The 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships has reached its final day from Federal Way, Washington.
The Day 4 prelims session consists of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly, before moving to the afternoon platform diving prelims and then early heats of the 1650 freestyle.
Here is a look at how the prelims are turning out:
NCAA Women’s 200 Backstroke
Virginia’s Claire Curzan looked smooth and strong in the 200 backstroke in her heat, as did Florida’s Bella Sims.
Curzan got to the wall in 1:48.01, while Sims was at 1:49.09.
Meanwhile, defending champion Phoebe Bacon of Wisconsin and NC State’s Leah Shackley were also smooth and just behind the leaders, setting up an intriguing final that also includes Cal’s Isabelle Stadden and Tennessee’s Josephine Fuller.
Shackley took the third seed in 1:49.58, followed by Bacon (1:49.61), Fuller (1:50.02), Virginia Tech’s Carmen Weiler Sastre (1:50.22), Stadden (1:50.51) and NC State’s Erika Pelaez (1:05.55).
Event 16 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 1:46.87 11/24/2024Claire Curzan, Virginia
Meet: M 1:47.24 3/23/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
American: A 1:46.87 11/24/2024Claire Curzan, Virginia
US Open: O 1:46.87 11/24/2024Claire Curzan, Virginia
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Curzan, Claire JR Virginia 1:46.87 1:48.01
r:+0.73 25.57 52.92 (27.35)
1:20.42 (27.50) 1:48.01 (27.59)
2 Sims, Bella SO Florida 1:48.28 1:49.09
r:+0.74 24.93 52.37 (27.44)
1:20.19 (27.82) 1:49.09 (28.90)
3 Shackley, Leah FR NC State 1:48.73 1:49.58
r:+0.77 25.98 53.89 (27.91)
1:22.03 (28.14) 1:49.58 (27.55)
4 Bacon, Phoebe 5Y Wisconsin 1:48.75 1:49.61
r:+0.70 25.74 53.41 (27.67)
1:21.48 (28.07) 1:49.61 (28.13)
5 Fuller, Josephine SR Tennessee 1:50.14 1:50.02
r:+0.68 25.80 53.72 (27.92)
1:21.95 (28.23) 1:50.02 (28.07)
6 Weiler Sastre, Carmen JR VT 1:50.68 1:50.22
r:+0.68 26.00 53.83 (27.83)
1:22.19 (28.36) 1:50.22 (28.03)
7 Stadden, Isabelle 5Y California 1:49.96 1:50.51
r:+0.73 26.18 53.88 (27.70)
1:22.27 (28.39) 1:50.51 (28.24)
8 Pelaez, Erika FR NC State 1:50.56 1:50.55
r:+0.60 25.79 54.04 (28.25)
1:22.32 (28.28) 1:50.55 (28.23)
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9 Grana, Miranda SO Indiana 1:50.50 1:50.62
r:+0.59 26.14 53.86 (27.72)
1:22.03 (28.17) 1:50.62 (28.59)
10 Riordan, Amy JR South Carolina 1:52.82 1:51.23
r:+0.66 26.06 53.94 (27.88)
1:22.76 (28.82) 1:51.23 (28.47)
11 Wanezek, Maggie FR Wisconsin 1:50.62 1:51.47
r:+0.66 26.50 54.72 (28.22)
1:22.94 (28.22) 1:51.47 (28.53)
12 Wilson, Charlotte FR Virginia 1:52.60 1:51.51
r:+0.73 26.29 54.43 (28.14)
1:23.01 (28.58) 1:51.51 (28.50)
13 Choate, Catie SO Florida 1:51.78 1:51.55
r:+0.70 25.78 54.09 (28.31)
1:23.16 (29.07) 1:51.55 (28.39)
14 Frei, Sophia SO UNC 1:52.64 1:51.69
r:+0.63 26.05 53.70 (27.65)
1:22.35 (28.65) 1:51.69 (29.34)
15 Marlin, Krista JR OSU 1:51.29 1:51.73
r:+0.69 26.63 54.91 (28.28)
1:23.48 (28.57) 1:51.73 (28.25)
16 Rathwell, Regan JR Tennessee 1:52.42 1:51.75
r:+0.70 26.80 55.21 (28.41)
1:23.53 (28.32) 1:51.75 (28.22)
NCAA Women’s 100 Freestyle
Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh cruised to the wall in 45.19 to take the top seed in the 100 free. She has the NCAA record in 44.83 set last year and that record is in danger.
Stanford junior Torri Huske took the second seed in 46.54, just ahead of Tennessee’s Cammile Spink (46.84) and Virginia freshman Anna Moesch (46.96).
