By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
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 Finals: Day 1| Day 2Through the first two days of racing at the 2026 women’s NCAA championships we have seen a trio of titles for Virginia, but in terms of the fastest combined takeover time it is Minnesota who top the standings.
In the 200 free relay they posted a combined add-up of 0.14 seconds, with Morgan Thomas (0.08) and Rachel Conley (0.07) both under a tenth of a second on their exchanges before Ava Yablonski (-0.01*) pushed her takeover almost to the edge.
*Relay exchanges down to -0.03 are allowed, as the timing equipment has a tolerance of 0.03 seconds.
Minnesota’s performance this year ranks them joint-fifth over the last decade at NCAAs. They are tied with a pair of 400 medley relay teams – Louisville’s from 2018 and Texas’ from 2021, both of which finished in the top four in their respective races.
There have been a total of 53 teams to have a combined relay add up of 0.30 seconds or better since 2016 – averaging a tenth of a second per swimmer. The fastest of those came from Florida’s 400 medley relay team in 2024, with a combined add up of just 0.09 seconds – an average of 0.03 seconds per swimmer.
Four teams had two swimmers at 0.00 or better – Duke’s 2023 400 medley team, UNC’s 2018 400 medley team, UNC’s 2025 400 medley team, and the Texas A&M team from 2022 in – yep, you guessed it – the 400 medley relay.
Relay Teams With A Combined Takeover Time Of 0.30 Seconds Or Better, 2016-2026 NCAAS
Rank School Time Year Relay Round Swimmer 2 Swimmer 3 Swimmer 4 Position 1 Florida 0.09 2024 400 medley heat 0.09 -0.01 0.01 4 2 VT 0.10 2023 200 free heat 0.07 0.03 0.00 11 3 Louisville 0.11 2018 200 medley final 0.03 0.03 0.05 5 4 FSU 0.13 2023 200 medley heat 0.03 0.10 0.00 17 5 Louisville 0.14 2018 400 medley final 0.03 0.00 0.11 4 5 Texas 0.14 2021 400 medley heat 0.13 0.02 -0.01 3 5 Minnesota 0.14 2026 200 free heat 0.08 0.07 -0.01 21 8 NC State 0.15 2025 200 medley heat 0.07 0.00 0.08 6 9 Arizona 0.16 2022 200 medley heat -0.01 0.13 0.04 16 9 Duke 0.16 2023 400 medley heat -0.03 0.21 -0.02 19 9 FSU 0.16 2025 400 medley heat 0.04 0.10 0.01 16 12 FSU 0.17 2018 200 free heat -0.03 0.16 0.04 23 12 UNC 0.17 2023 400 medley heat 0.06 0.03 0.08 9 12 Texas A&M 0.17 2026 200 free heat 0.13 0.00 0.04 12 15 UNC 0.18 2018 400 medley heat -0.03 0.00 0.21 22 16 Texas A&M 0.19 2026 200 medley heat 0.05 0.16 -0.02 19 17 Tennessee 0.20 2023 200 medley heat 0.03 0.12 0.05 11 18 Kentucky 0.21 2016 400 medley heat 0.13 0.00 0.08 19 18 Michigan 0.21 2017 400 medley final 0.00 -0.02 0.23 11 18 Denver 0.21 2017 400 medley heat 0.02 0.19 0.02 26 18 Notre Dame 0.21 2019 400 medley heat -0.01 0.12 0.10 25 22 Alabama 0.22 2023 400 medley heat 0.09 -0.01 0.14 13 22 Auburn 0.22 2023 400 medley heat 0.00 0.20 0.02 14 22 Arizona 0.22 2025 200 free heat 0.06 0.05 0.11 10 25 Duke 0.23 2016 200 free heat 0.02 0.04 0.17 21 25 UNC 0.23 2025 400 medley heat -0.01 0.24 0.00 22 25 Michigan 0.23 2026 200 medley heat 0.03 0.12 0.08 6 28 FSU 0.24 2017 200 medley heat 0.14 0.07 0.03 10 28 Duke 0.24 2017 200 medley heat 0.05 0.05 0.14 19 30 Stanford 0.25 2021 400 medley heat 0.08 0.08 0.09 8 30 Texas A&M 0.25 2022 400 medley heat 0.25 0.00 0.00 17 32 Michigan 0.26 2017 200 medley heat 0.15 0.07 0.04 21 33 USC 0.28 2017 200 free final 0.09 0.10 0.09 11 33 Texas A&M 0.28 2017 200 medley final 0.04 0.04 0.20 2 33 Duke 0.28 2019 400 free heat -0.03 0.17 0.14 12 33 Michigan 0.28 2021 800 free heat 0.17 0.02 0.09 10 33 UCLA 0.28 2023 400 medley heat 0.12 0.10 0.06 21 33 Wisconsin 0.28 2026 200 medley heat 0.07 0.14 0.07 12 33 Auburn 0.28 2022 400 free heat 0.02 0.14 0.12 21 40 Tennessee 0.29 2017 200 medley heat 0.15 0.06 0.08 11 40 Wisconsin 0.29 2017 200 medley heat 0.10 0.18 0.01 13 40 Duke 0.29 2019 200 medley final 0.12 0.11 0.06 13 40 Northwestern 0.29 2022 200 free heat 0.10 0.04 0.15 17 40 Texas A&M 0.29 2022 200 free heat 0.27 0.02 0.00 19 40 Wisconsin 0.29 2025 200 free heat 0.05 0.16 0.08 13 46 Wisconsin 0.30 2017 200 medley final 0.13 0.07 0.10 12 46 Northwestern 0.30 2022 400 free heat 0.03 0.04 0.23 20 46 Missouri 0.30 2023 200 medley heat 0.19 0.04 0.07 20 46 Stanford 0.30 2025 200 medley heat 0.00 0.23 0.07 2 46 Cal 0.30 2025 200 medley heat 0.00 0.09 0.21 4 46 Indiana 0.30 2025 200 medley heat 0.01 0.22 0.07 10 46 Missouri 0.30 2026 200 medley heat -0.01 0.21 0.10 20 46 Missouri 0.30 2026 200 free heat 0.11 0.08 0.11 21The two medley relays lead the way, with 21 teams in the 200 medley under this barrier and 17 in the 400 medley. Just one 800 free relay team has done so – Michigan in 2021 – and the 400 free relay’s position at the end of the meet could play a part in only three teams in ten years pushing the takeovers close.
Relays With A Combined Takeover Time
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