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Carolyne Jia from Burnaby, British Columbia, has announced her commitment to continue her academic and athletic careers at Delaware beginning in fall 2026.
“I’m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to pursue my academic and D1 swimming career at the University of Delaware! I’m incredibly grateful to my family, coaches, and friends for guiding me along this journey and helping me become the person I am today. I also want to thank the coaching staff at Delaware for giving me this amazing opportunity! I can’t wait to be part of this incredible team! GO BLUE HENS!!!”
Jia swims for Langley & Abbotsford Olympians out of Langley, BC, in the suburbs of Vancouver. She most recently competed at the Canadian SCM Championships in August, posting numerous lifetime bests. She finished 5th in the 50 back (28.31) and 7th in the 50 free (25.93). She also swam personal bests in the 100 free (57.28) and 100 back (1:03.02).
Earlier this summer, Jia swam at the Canadian Trials. She swam to a lifetime best 28.94 in the long course 50 fly.
Jia’s Best SCM Times (With SCY Conversions) Are:
- 50 free: 25.85 (23.28)
- 100 free: 57.28 (51.60)
- 50 back: 28.31 (25.50)
- 100 back: 1:03.02 (56.77)
The Delaware women finished 3rd out of nine teams at the 2025 CAA Championships. Victoria Novinskiy led the way with 86 individual points including a conference title in the 200 fly in a 1:57.28. The team is notably joining the ASUN this upcoming season.
Based on her best times, Jia has the potential to make an immediate impact upon her arrival. Her best converted time in the 50 free would already have made the ASUN ‘A’ final while her 100 back time would have made the ‘B’ final. She also has relay potential as she would have been #5 in the 50 free and #2 in the 50 back this past season.
Jia will arrive next fall as a member of the class of 2030 along with Kelsey McPeek, Olivia Auwarter, and Lindsay Murtaugh.
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