LANCASTER, Pa.- Two program records were broken on the final day of the 2026 Centennial Conference Swimming Championship including a new 400 freestyle relay standard plus Grace Kovach's second individual program record of the weekend in the 100 freestyle. The team finished the weekend in fifth place with 170 points.

Due to the anticipated winter weather, Sunday's session consisted of timed finals for all individual events. 

The 400 freestyle relay team of Madi Bickford, Grace Kovach, Delphine Brown, and Matti Harvey earned fourth place and took over three seconds off the record set one season ago - a 3:32.31 run - set by Bickford, Caitin Barr, Sophie Moyer '25, and Harvey. Kovach's opening leg of 51.73 is now F&M's best 100 freestyle relay split, while Bickford set the second-best time in program history at 52.20 in the second leg. The B Team of Kala Zingle, Janelle King, Caitlin Barr, and Samantha Taylor claimed 14th place overall.

After setting a 50 freestyle program record on Friday, Grace Kovach now also holds F&M's best 100 freestyle mark. She finished in fifth place with a time of 51.70 to surpass Jenna Walters 07's time of 52.40. Bickford finished in 14th place. 

Zingle posted a time of 2:07.33 in the 200 backstroke to claim seventh place in the event, while she moved two spots in the record book into sixth place in F&M's performance list. Brown claimed ninth place in 2:07.96. 

Kathy Peitz-Diaz earned ninth place in the 1650 freestyle, and Abbey Schofield was 14th in the race.

Maddie Mealey earned points in the 200 butterfly, finishing in 14th. 

F&M ended the weekend in fifth place with 170 points. The Diplomats' two medals this weekend came via Brown, as the first-year freestyle swimmer claimed third in the 500 freestyle and second in the 200 freestyle, while she was involved in establishing a new 400 freestyle relay program record on Sunday.  

Franklin & Marshall Final Results
(Top 16 Times for Individual Events Listed)

400 Freestyle Relay
    4. Madi Bickford, Grace Kovach, Delphine Brown, Matti Harvey (3:29.12)
    14. Kala Zingle, Janelle King, Caitlin Barr, Samantha Taylor (3:39.38)

200 Backstroke
    7. Kala Zingle (2:07.33)
    9. Delphine Brown (2:07.96)

200 Butterfly
    14. Maddie Mealey (2:16.65)

100 Freestyle
    5. Grace Kovach (51.70)    
    14. Madi Bickford (53.19) 

1650 Freestyle
    9. Kathy Peitz-Diaz (18:14.42)
    14. Abbey Schofield (20:18.76)