Aggies Gear Up for Crimson Tide Challenge in 2026 Home Opener

Friday, January 23

Bryan-College Station

1:00 PM

Texas A&M

Alabama

Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics

Jan 21, 2026 | Swimming and Diving

By: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M swimming and diving teams take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in SEC dual meet action at 1 p.m. on Friday at the Student Recreation Center Natatorium.

PROMOTIONS UPDATE:

Swimming and diving fans can enjoy gastronomical delights from a local food truck outside the Rec Center from noon to 6 p.m.
Olympic swimmers Béryl Gastaldello (France), Paige Madden (United States) and Munzy Kabbara (Lebanon) will sign autographs at the conclusion of the Texas A&M-Alabama dual meet.
Texas A&M will honor the 2016 SEC Champion women's swimming and diving team on the 10^th anniversary of the program's first SEC team title.

HOW TO WATCH / LIVE RESULTS:

Fans can watch the dual meet via SEC Network+
Results can be accessed with the Meet Mobile app

ABOUT THE MATCHUP:
The two programs have faced off in dual meet action twice previously with the Aggie women's team owning a 2-0 advantage over the Crimson Tide with victories in 2014-15 and 2018-19, while the Crimson Tide men hold a 2-0 series lead. In only previous meeting in College Station on Jan. 9, 2015, the Aggie women rolled the Tide, 178-120, while the Alabama men's team edged the Maroon & White, 162-138.

IN THE CSCAA RANKINGS:
Alabama: Men - #13 / Women - #16
Texas A&M: Men - #24 / Women – receiving votes

LAST TIME OUT:
Juniors Kaitlyn Owens and Ava Whitaker continue to shine, leading the way for the Aggie women's team again with two victories each in their last outing against Vanderbilt and Kentucky in Nashville. Owens won the 100 backstroke in 53.05 and the 50 free in 22.91, Whitaker swept the 100 and 200 butterfly races in 52.83 and 1:56.05, respectively. Ella McQuinn chipped in a pair of wins in the 200 free in 1:46.72 and the 100 free in 49.01 and Hannah O'Leary added one more victory in the 200 breaststroke in 2:12.56.

On the men's side, senior Munzy Kabbara provided a race victory against the Wildcats in the 200 IM in 1:46.12, while dive crew finished with a pair of victories from freshman Emilio Trevino and sophomore Nathan Stone on the platform and the 3-meter dive with score of 394.43 and 362.25, respectively. Additionally, junior Ben Scholl chipped in two runner-up efforts in the 50 and 100 free finishing in 19.62 and 43.48, respectively. Juniors Logan Brown and Daniil Pancerevas added second place finishes in the 200 breast in 1:57.67 and 200 free in 1:37.35.

Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M swimming & diving. Fans can keep up to date with the Aggies Facebook, Instagram, and on X by following @AggieSwimDive.

In the SEC Top 10
(Women)

Event	Swimmer	Time	Rank
50 backstroke	Kaitlyn Owens	24.01	No. 4
	Halina Panczyszyn	24.58	No. 10
100 backstroke	Kaitlyn Owens	51.78 q	No. 6
50 breaststroke	Claire Gass	28.79	No. 7
100 breaststroke	Ella McQuinn	59.42 q	No. 8
200 breaststroke	Lillie Sczech	2:09.25 q	No. 10
200 butterfly	Ava Whitaker	1:55.01 q	No. 6
100 IM	Ava Whitaker	55.47	No. 1
	Corbyn Reyes	57.12	No. 2
	Hannah O'Leary	57.67	No. 3
	Giulia Goerigk	58.28	No. 4
200 freestyle relay		1:28.77	No. 6
400 freestyle relay		3:17.11	No. 10
800 freestyle relay		7:13.54	No. 9
200 medley relay		1:36.80	No. 7
400 medley relay		3:33.18	No. 7

(Men)

Event	Swimmer	Time	Rank
50 freestyle	Ben Scholl	19.14 q	No. 8
	Ben Sytsma	19.22 q	No. 10
100 breaststroke	Logan Brown	52.01 q	No. 8
200 breaststroke	Logan Brown	1:52.11 q	No. 5
100 butterfly	Chase Swearingen	45.30 q	No. 4
200 butterfly	Alejandro Michelena	1:42.47 q	No. 8
200 IM	Logan Brown	1:41.59 q	No. 4
400 IM	Munzy Kabbara	3:42.59 q	No. 9
200 freestyle relay		1:16.59 p	No. 8
400 freestyle relay		2:49.38 p	No. 7
800 freestyle relay		6:22.96	No. 7
200 medley relay		1:24.44	No. 9