WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's swimming & diving teams have officially announced the first wave of additions for the incoming class of 2030. The Hoyas will welcome seven men and six women to the roster this fall, establishing a highly decorated group that spans nine states across the country.

"I am very excited to announce our incoming class for the fall of 2026," said Head Coach John Carroll. This group will make an instant impact, and we see it as one that will help propel our program to new heights. One thing about our newcomers that excites me, is that we have a good mix of local DMV talent as well as student-athletes from all over the country. This is important because the DMV is in a fantastic area for swimming & diving, and we want to keep the best from the area right here at home. We welcome these newcomers to the Hilltop, and are pumped for what is to come."

Aleksandar Arsic | Chicago, Ill. | Lane Tech – Men's Swimming

• Two-time high school team MVP and All-American (2024, 2025), and also earned the Most Improved award.
• Holds Lane Tech school records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, and all relay events.
• Top times include the 50 free (20.56) and 100 free (44.44).
• Named a Scholastic All-American in 2024 and 2025.

• Swam club for the Indian Valley YMCA and Glastonbury Swim Team, earning multiple YMCA National Finalist honors (2022-25).
• Co-holder of the 17-18 Connecticut state records in both the 400 LCM Freestyle Relay and 200 LCM Medley Relay.
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and Connecticut Swimming Scholarship Athlete.
• Also a three-year varsity starter and captain for the water polo team.

Maxon Brienza | Waxhaw, N.C. | Marvin Ridge – Men's Swimming

• Swam for Marvin Ridge High School and club teams SwimMAC Carolina and Mecklenburg Swim Association.
• Named high school team captain for his senior season.
• Helped Marvin Ridge capture the TISCA High School Combined Team State Championship (2024) and a third-place finish at the NCHSAA 4A State Championships (2025).
• Set the Marvin Ridge school record in the 400 Freestyle Relay and was a two-time High School Relay State Champion.
• Four-time High School State Championship Individual Finalist.
• Earned two podium finishes at the club level, taking second with SwimMAC in the Speedo Summer Junior National Relay (2025) and second in the Speedo Winter Junior National Combined Team standings (2025).
• Holds open club team records in both the 200 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke.
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and AP Scholar with Distinction.
• Awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal, requiring over 800 hours of community service, personal development, and fitness.

Holden Brown | Lincoln, R.I. | Lincoln – Men's Swimming

• Four-year letterwinner and senior captain at Lincoln High School.
• Named the 2026 Rhode Island Swimmer of the Year.
• Three-time First Team All-State selection and two-time NISCA All-American.
• Won five Rhode Island Swimming State Championship individual titles spanning the 200 IM, 50 free, 200 free and 100 fly (2x).
• Holds Rhode Island state high school records in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 100 fly.
• Swam club for Crimson Aquatics, capturing a New England Championship title in the 50 free (2024).
• Set two New England club records in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2025, 2026).
• Four-year member of the Class Executive Board.
• Holds a family connection to the BIG EAST, following his brother McGovern (Providence) and sister Sadie (Butler) into collegiate swimming.

Catherine Bu | Frederick, Md. | Winston Churchill – Women's Swimming

• Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Winston Churchill High School.
• Crowned Maryland State Champion and Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic (Metros) Champion in consecutive years (2025, 2026).
• Named to the Washington Post All-Met First Team (2025).
• Led Winston Churchill to a combined Metros and Maryland State Team Championship in 2026.
• Holds the Winston Churchill school record in the 100 breaststroke.
• Trained with Nation's Capital Swim Club (NCAP) from 2015 to 2026, contributing to an NCSA Junior National Short Course Team Championship in 2026.
• Named an NCAP All-American Team Member (2025) and won 1st place at the TYR Futures Championships.
• Graduated in the top five percent of her high school class, earning an AP Capstone Diploma and membership in five distinct National Honor Societies.

Andrew Farner | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | Cranbrook Kingswood – Men's Swimming

• Four-year standout at Cranbrook Kingswood High School, serving as team captain during his senior year.
• Earned individual All-American and All-State honors in four consecutive seasons (2022-26).
• Posted to four straight high school State Championship team titles while breaking multiple Cranbrook school records.
• Swam club for the Birmingham Blue Dolphins from 2016 to 2026.
• Achieved multiple top-10 finishes at the YMCA National Championships (2022–2025).
• Crowned an ISCA Champion and secured a top-five finish at the 2026 ISCA Championships.
• Multi-time qualifier for the Speedo Winter and Summer Junior National Championships.
• Maintained Dean's List honors throughout his high school career.

Lucas Knapp | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Walter Johnson – Men's Swimming

• Completed senior season at Walter Johnson High School after previously attending The Bolles School (Fla.) and Scots College.
• Named high school team captain (2025) and team Most Valuable Player (2026).
• Captured individual 2026 MPSSAA Class 4A/3A State Championships in the 200 medley relay and 100 butterfly.
• Earned Automatic All-American honors (2026) and was a two-time Bulldog Award recipient (2024, 2025).
• Set school records at Walter Johnson in the 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay.
• Helped lead teams to a Huia Cup Championship (2022), back-to-back FHSAA Class 1A State Championships (2023, 2024), and an MPSSAA Class 4A/3A State Title (2026).
• Swam club for Bolles School Sharks and Nation's Capital Swim Club; member of the 2024 Speedo Winter Junior National Men and Combined Team Champions.
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
• Also competed as a starter in underwater hockey.
• Father played lacrosse at Michigan.

