Hamilton College's Jade Matthias '26 (Reading, Pa./Mercersburg Academy) and Paige Wielgus '28 (Pocasset, Mass./Sturgis Charter) earned 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Swimming & Diving All-Conference honors on Monday, Feb. 16 when the conference announced its end-of-season awards.
 
The top three individual finishers and the top three relays in each event at the 2026 NESCAC championships collected all-conference recognition. The NESCAC championships were held at Wesleyan University's Webster Family Natatorium from Feb. 12 to Feb. 15.
 
Matthias tied for third place in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 25.03 seconds on Feb. 13. She was previously all-conference for the 50 fly in 2024.
 
Wielgus tied for second place in the 50 backstroke with a time of 26.10 seconds on Feb. 13. She picked up all-NESCAC honors for the first time.
 
The Continentals finished in fifth place out of 11 teams, which was their best showing in the team standings in the conference meet since 2004. Hamilton racked up 854 team points over the course of the four days.