The 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship kicked off from Federal Way, Washington, with two relays on Day 1.
The second event of the night was the 800 freestyle relay with 24 teams competing in a timed final.
After Virginia started the meet with an NCAA record in the 200 medley relay to claim the event title for the fifth year in a row, it was on to the 800 free relay.
This time Stanford had the answer and claimed the NCAA title.
As Stanford’s Caroline Bricker went out, Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini overtook Florida’s Bella Sims at the 150 in a close start to the race. Virginia’s Alex Walsh finished fifth after competing in the 200 medley relay about an hour before.
“I was just focusing on my race plan because I haven’t done many 200 frees. It was definitely a great start and we need to build off the momentum,” Bricker said. “That was my third-ever 200 free in my collegiate career. It was definitely a learning curve.”
Then Aurora Roghair took the lead for Stanford a the 300 mark and kept it through 350 and 400 as Lillie Nordmann dove into anchor for Stanford.
“Leaning on the team and the coaches has been the key for me. They make me more comfortable,” Roghair said. “Something I have been working on a lot has been fine-tuning my race strategy. I am super happy. I think I finally executed it the way I wanted.”
Nordmann kept the lead through 450, 500, 550 with consistent and strong splits.
“Stanford has such a legacy in the 800 free relay. We are really excited to bring this one back,” Nordmann said. “It has been so fun (helping this team come together). Greg (Meehan) helped me learn to become a leader for this group. We have so much fun working hard every day for moments like these. We are hungry. We love this.”
Kayla Wilson dove in for Stanford as anchor with the lead as Virginia and Michigan were chasing. Wilson continued that big lead through the race and touched in 6:46.98.
“These girls just made it really easy for me. I just had to stick to my race plan and touch the wall first,” Wilson said. “Greg talked to us about swimming this race the way we can swim it. It was beautiful.”
Virginia took second in 6:51.29 thanks to a strong surge from anchor Katie Grimes. Emma Weyant helped Florida take third, ahead of Texas and Michigan.
The earlier heats had plenty of excitement, too.
In the second of three heats, outside smoke lead for the first leg and a half before Indiana’s Anna Peplowski took over midway through her 200 to take the lead, only to be edged by Cal on her touch. Next up was Cal’s Isabelle Stadden and Indiana’s Reese Tiltmann to battle it out. Tiltmann exited with the lead by about a second. Indiana’s Kristina Paegle held off Wisconsin’s Callahan Dunn by three hundredths of a second.
Indiana won the heat with a time of 6:55.14 to finish eighth overall, followed by the Badgers (6:55.17) and Cal (6:55.79).
Event 2 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 6:44.13 2/18/2025 Virginia
G Walsh, A Walsh, A Canny, C Curzan
Meet: M 6:45.91 3/15/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, L Neal, E Eastin, K Ledecky
American: A 6:45.91 3/15/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, L Neal, E Eastin, K Ledecky
US Open: O 6:44.13 2/18/2025 Virginia
G Walsh, A Walsh, A Canny, C Curzan
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Stanford 6:51.79 6:46.98 40
1) Bricker, Caroline SO 2) r:0.37 Roghair, Aurora SR
3) r:0.22 Nordmann, Lillie SR 4) r:0.13 Wilson, Kayla JR
r:+0.62 24.18 50.08 (50.08)
1:15.70 (1:15.70) 1:41.73 (1:41.73)
2:05.71 (23.98) 2:31.81 (50.08)
2:57.65 (1:15.92) 3:23.62 (1:41.89)
3:46.59 (22.97) 4:11.99 (48.37)
4:38.06 (1:14.44) 5:04.78 (1:41.16)
5:28.35 (23.57) 5:54.34 (49.56)
6:20.53 (1:15.75) 6:46.98 (1:42.20)
2 Virginia 6:44.13 6:51.29 34
1) Walsh, Alex 5Y 2) r:0.41 Canny, Aimee JR
3) r:0.29 Moesch, Anna FR 4) r:0.31 Grimes, Katie FR
r:+0.75 24.13 50.07 (50.07)
1:16.42 (1:16.42) 1:43.04 (1:43.04)
2:06.53 (23.49) 2:32.51 (49.47)
2:59.00 (1:15.96) 3:25.52 (1:42.48)
3:49.28 (23.76) 4:15.14 (49.62)
4:42.05 (1:16.53) 5:08.32 (1:42.80)
5:32.10 (23.78) 5:58.10 (49.78)
6:24.81 (1:16.49) 6:51.29 (1:42.97)
3 Florida 6:53.53 6:53.41 32
1) Sims, Bella SO 2) r:0.17 Brousseau, Julie 5Y
3) r:0.16 Weyant, Emma SR 4) r:0.14 Kruger, Lainy SO
r:+0.56 23.39 48.93 (48.93)
1:15.59 (1:15.59) 1:42.55 (1:42.55)
2:06.18 (23.63) 2:32.08 (49.53)
2:58.58 (1:16.03) 3:25.27 (1:42.72)
3:49.12 (23.85) 4:15.46 (50.19)
4:42.47 (1:17.20) 5:09.74 (1:44.47)
5:34.00 (24.26) 6:00.18 (50.44)
6:26.85 (1:17.11) 6:53.41 (1:43.67)
4 Texas 6:51.61 6:53.49 30
1) Gemmell, Erin SO 2) r:0.32 Nesty, Lillian FR
3) r:0.20 Chase, Campbell FR 4) r:0.18 Longi, Ava 5Y
r:+0.75 23.92 50.00 (50.00)
1:16.55 (1:16.55) 1:43.39 (1:43.39)
2:07.18 (23.79) 2:33.49 (50.10)
2:59.99 (1:16.60) 3:26.26 (1:42.87)
3:49.85 (23.59) 4:16.05 (49.79)
4:42.79 (1:16.53) 5:09.41 (1:43.15)
5:32.64 (23.23) 5:58.92 (49.51)
6:26.11 (1:16.70) 6:53.49 (1:44.08)
5 Michigan 6:52.04 6:53.63 28
1) Balduccini, Stephanie SO 2) r:0.29 Bellard, Hannah SO
3) r:0.27 Amuan, Malia JR 4) r:0.29 Liang, Christey JR
r:+0.68 23.64 49.01 (49.01)
1:15.03 (1:15.03) 1:41.29 (1:41.29)
2:05.63 (24.34) 2:31.93 (50.64)
2:58.60 (1:17.31) 3:25.24 (1:43.95)
3:48.99 (23.75) 4:15.26 (50.02)
4:42.01 (1:16.77) 5:09.00 (1:43.76)
5:32.78 (23.78) 5:59.28 (50.28)
6:26.71 (1:17.71) 6:53.63 (1:44.63)
6 Tennessee 6:49.83 6:53.87 26
1) Douthwright, Brooklyn SR 2) r:0.32 Spink, Camille SO
3) r:0.24 Jansen, Ella FR 4) r:0.33 Fuller, Josephine SR
r:+0.62 24.39 50.41 (50.41)
1:16.80 (1:16.80) 1:43.50 (1:43.50)
2:06.81 (23.31) 2:32.96 (49.46)
2:59.89 (1:16.39) 3:27.49 (1:43.99)
3:50.55 (23.06) 4:16.38 (48.89)
4:42.91 (1:15.42) 5:09.70 (1:42.21)
5:32.52 (22.82) 5:58.27 (48.57)
6:25.57 (1:15.87) 6:53.87 (1:44.17)
7 USC 6:55.11 6:54.45 24
1) Abraham, Minna SO 2) r:0.44 Tuggle, Claire JR
3) r:0.17 Hodges, Macky SO 4) r:0.41 Ristic, Ella 5Y
r:+0.70 23.59 49.42 (49.42)
1:15.67 (1:15.67) 1:41.92 (1:41.92)
2:05.90 (23.98) 2:32.09 (50.17)
2:58.44 (1:16.52) 3:25.10 (1:43.18)
3:48.49 (23.39) 4:14.56 (49.46)
4:41.44 (1:16.34) 5:09.24 (1:44.14)
5:33.33 (24.09) 5:59.65 (50.41)
6:26.71 (1:17.47) 6:54.45 (1:45.21)
8 Indiana 6:55.53 6:55.14 22
1) Grana, Miranda SO 2) r:0.29 Peplowski, Anna SR
3) r:0.30 Tiltmann, Reese SO 4) r:0.31 Paegle, Kristina JR
r:+0.67 24.25 50.92 (50.92)
1:17.84 (1:17.84) 1:44.91 (1:44.91)
2:07.67 (22.76) 2:33.09 (48.18)
2:59.27 (1:14.36) 3:25.88 (1:40.97)
3:49.89 (24.01) 4:16.56 (50.68)
4:43.23 (1:17.35) 5:10.19 (1:44.31)
5:33.87 (23.68) 6:00.50 (50.31)
6:27.81 (1:17.62) 6:55.14 (1:44.95)
9 Wisconsin 7:01.20 6:55.17 18
1) Carlson, Abby SR 2) r:0.26 Bacon, Phoebe 5Y
3) r:0.19 Wanezek, Abby JR 4) r:0.29 Dunn, Callahan 5Y
r:+0.64 24.30 50.50 (50.50)
1:16.81 (1:16.81) 1:43.72 (1:43.72)
2:07.33 (23.61) 2:33.52 (49.80)
3:00.02 (1:16.30) 3:26.45 (1:42.73)
3:50.30 (23.85) 4:16.70 (50.25)
4:43.58 (1:17.13) 5:10.43 (1:43.98)
5:34.56 (24.13) 6:01.00 (50.57)
6:27.87 (1:17.44) 6:55.17 (1:44.74)
10 California 6:55.98 6:55.79 14
1) Chavez, Ava SO 2) r:0.16 Polonsky, Lea SR
3) r:0.37 Stadden, Isabelle 5Y 4) r:0.45 Ressencourt, Lilou SR
r:+0.62 24.52 51.23 (51.23)
1:17.85 (1:17.85) 1:44.24 (1:44.24)
2:07.36 (23.12) 2:33.32 (49.08)
2:59.46 (1:15.22) 3:25.66 (1:41.42)
3:49.65 (23.99) 4:16.41 (50.75)
4:43.91 (1:18.25) 5:11.49 (1:45.83)
5:35.35 (23.86) 6:01.86 (50.37)
6:28.67 (1:17.18) 6:55.79 (1:44.30)
11 Georgia 6:56.92 6:56.04 12
1) Coetzee, Dune SR 2) r:0.24 Furse, Shea JR
3) r:0.43 Landreneau, Marie FR 4) r:0.43 Maluka, Ieva JR
r:+0.68 24.53 51.13 (51.13)
1:17.78 (1:17.78) 1:44.46 (1:44.46)
2:08.52 (24.06) 2:34.88 (50.42)
3:01.48 (1:17.02) 3:28.15 (1:43.69)
3:52.22 (24.07) 4:18.41 (50.26)
4:45.27 (1:17.12) 5:12.06 (1:43.91)
5:36.54 (24.48) 6:02.70 (50.64)
6:29.34 (1:17.28) 6:56.04 (1:43.98)
12 Louisville 6:57.55 6:56.86 10
1) Golovaty, Daria FR 2) r:0.30 Cardwell, Summer SO
3) r:0.27 Bodenstab, Amelia FR 4) r:0.42 Gomes Celidonioanda SR
r:+0.67 24.33 50.91 (50.91)
1:17.89 (1:17.89) 1:44.42 (1:44.42)
2:08.26 (23.84) 2:34.35 (49.93)
3:01.18 (1:16.76) 3:28.21 (1:43.79)
