ITHACA, N.Y. – The Union College women's swimming & diving team tallied seven lifetime-best swims between preliminary and finals events on Wednesday during Day 1 of the 2026 Liberty League Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Ithaca College at Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium and are in sixth place with 92 points. 
 

Union is 11 points ahead of seventh-place Clarkson University while Ithaca paces all 10 teams with 386 points.
 

Juniors Chloe Matthews and Jess Konsky led the way for the Garnet Chargers, earning spots in the B-finals of the 200 individual medley. Matthews earned a lifetime-best in prelims and doubled down with another LB in 2:14.56 in the B-final. She placed second in her heat and 10th overall. Konsky placed 14th (2:17.58). 
 

First-year Julia Garber also recorded a lifetime-best in the 200 IM. She went 2:20.38 in prelims, missing a LB by 2.09 seconds but then shaved 4.2 seconds off her time in the evening session, winning the C-final and placing 17th overall.
 

In the 400 medley relay, Konsky led off Union's A-relay along with Garber, junior Samantha Picciotti, and Matthews. Those four Garnet Chargers teamed up to finish in sixth place (4:09.75).
 

In prelims, senior Alison Silver and Picciotti recorded lifetime-bests in the 200 IM with times of 2:23.89 and 2:23.12, respectively. First-year Maggie Reale, first-year Mya Schattin, junior Sarah Ramirez competed in the 50 freestyle. Ramirez earned a lifetime-best in 26.34 during that event.
 

Day 2 kicks off with the 200 freestyle prelims at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. Visit the championship website for all the results, schedule, and info out of the 2026 championship.