Michigan put two in the finals with Stephanie Balduccini (47.09) taking the fifth spot and Lindsay Flynn (47.29) the seventh, one spot behind Louisville’s Julia Dennis (47.11).
USC’s Minna Abraham snagged the eighth spot by two hundredths of a second over Indiana’s Anna Peplowski, who won the 200 free on Friday.
There is a three-way tie for 16th with Ohio State’s Teresa Ivan, Texas’ Erin Gemmell and Georgia’s Helena Jones all finishing in exactly 47.88.
In the swim-off, Jones won in 47.64, ahead of Gemmell (47.91) and Ivan (47.95).
Event 17 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 44.83 3/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
Meet: M 44.83 3/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
American: A 44.83 3/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
US Open: O 44.83 3/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Walsh, Gretchen SR Virginia 45.20 45.19
r:+0.74 10.22 21.44 (11.22)
33.32 (11.88) 45.19 (11.87)
2 Huske, Torri JR Stanford 46.09 46.54
r:+0.58 10.40 22.09 (11.69)
34.35 (12.26) 46.54 (12.19)
3 Spink, Camille SO Tennessee 46.25 46.84
r:+0.68 10.49 22.13 (11.64)
34.44 (12.31) 46.84 (12.40)
4 Moesch, Anna FR Virginia 46.76 46.96
r:+0.72 10.79 22.54 (11.75)
34.94 (12.40) 46.96 (12.02)
5 Balduccini, Stephanie SO Michigan 47.33 47.09
r:+0.63 10.77 22.61 (11.84)
34.86 (12.25) 47.09 (12.23)
6 Dennis, Julia JR Louisville 47.15 47.11
r:+0.64 10.29 22.15 (11.86)
34.64 (12.49) 47.11 (12.47)
7 Flynn, Lindsay SR Michigan 47.30 47.29
r:+0.66 10.87 22.63 (11.76)
35.01 (12.38) 47.29 (12.28)
8 Abraham, Minna SO USC 47.34 47.37
r:+0.70 10.78 22.70 (11.92)
35.07 (12.37) 47.37 (12.30)
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9 Peplowski, Anna SR Indiana 47.37 47.39
r:+0.71 10.84 22.75 (11.91)
35.03 (12.28) 47.39 (12.36)
10 Vincent, Cadence SO Alabama 48.00 47.43
r:+0.67 10.78 22.67 (11.89)
35.00 (12.33) 47.43 (12.43)
11 Paegle, Kristina JR Indiana 47.66 47.56
r:+0.69 10.61 22.54 (11.93)
34.96 (12.42) 47.56 (12.60)
12 Albiero, Gabi 5Y Louisville 47.46 47.57
r:+0.63 10.78 22.67 (11.89)
35.03 (12.36) 47.57 (12.54)
13 Szoke, Zita SO Ohio 47.84 47.63
r:+0.70 10.98 22.92 (11.94)
35.22 (12.30) 47.63 (12.41)
14 Parker, Maxine 5Y Virginia 47.81 47.65
r:+0.70 11.01 22.93 (11.92)
35.34 (12.41) 47.65 (12.31)
15 Mehraban, Lucy SO Louisville 47.98 47.81
r:+0.71 10.82 22.71 (11.89)
35.19 (12.48) 47.81 (12.62)
16 Ivan, Teresa SR OSU 47.74 47.88
r:+0.64 10.93 22.98 (12.05)
35.51 (12.53) 47.88 (12.37)
16 Gemmell, Erin SO Texas 47.38 47.88
r:+0.75 10.99 23.00 (12.01)
35.56 (12.56) 47.88 (12.32)
16 Jones, Helena SO Georgia 47.78 47.88
r:+0.70 11.06 23.09 (12.03)
35.48 (12.39) 47.88 (12.40)
NCAA Women’s 200 Breaststroke
If there was a race that was wide open coming into the meet, it was the 200 breaststroke. The huge names stayed away from this event and many of the biggest names remaining were better 100 breaststrokers.
It led to a final where swimmers from BYU, Washington State and Duke are all in the top three.
BYU’S Mackenzie Miller took the top seed in 2:06.12, just ahead of Stanford junior Lucy Bell (2:06.61).
Washington State junior Emily Lundgren put together a great race in her home state with a 2:06.83 to take the third spot.
The fourth spot went to Duke junior Kaelyn Gridley in 2:06.93.
Indiana senior Brearna Crawford grabbed the fifth spot in 2:07.16, followed by Virginia junior Amy Canny (2:07.20), Tennessee’s Mona McSharry (2:07.30), who finished second in the 100 breast, and Cal’s Abigail Herscu (2:07.60).
