Indian River has established dominance on both sides through day 2 of the NJCAA Championships as the team looks to defend both the men’s and women’s titles. Archive photo via NJCAA
2026 NJCAA Championships
- March 4-7, 2026
- Hosted by Indian River State College
- Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex, Fort Pierce, Florida
- Defending Champions:
- Men: Indian River (51x)
- Women: Indian River (47x)
- Results on Meet Mobile
Host Indian River State College has started strong in its quest to defend its NJCAA titles on both the men’s and women’s sides. Through day 2 of competition, the Pioneers lead the men’s competition by over 200 points with a total of 587, while the women’s team also leads with a dominant 605 points for an even larger margin of 300 points.
Day 1 featured a lighter event schedule to kick-start the meet. Opening the event slate in the women’s 50 breaststroke, Indian River’s Wiktoria Maciuszek took home the gold with an impressive 28.90 performance, just ahead of teammates Khloe de Santana Guidry and Cara Ralfe who tied for 2nd in 29.19. In the men’s event, Marcus Johnson helped Indian River to a sweep with the victory in a time of 23.90, the only swimmer under 25 seconds.
The women’s 200 IM saw Paola Negrin post the top time for the victory (2:04.47), leading the field by over 2 seconds. Shortly after the 50 breaststroke, Cara Ralfe picked up a silver medal here with a 2:06.72. Meanwhile, Indian River’s Noah Smith was dominant in the men’s event, dropping 3 seconds from prelims to post the fastest time of the day with a 1:48.10 for the gold…