Women's Swimming and Diving | 3/6/2026 11:00:00 AM
TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The 2025-26 All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Swimming and Diving teams were posted Friday, which recognized 43 student-athletes for their performances during February's PAC Championships.
The all-conference swimming and diving teams are determined by a formula-based selection process using student-athletes' individual and relay finishes at the PAC Championship Meet, held Feb. 18-21 at Grove City College's James E. Longnecker Pool.
In all, 20 student-athletes collected First Team All-PAC honors, while 18 earned Second Team All-PAC status and five were named Honorable Mention.
After winning their seventh consecutive PAC title Feb. 21, Grove City had a league-leading 19 earn All-PAC, highlighted by 15 who swam to First Team honors, including 10 freshmen. Saint Vincent College followed with eight All-PAC performers, Allegheny College had six, Westminster College was next with five, Chatham University placed three on the teams and Washington & Jefferson College had two.
In claiming its PAC-leading 23rd title, Grove City posted 1,153 points over the four-day event. Finishing second in the standings was Saint Vincent with 606 points, while Westminster was third with 457 points and Allegheny was fourth with 410 points. Rounding out the team scores was W&J in fifth with 311, Chatham University in sixth with 291, Franciscan University in seventh (199), Bethany College (18) and Hiram College (8).
Headlining the First Team All-PAC team is Grove City freshman Abigail Vance (Butler, Pa./Butler). She earned the PAC Swimmer and Newcomer of the Year after winning three individual events at PAC Championships. Vance swept the titles in the 200 (2:09.19) and 400 (4:37.23) Individual Medley and closed her championships by taking first in the 200 Breaststroke on the final day (2:22.89). Vance is the first Wolverine to win Swimmer of the Year since Rachael Wallace in 2023-24 and first Grove City swimmer to earn Newcomer of the Year since Liz Haase in 2021.
Vance is also the first freshman to earn PAC Swimmer of the Year honors since Grove City's Anne Shirley Dassow following the 2016-17 season.
The PAC Diver of the Year award was earned by Grove City freshman Chaeli Keenan (New Alexandria, Pa./Derry Area) after she swept both diving events at the conference meet. Keenan scored 409.65 to win on the one-meter board, which was also an NCAA Regional qualifying score. She completed her sweep in three-meter diving with another NCAA Regional qualifying score of 437.64. Keenan is the first Diver of the Year from Grove City since Kamryn Kerr in 2023-24 and the first freshman to be recognized since W&J's Taylor Weyrich in 2020-21.
Only three athletes won multiple individual events during this year's PAC Championships. In all, 10 different competitors earned titles in the 15 individual events. Joining Vance and Kerr with multiple wins was Grove City freshman Abby Tweed (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk), who swept the sprints. She was the winner in the 50 (24.35), 200 (1:56.17) and 100 (53.26) Freestyles.
The PAC Women's Swimming Coach of the Year award went to second-year Westminster head coach Todd Slobodnyak, his first PAC honor. The Titans' third-place finish at Championships was highlighted by junior Maddy McClain (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) winning the 1,650 Freestyle. The PAC Women's Diving Coach of the Year is Grove City's Fred Evanoff after he coached Keenan to wins on both boards at PAC Championships. It is his third award in the last four years.
The PAC also released its 2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Sportsmanship Team (linked above). The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-athletes.