Kiana Koechlin | Los Gatos, Calif. | Los Gatos – Women's Swimming

• Four-year varsity contributor at Los Gatos High School, capping her career as the senior team captain.
• Burst onto the scene as high school Rookie of the Year during her freshman campaign.
• Emerged as a Central Coast Section (CCS) and California State Championship Finalist.
• Broke three Los Gatos school records, setting new historical marks in the 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.
• Competed for Quicksilver Swimming from 2021 to 2026, setting a 13-14 mixed medley relay record and an 800 freestyle relay open team record.
• Also played varsity water polo during her freshman and sophomore years, taking home team Rookie of the Year honors.

Kielan Liu | Los Angeles, Calif. | Geffen Academy at UCLA – Men's Diving

• Crowned CIF Southern Section Champion in consecutive years (2025, 2026) and earned the California Interscholastic Federation State Diving Championships Bronze Medalist honor.
• Recognized as a USA Diving Junior Nationals Qualifier for four consecutive years (2023-26).
• Was the sixth-ranked 2026 Men's Platform Diver at USA Diving Junior Nationals in 2026.
• Named to SwimSwam.com's Top 10 Men's Diving Recruits of 2026 Honorable Mention list (2025).
• Served as a phone listener for nearly five years at Teenline, a peer-to-peer crisis line, and was a Volunteer Patient Transporter at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center.

Ansley Sgrosso | Atlanta, Ga. | The Westminster Schools – Women's Swimming

• Competed for 12 years with The Westminster Schools program, culminating in a senior season as team MVP.
• Demonstrated consistent career progression, winning the high school Most Improved Award as a freshman followed by the Coaches Award as a sophomore and junior.
• Propelled Westminster to consecutive Georgia State Team Championships in 2023 and 2024.
• Finished her high school career as a nine-time Georgia State Championship medalist alongside multiple individual Region titles.
• Swam club for Swim Atlanta, qualifying for the USA Swimming Junior National Championships.
• Recognized as a 2026 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
• Served her community off the deck as a Bible study leader, Confirmation leader, and Student Alumni Council representative.

Oliver Stabach | Boston, Mass. | Phillips Academy Andover – Men's Swimming

• Competed for four years at Phillips Academy Andover, serving as team captain for the 2025-26 season.
• Earned All-NEPSAC and NISCA All-American honors for four consecutive years (2023–2026).
• Set a New England Prep meet, pool, and school record in the 200 freestyle relay in 2026.
• Led Phillips Academy to four-straight NEPSAC Division 1 Team Championships (2023–2026) and three Eastern Prep School Team Championships (2023–2025).

Colleen Tracy | Chicago, Ill. | Saint Ignatius College Prep – Women's Swimming

• Four-year IHSA Swimming State-Finalist (2023, 2024, 2025), culminating in an eighth-place finish at the state meet in 2025.
• Recognized as a 2024-2025 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
• Swam club for CWAC (2014-26).
• Member of the National Honors Society and Circle of Friends.
• Sister is a swimmer at Notre Dame.

Celia Watkins | Gaithersburg, Md. | Our Lady of Good Counsel – Women's Swimming

• Four-year letterwinner and senior captain at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School.
• Earned WCAC First-Team All-Conference honors in four consecutive seasons (2023-26).
• Named a Washington Post All-Metropolitan Honorable Mention (2025) and achieved All-American Consideration (2025, 2026).
• Named high school Team MVP for the 2026 season.
• Guided Good Counsel to four consecutive WCAC Conference Championship titles and a WMPSSDL Championship (2026).
• Captured first place in the 200 IM at the 2026 METROs and won three straight WCAC titles in the 100 backstroke (2024–2026).
• Owns the second-fastest times in Good Counsel school history in both the 100 backstroke and 200 IM.
• Competed for the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club National Training Group, emerging as a Holiday Invitational Champion and an NCSA Junior Nationals Finalist.
• Five-time NCSA Junior National Qualifier and Winter Junior National cut holder.
• Recipient of the prestigious Xaverian Leadership Scholarship and member of the National Honor Society.
• Joins her brother, current Hoya swimmer Owen Watkins, on the Georgetown roster.

Mia Williams | Greenwood Village, Colo. | St. Mary's Academy – Women's Diving

• Three-year letterwinner and senior captain at St. Mary's Academy, specializing in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events.
• Back-to-back CHSAA 3A Colorado State Diving Champion (2025, 2026).
• Named the CHSAA 3A State Diver of the Year and Tri-Peaks League Diver of the Year in both 2025 and 2026.
• Three-time CHSAA 3A First Team All-State and First Team Academic All-State selection (2024-26).
• Led St. Mary's Academy to a Colorado State Team Championship in 2024 and consecutive State Runner-Up finishes in 2025 and 2026.
• Selected to the St. Mary's Academy Athletic Leadership Council for her junior and senior years.
• Competed club for Mile High Dive Club, qualifying for USA Diving Zone E Championships on all boards in 2024 and 2025.
• Founder and President of the high school Baking Club, National Honor Society member, and recipient of the Xaverian Leadership Scholarship.