Women's Swimming and Diving | 2/24/2026 2:00:00 PM
SUNY Geneseo junior Alex Sotek and freshman diver Morgan Davey earned Empire 8 Championship individual honors, as the 2026 Empire 8 Swimming and Diving Championships were held at the Webster Aquatic Center from February 18-21.
Sotek was named the Empire 8 Swimmer of the Championship Meet. She won individual titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly and was also part of the winning 200- and 400-yard medley relay teams and 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams. She recorded times of 23.21 seconds in the 50-free, 51.93 seconds in the 100-free and 56.28 seconds (55.52 in the prelims) in the 100-fly finals. Sotek was part of the 400-yard medley relay team that shattered an Empire 8 Championship and overall record with a time of 1:42.82, which was also an NCAA “B” cut time.
Davey garnered Empire 8 Diver of the Championship Meet accolades. Davey won the 1-meter event on Thursday with a score of 462.00 and was runner-up in the 3-meter event on Saturday with a finals score of 465.40.
The Empire 8 Swimmer, Diver and Coach of the Year will be announced in March after the NCAA Championships, along with the All-Conference teams.