NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

The NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships is an annual college championship in the United States. The meet is typically held on the second-to-last weekend (Thursday-Saturday) in March, and consists of individual and relay events for female swimmers and divers at Division I schools.

NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Founded1982
Number of teams65
Current championsVirginia (4)
Most successful team(s)Stanford (11)
Television broadcastersESPNU
WebsiteNCAA.com

The swimming-portion of the meet takes place in a 25-yard pool, except in 2000 and 2004 which swam in a 25-meter course.

History

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Swimming was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.[1]

Events

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Individual swimming events

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  • Freestyle events
    • 50-yard Freestyle (1982−present)
    • 100-yard Freestyle (1982−present)
    • 200-yard Freestyle (1982−present)
    • 500-yard Freestyle (1982−present)
    • 1,650-yard Freestyle (1982−present)
  • Backstroke events
    • 100-yard Backstroke (1982−present)
    • 200-yard Backstroke (1982−present)
  • Breaststroke events
    • 100-yard Breaststroke (1982−present)
    • 200-yard Breaststroke (1982−present)
  • Butterfly events
    • 100-yard Butterfly (1982−present)
    • 200-yard Butterfly (1982−present)
  • Medley events
    • 200-yard individual medley (1982−present)
    • 400-yard individual medley (1982−present)

Relay swimming events

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  • Freestyle relay events
    • 200-yard freestyle relay (1982−present)
    • 400-yard freestyle relay (1982−present)
    • 800-yard freestyle relay (1982−present)
  • Medley relay events
    • 200-yard medley relay (1982−present)
    • 400-yard medley relay (1982−present)

Diving events

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  • Diving events
    • One-meter diving (1982−present)
    • Three-meter diving (1982−present)
    • Platform diving (1990−present)

Discontinued events

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Individual swimming events

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  • Backstroke events
  • Breaststroke events
  • Butterfly events
  • Medley events
    • 100-yard individual medley (19821983)

Champions

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NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships[2][3]
Year Site Natatorium Championship Results
Champion Points Runner-Up Points
1982
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Gainesville, FL O'Connell Center Florida 505 Stanford 383
1983
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Lincoln, NE Bob Devaney Sports Center Stanford 418½ Florida 389½
1984
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Texas 392 Stanford 324
1985
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Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama Aquatics Center Texas (2) 643 Florida 400
1986
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Fayetteville, AR Arkansas Natatorium Texas (3) 633 Florida 586
1987
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Texas (4) 648½ Stanford 631½
1988
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Texas (5) 661 Florida 542½
1989
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Stanford (2) 610½ Texas 547
1990
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Texas (6) 632 Stanford 622½
1991
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Texas (7) 746 Stanford 653
1992
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Stanford (3) 735½ Texas 651
1993
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Minneapolis, MN University Aquatic Center Stanford (4) 649½ Florida 421
1994
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Stanford (5) 512 Texas 421
1995
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Stanford (6) 497½ Michigan 478½
1996
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Ann Arbor, MI Donald B. Canham Natatorium Stanford (7) 478 SMU 397
1997
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium USC 406 Stanford 395
1998
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Minneapolis, MN University Aquatic Center Stanford (8) 422 Arizona 378
1999
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Athens, GA Gabrielsen Natatorium Georgia 504½ Stanford 441
2000
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Georgia (2) 490½ Arizona 472
2001
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East Meadow, NY Nassau County Aquatic Center Georgia (3) 389 Stanford 387½
2002
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Auburn 474 Georgia 386
2003
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Auburn, AL James E. Martin Aquatics Center Auburn (2) 536 Georgia 373
2004
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College Station, TX Student Recreation Center Natatorium Auburn (3) 569 Georgia 431
2005
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West Lafayette, IN Boilermaker Aquatic Center Georgia (4) 609½ Auburn 492
2006
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Athens, GA Gabrielsen Natatorium Auburn (4) 518½ Georgia 515½
2007
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Minneapolis, MN University Aquatic Center Auburn (5) 535 Arizona 477
2008
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Columbus, OH McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Arizona 484 Auburn 348
2009
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College Station, TX Student Recreation Center Natatorium California 411½ Georgia 400½
2010
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West Lafayette, IN Boilermaker Aquatic Center Florida (2) 382 Stanford 379½
2011
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center California (3) 424 Georgia 394½
2012
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Auburn, AL James E. Martin Aquatics Center California (4) 412½ Georgia 366
2013
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Georgia (5) 477 California 393
2014
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Minneapolis, MN University Aquatic Center Georgia (6) 528 Stanford 402.5
2015
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Greensboro, NC Greensboro Aquatic Center California (5) 513 Georgia 452
2016
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Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Georgia (7) 414 Stanford 395
2017
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Stanford (9) 526.5 California 366
2018
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Columbus, OH McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Stanford (10) 593 California 373
2019
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Stanford (11) 456.5 California 419
2020
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Athens, GA Gabrielsen Natatorium Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
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Greensboro, NC Greensboro Aquatic Center Virginia 491 NC State 354
2022
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Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Virginia (2) 551.5 Texas 406
2023
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Knoxville, TN Allan Jones Aquatic Center Virginia (3) 541.5 Texas 414.5
2024
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Athens, GA Gabrielsen Natatorium Virginia (4) 527.5 Texas 441
2025
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Federal Way, WA Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center
2026
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Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Team titles