3:52.07 (23.86) 4:18.36 (50.15)
4:45.14 (1:16.93) 5:12.38 (1:44.17)
5:36.31 (23.93) 6:02.83 (50.45)
6:29.96 (1:17.58) 6:56.86 (1:44.48)
13 OSU 6:54.53 6:59.19 8
1) Angove, Sienna FR 2) r:0.29 Little, Erin FR
3) r:0.08 Lindsay, Tia 5Y 4) r:0.22 Bockrath, Rachel FR
r:+0.67 24.20 50.58 (50.58)
1:17.43 (1:17.43) 1:44.24 (1:44.24)
2:08.13 (23.89) 2:34.99 (50.75)
3:02.29 (1:18.05) 3:29.16 (1:44.92)
3:53.21 (24.05) 4:19.79 (50.63)
4:46.96 (1:17.80) 5:15.28 (1:46.12)
5:38.35 (23.07) 6:04.63 (49.35)
6:32.02 (1:16.74) 6:59.19 (1:43.91)
14 VT 7:02.28 6:59.67 6
1) Weiler Sastre, Carmen JR 2) r:0.07 Atkinson, Emma 5Y
3) r:0.34 Claesson, Emily JR 4) r:0.27 Klein, Chiara FR
r:+0.69 24.38 50.43 (50.43)
1:16.77 (1:16.77) 1:43.36 (1:43.36)
2:07.48 (24.12) 2:33.59 (50.23)
3:00.39 (1:17.03) 3:27.30 (1:43.94)
3:51.58 (24.28) 4:18.09 (50.79)
4:45.84 (1:18.54) 5:12.99 (1:45.69)
5:37.27 (24.28) 6:03.91 (50.92)
6:31.40 (1:18.41) 6:59.67 (1:46.68)
15 LSU 6:59.66 7:00.60 4
1) Osborne, Reagan 5Y 2) r:0.15 Barnes, Megan JR
3) r:0.39 Santuliana, Nicole FR 4) r:0.41 Palmer, Grace FR
r:+0.61 24.30 50.72 (50.72)
1:17.57 (1:17.57) 1:44.65 (1:44.65)
2:08.88 (24.23) 2:35.64 (50.99)
3:02.38 (1:17.73) 3:28.26 (1:43.61)
3:53.14 (24.88) 4:20.29 (52.03)
4:47.65 (1:19.39) 5:14.63 (1:46.37)
5:39.29 (24.66) 6:06.06 (51.43)
6:33.24 (1:18.61) 7:00.60 (1:45.97)
16 NC State 6:56.32 7:01.17 2
1) Crush, Annabel SR 2) r:0.10 Pelaez, Erika FR
3) r:0.04 Noble, Kennedy JR 4) r:0.26 Nel, Olivia JR
r:+0.72 24.35 50.93 (50.93)
1:18.31 (1:18.31) 1:45.64 (1:45.64)
2:08.88 (23.24) 2:34.96 (49.32)
3:01.59 (1:15.95) 3:28.52 (1:42.88)
3:52.14 (23.62) 4:18.79 (50.27)
4:45.86 (1:17.34) 5:14.26 (1:45.74)
5:38.49 (24.23) 6:06.24 (51.98)
6:34.04 (1:19.78) 7:01.17 (1:46.91)
17 South Carolina 7:04.29 7:01.38
1) Ottem, Ellery SO 2) r:0.25 Riordan, Amy JR
3) r:0.19 Gormley, Breckin JR 4) r:0.43 Harnish, Meaghan JR
r:+0.66 24.47 50.99 (50.99)
1:18.12 (1:18.12) 1:45.44 (1:45.44)
2:09.01 (23.57) 2:35.40 (49.96)
3:02.22 (1:16.78) 3:29.16 (1:43.72)
3:53.04 (23.88) 4:19.64 (50.48)
4:47.09 (1:17.93) 5:14.27 (1:45.11)
5:39.09 (24.82) 6:06.07 (51.80)
6:33.50 (1:19.23) 7:01.38 (1:47.11)
18 Pittsburgh 7:03.77 7:03.38
1) Kudlac, Avery SO 2) r:0.27 Gring, Sydney SO
3) r:0.36 Clarke, Mary FR 4) r:0.25 Shannon, Kimberly FR
r:+0.69 24.59 51.07 (51.07)
1:17.81 (1:17.81) 1:44.85 (1:44.85)
2:08.78 (23.93) 2:35.64 (50.79)
3:02.96 (1:18.11) 3:30.40 (1:45.55)
3:54.49 (24.09) 4:21.24 (50.84)
4:49.09 (1:18.69) 5:17.33 (1:46.93)
5:41.89 (24.56) 6:09.03 (51.70)
6:36.27 (1:18.94) 7:03.38 (1:46.05)
19 ASU 7:04.24 7:03.72
1) Milligan, Erin 5Y 2) r:0.14 Brown, Charli SR
3) r:0.26 Straume, Elli 5Y 4) r:0.31 Lindberg, Grace SO
