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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 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Finals Preview
Welcome to the final session of the 2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championships.
After three days of racing, the teams will swim one final session to determine overall team placements, though the Virginia women are set to earn their sixth consecutive NCAA team title after putting at least one swimmer in the ‘A’ final in all four events.
The 200 IM will be the first event of the evening, and Cal’s Mia West swam the top time in prelims of 1:52.40, coming in more than half-a-second ahead of Campbell Chase, from Texas, who swam 1:53.06.
Virginia’s Anna Moesch was the only swimmer under 46 seconds in this morning’s 100 freestyle prelims, earning the top seed in 45.81, just under two tenths ahead of freshman teammate Sara Curtis, who swam 46.00. Torri Huske will be swimming in lane six as she tries to earn her 3rd individual title of the meet.
In the 200 fly, Alex Shackell beat out Hannah Bellard for the top seed as the only swimmer under 1:52 in prelims. She touched in 1:51.68 to lead Bellard’s 1:52.12. Virginia’s Tess Howley was 3rd in 1:52.16.
The meet will wrap up individually with the 200 backstroke where NCAA record holder Claire Curzan swam 1:48.18 to earn the top seed by seven tenths over Wisconsin’s Maggie Wanezek, who swam 1:48.85. Also in the final are Michigan’s Bella Sims, who swam 1:49.15 in prelims, and Cal’s Teagan O’Dell, who was 1:49.51. O’Dell will be coming off the 200 IM final at the beginning of the meet, racing the newly formed dirty double.
The women’s platform diving event will see the first three rounds after the 100 freestyle and the last three rounds before the relay.
The final event of the meet will be the 400 freestyle relay. NC State is the current leader with the 3:09.59 they swam in prelims.
WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Finals
NCAA Record: 1:48.37 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023) American Record: 1:48.37 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023) U.S. Open Record: 1:48.37 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023) Championship Record: 1:48.37 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023) 2025 NCAA Champion: Torri Huske, Stanford – 1:49.67 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 1:53.72/1:55.50Top 8 Finishers
Lucy Bell (STAN) — 1:52.09 Teagan O’Dell (CAL) — 1:52.76 Mia West (CAL) — 1:52.96 Anastasia Gorbenko (LOU) — 1:52.98 Campbell Chase (TEX) — 1:53.48 Aimee Canny (UVA) — 1:53.49 Leah Hayes (UVA) — 1:53.56 Rosie Murphy (UCLA) — 1:54.18Stanford’s Lucy Bell had a huge swim in the final individual event of her NCAA career, winning the 200 IM final in 1:52.09, nearly seven tenths ahead of 2nd place finisher Teagan O’Dell from Cal.
Bell was behind the pack at the 100 mark .She split 24.82 on the fly to turn in 7th. On the backstroke, she was 29.24, and turned in 8th overall, two seconds behind Teagan O’Dell, who was the leader in 52.05, and two tenths behind Aimee Canny, who split 53.85 in 7th overall.
Bell turned on the gas in a major way on the breaststroke, splitting 31.28 to have the fastest breaststroke split in the field by nearly a second-and-a-half, taking over the overall lead. Aimee Canny had the 2nd fastest split in the heat at 32.69.
On the freestyle leg, Bell split 26.75, which was also the fastest split in the field. Canny again had the 2nd fastest split at 26.95. Bell touched in 1:52.09. Bell dropped almost four tenths from her previous best of 1:52.47 that she swam at last year’s NCAA Championships.
Cal’s Teagan O’Dell finished 2nd in 1:52.76. She was out in 24.30/27.75 to turn in 1st after the 100 with her 52.05 split. She was 33.53 on the breast, dropping back to 5th overall before she split 27.18 on the free to move back into silver medal position. Her time of 1:52.76 was just a tenth off her lifetime best 1:52.61 that she swam in December of 2024.
Cal also picked up the bronze with sophomore Mia West‘s 1:52.96. She added a bit from the 1:52.40 she swam in prelims splitting 23.99/28.24/33.24/27.49.
Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko finished 4th after being the favorite coming into the race. She swam 1:52.98 to come in just two hundredths behind West. Her lifetime best stands at 1:51.30 from the ACC Championships.
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – Finals
NCAA Record: 44.71 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) American Record: 44.71 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) U.S. Open Record: 44.71 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) Championship Record: 44.71 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) 2025 NCAA Champion: Gretchen Walsh, Virginia – 44.71 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 47.37/47.88Top 8 Finishers
Torri Huske (STAN) — 45.17 Anna Moesch (UVA) — 45.54 Sara Curtis (UVA) — 45.77 Liberty Clark (IU) — 46.11 Camille Spink (TENN) — 46.30 Cadence Vincent (BAMA) — 46.87 Julia Dennis (LOU) — 47.02Women’s Platform Diving Final — Rds 1-2
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – Finals
NCAA Record: 1:49.11 – Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025) American Record: 1:48.33 – Regan Smith (2023) U.S. Open Record: 1:48.33 – Regan Smith (2023) Championship Record: 1:49.11 – Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025) 2025 NCAA Champion: Emma Sticklen, Texas – 1:49.11 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 1:52.91/1:54.16WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – Finals
NCAA Record: 1:46.09 – Claire Curzan, Virginia (2026) American Record: 1:46.09 – Claire Curzan, Virginia (2026) U.S. Open Record: 1:46.09 – Claire Curzan, Virginia (2026) Championship Record: 1:46.82 – Claire Curzan, Virginia (2025) 2025 NCAA Champion: Claire Curzan, Virginia – 1:46.82 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 1:50.55/1:51.75Women’s Platform Diving Final — Rds 3-5
WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE RELAY – Final Heat
NCAA Record: 3:05.30 – Virginia (Curzan, Moesch, Canny, Curtis) (2026) American Record: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, M. Parker, G. Walsh) (2023) U.S. Open Record: 3:05.30 – Virginia (Curzan, Moesch, Canny, Curtis) (2026) Championship Record: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, M. Parker, G. Walsh) (2023) 2025 NCAA Champion: Virginia – 3:06.01 Current Leader: NC State — 3:09.59Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
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