NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

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NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
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Founded1982
Number of teams65
Current champions Virginia (4)
Most successful team(s) Stanford (11)
Television broadcasters ESPNU
Website NCAA.com

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.

Contents

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

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

Individual swimming events

  • 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

  • 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

Discontinued events

Individual swimming events

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

Champions

NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships [2] [3]
YearSiteNatatoriumChampionship Results
ChampionPointsRunner-UpPoints
1982
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Gainesville, FL O'Connell Center Florida 505 Stanford 383
1983
Details
Lincoln, NE Bob Devaney Sports Center Stanford418½Florida389½
1984
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Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Natatorium Texas 392Stanford324
1985
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Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama Aquatics Center Texas (2)643Florida400
1986
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Fayetteville, AR Arkansas Natatorium Texas (3)633Florida586
1987
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumTexas (4)648½Stanford631½
1988
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Texas (5)661Florida542½
1989
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumStanford (2)610½Texas547
1990
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Austin, TXTexas Swimming CenterTexas (6)632Stanford622½
1991
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumTexas (7)746Stanford653
1992
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Austin, TXTexas Swimming CenterStanford (3)735½Texas651
1993
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Minneapolis, MN University Aquatic Center Stanford (4)649½Florida421
1994
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumStanford (5)512Texas421
1995
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Austin, TXTexas Swimming CenterStanford (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, INIndiana University Natatorium USC 406Stanford395
1998
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Minneapolis, MNUniversity Aquatic CenterStanford (8)422 Arizona 378
1999
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Athens, GA Gabrielsen Natatorium Georgia 504½Stanford441
2000
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumGeorgia (2)490½Arizona472
2001
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East Meadow, NY Nassau County Aquatic Center Georgia (3)389Stanford387½
2002
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Austin, TXTexas Swimming Center Auburn 474Georgia386
2003
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Auburn, AL James E. Martin Aquatics Center Auburn (2)536Georgia373
2004
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College Station, TX Student Recreation Center Natatorium Auburn (3)569Georgia431
2005
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West Lafayette, IN Boilermaker Aquatic Center Georgia (4)609½Auburn492
2006
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Athens, GAGabrielsen NatatoriumAuburn (4)518½Georgia515½
2007
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Minneapolis, MNUniversity Aquatic CenterAuburn (5)535Arizona477
2008
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Columbus, OH McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Arizona484Auburn348
2009
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College Station, TXStudent Recreation Center Natatorium California 411½Georgia400½
2010
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West Lafayette, INBoilermaker Aquatic CenterFlorida (2)382Stanford379½
2011
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Austin, TXTexas Swimming CenterCalifornia (3)424Georgia394½
2012
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Auburn, ALJames E. Martin Aquatics CenterCalifornia (4)412½Georgia366
2013
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumGeorgia (5)477California393
2014
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Minneapolis, MNUniversity Aquatic CenterGeorgia (6)528Stanford402.5
2015
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Greensboro, NC Greensboro Aquatic Center California (5)513Georgia452
2016
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Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Georgia (7)414Stanford395
2017
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Indianapolis, INIndiana University NatatoriumStanford (9)526.5California366
2018
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Columbus, OHMcCorkle Aquatic PavilionStanford (10)593California373
2019
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Austin, TX Texas Swimming Center Stanford (11)456.5California419
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)551.5Texas406
2023
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Knoxville, TN Allan Jones Aquatic Center Virginia (3)541.5Texas414.5
2024
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Athens, GA Gabrielsen Natatorium Virginia (4)527.5Texas441
2025
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Federal Way, WA Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center
2026
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Atlanta, GAGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center

Team titles

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Stanford
Orange pog.svg
Georgia
Orange pog.svg
Texas
Green pog.svg
Auburn
Gold pog.svg
California
Blue pog.svg
Florida
Black pog.svg
Virginia
Black pog.svg
Arizona
Black pog.svg
USC
National Championships by school: Red pog.svg 11, Orange pog.svg 7, Green pog.svg 5, Gold pog.svg 4, Blue pog.svg 2, Black pog.svg 1
TeamNumberYears 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

EventTimeNameClubDateLocationRef
50y freestyle 20.37NR Gretchen Walsh Virginia March 21, 2024 Athens, Georgia (country) [4]
100y freestyle 44.83NR Gretchen Walsh Virginia March 23, 2024 Athens, Georgia (country) [5]
200y freestyle 1:39.10NR Missy Franklin California March 20, 2015 Greensboro, North Carolina [6]
500y freestyle 4:24.06NR 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 48.26NR 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 55.73NR Lilly King Indiana March 22, 2019 Austin, Texas [11]
200y breaststroke 2:01.29NR Kate Douglass Virginia March 18, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [12]
100y butterfly 47.42NR 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 1:48.37NR Kate Douglass Virginia March 16, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [15]
400y individual medley 3:54.60NR 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
3:05.84NR
Virginia March 18, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee [18]
4×200y
  freestyle relay
6:45.91NR
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

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