Led by two MVPs, the MIAA champion Hope College women's swimming and diving team garnered 14 All-MIAA selections for the 2026 season, including 12 swimmers and two divers.
Seniors
Greta Gidley,
Katie Hermann,
Madi Remenschneider,
Bella Turner and
Laurel Wasiniak; juniors
Avery Bills,
Natalie Pitera, Anne Stolle,
Ashlea Swingewood and
Laura Zupancic; sophomore
Emme D'Errico; and freshmen
Makenzie Baldwin,
Claudia Busse and
Grace Dawson represent the Flying Dutch.
Gidley (Franklin, Michigan / Mercy) claimed MIAA Most Valuable Women's Swimmer accolades for the second time and All-MIAA honors for the fourth time. The fifth-year senior excelled at the 2026 MIAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships presented by Collegiate Credit Union in February, setting two MIAA records and winning six gold medals. Gidley set meet records in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke and also took first in the 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Gidley became the second Flying Dutch swimmer to win the 200 IM four times at the MIAA Championships. The elementary education major also repeated as 100 butterfly champion.
Dawson (Jackson, Michigan / Western) completed a stellar freshman campaign, earning Most Valuable Women's Diver accolades after winning gold on the 1-meter board and silver on the 3-meter board.
Hermann (Canton, Michigan / Mercy) is a four-time All-MIAA honoree. The exercise science major captured silver medals in the 200 and 400 IM and a bronze in the 200 backstroke.
Wasiniak (Northville, Michigan / Northville) also earned All-MIAA accolades for the fourth time. The chemical engineering major repeated as MIAA champion in the 100 freestyle and earned gold medals in the 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. She also claimed silver in the 200 freestyle.
Turner (Chelsea, Michigan / Chelsea) recorded her third All-MIAA honor. The psychology major earned gold medals in the 200 medley, 200 free and 800 free relays, a silver medal in the 100 free and a bronze medal in the 50 free.
Remenschneider (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) earned All-MIAA distinction for the second time. The psychology major captured a silver medal in the 200 breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke.
Stolle (Fishers, Indiana / Hamilton Southeastern) claimed All-MIAA honors for the second time. The biochemistry and molecular biology major captured a bronze medal in the 400 individual medley.
Swingewood (Carmel, Indiana / Carmel) is a two-time All-MIAA honoree. The exercise science major earned a silver medal in the 200 breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke.
D'Errico (Farmington Hills, Michigan / Farmington) captured All-MIAA distinction for the second time after repeating as MIAA champion in the 200 butterfly. She also won gold in the 400 IM and 800 free relay and bronze in the 200 IM.
Zupancic (Fort Collins, Colorado / Liberty Common) claimed her second All-MIAA recognition. The exercise science major took silver in 1-meter diving and bronze in 3-meter diving.
Bills (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City Central) earned All-MIAA accolades for the first time. The elementary education major posted a silver medal performance in the 100 backstroke.
Pitera (Livonia, Michigan / Stevenson) claimed All-MIAA distinction for the first time. The neuroscience major earned a silver medal in the 1,650 freestyle.
Baldwin (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) earned six gold medals at the MIAA Championships, winning the 100 and 200 backstroke, 500 freestyle, 200 and 400 medley relays and 800 freestyle relay.
Busse (Grand Haven, Michigan / Grand Haven) won gold medals in the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays, silver medals in the 50 free and 100 butterfly and a bronze medal in the 100 free.
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