Program-record 16 from Men’s and Women’s Swimming will compete at NCAA National Championships

Indianapolis, Ind. —- The Catawba College men's and women's swimming teams will send a program-record 16 student-athletes to Indianapolis March 11-15 for the NCAA Division II National Championships, the organization announced.

A total of ten Catawba student-athletes qualified to compete as an individual, with six more making the trip to compete as a part of a relay team. The 16-person travel party is quadruple the amount the team sent last year (4) to Indianapolis.

The Catawba Indians are coming off of a standout performance at the 2025 South Atlantic Conference Championships, where the teams both earned a runner-up finish. Gearing earned SAC Women's Coach of the Year honors, Maks Minichowski was named the SAC Men's Swimmer of the Meet with four SAC titles and Lillie Martin repeated as the SAC Elite 23 award winner on the women's side.

2025 NCAA National Championships Qualifiers

Men - Individual

- Nazar Heraschenko - 500 Freestyle

- Herashchenko - 1000 Freestyle

- Herashchenko - 1650 Freestyle

- Herashchenko - 200 Freestyle

- Jurek Larys - 1000 Freestyle

- Larys - 500 Freestyle

- Larys - 1650 Freestyle

- Minichowski - 200 Freestyle

- Minichowski - 100 Breaststroke

- Minichowski - 100 Freestyle

- Minichowski - 50 Freestyle

Women - Individual

- Fiona Byrne - 1000 Freestyle

- Byrne - 500 Freestyle

- Byrne - 1650 Freestyle

- Ella Gutenwik - 500 Freestyle

- Gutenwik - 1000 Freestyle

- Gutewnik - 1650 Freestyle

- Sydney McKenzie - 100 Breaststroke

- McKenzie - 200 Breaststroke

- McKenzie - 200 Individual Medley

- McKenzie - 400 Individual Medley

- Danielle Meneima - 500 Freestyle

- Meneima - 1000 Freestyle

- Meneima - 200 Freestyle

- Gabriella Moll - 200 Breaststroke

- Eniko Onofer - 100 Butterfly

- Onofer - 50 Freestyle

- Onofer - 100 Backstroke

- Onofer - 100 Butterfly

- Marit Reckmann - 50 Freestyle

- Reckmann - 100 Freestyle

- Reckmann - 200 Freestyle

Men - Relay

- 800 Freestyle Relay

- Cameron Watson and Juan Celis will compete in relay events only

Women - Relay

- 400 Medley Relay

- 200 Freestyle Relay

- 400 Freestyle Relay

- Brinkley Watson, Marleen Plachetka and Sydney Peterson will compete in the relay events on the women's side