MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (March 1, 2022) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the list of National Qualifiers for the Swimming & Diving National Championship this past Thursday, February 25. The NAIA extended invites to 168 men and 176 women this year. The Bobcats will be bringing 12 qualifiers in their first full year of the program to the National Championship.

The no. 2 Men's Swim Team has eight swimmers invited to the National Championship. They have qualified for all relays and will have 22 individual swims.  

Qualifiers:
William Birkett
Carlos Cartagena-Diaz
Matteo Caruso
Oier Fernandez
Liam Henry
Inigo Marina
Alex Marrero
Christian Perez

The Bobcat men have multiple Top-5 seeds and will look to have a strong showing on the National podium this week. 

The Women's Swim Team will be bringing four to the National Championship this year. They will be swimming all relays besides the 800 free relay and will have nine individual swims.

Qualifiers:
Marta Lekovic
Mikayla DePover
Andrea Guerrero
Alisha Uzakova

Mikayla DePover is the top seeded women from the team [4^th in the Women's 100-yard Breastroke].

The NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championship will take place at the Columbus Aquatic Center in Columbus, GA from Mar 2 - 5, 2022. The scoring format will follow NCAA, with relays being timed finals worth double points. 

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