SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame swimming and diving announced the addition of six student-athletes for the 2027-28 season as part of 2026 National Signing Day on Wednesday.
"We are so excited to have such an amazing group of young women joining the Notre Dame Swimming and Diving family," said Mike Norment, Peterson Family Head Swimming and Diving Coach. "There's so much young talent coming into the program, and more importantly, we have a group of people who understand what it means to be a Notre Dame student-athlete.
"Our incoming class will make such an important impact for Notre Dame swimming and diving, the University of Notre Dame, and the world. We're excited to be a part of their growth and their future success."
Meghan Bluethmann — Bloomfield Township, Mich. (Marian)
A sprint and mid-distance freestyle specialist, Bluethmann joins the Irish from the Detroit Area. She has gone best times in 100 free (50.37), 200 free (1:48.14) and 500 free (4:53.46) in the last year, and she boasts seven Winter Juniors cuts in freestyle events. Bluethmann is the fifth-ranked recruit in Michigan in this class and 170th overall. She competes for OLY Swimming.
Eleanor Geraghty — Medford, Ore. (South Medford)
Geraghty will make the cross-country trek to South Bend this fall and bring with her a versatile freestyle and butterfly skillset. She went best times as recently as Nov. 7, posting a 1:49.07 in the 200 free and 54.05 in the 100 fly. A dual citizen with Ireland, she competed at the 2024 Irish Open and Olympic Trials in Dublin, advancing to the finals in four events. Geraghty was a finalist in the 100 free at Juniors West and swims with Rogue Rapids. She is the top recruit in the class out of Oregon, and she is the No. 114 recruit overall in the class.
Jane Kavanagh — Westfield, N.J. (Westfield)
The No. 4 recruit in New Jersey and No. 173 recruit in the nation in the 2027 class, Kavanagh competes in the freestyle, backstroke and IM events. She swims for the Fanwood Scotch Plains YMCA, and she was runner-up in the 200 free at YMCA Short Course Nationals in April. Kavanagh is also a Summer Juniors qualifier in the 200 back and 100 free.
Anna McAllister — Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea)
The lone diver of the bunch, McAllister is a three-time All-State honoree and state champion. At AAU Nationals, she placed fifth in the 1-meter, ninth in the 3-meter and 12th on platform. McAllister dives for Wolverine Club.
Sarah Paisley Owen — Atlanta, Ga. (Midtown)
Owen is Notre Dame's top get in the 2027 class, as she ranks 23rd overall in the class and is the top recruit out of Georgia. Owen's best time of 22.21 in the 50 free would be the Irish school record, and her 100 free time of 48.47 would rank third. Owen swims for Metro Atlantic Aquatic Club, which Norment founded in 2013, and she is a six-time Georgia 4A individual state champion. She also placed second in the 50 free at NCSA Spring Championships and took sixth in the 100 fly.
Maris Williams — Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll)
An in-state product, Williams is also a freestyle and butterfly specialist like Geraghty and Owen. She boasts best times of 22.86 in the 50 free, 50.00 in the 100 free and 54.33 in the 100 fly, and all of those times have been in the last year. A Winter Juniors qualifier, Williams is the No. 4 recruit in Indiana and No. 157 recruit in the country in this cycle.
*All rankings courtesy of SwimCloud.com