VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova Women's Swimming & Diving's season gets underway against Connecticut on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Wildcats host the Huskies at the Villanova Swim Complex with competition starting with diving at 12:00 p.m., followed by swimming.
 
Villanova returns seven individual BIG EAST champions from its 13^th straight team title in 2026, including the BIG EAST Women's Outstanding Swimmer Carlota Colomer Guasch and BIG EAST Women's Outstanding Diver Michelle Kasulka. Colomer Guasch won the 50 Free, 100 Free, and 200 Free at last year's championships, as well as four relay events. Kasulka was named Most Outstanding Diver following her victory in the three-meter (274.20) and fourth-place finish in the one-meter (255.80).
 
Last season Villanova defeated UConn 186.5-113.5, tallying 11 event wins. Seven individual event winners return to defend their crown. Alana Leen highlights the group after touching first in two events last year, the 200 Back (2:01.44) and 200 IM (2:06.55). Also returning are Anna Farley and Anna Kilponen, who defeated UConn in the same events they defeated the entirety of the BIG EAST to win gold at the 2026 BIG EAST Champions. Both butterfly specialists, Kilponen won the 100 Fly (55.63) against UConn last season and Farley won the 200 Fly (2:03.67).
 
A live stream of the meet can be found here, and live results can be found on MeetMobile.