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Stanford
 
Georgia
 
Texas
 
Auburn
 
California
 
Florida
 
Virginia
 
Arizona
 
USC
National Championships by school:   11,   7,   5,   4,   2,   1
Team Number Years won
Stanford 11 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2017, 2018, 2019
Texas 7 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
Georgia 7 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016
Auburn 5 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
California 4 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
Virginia 4 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Florida 2 1982, 2010
USC 1 1997
Arizona 1 2008

Championship records

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Event Time Name Club Date Location Ref
50y freestyle 20.37 NR Gretchen Walsh Virginia March 21, 2024 Athens, Georgia (country) [4]
100y freestyle 44.83 NR Gretchen Walsh Virginia March 23, 2024 Athens, Georgia (country) [5]
200y freestyle 1:39.10 NR Missy Franklin California March 20, 2015 Greensboro, North Carolina [6]
500y freestyle 4:24.06 NR Katie Ledecky Stanford March 16, 2017 Indianapolis, Indiana [7]
1650y freestyle 15:07.57 Katie Ledecky Stanford March 17, 2018 Columbus, Ohio [8]
100y backstroke 48.26 NR Gretchen Walsh Virginia March 17, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [9]
200y backstroke 1:47.24 Beata Nelson Wisconsin March 23, 2019 Austin, Texas [10]
100y breaststroke 55.73 NR Lilly King Indiana March 22, 2019 Austin, Texas [11]
200y breaststroke 2:01.29 NR Kate Douglass Virginia March 18, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [12]
100y butterfly 47.42 NR Gretchen Walsh Virginia March 22, 2024 Athens, Georgia (country) [13]
200y butterfly 1:49.95 Emma Sticklen Texas March 18, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [14]
200y individual medley 1:48.37 NR Kate Douglass Virginia March 16, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [15]
400y individual medley 3:54.60 NR Ella Eastin Stanford March 16, 2018 Columbus, Ohio [16]
4×50y
  freestyle relay
1:24.55 California March 21, 2019 Austin, Texas [17]
4×100y
  freestyle relay
3:05.84 NR
Virginia March 18, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [18]
4×200y
  freestyle relay
6:45.91 NR
Stanford March 15, 2017 Indianapolis, Indiana [19]
4×50y
  medley relay
1:31.51
Virginia March 15, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [20]
4×100y
  medley relay
3:21.01 Virginia March 22, 2024 Athens, Georgia (U.S. state) [21]
1m Springboard 365.75 Mia Vallee Miami March 17, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state) [22]
3m Springboard 437.75 Christina Loukas Indiana March 20, 2009 College Station, Texas
Platform 396.75 Haley Ishimatsu USC March 23, 2013 Indianapolis, Indiana
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NCAA; NRUS record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Swimming and Diving: Division I Women's" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Swimming and Diving: Division I Women's" (PDF). NCAA. 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Swimming & Diving Championship History". ncaa.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Women's 50y Freestyle Finals". NCAA. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's 100y Freestyle Finals". NCAA. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's 200y Freestyle Results". swmeets.com. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Women's 500y Freestyle Results". NCAA. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Katie Ledecky Scares American Record in 1650; Wins In 15:07". Swimming World. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Women's 100y Backstroke Results". NCAA. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "2019 Women's NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "2019 Women's NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "Women's 200y Breaststroke Finals". NCAA. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Women's 100y Butterfly Finals". NCAA. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Women 200 Fly Finals". swimcloud.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  15. ^ "Women's 200y Individual Medley Finals". NCAA. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Women's 400y Individual Medley Finals". NCAA. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  17. ^ "2019 Women's Division I NCAA Championships". SwimSwam. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  18. ^ "Women's 4×100y Freestyle Relay Finals". NCAA. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "2017 NCAA Women's Championships: Stanford Smashes Relay Record". Swimming World. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  20. ^ "Women's 4×50y Medley Relay Finals". NCAA. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay Finals". NCAA. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "Women's 1m Diving Final Results". swimmeetresults.tech. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.