r:+0.70 24.44 51.12 (51.12)
1:18.66 (1:18.66) 1:45.66 (1:45.66)
2:09.89 (24.23) 2:36.75 (51.09)
3:03.52 (1:17.86) 3:30.39 (1:44.73)
3:54.43 (24.04) 4:21.36 (50.97)
4:49.14 (1:18.75) 5:17.45 (1:47.06)
5:41.89 (24.44) 6:08.35 (50.90)
6:35.64 (1:18.19) 7:03.72 (1:46.27)
20 UNC 7:04.38 7:04.42
1) Nel, Georgia SR 2) r:0.24 Conze, Maren SO
3) r:0.25 Sawyer, Lily FR 4) r:0.14 Sowards, Elizabeth SR
r:+0.72 24.32 51.04 (51.04)
1:18.49 (1:18.49) 1:45.26 (1:45.26)
2:09.87 (24.61) 2:37.06 (51.80)
3:04.66 (1:19.40) 3:32.18 (1:46.92)
3:56.54 (24.36) 4:23.63 (51.45)
4:51.25 (1:19.07) 5:18.72 (1:46.54)
5:42.87 (24.15) 6:09.38 (50.66)
6:36.83 (1:18.11) 7:04.42 (1:45.70)
21 Northwestern 7:03.96 7:04.55
1) Venema, Nicole 5Y 2) r:0.31 Smith, Sydney SO
3) r:0.28 Nordmann, Zoe FR 4) r:0.27 Ervin, Lindsay JR
r:+0.72 24.29 50.74 (50.74)
1:18.13 (1:18.13) 1:45.71 (1:45.71)
2:09.92 (24.21) 2:36.50 (50.79)
3:03.54 (1:17.83) 3:31.00 (1:45.29)
3:55.64 (24.64) 4:22.73 (51.73)
4:50.33 (1:19.33) 5:17.47 (1:46.47)
5:41.22 (23.75) 6:08.29 (50.82)
6:36.22 (1:18.75) 7:04.55 (1:47.08)
22 TAMU 7:04.07 7:04.64
1) Stepanek, Chloe 5Y 2) r:0.23 Buechler, Jordan 5Y
3) r:0.26 Walker, Katie SO 4) r:0.42 Miller, Hayden JR
r:+0.65 23.89 49.85 (49.85)
1:16.62 (1:16.62) 1:44.04 (1:44.04)
2:08.25 (24.21) 2:35.61 (51.57)
3:03.35 (1:19.31) 3:31.13 (1:47.09)
3:55.84 (24.71) 4:22.89 (51.76)
4:50.39 (1:19.26) 5:18.66 (1:47.53)
5:43.43 (24.77) 6:10.05 (51.39)
6:37.19 (1:18.53) 7:04.64 (1:45.98)
23 Auburn 7:02.85 7:05.02
1) Strojnowska, Julia FR 2) r:0.32 Nevmovenko, Polina SR
3) r:0.25 Hanson, Wyllo SO 4) r:0.21 Ekk, Isabella FR
r:+0.67 24.61 51.16 (51.16)
1:18.97 (1:18.97) 1:46.86 (1:46.86)
2:11.12 (24.26) 2:37.46 (50.60)
3:04.80 (1:17.94) 3:32.16 (1:45.30)
3:56.32 (24.16) 4:23.54 (51.38)
4:51.04 (1:18.88) 5:18.94 (1:46.78)
5:43.42 (24.48) 6:10.46 (51.52)
6:37.64 (1:18.70) 7:05.02 (1:46.08)
24 Princeton 7:03.47 7:06.40
1) Johnston, Sabrina JR 2) r:0.29 Walters, Jenna FR
3) r:0.31 Sun, Eleanor SO 4) r:0.19 Smithwick, Heidi JR
r:+0.67 24.55 51.53 (51.53)
1:18.92 (1:18.92) 1:46.36 (1:46.36)
2:11.14 (24.78) 2:38.17 (51.81)
3:05.75 (1:19.39) 3:34.48 (1:48.12)
3:58.56 (24.08) 4:25.16 (50.68)
4:52.04 (1:17.56) 5:19.09 (1:44.61)
5:43.49 (24.40) 6:10.87 (51.78)
6:38.90 (1:19.81) 7:06.40 (1:47.31)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 2
1. Stanford 74 1. Virginia 74
3. Florida 60 4. Texas 55
5. Michigan 46 6. California 44
7. Louisville 42 8. Indiana 36
9. Tennessee 34 10. Wisconsin 30
11. Southern California 28 12. NC State 27
13. Arizona St 22 14. Georgia 12
15. Alabama 10 16. Ohio St 8
17. Virginia Tech 6 17. Texas A&M 6
19. Lsu 4 20. UNC
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