NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships

NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships

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Association	NCAA
Sport	Swimming and Diving
Founded	1982;43 years ago (1982)
Division	Division II
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	MIT (1st)
Most titles	Kenyon (25)
TV partner(s)	ESPNU
Official website	NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships are contested at an annual swim meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team champions of women's collegiate swimming and diving among its Division III members in the United States. ^[1]

The event is held annually following the winter regular season, and it consists of individual and team championships. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool. Since its establishment, the championships have been held at the same time and venue as the Division III men's championships.

MIT are the reigning national champions, winning their first title in 2025.

History

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 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.

Results

NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships [2]
Year	Site	Natatorium		Championship Results
				Champion	Points	Runner-Up	Points
1982 Details	Lexington, VA (Washington and Lee)	Cy Twombly Pool (swim) Virginia Military Institute (dive)		Williams	402	Kenyon	303
1983 Details	Canton, OH	C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School		Williams(2)	330½	Hamline	286
1984 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon	307½	Hamline	283½
1985 Details				Kenyon(2)	496	Pomona–Pitzer	348
1986	Canton, OH	C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School		Kenyon(3)	713	UC San Diego	403½
1987 Details				Kenyon(4)	659	Pomona–Pitzer	349½
1988 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon(5)	581½	UC San Diego	338½
1989 Details	Brunswick, ME (Bowdoin)	A. LeRoy Greason Swimming Pool		Kenyon(6)	631	UC San Diego	298½
1990 Details	Wheaton, IL (Wheaton)	Chrouser Aquatics Center		Kenyon(7)	506	UC San Diego	443
1991 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon(8)	661½	UC San Diego	466
1992 Details	Buffalo, NY (Erie CC)	Flickinger Aquatic Center		Kenyon(9)	750	UC San Diego	408
1993 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon(10)	683	UC San Diego	451½
1994 Details	Williamstown, MA (Williams)	John Wesley Chandler Athletic Center		Kenyon(11)	595½	Hope	408½
1995 Details	Wesleyan	Middleton, CT		Kenyon(12)	527½	Williams	333
1996 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon(13)	542	UC San Diego	380
1997 Details	Oxford, OH (Miami)	Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center		Kenyon(14)	572	Williams	377
1998 Details	St. Peters, MO	St. Peters Rec-Plex		Kenyon(15)	693½	Denison	522
1999 Details	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center		Kenyon(16)	664½	Denson	503
2000 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon(17)	619½	Denison	417½
2001 Details	Buffalo, NY (Erie CC)	Flickinger Aquatic Center		Denison	588	Kenyon	572
2002 Details	Oxford, OH (Miami)	Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center		Kenyon(18)	577	Denison	418
2003 Details	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center		Kenyon(19)	560½	Williams	350
2004 Details	St. Peters, MO	St. Peters Rec-Plex		Kenyon(20)	507	Emory	362
2005 Details	Holland, MI	Holland Community Aquatic Center		Emory	399½	Kenyon	313
2006 Details	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center		Emory(2)	428	Kenyon	418
2007 Details	Houston, TX (Houston)	University of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium		Kenyon(21)	538	Amherst	320
2008 Details	Oxford, OH (Miami)	Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center		Kenyon(22)	566½	Amherst	341
2009 Details	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center		Kenyon(23)	560	Emory	466½
2010 Details				Emory(3)	568½	Denison	452
2011 Details	Knoxville, TN (Tennessee)	University of Tennessee, Allan Jones Aquatic Center		Emory(4)	614	Denison	428
2012 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Indiana)	Indiana University Natatorium		Emory(5)	639	Williams	453
2013 Details	Shenandoah, TX	Conroe Independent School District Natatorium		Emory(6)	619	Kenyon	483
2014 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Indiana)	Indiana University Natatorium		Emory(7)	595½	Kenyon	456½
2015 Details	Shenandoah, TX	Conroe Independent School District Natatorium		Emory(8)	603	Denison	457½
2016 Details	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center		Emory(9)	560	Kenyon	476
2017 Details	Shenandoah, TX	Conroe Independent School District Natatorium		Emory(10)	645.5	Williams	445
2018 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Franklin)	Indiana University Natatorium		Emory(11)	603	Kenyon	500
2019 Details	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center		Emory(12)	488	Kenyon	479
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
2022 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Franklin)	Indiana University Natatorium		Kenyon(24)	311	Emory	307
2023 Details	Greensboro, NC (ODAC)	Greensboro Aquatic Center		Denison(2)	464.5	Emory	385
2024 Details				Kenyon(25)	448	Denison	430
2025 Details				MIT	497	NYU	470
2026 Details	Indianapolis, IN (Franklin)	Indiana University Natatorium

