STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Wagner swimming & diving teams will travel to New Rochelle, N.Y. on Saturday, Oct. 17 and face off against Iona to kick off their 2026-27 campaign. The women's team will additionally face off against Sacred Heart. 

The Seahawks are coming off solid showings at the 2026 NEC Swimming & Diving Championships. The men's team finished second in the final results, and the women's team finished third. Both teams earned a combined total of 26 medals throughout the four-day event.

Schumich and senior Nikko Carrillo each return to the team with four medals apiece, which includes three total gold medals between them. On the women's side, senior Brooke Woolfe enters the season as a four-time medalist, claiming one silver medal and three bronze medals at the championships last season.

Carrillo, Woolfe, seniors Gabe Johnson and Avery Stirling, along with junior Caristhon de Azevedo Jr. were all named captains ahead of the 2026-27 season. 

The Seahawks set multiple meet-records at the Hynes Center Pool in 2025 against Iona and Sacred Heart. Seniors Senan Noonan, Manuel Chavez Villalpondo and Max Wameling, along with junior Florian Schumich set the record for the 400-yard medley relay with a 3:23.69 time. Schumich also set the 200-yard individual medley record at the event, finishing with a 1:54.90 time. 

The men's team earned the third spot in the NEC preseason poll, while the women's team shared the third spot with LIU in their poll. The Green & White added 10 total freshmen and one transfer to bolster their rosters for the 2026-27 season.