2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Jana Strand

  • Class Freshman
  • Position Free/Back
  • Highschool Georg Büchner Gymnasium
  • Hometown Cologne, Germany

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 Free (23.03)
100 Free (50.46)
100 Back (55.34)
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Freshman (2025-26)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Free Relay (Second Leg) - 1:31.12 (22.87 split)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Free Relay (Third leg) - 3:20.87 (50.42 split)
All-BIG EAST 200 Free Relay (gold)
All-BIG EAST 400 Free Relay (gold)
Villanova Career: Earned two gold medals in her debut season with the Wildcats as part of the 200 free relay and 400 free relay … Ranks among the program’s top 10 performers in three individual events: 50 free (23.03), 50 back (26.40), and 100 back (55.68).

2025-26: Georgetown: Finished third in the 200 free relay (23.88 split); Penn: Placed second in the 200 free relay (23.95 split); Navy Invitational: Took second in the 200 free relay (22.99 split); Florida State: Finished third in the 200 medley relay (backstroke 26.50 split) and third in the 50 back (26.40); UNF: Placed third in the 200 medley relay (backstroke 27.62 split) and second in the 100 back (59.03); Richmond: Took second in the 200 free relay (23.64 split); James Madison: Finished third in both the 200 medley relay (1:46.52) and 400 free relay (3:33.43); WVU/Duquesne: Won the 400 free relay (50.56 split); BIG EAST Championships: Earned gold in the 200 free relay (22.87 split) and 400 free relay (50.42 split), while also recording personal bests in the 50 free prelims (23.03), 100 free (50.46), and 100 back (55.34).

Personal- Born 07/27/2006, …Daughter of Roman and Susanne Strand. She chose Villanova because of the sympathetic coaches and beautiful campus.