INDIANAPOLIS – Conference Carolinas will send four women's swimming from two institutions to the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, the organization announced Wednesday evening.
Both Isabell Schiller and Catalina Acacio of Emmanuel University qualified. Acacio will compete in the 200 yard breaststroke while Schiller will compete in both the 200 and 400 yard individual medley.
UNC Pembroke also has two individuals that qualified, Benedetta Pepe Pugliese and Sofia Pereira. Pepe Pugliese will swim in the 200 yard breaststroke while Pereira will swim in the 1650 yard freestyle.
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Pepe Pugliese is seeded 15th in the 200 yard breaststroke while Acacio is seeded 17th.
Schiller is seeded 11th in the 200 yard individual medley and 12th in the 400 yard individual medley.
In the 1650 yard freestyle, Pereira is seeded 18th.
The championships will be held March 11-15 at IU Natatorium on the campus of IU Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana as part of the NCAA Division II National Championships Festival.
The championships will be broadcast live on
NCAA.com.