NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving championships

The NCAA Division I 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 I members in the United States. It has been held every year since 1982, except 2020.^[1]

NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving championships

Association	NCAA
Sport	Swimming and Diving
Founded	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Division	Division I
No. of teams	65
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Virginia (5th)
Most titles	Stanford (11)
Broadcaster(s)	ESPNU
Official website	NCAA.com

The meet is typically held on the second-to-last weekend (Thursday-Saturday) in March.

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.

Stanford have been the most successful program, with 11 national titles.

Virginia are the reigning national champions, winning their fifth national 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 (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.^[2]

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

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

Discontinued events

Individual swimming events

• Backstroke events
  • 50-yard Backstroke (1982−1983)
• Breaststroke events
  • 50-yard Breaststroke (1982−1983)
• Butterfly events
  • 50-yard Butterfly (1982−1983)
• Medley events
  • 100-yard individual medley (1982−1983)

Results

NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving championships
Year	Site	Natatorium		Championship Results
				Champion	Points	Runner-Up	Points
1982 Details	Gainesville, FL	O'Connell Center		Florida	505	Stanford	383
1983 Details	Lincoln, NE	Bob Devaney Sports Center		Stanford	418½	Florida	389½
1984 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Texas	392	Stanford	324
1985 Details	Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama Aquatics Center		Texas (2)	643	Florida	400
1986 Details	Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas Natatorium		Texas (3)	633	Florida	586
1987 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Texas (4)	648½	Stanford	631½
1988 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		Texas (5)	661	Florida	542½
1989 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Stanford (2)	610½	Texas	547
1990 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		Texas (6)	632	Stanford	622½
1991 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Texas (7)	746	Stanford	653
1992 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		Stanford (3)	735½	Texas	651
1993 Details	Minneapolis, MN	University Aquatic Center		Stanford (4)	649½	Florida	421
1994 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Stanford (5)	512	Texas	421
1995 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		Stanford (6)	497½	Michigan	478½
1996 Details	Ann Arbor, MI	Donald B. Canham Natatorium		Stanford (7)	478	SMU	397
1997 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		USC	406	Stanford	395
1998 Details	Minneapolis, MN	University Aquatic Center		Stanford (8)	422	Arizona	378
1999 Details	Athens, GA	Gabrielsen Natatorium		Georgia	504½	Stanford	441
2000 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Georgia (2)	490½	Arizona	472
2001 Details	East Meadow, NY	Nassau County Aquatic Center		Georgia (3)	389	Stanford	387½
2002 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		Auburn	474	Georgia	386
2003 Details	Auburn, AL	James E. Martin Aquatics Center		Auburn (2)	536	Georgia	373
2004 Details	College Station, TX	Student Recreation Center Natatorium		Auburn (3)	569	Georgia	431
2005 Details	West Lafayette, IN	Boilermaker Aquatic Center		Georgia (4)	609½	Auburn	492
2006 Details	Athens, GA	Gabrielsen Natatorium		Auburn (4)	518½	Georgia	515½
2007 Details	Minneapolis, MN	University Aquatic Center		Auburn (5)	535	Arizona	477
2008 Details	Columbus, OH	McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion		Arizona	484	Auburn	348
2009 Details	College Station, TX	Student Recreation Center Natatorium		California	411½	Georgia	400½
2010 Details	West Lafayette, IN	Boilermaker Aquatic Center		Florida (2)	382	Stanford	379½
2011 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		California (2)	424	Georgia	394½
2012 Details	Auburn, AL	James E. Martin Aquatics Center		California (3)	412½	Georgia	366
2013 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Georgia (5)	477	California	393
2014 Details	Minneapolis, MN	University Aquatic Center		Georgia (6)	528	Stanford	402.5
2015 Details	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center		California (4)	513	Georgia	452
2016 Details	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center		Georgia (7)	414	Stanford	395
2017 Details	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana University Natatorium		Stanford (9)	526.5	California	366
2018 Details	Columbus, OH	McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion		Stanford (10)	593	California	373
2019 Details	Austin, TX	Texas Swimming Center		Stanford (11)	456.5	California	419
2020 Details	Athens, GA	Gabrielsen Natatorium		Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Details	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center		Virginia	491	NC State	354
2022 Details	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center		Virginia (2)	551.5	Texas	406
2023 Details	Knoxville, TN	Allan Jones Aquatic Center		Virginia (3)	541.5	Texas	414.5
2024 Details	Athens, GA	Gabrielsen Natatorium		Virginia (4)	527.5	Texas	441
2025 Details	Federal Way, WA	Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center		Virginia (5)	544	Stanford	417
2026 Details	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Champions

Team titles

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
Virginia	5	2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
California	4	2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
Florida	2	1982, 2010
USC	1	1997
Arizona	1	2008

Championship records

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Location	Ref
50y freestyle	20.37	=, NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 21, 2024	Athens, Georgia (U.S. state)	[3]
50y freestyle	20.37	=, r, NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 20, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (state)	[4]
100y freestyle	44.71	NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 22, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (state)	[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		Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 17, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[9]
200y backstroke	1:46.82	NR	Claire Curzan	Virginia	March 22, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (state)	[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	46.97	NR	Gretchen Walsh	Virginia	March 21, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (state)	[13]
200y butterfly	1:49.11		Emma Sticklen	Texas	March 22, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (state)	[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		Maddie Murphy  (21.82) Katie McLaughlin  (21.37) Amy Bilquist  (20.87) Abbey Weitzeil  (20.49)	California	March 21, 2019	Austin, Texas	[17]
4×100y   freestyle relay	3:05.84	NR	Kate Douglass  (46.37) Alex Walsh  (46.58) Maxine Parker  (47.04) Gretchen Walsh  (45.85)	Virginia	March 18, 2023	Knoxville, Tennessee	[18]
4×200y   freestyle relay	6:45.91		Simone Manuel  (1:41.41) Lia Neal  (1:42.15) Ella Eastin  (1:41.89) Katie Ledecky  (1:40.46)	Stanford	March 15, 2017	Indianapolis, Indiana	[19]
4×50y   medley relay	1:31.10	NR	Claire Curzan  (23.17) Alex Walsh  (25.62) Gretchen Walsh  (20.88) Maxine Parker  (21.43)	Virginia	March 19, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (state)	[20]
4×100y   medley relay	3:20.20		Claire Curzan  (49.63) Alex Walsh  (56.37) Gretchen Walsh  (47.35) Maxine Parker  (46.85)	Virginia	March 21, 2025	Federal Way, Washington (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; NR – US 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

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