IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata men's and women's swimming kick off their new season this Saturday, led by head coach
Josh Pace in his fourth year.
The Immaculata swim program is aiming for improvement in the new campaign. The men's squad was 3-7 (1-3 AEC) in 2025-26, and the women were 5-7 (2-3 AEC). Both placed fourth at the Atlantic East Conference Championships at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
The Schedule
The season opens on Saturday, Oct. 17 with a tri-match versus Moravian and Wilkes, hosted by the former. The Mighty Macs host Goucher and Elizabethtown the following Friday before going to Washington College the day prior to Halloween.
Marymount is the first conference meet of the year on Nov. 14. A week later, Immaculata heads to the West Chester Invitational.
The Mighty Macs ring in the new year with their second and final home meet on Jan. 9. St. Mary's and Cedar Crest visit Alumnae Hall (the latter being women's only). After a trip to Gallaudet, the Mighty Macs head to Widener for a quad meet with the host, Lebanon Valley, and Bryn Mawr (women's only for Bryn Mawr).
The regular season concludes at Arcadia on Jan. 23.
Conference championships run Feb. 11-14 at St. Mary's.
Roster Check
Out of the 27 student-athletes on the combined men's and women's rosters, 14 are back from last year's team. Among the returners are captains
Mike DeMattei,
Ashley Batejan,
Ava McEntire, and
Keira Wiley.
Welcome to the Team
Immaculata swimming has 13 new members in 2026-27. Men's swimming is introducing
Gavin Egan,
Garth Layfield,
Carson Mathias,
Aidan McHenry, and
Albert McNaull. Women's swimming is bringing aboard
Kristin Barresi,
Riley Devlin,
Leah Edelman,
Miranda Fletcher,
Amber Jimenez,
Bri Kolodij,
Emma Kramer, and
Cara Smith.
The newcomers hail from multiple states: Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Season Outlook
With long-time AEC rival Marywood officially joining the MAC Freedom prior to the 2026-27 school year, the AEC (for swimming) stands at four institutions for men and five for women (Cedar Crest is a women's college).
To see the men's 2026-27 schedule, click
here.
To see the women's 2026-27 schedule, click
here.
