MARIETTA, Ga. – Rollins Swimming wrapped up a strong three-day showing at the Small College Championships this weekend, hosted by Life University. Both teams earned runner-up finishes in the 10-team field, trailing only St. Thomas (Fla.). The men posted 735 points behind 12 golds, two silvers, and three bronzes, while the women collected 679.5 points with two golds, five silvers, and seven bronzes. Across the meet, the Tars combined for 26 personal bests (16 men, 10 women) and 93 season bests (54 men, 39 women), capping off the 2025 portion of the season.
William Slowey delivered a standout performance in Georgia, collecting eight first-place finishes. He hit NCAA Division II B-Cut standards in four events: the 100 Free (44.34), 100 Breast (53.35), 200 IM (1:47.18), and a 19.90 leadoff split on the 200 Free Relay, which also established a new Rollins school record in the 50 Free.
Luke Dinges added three B-Cut times of his own in the 100 Back (48.59), 100 Fly (47.53), and 200 Fly (1:45.36), while also tallying six race wins during the meet. His 100 Back and 100 Fly marks both set new program records.
Seth Basinger continued his impressive season with five top-three finishes, including three victories. He posted B-Cut qualifiers in the 200 Free (1:37.59) and 500 Free (4:29.67).
Trey Carter added four wins and two more podium finishes, highlighted by a runner-up 200 Free (1:38.95) that also met the B-Cut standard.
Additional first-place finishes for the men came from
Wade Chandgie, who won the 100 Fly in a personal-best 49.05 and added a 20.36 split in the 200 Free Relay; Valentino Montedrande, who swept the fly legs of both the 200 Medley (21.81) and 400 Medley Relays (49.76); and
Sebastian Lopez, who anchored wins in the Medley (20.49) and Free Relays (20.64). Nicholas Bonta contributed multiple strong swims and additional top-three results.
On the women's side,
Taiylor Tegler posted three top-three finishes, headlined by a personal-best 1:02.52 to win the 100 Breast, earning a B-Cut and breaking her own school record in the event.
Julianne Armstrong produced a standout weekend of her own with three top finishes, including a season-best 2:05.82 to win the 200 Fly.
Alex Kwarcinski delivered six top-three performances, highlighted by a 1:03.39 in the 100 Breast prelims for another B-Cut qualifier.
Abby Jessup added five bronze medals across her events, while
Melanie Angelov,
Lizzie Sander,
Holly Hirsch,
Audrey Perry,
Dylan Beeson, and
Gardner Viney all secured at least one top-three finish to contribute to Rollins' overall success.
The Tars will now take a short break from competition before returning to the pool on January 7, traveling to Melbourne for a dual meet against Florida Tech at 1 p.m.
