Olsen wins 100 free while setting SAA Meet Record and Sewanee School record on the final day of the 2026 SAA Championships

Men's Swimming and Diving 2/15/2026 12:10:00 AM

Deitch wins 1650 free, Olsen Claims SAA title in 100 free, Tigers close out SAA Championships

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Ella Deitch and Andrew Olsen both captured conference titles, highlighting a record-breaking final day for Sewanee at the Southern Athletic Association Championships, hosted by Centre College on Saturday.

Deitch opened the day with a dominant victory in the women's 1650 freestyle, winning in 17:47.00 to claim Sewanee's first individual championship of the 2026 meet. Her performance also shattered the Sewanee school record, as she touched the wall 4.90 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Ava Mack and Adelina Willett placed 13th and 14th, respectively, while Jules Vidal added a 16th-place finish.

Andrew Olsen capped an outstanding meet with a championship performance in the men's 100 freestyle, winning in 44.80 while breaking both the SAA meet record and Sewanee school record. Olsen finished .39 seconds ahead of the field. Carter Nabors placed second in the B Finals with a 46.80, and Josh Kim finished 13th overall in 47.29.

Distance success continued for the Tigers on the men's side in the 1650 freestyle, as Henry Lindeman III finished fifth with a 14:53.84. Jonathan Brettschneider added an eighth-place finish in 17:06.79, while Bryson Reid placed 13th with an 18:19.86.

In the 200 backstroke, Caroline Johnson finished second in the women's B Finals with a 2:12.62, while Leah Jackson placed 14th in 2:20.32. On the men's side, Tyler Foster finished sixth with a 1:54.01, and Jackson Pillow added a 15th-place finish in 2:01.02.

The Tigers also picked up solid results in the women's 100 freestyle, as Audrey Francell placed 10th in 53.40, and Ada Digby finished 14th with a 53.98.

In the 200 breaststroke, Eleanor Bishop earned a seventh-place finish for the women with a 2:27.07. On the men's side, Mason Horner also placed seventh, swimming a 2:09.01.

Grace Gearhart represented Sewanee in the women's 200 butterfly, placing seventh with a 2:15.02.

On the boards, Zoe Napier took home seventh for Sewanee in the 3-meter competition with 215.80 points, while Lilly Stooksbury added a place finish with 199.15 points.

Relay events closed the meet on a high note for the Tigers. In the women's 400 freestyle relay, Digby, McKenna Reed, Natalia Evans, and Francell placed fourth in 3:34.99. Bishop, Sarah Beth Roady, Samantha Denman, and Deitch followed with a 12th-place finish in 3:42.03.

Sewanee's A team of Olsen, Nabors, Lindeman III, and Kim took second in the men's 400 freestyle relay with a 3:01.73, breaking both the SAA meet record and Sewanee school record, while finishing just .50 seconds behind the Rhodes relay. The Tigers' B relay of Ryder Griffin, Naeem Mangum, Tyler Foster, and Eric Jurkovic placed 12th in 3:10.59.

The Sewanee women closed out the SAA Championships in fourth place with 443 points, while the men finished fifth with 456 points.

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Players Mentioned

Eleanor Bishop: Sophomore

Ella Deitch: Sophomore

Ada Digby: Sophomore

Natalia Evans: 5' 5"; Senior

Audrey Francell: 5' 3"; Senior

Ava Mack: 5' 5"; Junior

Zoe Napier: 5' 7"; Senior

McKenna Reed: Sophomore

Jules Vidal: 5' 9"; Senior

Adelina Willett: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Eleanor Bishop
: Sophomore

Ella Deitch
: Sophomore

Ada Digby
: Sophomore

Natalia Evans
: 5' 5"; Senior

Audrey Francell
: 5' 3"; Senior

Ava Mack
: 5' 5"; Junior

Zoe Napier
: 5' 7"; Senior

McKenna Reed
: Sophomore

Jules Vidal
: 5' 9"; Senior

Adelina Willett
: Sophomore