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NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

Founded	1982
Number of teams	65
Current champions	Virginia (3)
Most successful team(s)	Stanford (11)
Television broadcasters	ESPNU
Website	NCAA.com

The NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships is an annual college championship in the United States. The meet is typically held on the second-to-last weekend (Thursday-Saturday) in March, and consists of individual and relay events for female swimmers and divers at Division I schools.

The swimming-portion of the meet takes place in a 25-yard pool, except in 2000 and 2004 which swam in a 25-meter course.

History[edit]

Swimming was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.^[1]

Events[edit]

Individual swimming events[edit]

Relay swimming events[edit]

Diving events[edit]

• Diving events
  • One-meter diving (1982−present)
  • Three-meter diving (1982−present)
  • Platform diving (1990−present)

Discontinued events[edit]

Individual swimming events[edit]

Champions[edit]

Team titles[edit]

Stanford

National Championships by school: 11, 7, 5, 4, 2, 1

Championship records[edit]

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Location	Ref
50y freestyle	20.37	NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 21, 2024	Athens, Georgia (country)	[4]
100y freestyle	44.83	NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 23, 2024	Athens, Georgia (country)	[5]
200y freestyle	1:39.10	NR	Missy Franklin	California	March 20, 2015	Greensboro, North Carolina	[6]
500y freestyle	4:24.06	NR	Katie Ledecky	Stanford	March 16, 2017	Indianapolis, Indiana	[7]
1650y freestyle	15:07.57		Katie Ledecky	Stanford	March 17, 2018	Columbus, Ohio	[8]
100y backstroke	48.26	NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 17, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[9]
200y backstroke	1:47.24		Beata Nelson	Wisconsin	March 23, 2019	Austin, Texas	[10]
100y breaststroke	55.73	NR	Lilly King	Indiana	March 22, 2019	Austin, Texas	[11]
200y breaststroke	2:01.29	NR	Kate Douglass	Virginia	March 18, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[12]
100y butterfly	47.42	NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 22, 2024	Athens, Georgia (country)	[13]
200y butterfly	1:49.95		Emma Sticklen	Texas	March 18, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[14]
200y individual medley	1:48.37	NR	Kate Douglass	Virginia	March 16, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[15]
400y individual medley	3:54.60	NR	Ella Eastin	Stanford	March 16, 2018	Columbus, Ohio	[16]
4×50y   freestyle relay	1:24.55		Maddie Murphy  (21.82) Katie McLaughlin  (21.37) Amy Bilquist  (20.87) Abbey Weitzeil  (20.49)	California	March 21, 2019	Austin, Texas	[17]
4×100y   freestyle relay	3:05.84	NR	Kate Douglass  (46.37) Alex Walsh  (46.58) Maxine Parker  (47.04) Gretchen Walsh  (45.85)	Virginia	March 18, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[18]
4×200y   freestyle relay	6:45.91	NR	Simone Manuel  (1:41.41) Lia Neal  (1:42.15) Ella Eastin  (1:41.89) Katie Ledecky  (1:40.46)	Stanford	March 15, 2017	Indianapolis, Indiana	[19]
4×50y   medley relay	1:31.51		Gretchen Walsh  (22.77) Alex Walsh  (26.30) Lexi Cuomo  (22.10) Kate Douglass  (20.34)	Virginia	March 15, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[20]
4×100y   medley relay	3:21.01		Gretchen Walsh  (48.26) Jasmine Nocentini  (56.34) Alex Walsh  (49.15) Maxine Parker  (47.26)	Virginia	March 22, 2024	Athens, Georgia (U.S. state)	[21]
1m Springboard	365.75		Mia Vallee	Miami	March 17, 2022	Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state)	[22]
3m Springboard	437.75		Christina Loukas	Indiana	March 20, 2009	College Station, Texas
Platform	396.75		Haley Ishimatsu	USC	March 23, 2013	Indianapolis, Indiana

See also[edit]

• List of college swimming and diving teams
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Swimming and Diving Champions
• NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships (Division II, Division III)
• NAIA women's swimming and diving championships

References[edit]

• NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving