Founded | 1982 |
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Region | United States Canada |
Current champions | Nova Southeastern (2nd) |
Most successful team(s) | Drury (10) |
Television broadcasters | ESPNU |
Website | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division II 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 II members in the United States and Canada.
The event consists of individual and team championships in a range of events, all held in a 25-yard pool. [1]
Nova Southeastern are the two-time reigning national champions, winning their second title in 2024.
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. [2]
Source: [3]
Team | Titles | Years |
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Drury | 10 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
Truman | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
Clarion | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1986 |
Nova Southeastern | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
Wayne State | 1 | 2012 |
Team | Titles | Years |
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Queens (NC) | 7 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Oakland | 5 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Cal State Northridge | 4 | 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Air Force | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
South Florida | 1 | 1985 |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | ||
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50y freestyle | 22.08 | Kirabo Namutebi | Indy | March 13, 2024 | Geneva, Ohio | [4] | ||
100y freestyle | 48.16 | Polina Lapshina | Queens | March 16, 2019 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [5] | ||
200y freestyle | 1:45.27 | Patricia Castro | Queens | March 12, 2015 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [6] | ||
500y freestyle | 4:39.28 | Patricia Castro | Queens | March 11, 2016 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [7] | ||
1000y freestyle | 9:38.98 | Emily Trieschmann | Nova S'Eastern | March 13, 2024 | Geneva, Ohio | [8] | ||
1650y freestyle | 16:17.66 | Kristen Frost | Southern Connecticut | March 15, 2008 | Columbia, Missouri | |||
100y backstroke | 52.07 | r | Polina Lapshina | Queens | March 14, 2019 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [9] | |
200y backstroke | 1:54.48 | Hannah Peiffer | Queens | March 11, 2017 | Birmingham, Alabama | [10] | ||
100y breaststroke | 59.51 | Theresa Michalak | West Florida | March 10, 2017 | Birmingham, Alabama | [11] | ||
200y breaststroke | 2:09.12 | Bailee Nunn | Drury | March 11, 2017 | Birmingham, Alabama | [12] | ||
100y butterfly | 52.06 | h | Ann Carozza | West Chester | March 10, 2022 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [13] | |
200y butterfly | 1:55.98 | Ann Carozza | West Chester | March 11, 2022 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [14] | ||
200y individual medley | 1:55.63 | Patricia Castro | Queens | March 9, 2016 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [15] | ||
400y individual medley | 4:08.56 | Patricia Castro | Queens | March 10, 2016 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [16] | ||
4×50y freestyle relay | 1:30.05 |
| Queens | March 15, 2018 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [17] | ||
4×100y freestyle relay | 3:18.04 |
| Queens | March 17, 2018 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [18] | ||
4×100y freestyle relay | 3:18.04 |
| Queens | March 16, 2019 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [19] | ||
4×200y freestyle relay | 7:08.50 |
| Nova S'Eastern | March 12, 2024 | Geneva, Ohio | [20] | ||
4×50y medley relay | 1:38.65 |
| Queens | March 14, 2018 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [21] | ||
4×100y medley relay | 3:35.70 |
| Queens | March 14, 2019 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [22] | ||
1m Springboard | 511.55 | Kayla Kelosky | Clarion | March 10, 2011 | San Antonio, Texas | |||
3m Springboard | 555.70 | Elizabeth Rawlings | Queens | March 14, 2015 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [23] | ||
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