CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving has announced that Isabella Alas, Samantha Holtz and Blythe Wieclawek will serve as its team captains for the 2026-27 campaign.
 
Alas, a rising senior, returns to her role as captain after being one of three last season. A native of Houston, Texas, Alas' primary event is the freestyle and has represented El Salvador in international competition.
 
Holtz completed her sophomore season in 2025-26, and qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships for the second consecutive year. Hailing from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Holtz was a CSCAA Scholar All-America Second-Team honoree as a first-year athlete on campus.
 
Wieclawek, meanwhile, is a rising senior from Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada. In three seasons, Wieclawek has collected three first-team All-Ivy League honors (2026 – 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay; 2025 – 200 medley relay) and three second-team All-Ivy awards (2026 – 200 free relay; 2025 – 200 free relay; 2024 – 200 free relay).
 
The Crimson is coming off a season that saw it qualify four athletes for the NCAA Championships, which marked the program's most since 2019. Harvard's 2026 appearance at the national meet also represented the 14^th straight season it has competed at NCAAs.