By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
Former top 20 ranked recruit coming out of high school Raya Mellott has announced she will join UNC for the upcoming 2026-2027 season. Mellott spent her freshman season at Virginia.
Mellott committed to Virginia in the fall of her junior year, back when she was the #8 ranked recruit. She was the fastest 100 breaststroker in the class at the time. She was then ranked the #13 after her junior season and #17 after her senior season.
The California native saw her season bests come at midseason this past year, when Virginia participated in the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge. Mellott swam to a 1:01.43 in the dual meet against Arizona State and a 2:11.56 200 breast in the Tennessee Invite.
Mellott’s Best SCY Times Are:
High School At Virginia 100 breast 59.53 (December 2023) 1:01.43 200 breast 2:09.53 (May 2023) 2:11.56The UNC women finished 7th out of 15 teams at the 2026 ACC Championships. The Virginia women captured the ACC title but Mellott was not a member of the conference roster.
Based on her lifetime bests, Mellott would have made the ACC ‘B’ final of the 100 and 200 breaststrokes while her season bests from her freshman year at Virginia would have made the ‘C’ final. Samantha Armand led the team in the 100 breast this season with a 59.19 as well as the 200 breast with a 2:09.88. Armand is entering her senior year this fall so the two will overlap for one season.
It took a 59.53 100 breast and a 2:08.77 200 breast to make the 2026 NCAA Championships, so Mellott’s best time in the 100 breast is right on what it took to make the meet. UNC was 24th at 2026 NCAAs with 33 points.
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