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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 1Welcome to the first finals session of the 2026 NCAA Swimming Championships season! This week we have the women’s meet, and it all kicks off tonight with the fastest heats of the 1650 and the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relays.
The morning session saw Texas sophomore Kate Hurst set the fastest time in the 1650 of 15:53.09, three seconds faster than her seed of 15:56.37.
Tonight’s final will see reigning NCAA Champion Jillian Cox as the top overall seed with the 15:32.75 she swam at the 2026 SEC Championships. She is seeded more than 10 seconds ahead of Georgia freshman Kennedi Dobson, who is seeded in 15:43.72.
U.S. Olympians Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein will also be in the final as the 3rd seed and 8th seed respectively.
The Virginia women will be the top seeds in both the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. They have won five straight NCAA titles, but they have yet to sweep all five relays.
The team of Sara Curtis, Emma Weber, Claire Curzan, and Bryn Greenwaldt will be trying to hold off Louisville’s team of Julie Mishler, Anastasia Gorbenko, Caroline Larsen, and Julia Dennis in the medley relay, holding the top seed by three tenths. Texas swam 1:33.52 this morning to set the fastest time in the morning session.
This is the same lineup for the UVA women that earned them the top seed in 1:31.91, but it is also the lineup that finished 2nd to Louisville at the ACC Championships last month, which means we could be looking at a very exciting race.
In the 800 free relay, they will have Anna Moesch, the top seed in the individual 200 free and their biggest competition will be the Michigan women, who are seeded seven tenths back. Tennessee won the early heats in 6:53.78, about a second faster than their seed.
Women’s 1650 Freestyle – Final Heat
NCAA Record: 15:03.21 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017) American Record: 14:59.62 – Katie Ledecky, Gator Swim Club (2025) U.S. Open Record: 14:59.62 – Katie Ledecky, Gator Swim Club (2025) Championship Record: 15:07.70 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017) 2025 Champion: Jillian Cox, Texas – 15:33.54 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 15:52.06/15:57.60 Current Leader: Kate Hurst (TEX) — 15:53.09Women’s 200 Medley Relay – Final Heat
NCAA Record: 1:31.10 – Virginia (Curzan, A. Walsh, G. Walsh, Parker), 2025 American Record: 1:31.10 – Virginia (Curzan, A. Walsh, G. Walsh, Parker), 2025 U.S. Open Record: 1:31.10 – Virginia (Curzan, A. Walsh, G. Walsh, Parker), 2025 Championship Record: 1:31.10 – Virginia (Curzan, A. Walsh, G. Walsh, Parker), 2025 2025 Champion: Virginia (Curzan, A. Walsh, G. Walsh, Parker) – 1:31.10 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 1:34.54/1:35.38 Current Leader: Texas (Kern, Enge, Stoll, Okaro) — 1:33.52Women’s 800 Free Relay – Final Heat
NCAA Record: 6:44.13 – Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Canny, Curzan), 2025 American Record: 6:45.91 – Stanford (Manuel, Neal, Eastin, Ledecky), 2017 U.S. Open Record: 6:44.13 – Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Canny, Curzan), 2025 Championship Record: 6:45.91 – Stanford (Manuel, Neal, Eastin, Ledecky), 2017 2025 Champion: Stanford (Bricker, Roghair, Nordmann, Wilson) – 6:46.98 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 6:55.14/7:01.17 Current Leader: Tennessee (Jansen, Armen, Mason Brown) — 6:53.78Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
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