TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's and women's swimming and diving teams began the 2026 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championships on Wednesday. Towson claimed six total medals on day one headlined by Sam Tennell's gold in the men's 1 meter dive. Heading into day two, the Tigers sit in second place in the men's standings and third on the women's scoreboard.
 
200 Medley Relay:

• The meet kicked off with the 200 medley relay that first saw the Towson women's unit of Addie Scott, Riley Willett, Julianna Wahl, and Bjartey Gudmundsdottir place third with a time of 1:41.64 to claim a bronze medal.
• The men's 200 medley relay produced similar results as Sean Colson, Jed Garner, Benjamin Eischeid and Isak Brkanovic posted a time of 1:26.09 to also claim a third-place finish and a bronze medal.

Men's 1 Meter Dive:

• Towson got off to a red-hot start on the boards as two Tigers earned podium spots on the 1 meter dive.
• Sam Tennell scored 319.55 to earn his first career CAA Gold and Towson's first 1 meter dive gold since 2014.
• Aidan Clark claimed Towson's third bronze medal of the day as he placed third after scoring 294.75.

800 Free Relay:

• The Tigers continued to find podiums in the final day one heats as Emelia Erikson, Scott, Ryland Zuniga and Summer Bontrager swam 7:71.21 to take second place and a silver medal.
• The men's squad of Stephen McDonald, Nathan Decker, Colson, and Daniel McLaughlin earned silver medals of their own with a time of 6:25.37.

 
Up Next:
Day two of the CAA Championships begins with 9:30 a.m. prelims and 5:30 p.m. finals for swimming, the boards will see the women's 3 meter dive starting at noon.