Champions

MIT

Williams

Denison

Emory

Kenyon

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Team national championships among active programs: 25, 12, 2, 1

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
Kenyon	25	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022, 2024
Emory	12	2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Denison	2	2001, 2023
Williams	2	1982, 1983
MIT	1	2025

Championship records

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Location	Ref
50y freestyle	22.15		Kaley McIntyre	NYU	March 19, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[3]
100y freestyle	48.53		Kaley McIntyre	NYU	March 22, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[4]
200y freestyle	1:44.82		Kendra Stern	Amherst	March 24, 2011	Knoxville, Tennessee
500y freestyle	4:43.37		Kendra Stern	Amherst	March 23, 2011	Knoxville, Tennessee
1650y freestyle	16:17.84		Natalie Garre	Bowdoin	March 22, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[5]
100y backstroke	53.41	r, =	Kate Augustyn	MIT	March 21, 2024	Greensboro, North Carolina	[6]
100y backstroke	53.41	=	Kate Augustyn	MIT	March 22, 2024	Greensboro, North Carolina	[7]
200y backstroke	1:55.67		Crile Hart	Kenyon	March 24, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	[8]
100y breaststroke	59.77		KT Kustritz	Denison	March 21, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	[9]
200y breaststroke	2:10.06		Jordyn Wentzel	St. Kate's	March 19, 2022	Indianapolis, Indiana	[10]
100y butterfly	52.64		Kirsten Nitz	Wheaton	March 20, 2014	Indianapolis, Indiana
200y butterfly	1:55.66		Logan Todhunter	Williams	March 23, 2012	Indianapolis, Indiana
200y individual medley	1:57.76		Crile Hart	Kenyon	March 16, 2022	Indianapolis, Indiana	[11]
400y individual medley	4:11.23		Sophia Verkleeren	Williams	March 20, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[12]
4×50y   freestyle relay	1:30.00		Alexandra Turvey  (22.84) Sydney Smith  (22.81) Ella Roberson  (22.11) Annika Naveen  (22.24)	MIT	March 20, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[13]
4×100y   freestyle relay	3:18.46		Fiona Muir  (49.84) Cindy Cheng  (49.50) Ming-Fen Ong  (50.08) Megan Taylor  (49.04)	Emory	March 24, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	[14]
4×200y   freestyle relay	7:13.02		Nicole Ranile  (1:50.01) Elle Motekaitis  (1:49.30) Isabel Oldham  (1:49.01) Kaley McIntyre  (1:44.70)	NYU	March 21, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[15]
4×50y   medley relay	1:39.51		Kate Augustyn  (25.15) Sarah Bernard  (28.46) Annika Naveen  (23.88) Ella Roberson  (22.02)	MIT	March 21, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[16]
4×100y   medley relay	3:38.05		Olivia Smith  (54.75) Jennah Fadely  (1:00.92) Crile Hart  (53.10) Emmie Mirus  (49.28)	Kenyon	March 17, 2022	Indianapolis, Indiana	[17]
1m Springboard	515.90		Danica Roskos	TCNJ	March 25, 2011	Knoxville, Tennessee
3m Springboard	530.95	h	Kailee Payne	Ithaca	March 22, 2025	Greensboro, North Carolina	[18]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NCAA;
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

• NCAA women's swimming and diving championships (Division I, Division II)
• NCAA men's swimming and diving championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Swimming and Diving Champions
• NAIA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
• List of college swimming and diving teams

References

1. "DIVISION III WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. "Women's Swimming & Diving Championship History". ncaa.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
3. "Women 50 Free Finals". NCAA. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
4. "Women 100 Free Finals". NCAA. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
5. "Women 1650 Free". NCAA. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
6. "Women's 400y IM Relay Results". March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
7. "Women's 100y Backstroke Results". March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
8. "Women 200 Back Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
9. "Women 100 Breast Finals". NCAA. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
10. "Women 200 Breast Finals". NCAA. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
11. "Women 200 Yard IM Finals". NCAA. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
12. "Women 400 IM Finals". NCAA. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
13. "Women 200 Free Relay Finals". NCAA. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
14. "Women 400 Free Relay Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
15. "Women 800 Free Relay". NCAA. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
16. "Women 200 Medley Relay Finals". NCAA. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
17. "Women 400 Yard Medley Relay Final". NCAA. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
18. "Women 3 mtr Diving Prelims". NCAA. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.