LANCASTER, Pa. - The Dickinson women's swim team returned to the 2026 Centennial Conference Championships for day three on Saturday. The team had great performances on the third day of competition, highlighted by senior Emma Johnston breaking the school record in the 400 IM. Going into the fourth and final day of conferences, the Red Devils are in sixth overall with 157.5 points.

Prelim Results

• Preliminary races started with the 400 IM, where first-year Alina Shipley claimed the Dickinson school record with her 4:36.40 swim. She qualifies for finals with her seventh place finish, and the time is a new PR. Senior Emma Johnston was not far behind in ninth place, qualifying for finals with a time of 4:39.15. Also moving onto finals is senior Tori May, finishing 12th overall with a 4:43.22 finish. In 14th was junior Julia Byers qualifying for finals with a 4:46.20 swim.
• The 100 Breast prelims saw two Red Devils punch their tickets to the evening finals. First-year Natalie Bezanson recorded a strong 1:07.93 finish, good for 15th overall. Behind her in 16th place was senior Bella Gerkin qualifying with a 1:08.31 swim.
• In the 100 Back, junior Anna Gnagey qualified for finals with a 12th place, 58.83 performance.

Finals Results

• Starting finals was the 200 Free Relay, where the A Relay of Caitlin Gross, Madeline Dold, May, and Bezanson took fifth with a 1:39.01 finish.
• In the 400 IM finals, Johnston took tenth place with a great 4:35.88 swim. The time bests the school record Shipley had set earlier, and beats the senior's previous PR set at conferences in 2023. May was not far behind in 12th place, recording a time of 4:39.88. Behind her in 13th was Byers, swimming a 4:42.50 to set a new PR.
• Bezanson continued in the 100 Breast finals, where she took 13th overall with a 1:07.52 to set a new PR. Taking 16th place was Gerkin, recording a time of 1:09.55.
• The 100 Back finals saw Gnagey swim a strong 58.30 to take 11th overall.

Up Next
Conference championships conclude tomorrow in a modified format due to impending weather. Events are now slated to start at 8 a.m. with an anticipated end time of 1 p.m. in Lancaster at the Kunkel Aquatic Center. For more information about the schedule, results, live stream, pictures, and more, visit the Centennial championship homepage.