STANFORD, Calif. - Five new signees are set to arrive on The Farm in 2026, as announced by Paul A. Violich, Director of Women's Swimming and Diving on Thursday.
KC Braeger, Taylor Klein, Alyce Lehman, Tanni Stevanato, and Clare Watson make up the newest Cardinal class joining the Stanford women's swimming & diving program next season.
KC Braeger | Back/IM | Lakeside Swim Team | Louisville, Ky.
- Swims out of Lakeside Swim Team (2022-present)
- Named Honorable Mention in latest SwimSwam’s Girls’ Class of 2026 rankings
- Three-time 2025 NCSA Summer Championships silver medalist (100 back, 200 back, 200 IM)
- 2025 U.S. Nationals qualifier in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 back)
- 2024 Speedo Winter Junior Championships silver medalist in the 200 medley relay
- Kentucky State Champion in the 400 IM (2025)
- 10-time Kentucky State Runner-Up (2025)
- Four-time Kentucky All-State First Team (2022-25)
- Three-time Regional Swimmer of the Year (2023-25)
- Set to graduate from Christian Academy of Louisville
- Daughter of Dena and Kenneth Braeger
- Has five siblings: Sydney, Aden, Quintin, Reese, and Elijah
- Sister, Sydney, currently swims at West Point and is the 200 butterfly record holder
- Mother, Dena, also swam in college for West Point
Alyce Lehman | Butterfly | Jersey Wahoos | Haddonfield, N.J.
- Swims out of Jersey Wahoos Swimming (2022-present)
- Named Best of the Rest in SwimSwam’s latest Class of 2026 recruiting rankings
- Two-time U.S. Junior National Team Member (2024-25, 2025-26)
- 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships bronze medalist in the 200 fly
- 2025 Speedo Summer Junior Championships silver medalist in the 200 fly
- 2024 Olympic Trialist in the 200 butterfly
- Three-time All-American in the 100 fly (2023-25)
- Three-time New Jersey All-State selection (2023-25)
- Three-time Scholastic All-American (2023-25)
- Set to graduate from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
- Daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Lehman
- Has one younger sister, Charlotte
Taylor Klein | Fly/Back | Mecklenburg Swim Association | Charlotte, N.C.
- Swims out of Mecklenburg Swim Association (2024-present)
- Previously swam for SwimMAC Caroline (2016-24)
- Four-time Junior National Qualifier (2022-25)
- Three-time U.S. Open Qualifier (2023-25)
- Two-time U.S. Nationals Qualifier (2024-25)
- 2025 Junior National Championships finalist in the 200 fly
- Six-time North Carolina State Champion (2024-25)
- Eight-time CISAA Conference Champion (2023-25)
- Six-time NCISAA All-State selection (2024-25)
- North Carolina state record holder in the 200 free and 200 medley relays
- Three-time Academic All-American (2023-25)
- Daughter of Megan and Fred Klein
- Has two brothers, Freddy and Charlie
- Father, Fred, swam for Princeton while mother, Megan, swam for SMU
- Brother, Freddy, currently swims for California
Tanni Stevanato | Free/Fly | Team Veneto | Venezia, Italy
- Swims out of Team Veneto (2021-present)
- Four-time Women’s Italian Junior Champion with Team Veneto (2022-25)
- Two-time European Junior Championships gold medalist (2023, 2024)
- Set European Junior Record in the 4x100 medley relay (2025)
- 2025 Italian Junior Championships silver medalist in the 100 free
- 2025 Italian Junior Championships bronze medalist in the 50 free
- 2024 European Junior Championships champion and meet record-holder in the 4x100 free and 4x100 mixed free relays
- 2023 World Junior Championships bronze medalist in the 4x100 mixed medley relay
- Multiple-time Italian age group champion in the 50 and 100 free
- Set to graduate from Liceo Classico Giuseppe Berto
- Daughter of Francesca Mazza and Franco Stevenato
- Has three siblings, Lodovico, Giovanni, and Allegra
- Grandfather, Giorgio, was a 1964 Tokyo Olympics finalist in the 110-meter hurdles and earned 23 international caps from 1957-64
Clare Watson | Butterfly | Bellevue Club Swim Team | Mercer Island, Wash.
- Swims out of Bellevue Club Swim Team (2022-present)
- Named Best of the Rest in SwimSwam’s latest Class of 2026 recruiting rankings
- Canadian Junior National Team member (2023-25)
- Three-time 2025 Junior World Championships finalist (100 fly, 200 fly, 400 medley relay)
- 2025 Speedo Summer Junior Championships bronze medalist in the 200 fly
- Competed in the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships for Team Canada
- 2023 Junior World Championships finalist in the 200 fly
- Bellevue Club Swim Team record holder in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay (both LCM and SCY)
- Mercer Island High School Records in 100 fly, 100 back, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay
- Two-time Washington State champions with Mercer Island High School (2022, 2025)
- Set to graduate from Mercer Island High School
- Daughter of Phyllis McNeice and Nathaniel Watson
- Has two brothers, Ben and Blake