Johns Hopkins University Athletics women’s swimming was picked to finish second in the Centennial Conference preseason poll by the conference’s head coaches. The Blue Jays received three first-place votes and 59 points, finishing behind Swarthmore, which received six first-place votes and 61 points.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams. Gettysburg received 51 points, followed by Ursinus with 39 and Franklin & Marshall with 36 in the top-five summary.
Johns Hopkins Builds on Close Conference Championship Finish
Johns Hopkins finished second at the 2025-26 Centennial Conference championship, 15.5 points behind Swarthmore. The result marked the closest finish at the conference championship since 2014.
The Blue Jays also placed 16th at the NCAA Championship, where 10 swimmers combined for 19 All-America honors. Nine of those 10 swimmers are returning for the 2026-27 season.
Johns Hopkins Opens Season in Gettysburg Quad Meet
Johns Hopkins is scheduled to open the 2026-27 season Saturday, Oct. 24, at Gettysburg in a Centennial Conference quad meet. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon.
The quad meet also includes McDaniel, Washington College and Bryn Mawr. The official Johns Hopkins University Athletics announcement lists the complete event information and preseason poll.
Read the official Johns Hopkins University Athletics announcement.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The second-place projection reflects the narrow gap between Johns Hopkins and Swarthmore at the previous Centennial Conference championship. With nine of the 10 swimmers who helped produce 19 NCAA All-America honors returning, Johns Hopkins enters the season with substantial continuity from its 2025-26 campaign.
The season-opening quad meet at Gettysburg will be the Blue Jays’ first scheduled competition of 2026-27 against Gettysburg, McDaniel, Washington College and Bryn Mawr.
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