gets underway Wednesday afternoon and ends Saturday night.
Schedule
Wed., Feb. 18 - noon - men's 3M diving trials and consolation final
Wed., Feb. 18 - 5 p.m. - finals for 200 medley relay, men's 3M diving, 800 free relay
Thur., Feb. 19 - 10 a.m. - prelims for 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free
Thur., Feb. 19 - 1 p.m. - women's 1M diving trials and consolation final
Thur., Feb. 19 - 6 p.m. - finals for 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, women's 1M diving, 400 medley relay
Fri., Feb. 20 - 10 a.m. - prelims for 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free 100 breast, 100 back
Fri., Feb. 21 - 1 p.m. - men's 1M diving trials and consolation final
Fri., Feb. 21 - 6 p.m. - finals for 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, men's 1M diving and 200 free relay
Sat., Feb. 22 - 10 a.m. - prelims for 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly
Sat., Feb. 22 - 1 p.m. - women's 3M diving trials and consolation final, early heats of 1650 free
Sat., Feb. 22 - 6 p.m. - finals for 1650 free (top seeded heat only), 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, women's 3M diving, 400 free relay
Tickets
Advanced tickets can be purchased through NavySports.com, and they also will be available at the second floor main entrance to Lejeune Hall. They cost $50 for an all-session ticket, $10 per ticket for a session of prelims and $15 a ticket for a session of finals.
There is no cost to attend Wednesday's competition.
Vehicle Access
Only those vehicles driven by someone with a Department of Defense (DoD)-approved identification card will be allowed onto the USNA. Fans without DoD approved vehicle access to the USNA must park outside of The Yard. The simplest way to do this is to take the free shuttle bus. The shuttle bus will depart from and return to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, Md., 21401). Enter the blue / west parking lot through gate 5 off of Taylor Avenue. There is a $10 per vehicle parking fee. The free fan shuttle bus will leave from and return to the Blue Angel jet.
Whether a visitor rides the shuttle bus or walks through one of the USNA gates, everyone ages 18 and over must have a valid picture ID (i.e.: State issued driver's license with REAL ID or a U.S. government issued passport). Visitors ages 17 and younger who do not have a valid picture ID must be accompanied by an adult. Foreign passports are not permitted for general access.
Shuttle Bus Schedule
Wed., Feb. 18 - 4-9 p.m.
Thur., Feb. 19 - 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 20 - 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21 - 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Multimedia Links
ESPN+ will steam every session except the early afternoon diving prelims on Thursday-Friday-Saturday and the early heats of the 1650 freestyle on Saturday.
Live swimming results can be found on the Meet Mobile app as well as on NavySports.com.
Diving results can be found at divemeets.com.
Format
All 10 Patriot League schools will send men's and women's teams to the 35th edition of the championship. Swimmers will vie in the prelims for spots in either the C (17th-24th), B (9th-16th) or A (1st-8th) finals.
All relay events will be timed finals.
Divers who place 17th through 24th will not compete in a C final, but will be awarded points corresponding to their placement in the trial heats as if there was a C final.
The individual point totals are (descending order from first through eighth place in the respective final):
A Final - 32, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22
B Final - 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11
C Final - 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Points for the relay events are 64, 56, 54, 52, 50, 48, 46, 44, 40, 34.
Women's Preview
Navy won last year's Patriot League Championship despite winning only two relay races and two diving events. The depth of the team carried the Mids to a 268.5 point victory over second-place Army and its 13th-straight league title.
Navy has won 23 league titles, which is the most in a single sport among all Patriot League programs.
This year's Army-Navy meet followed a similar path as the Mids won only four events and never held the lead until the end of the final event, the 400 fee relay, when they secured a 152-148 victory.
The Navy depth will again be called upon this week as the entries for this year's league championship has Army with the fastest time or score in 14 events and the second-best mark in five, while Navy swimmers and divers lead the league in two events and stand second in six.
The Mids return the following all-league athletes:
Samantha Clifford - 2025 (2nd team)
Elsie Delacruz - 2025 (1st team)
Sarah Eldridge - 2023 (1st team), 2024 (1st team), 2025 (1st team)
Ela Habjan - 2024 (1st team), 2025 (2nd team) / 2024 Rookie of the Year
Mackenzie Kim - 2024 (2nd team), 2025 (1st team) / 2025 Diver of the Year
Maddie Koutavas - 2023 (2nd team), 2025 (2nd team)
Erin Miller - 2025 (2nd team)
Marin Rose - 2025 (2nd team)
Brynn Stoneburg - 2025 (2nd team)
Lauren Walsh - 2023 (1st team), 2024 (1st team), 2025 (2nd team) / 2023 Rookie of the Year
Also back are the following event winners:
Ela Habjan - 100 back (2024), 200 medley relay (2024, 2025), 400 medley relay (2024, 2025)
Mackenzie Kim - one-meter diving (2025), three-meter diving (2025)
Lauren Walsh - 800 free relay (2023), 200 medley relay (2025), 400 medley relay (2025)
Men's Preview
Navy saw its league-record run of 20-straight league titles end last year when Army edged the Mids by 16.5 points. That marked the first time the Mids didn't win the title in their 21 years of competing at the championship.
Navy bounced back in this year's Star Meet as it led after each of the final 15 events on its way to recording a 206-94 victory.
Buoyed by its strong regular season, Navy swimmers and divers hold the top seed in 12 events and the No. 2 seed in 14. Meanwhile, Army has tallied the top mark in six events and the second-best effort in four events.
Back for Navy are the following all-league recipients:
Gio Aguirre - 2025 (2nd team)
Lachlan Andrew - 2025 (1st team)
George Brooker - 2023 (2nd team)
Ben Denman-Grimm - 2024 (1st team)
Finn Gelbach - 2024 (1st team), 2025 (2nd team) / 2024 Diver of the Year
Gavin Green - 2024 (2nd team)
Ben Irwin - 2024 (1st team), 2025 (1st team) / 2024 Rookie of the Year
Dean Jones - 2025 (2nd team)
Ben Mauldin - 2025 (1st team)
Juan Mora - 2025 (2nd team)
Luca Oliva - 2025 (2nd team)
Kellan Pattison - 2025 (2nd team)
Michael Phillips - 2024 (2nd team), 2025 (1st team)
Anthony Sciulli - 2023 (2nd team)
Benjamin Stankovich - 2024 (2nd team), 2025 (1st team)
Zach Stump - 2023 (1st team), 2024 (2nd team), 2025 (2nd team)
Simon Thompson - 2-25 (2nd team)
Returning league event champions are:
Gio Aguirre - 200 free relay (2025)
Ben Denman-Grimm - 400 free relay (2024), 400 medley relay (2024)
Finn Gelbach - one-meter diving (2024), three-meter diving (2024)
Gavin Green - 400 medley relay (2024)
Ben Irwin - 100 back (2024), 200 back (2024, 2025), 200 fly (2024, 2025), 200 free relay (2025), 400 medley relay (2024)
Benjamin Stankovich - 400 free relay (2024), 800 free relay (2024)
Simon Thompson - 200 free relay (2025)
