OCALA, Fla. -The Georgetown University men's and women's swimming & diving teams medaled in six events while Owen Watkins qualified for the NCAA Championship on day two of the BIG EAST Championships Presented by Jeep on Thursday evening. The men are currently in first with 317 points, while the women sit at third with 496 points.

ON THE RECORD
"It was a historic night for Georgetown swimming & diving. Not only did we have great performances and break several team records, we had our first NCAA qualifier in the history of the program! It is hard to put into words how special this moment is. I am so proud of the way our team is competing so far and I am looking forward to what we can accomplish the next two days." - Head Coach John Carroll on today's contest 

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 500 free, Camille Weiss beat her qualifying time by two seconds to earn fourth place with a time of 4:53.74.
• Ronan Krauss took home third in the 500 free with a time of 4:27.31.
• In the 50 free, Taplin Seelbach finished in third place with a time of 23.06.
• Watkins defended his gold medal and made Georgetown history in the 50 free (19.21). Watkins set a program record and became the first Hoya to qualify for thecNCAA Championship.
• Nico Santiago earned third place in the 3M dive with a score of 284.55.
• The 200 free relay team of Madeline Malone, Ines Lovato, Bridget Kelly and Taplin Seelbach captured second place and set a team record with a time of 1:32.75.
• Watkins, Bailey De Luise, Troy Keen and Tre Cottrell captured first place and set a program record in the 200 free with a time 1:19.06.

2026 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 20 
100 Fly
400 IM
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
Women's 1M Dive
400 Medley Relay

Saturday, Feb. 21
1650 Free 
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Men's 3M Dive
400 Free Relay