INDIANAPOLIS – Continuing to build on her reputation as one of the nation's top rookies,
Rowan O'Donoghue of the 20th-ranked Salisbury University women's swimming team added a second All-America title to her 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships haul after Day 2 in the water on Thursday at the IU Natatorium.
O'Donoghue (Fr. – Newark, Del.) secured Second-Team All-America laurels in the 200-yard freestyle, making it a pair of Second-Team nods after winning the same honor in Wednesday's 500 free. She tied for ninth in the morning prelims with a time of 1:50.74, just 16 hundredths of a second back of the First-Team cutline. In the evening's finals, O'Donoghue swam the distance in 1:50.27, good for 11th place overall.
A second All-America turn for O'Donoghue highlighted a day that saw Salisbury put competitors in three events.
Addi Wood also raced in the 200 free, placing 48th in 1:58.41. In the 100 butterfly,
Libby Miyashita (56.81) and
Lily Griffin (57.02) slotted 39th and 41st, respectively. SU also had a team in the 200 free relay that was disqualified after an early take-off.
With O'Donoghue adding six points to the Sea Gulls' total for the meet, Salisbury hits the halfway point of the championship meet tied for 28th-place positioning on the strength of seven points.
The Sea Gulls ready for Day 3 at the NCAA Championships – featuring the 200 medley relay, 100 breaststroke, 200 fly, and 800 free relay – on Friday. Prelims are locked in for 10 a.m., followed by finals at 6 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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