Waterville, Maine - After competing in the NESCAC Championship just over a month ago, ten Mules will represent Colby at the 2026 NCAA DIII Swimming & Diving Championships this week starting on Wednesday, March 18th and concluding on Saturday the 21st. This is the largest group to ever represent Colby at the NCAA Championship with all ten come from the women's team. 

The Mules will compete in a significant amount of events over the course of the four day event. The team will race in five relay events and will have seven individuals compete across 11 different events. Prelims will begin at 10:00am each day with the finals starting at 6:00pm which includes the top-16. Fans can follow alongside the action using the NCAA watch link and live results link.

Colby's List of Competitors, Events, and Seeding Ranks (psych sheet)

Relays:
400 Medley, 10th - Coates, Mottl, Aria Kapoor, Marco
200 Freestyle,13th - Lacey, Marco, Lucy Mackey, Zoe Buzzelli
200 Medley, 4th - Coates, Mottl, Lacey, Marco
800 Freestyle, 21st - Buzzelli, Lombardi, Mackey, Kapoor
400 Freestyle, 14th - Marco, Buzzelli, Lacey, Lombardi

Individuals:
Lexi Asch  -  50 Freestyle, 63rd  - 100 Butterfly, 37th  -  200 Butterfly, 16th
Alexis Coates  -  50 Freestyle, 53rd  -  100 Backstroke, 11th  -  200 Backstroke, 18th
Zoe Fencil  -  200 Individual Medley, 65th  -  100 Backstroke, 45th  -  200 Backstroke, 33rd             
Caitlin Lacey  -  50 Freestyle  -  100 Butterfly, 33rd  -  100 Freestyle
Savannah Lombardi  -  500 Freestyle, 31st  -  200 Freestyle, 38th  -  100 Freestyle, 52nd
Eliza Marco  -  50 Freestyle, 17th  -  100 Freestyle, 31st
Kellen Mottl  -  100 Breaststroke, 7th  -  200 Breaststroke, 14th

The following is a list of all of the events Colby will be competing in and what day they will happen.

Wednesday:
500 Freestyle - Lombardi
200 Individual Medley - Fencil
50 Freestyle - Asch, Coates, Lacey, Marco
400 Medley Relay - Coates, Mottl, Kapoor, Marco

Thursday:
200 Freestyle - Lombardi
100 Butterfly - Asch, Lacey
200 Freestyle Relay - Lacey, Marco, Mackey, Buzzelli
 
Friday:
200 Medley Relay - Coates, Mottl, Lacey, Marco
100 Backstroke - Coates, Fencil
100 Breaststroke - Mottl
200 Butterfly - Asch
800 Freestyle Relay - Buzzelli, Lombardi, Mackey, Kapoor

Saturday:
200 Backstroke - Coates, Fencil
100 Freestyle - Lacey, Lombardi, Marco
200 Breaststroke - Mottl
400 Freestyle Relay - Marco, Buzzelli, Lacey, Lombardi