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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 3WOMEN’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: 1:50.55/1:51.75Top 8 Finishers
Claire Curzan (UVA) — 1:46.10 Maggie Wanezek (WISC) — 1:47.73 Erika Pelaez (NCST) — 1:49.08 Claire Jansen (PITT) — 1:49.10 Bella Sims (MICH) — 1:49.38 Teagan O’Dell (CAL) — 1:49.70 Leah Shackley (NCST) — 1:49.74 Miranda Grana (IU) — 1:50.71Claire Curzan of Virginia broke her own NCAA meet record, touching in a 1:46.10 in the 200 backstroke. That broke her previous meet record of a 1:46.82 that she swam a year ago to win the title. That swim stood as the NCAA record until last month. She also was only 0.01 off her own NCAA record tonight.
Split Comparison
2026 NCAAs 2026 ACCs 2025 NCAAs 24.56 24.77 24.89 26.22 26.62 26.6 27.36 27.23 27.54 27.96 27.47 27.79 1:46.10 1:46.09 1:46.82Curzan was out fast, under both records at the 50, 100, and 150 marks. Her final 50 tonight was half a second slower than her closing 50 from ACCs and she missed her NCAA record by just 0.01. Tonight’s swim marked the #2 performance all-time.
With her swim tonight, Curzan now holds the top four performances all-time. No other swimmer has been sub-1:47 in history.
All-Time Top Performances, Women’s 200 Back
Claire Curzan, 1:46.09, 2026 ACC Championships Claire Curzan, 1:46.10, 2026 NCAA Championships Claire Curzan, 1:46.82, 2025 NCAA Division I Women Claire Curzan, 1:46.87, Tennessee Invitational Bella Sims, 1:47.11, 2025 NCAA Division I WomenRead the full story on SwimSwam: Claire Curzan Breaks Own NCAA Meet Record With 1:46.10 200 Backstroke
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