South African freshman Jessica Thompson (above) won two individual events for UVA at the Virginia vs Navy dual meet on Saturday. Archive photo via Roger Sedres for Swimming SA
#1/#8 UVA vs Navy
- October 3, 2026
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Full Meet Results on Meet Mobile: “UVA vs Navy”
The University of Virginia and the U.S. Naval Academy raced today, and the University of Virginia women dominated the meet, led by freshman Jessica Thompson, while Navy won most of the events on the men’s side
The meet was an exhibition, which means it was not scored.
Women’s Recap
South African freshman Jessica Thompson helped lead the charge for the Virginia women, who were swimming a roster that was missing many of their top athletes.
The Cavaliers started the morning off with a win in the 400 medley relay. Their ‘C’ team of Alyssa Sagle (52.05), Smilte Plytnykaite (58.90), Lana Pudar (52.30), and Jessica Thompson (48.36) stopped the clock in 3:31.61 to win the event by two seconds over the UVA ‘B’ team…