Main Story

Yale women’s swimming and diving opens its 2026–27 season at Brown on Friday, Nov. 6, with captain Caroline Riggs leading a team that includes seven newcomers. Riggs returns after qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 1,650-yard freestyle, while the Bulldogs also enter the season with strong academic honors.

By the Numbers
  • 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6: season opener at Brown.
  • 16:15.74: Riggs’ fourth-place time in the 1,650 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships.
  • 7 newcomers: six first-years and transfer Karly Boles.
  • 10 Yale athletes earned CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition; the team ranked in the nation’s top 10 in GPA.
State of Play
  • Riggs is Yale’s first swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships since 2022.
  • The Bulldogs host Dartmouth and Cornell on Nov. 13–14.
Bottom Line

Yale begins the season with a proven national-level leader, a refreshed roster and strong academic momentum; the Brown meet is the first test of how that mix translates in competition.