Canton, Ohio - The University of Findlay swimming and diving program continued its' dominant run in 2026, capturing both the men's and women's Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) / Mountain East Conference (MEC) Championships on Friday, Feb 13 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio. It is the fourth consecutive year and sixth time since 2018 that both squads have earned conference titles in the same year.
The four-day meet wrapped up on Friday with the Orange and Black once again proving to be the standard in the pool. In the meet, 38 swimming events took place, 19 on both the men's and women's side. Of those 38 titles awarded, 33 went to the Oilers with the men pickup up a clean sweep and the women winning 14-of-19. Findlay's men have now won 80 consecutive races dating back to the final day of the 2022 conference championship.
Findlay's men, ranked ninth in the country, finished with 1,905 points to claim a ninth consecutive championship, winning every title since joining the league back in 2017-18. It is the longest streak of championships by any school in any sport in Great Midwest history.
The Oilers' women, ranked 13^th in the country, have four consecutive conference titles and have re-established themselves as the unquestioned leader in the conference having won six conference titles in the past nine years.

Quote from Head Coach DIego Santos

It was a very exciting week. But it all started back on August. We were able to set the standard from the beginning. We knew other teams kept getting better and stronger, we know they want to beat us, but at the end of the day, we knew it was up to us.

This week, the team showed up big time. We had a few ladies that's were battling some injuries, and they showed everyone what being a team player is about. Emily Mears-Bentley and Sophie Busby went out there and over and over pushed through a lot of pain and put their season on the line simple because they care so much about their teammates and wanted to do their part. 

We had such an amazing group of people this year and I'm beyond proud of what they accomplished and how they did it. We aren't done yet. Now it's time to make noise at NCAAs and continue making history.

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Along with the two team titles and 33 individual titles, the Oilers are coming home with more hardware.
Men's Freshman of the Meet – Juan Blandon Torres
Women's Freshman of the Meet – Helmi Käkelä
Men's Swimmer of the Meet – Camilo Marrugo
Men's Elite 26 Award – Randy Keener

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Friday's Top Performances

Men

The men opened the session by overwhelming the field in the 1650 freestyle, where sophomore Sebastian Camacho surged to the wall in 15:39.41, earning an NCAA B standard and leading a one-two finish with senior Matteo Filippi, who touched in 15:40.07.
The Oilers then blitzed the sprint events, beginning with senior Camilo Marrugo's meet-record 43.56 to win the 100 freestyle. Junior Santiago Arteaga and freshman Juan David Blandon Torres completed the sweep, placing second and third in one of the most dominant finals of the meet.
In the 200 backstroke, senior Randy Keener broke the pool record with a commanding 1:45.78, while the 200 breaststroke saw sophomore Arnaldo Guimaraes win another title in 2:01.96. The men ended the night, and the championship, with authority, racing to a meet-record 2:59.02 in the 400 freestyle relay behind Marrugo, Arteaga Restrepo, Blandon Torres and Sebastian Washington.

Women

Not to be overshadowed, the Findlay women capped their championship with multiple top performances. Sophomore Michelle Jativa led the Oilers' scoring in the 1650 freestyle, placing fourth in 17:57.68, followed by freshman Alex DeCarlo in seventh and sophomore Maddie Bumps in ninth.
Senior Troie Grubbs added another championship moment in the 100 freestyle, winning in a meet-record 50.44, with sophomore Olivia Scheibelhoffer finishing second in 51.73 for an NCAA provisional cut.
In the 200 breaststroke, freshman Helmi Kakela won the event in a pool-record 2:14.48, just ahead of senior Katie Susi, who also broke the previous meet standard with a 2:14.71. The women closed their meet with a strong victory in the 400 freestyle relay, as Grubbs, Scheibelhoffer, Anabelle Smith and Faith Marsicek combined for a 3:29.31 finish to clinch the team title.
Team Results
Men

1. Findlay – 1905
2. Ashland – 1447.5
3. Davis & Elkins – 933.5
4. Wheeling – 853.5
5. Frostburg St. – 782.5
6. Salem – 574
7. Fairmont St. – 378
8. Malone – 342

Women

1. Findlay – 1834
2. Hillsdale – 1514
3. Ashland – 1178
4. Frostburg St. – 846
5. Fairmont St. – 643.5
6. Wheeling – 495.5
7. Davis & Elkins – 412
8. Malone – 393
9. Salem – 247
10. West Virginia Wesleyan - 26