CONWAY - The Hendrix men's and women's swimming and diving programs opened the 2026-27 season with the 63rd Annual Hendrix Relays on Friday evening at Bob Courtway Pool.
On the men's side, the Warriors won four relays, taking the 3x100-yard butterfly, 3x100-yard backstroke, 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle events to finish the evening with 362 points.
Brady Norman contributed to three first-place relays, the 3x100 backstroke in 2:57.34, the 500 freestyle in 4:29.01 and the 200 freestyle in 1:36.74.
Michael Wayland joined Norman on the first-place 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle relays and added a second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:26.91.
Nick Allen was part of two winning relays, swimming on the 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle groups, and also helped the 3x500 freestyle relay place second in 17:42.70.
Cohen Calogero swam on the winning 3x100 butterfly relay in 2:59.25 and added second-place finishes in the 3x100 breaststroke relay and 400 medley relay.
On the women's side, Hendrix won the women's 800-yard freestyle relay with
Darby Gleason,
Sydney Chandler,
Ella Berntsen and
Bella Pflieger finishing in 8:42.02. The Water Warriors also recorded runner-up finishes in six women's relays, including a 5:45.50 in the 500-yard freestyle relay and an 18:51.05 in the 3x500-yard freestyle relay.
Ella Berntsen joined the first-place 800-yard freestyle relay that finished in 8:42.02 and added second-place relay finishes in the 3x100 backstroke, 400 medley and 200 freestyle.
Sydney Chandler also swam on the winning 800 freestyle relay and was part of second-place finishes in the 400 medley and 200 freestyle relays, along with a third-place 3x100 breaststroke relay finish in 4:45.24. Gleason contributed to the 800 freestyle relay win and joined
Bella Pflieger and
Lilly Lewis on the second-place 3x500 freestyle relay that finished in 18:51.05.
Bella Pflieger was part of both the winning 800 freestyle relay and the runner-up 3x500 freestyle relay.
Hendrix will wrap up the weekend on Saturday with the 58th Annual Hendrix Classic at Bob Courtway Pool.
