Quinn MacPhail took bronze in the 1650 freestyle on Saturday, while David Vargas & diving coach Zhihua Hu were the men's diving performer & coach of the year

Men's Swimming and Diving 2/21/2026 11:13:00 PM

MacPhail, Vargas, & Hu Capture Honors at #A10SD Championship

David Vargas & Zhihua Hu Named Men’s Diving Most Outstanding Performer & Coach of the Year; Quinn MacPhail Takes Bronze in the 1650 Freestyle in School Record Time

Hampton, Virginia – (February 21, 2026) – The Fordham men's swimming & diving team finished seventh after the final day of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championship, which was held at the Hampton Aquaplex in Virginia.

FORDHAM – DAY 4 MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Six men's events were held on Saturday with the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, and the 400 freestyle relay.
The opening scoring final of the night was the 1650 freestyle, where Quinn MacPhail took home the bronze medal, scoring third in a school record time of 15:13.65. He also set the 1000 freestyle record as a part of that race at 9:10.69. Additionally, Aiden Dane scored 13^th in 16:13.21, while John Koebel was 16^th in 16:18.82.
In the 200 backstroke, Ben Ohrr just missed scoring, as he finished 17^th in the preliminaries with a time of 1:50.55.
The same went for Daniel Ribeiro in the 100 freestyle, as he placed 18^th in the preliminaries in 45.18 seconds.
The Rams' tough luck continued in the 200 breaststroke and the 200 butterfly events. Radek Cohen was 19^th in the 200 breaststroke at 2:05.44 as the top Ram, while Ohrr was 18^th in the 200 butterfly at 1:52.93.
Fordham did find the scoring column in the final event of the championship, as Max Maycher, Ribeiro, Theo Vandenberg, and Misha Semenov scored sixth in the 400 freestyle relay at 2:59.79.
Following the conclusion of the championship, David Vargas was named the Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Men's Diver, becoming the second Ram ever to earn that accolade (Paul Delo – 1997), while Fordham diving coach Zhihua Hu was chosen as the Atlantic 10 Men's Diving Coach of the Year for the first time in his 28 seasons at Fordham.

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Men's Diver – David Vargas
Atlantic 10 Championship Men's Diving Coach of the Year – Zhihua Hu
Atlantic 10 Champion & First Team All-Atlantic 10 – David Vargas (1M Dive, 3M Dive)
Atlantic 10 Bronze Medalist – Quinn MacPhail (1650 freestyle)
School records – Quinn MacPhail (1650 freestyle – 15:13.65; 1000 freestyle – 9:10.69; 500 freestyle – 3:54.35)

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Players Mentioned

Aiden Dane: Free/Breast; 5' 7"; Junior

John Koebel: Distance Free; 6' 5"; Junior

Daniel Ribeiro: Back/IM/Fly; 5' 11"; Junior

Theo Vandenberg: Sprint Free; 5' 11"; Senior

Radek Cohen: Breast/Sprint Free; 6' 1"; Freshman

Max Maycher: Breast/Sprint Free; 5' 11"; Freshman

Quinn MacPhail: IM/Distance Free; 5' 11"; Freshman

Ben Ohrr: Back/Free; 5' 11"; Freshman

David Vargas: Diving; 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Misha Semenov: Free/Back; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Aiden Dane
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Free/Breast

John Koebel
: 6' 5"; Junior
: Distance Free

Daniel Ribeiro
: 5' 11"; Junior
: Back/IM/Fly

Theo Vandenberg
: 5' 11"; Senior
: Sprint Free

Radek Cohen
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: Breast/Sprint Free

Max Maycher
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Breast/Sprint Free

Quinn MacPhail
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: IM/Distance Free

Ben Ohrr
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Back/Free

David Vargas
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student
: Diving

Misha Semenov
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: Free/Back