Holland, MI – Alma College Swimming and Diving was in action on Saturday, closing out their season at the 2026 MIAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Presented by Collegiate Credit Union. Alma ended up 4^th in the standings on both sides thanks to a number of scoring swims.
 
On the men's side, things kicked off in the morning, with Eli Mull taking 5^th place in the 1650 freestyle, and Colin Moran taking 13^th. Morrison Wood placed 15^th in the 200 backstroke, and Colton Ralko took 16^th in the 200 back and 16^th in the 200 fly. Brent Riehl won the B final of the 100 freestyle in 9^th, with Nolan Kaiser, Max Nielsen, Owen Reed, and Sam Couch taking 12^th, 13^th, 15^th, and 16^th respectively. Cody Benkovsky snagged a 10^th place finish in the 200 breaststroke, with Kyle Scheck taking 15^th. Andrew Barrett was 15^th in the 200 fly. Closing things out, the 400 free relay team of Riehl, Mull, Moran, and Kaiser took 3^rd place. The B relay of Wood, Reed, Barrett, and Couch combined to take 11^th.
 
Alma finished the weekend in 4^th place, scoring 364.5 points. The Scots held off Albion by just half a point to secure the first team finish above 5^th place since the 1999-2000 season.
 
On the women's side, Sofia Floros opened the scoring with a 7^th place finish in the 1650 freestyle, going on to take 11^th in the 200 backstroke. Val Vinci took 11^th in the 1650, with Heidi Ragainis in 13^th, and Aubrey Hawks in 15^th. Zoe Barringer was 15^th in the 200 backstroke. Laney Voisinet took 10^th in the 100 freestyle, and was joined by Sierra Scott in 15^th and Delilah Zingelewicz in 16^th. In the 200 breaststroke, Lily Smith took 9^th, and Sarah Rabbideau 16^th. Emma Hoy and Abi Spitzley took 11^th and 13^th in the 200 fly respectively. Rounding things out, the 400 free relay team of Floros, Zingelewicz, Scott, and Voisinet combined to take 3^rd place. The B relay of Hannah Sullivan, Barringer, Spitzley, and Hoy took 11^th.
 
On the diving board, Abigail Dumond took 6^th on the one meter board, scoring her second NCAA qualifying cut. Dumond will be in action at the NCAA Regional as a result.
 
Alma finished the weekend in 4^th place, totaling 407 points. The result is the first time that Alma has finished above 5^thsince the 2017-18 season, and the first time that the Scots have broken the 400-point barrier at the championship meet since 2013-14.
 
While the Scots look forward to NCAA action on the diving board, their season in between the lane lines has concluded, and Alma will look to build into the 2026-27 campaign.