Mariah Denigan, who trains at Ohio State University, was well prepared for the 2026 USA Swimming Open Water National and Junior National Championships in Sarasota, Florida this week.
She won the 10 km race over Brinkleigh Hansen on Thursday.
She won the 3 km Knockout Sprints over on Friday.
Similar to her male colleague Ivan Puskovitch, she won the 5 km today, going three-for-three in a clean sweep of the national championships – – a three-peat feat perhaps never been accomplished before this year.
It is clear Denigan and Puskovitch are the crème de la crème of USA Swimming’s open water swimming community. While they did not perform as well as they hoped in the 2024 Paris Olympics (when they were not allowed to practice in the Seine unlike the other national team members), they are intent on making up for lost opportunities.
They will both lead the USA Swimming national open water teams in a tour of Europe, competing on the World Cup stage and then culminate their summer plans on August 10th in Long Beach, California at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships 10 km race against the Australians, Japanese, and Canadians.
USA Swimming Open Water National Championships 5 km Women’s Results
- Mariah Denigan, Ohio State University 1:00:46
- Ashley Twichell, TAC Titans 1:00:53
- Mila Nikanorov, Ohio State University 1:00:54
- Brooke Travis, TAC Titans 1:01:10
- Carolina Riggs, 1:01:13
- Paige Downey, Gold Medal Swim Club 1:01:14
- Becca Mann, TAC Titans 1:01:25
- Isabella Descent, Saint Petersburg Aquatics 1:02:37
- Maddie Waggoner, Jersey Wahoos 1:03:33
- Chloe Teger, Orange County Gold 1:03:34
- Isabella Zarkos, ISandpipers Of Nevada 1:03:55
- Riley Christensen, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:03:57
- Violet Rutter, 1:03:58
- Alex Fox, Badger Swim Club1:03:59
- Katherine Warkentin, Canada 1:03:59
- Paige Reilly, 1:04:01
- Olivia Busch, West Virginia University 1:04:24
- Laila Oravsky, Canada 1:04:91
- Brayleigh Hoisington, Sawtooth Aquatic Club 1:05:38
- Lucy Flynn, Orange County Gold 1:05:39
- Lexi Cook, CSP Tideriders 1:05:41
- Lien Nguyen, Potomac Marlins 1;05:49
- Maddie Fox, TAC Titans 1:06:01
- Mia Bugarin, Rose Bowl Aquatics 1:06:75
- Malia Groen, 1:06:79
- Mazie Moberly, Gator Swim Club 1:06:84
- Ayla Madara, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers 1:07:10
- Alice Bowdle, Corvallis Aquatic Team 1:08:47
- Noel Rice, CSP Tideriders 1:10:01
- Genevieve Franklin, OTL
- Carley Teger, Orange County Gold OTL
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