Swimming and Diving

NE10 Men's Swimming and Diving Report: Week 5

Three Student-Athletes Earn Their First Recognition of 2026

Northeast 10 Men's SWIMMING AND DIVING

Players of the Week

SWIMMER of the Week
Week 5
Vlad
SINIAGOVSKII
Staten Island / Grad / Bio
Vlad swam four times in a loss at Pace, doing his darndest to lift the Dolphins.  He won the 100 and 200 Back and finished second in both the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay.  His back scores check in as 10th and 12th in the conference this fall at 53.82 and 2:02.69.  The 400 Free Relay score is seventh in the league at 3:27.66.
DIVER of the Week
Week 5
Rocco
ZAGAMI
Bentley / Sophomore / Bio
Rocco jumped a 183.75 off the 3M board against Holy Cross on Halloween -- the second-best six dive score in the NE10 this season.  He then went 188.15 off the 1M board, finishing runner-up to his teammate Jack Levy and placing him fourth in the NE10 on the fall.
ROOKIE of the Week
Week 5
Christian
GARCIA
SCSU / Freshman / Bio
Garcia had a phenomenal meet against Wagner, swimming the 500 Free and 200 Fly. In the 200 Fly, Garcia posted a time of 1:57.83, which ranks sixth in the NE10. In the 500 Free, Garcia saw a 39.41 second drop, moving him up to 17th in the conference with a time of 4:57.15.
The Season

2026-27 Winners.

Week 05
Swimmer of the Week
Vlad Siniagovskii
Staten Island
DIVER of the Week
Rocco Zagami
Bentley
Rookie of the Week
Christian Garcia
Southern Connecticut
Week 04
Swimmer of the Week
Ryan Kakimseit
Adelphi
DIVER of the Week
Vincent Militrano
Bridgeport
Rookie of the Week
Jordan Kinch
Bridgeport
Week 03
Swimmer of the Week
Melo Meir
Pace
DIVER of the Week
Nikolas Kline (2)
Pace
Rookie of the Week
Ahmed Abdelrehim
Staten Island
Week 02
Swimmer of the Week
Christian Toussi
Bridgeport
DIVER of the Week
Nikolas Kline
Pace
Rookie of the Week
Aleksander Rustad
Bridgeport
Week 01
Swimmer of the Week
Sultan Azat
Bridgeport
DIVER of the Week
Nathan Ivans
SCSU
Rookie of the Week
Alp Yalikli
Bridgeport

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