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2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21, 2026 McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending Champions: Virginia (5x) Championship Central Preview Index Psych Sheet Live Stream Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Saturday Prelims Heat Sheets
Event Lineup
200 IM 100 free 200 fly 200 back 400 free relayThe final prelims session of the 2026 NCAA women’s championships are here. With the new format, the 200 IM will kick off the session. Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko is the top seed by a second with a 1:51.30 entry time. Gorbenko has had a strong NCAA championship debut this week, finishing 4th in the 100 breast and 3rd in the 200 breast. Sitting behind Gorbenko as the #2 seed is Cal’s Mia West who is entered with a 1:52.30. West was 7th in the 200 free on Thursday and 22nd in the 100 back yesterday. After winning the 200 breast last night, Stanford’s Lucy Bell will look to make another final and is the #3 seed with a 1:52.50.
The 100 free looks to be a competitive race to earn a swim at night in. Anna Moesch of Virginia swam a 45.71 at ACCs last month and already has won the 200 free this week in the #2 time all-time. She was 4th in the event a year ago. Stanford’s Torri Huske will look to go three for three on the week after already winning the 100 fly and 50 free. Huske is the #2 seed in a 45.79 and was 2nd last year in a 46.94. Camille Spink (Tennessee) is the #3 seed with a 46.01 while Sara Curtis of Virginia is the #4 seed with a 46.03.
Michigan’s Hannah Bellard already reset the Big Ten record this season in the 200 fly and looks to make another final this week as she was 7th in the 500 free last night. Bellard enters the 200 fly as the top seed with a 1:50.34. She battled it out with Alex Shackell at Big Tens as Shackell swam to a 1:50.71 but the Indiana freshman has a lifetime best 1:50.15. Campbell Stoll of Texas did not have any individual races yesterday but scored in both the 400 IM and 100 fly on Thursday. Stoll is the #2 seed with a 1:50.60 and was 7th a year ago.
NCAA record holder Claire Curzan will look to set herself up for a strong swim in finals as she is the top seed in the 200 back with a 1:46.09. Curzan won the 100 back last night in a new NCAA meet record. Wisconsin’s Maggie Wanezek was 2nd in the 100 back last night and is the #2 seed here in the 200 with a 1:48.31. Only NC State’s Erika Pelaez has also been sub-1:49 this year as she is the #3 seed with a 1:48.92.
The women’s 400 free relay will conclude the morning with NC State as the #9 seed coming into the meet with a 3:09.71.
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