The VMI men's and women's swimming and diving teams had a very successful first season under first-year head coach Scott Thacker. The Keydets concluded the year by breaking 17 records at the America East Championship Meet Feb. 22-25 in Worcester, Mass.

On the first day of the AE Meet, Chino Vera, Chase Lane, Malik Nelson and Jack Sheehan set a new team record in the men's 200 medley relay, while Noelle Tong, Anne Bowles, Jillian Maher and Kate Taylor set a new record in the women's race. On day two, Nelson snapped the school and freshman records in the 50 free. Sheehan set a new school record in the 200 IM and Tong broke the Keydet freshman mark in the 50 free 

In Friday's competition in the men's 100 fly, Nelson set a new freshman record, and broke an hours old varsity record. Collin Marks had broken the 100 fly varsity record in the prelims, only to see it shattered by Nelson soon thereafter. Ethan Griffith broke his own team record set in the morning in the 400 IM while Sheehan set a new team record in the 100 breast. The men's 400 medley relay team also broke the school record.

On the final day, Sheehan broke the team record in the 200 breast, while Nelson and Tong and broke the freshman records in the men's and women's 100 free. Connor Doyle broke the program mark in the 200 back and the women's 400 free relay Tong, Taylor, Maher and Carter broke the team record as did the men's 400 free relay team of Sheehan, Vera, Nelson and Marks.

Two highly decorated senior divers concluded their VMI careers, as Bridger Thurston finished sixth in the 1 meter diving final and fifth on the 3 meter and London Yerasimides was sixth on the 1M diving board. She also earned VMI's Intercollegiate Athletic Award given to the outstanding athlete among women's cross country/track & field, soccer & swimming/diving.