Event 18 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 2:01.29 3/18/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
Meet: M 2:01.29 3/18/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
American: A 2:01.29 3/18/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
US Open: O 2:01.29 3/18/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Miller, Mackenzie JR Brigham Young 2:06.53 2:06.12
r:+0.76 28.74 1:01.08 (32.34)
1:33.03 (31.95) 2:06.12 (33.09)
2 Bell, Lucy JR Stanford 2:04.60 2:06.61
r:+0.70 29.21 1:01.37 (32.16)
1:33.54 (32.17) 2:06.61 (33.07)
3 Lundgren, Emily JR Washington St. 2:07.08 2:06.83
r:+0.69 28.62 1:00.88 (32.26)
1:33.81 (32.93) 2:06.83 (33.02)
4 Gridley, Kaelyn JR Duke 2:05.71 2:06.93
r:+0.72 28.60 1:00.81 (32.21)
1:33.31 (32.50) 2:06.93 (33.62)
5 Crawford, Brearna SR Indiana 2:07.22 2:07.16
r:+0.65 28.31 1:00.45 (32.14)
1:33.38 (32.93) 2:07.16 (33.78)
6 Canny, Aimee JR Virginia 2:06.70 2:07.20
r:+0.74 29.04 1:01.24 (32.20)
1:34.01 (32.77) 2:07.20 (33.19)
7 McSharry, Mona 5Y Tennessee 2:05.85 2:07.30
r:+0.71 28.94 1:00.99 (32.05)
1:33.90 (32.91) 2:07.30 (33.40)
8 Herscu, Abigail JR California 2:07.82 2:07.60
r:+0.66 29.35 1:01.85 (32.50)
1:34.79 (32.94) 2:07.60 (32.81)
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9 Wiseman, Avery SR Alabama 2:06.28 2:07.63
r:+0.72 28.75 1:01.26 (32.51)
1:34.56 (33.30) 2:07.63 (33.07)
10 Weber, Emma JR Virginia 2:06.97 2:07.74
r:+0.73 29.08 1:01.16 (32.08)
1:33.96 (32.80) 2:07.74 (33.78)
11 DeAngelis, Ava SR OSU 2:08.69 2:07.85
r:+0.69 29.04 1:01.42 (32.38)
1:34.32 (32.90) 2:07.85 (33.53)
12 Kalmar, Aliz JR Fresno State 2:08.38 2:08.20
r:+0.72 28.69 1:01.38 (32.69)
1:34.80 (33.42) 2:08.20 (33.40)
12 Huggins, Maddy SR FSU 2:07.96 2:08.20
r:+0.75 28.69 1:00.57 (31.88)
1:33.50 (32.93) 2:08.20 (34.70)
14 Herron, Olivia JR SIU 2:09.13 2:08.39
r:+0.79 29.57 1:01.95 (32.38)
1:35.37 (33.42) 2:08.39 (33.02)
15 Siroky, McKenzie FR Tennessee 2:06.57 2:08.55
r:+0.65 28.83 1:01.32 (32.49)
1:34.73 (33.41) 2:08.55 (33.82)
16 Sim, Letitia JR Michigan 2:07.28 2:08.56
r:+0.66 29.17 1:01.66 (32.49)
1:35.10 (33.44) 2:08.56 (33.46)
NCAA Women’s 200 Butterfly
Texas fifth-year Emma Sticklen broke the meet record to claim the top seed in the 200 fly at 1:49.90.
Her time was five hundredths better than her own meet record two years ago.
The NCAA record is 1:49.16 set by Alex Walsh at ACCs last year. She is in the field and took the fourth seed in 1:52.18.
Her Virginia teammate Tess Howley took the second seed in 1:51.92, ahead of Stanford sophomore Caroline Bricker (1:52.13), who won the 400 IM on Friday.
Stanford senior Lillie Nordmann took the fifth spot in 1:52.29, ahead of Texas sophomore Campbell Stoll (1:52.61), Michigan sophomore Hannah Bellard (1:52.86) and South Carolina senior Greta Pelzek (1:52.91).
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 1:49.16 2/23/2024 Alex Walsh, Virginia
Meet: M 1:49.95 3/18/2023 Emma Sticklen, Texas
American: A 1:48.33 10/20/2023Regan Smith, Sun Devils
US Open: O 1:48.33 10/20/2023Regan Smith, Sun Devils
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sticklen, Emma 5Y Texas 1:49.17 1:49.90M
r:+0.68 23.91 51.06 (27.15)
1:19.69 (28.63) 1:49.90 (30.21)
2 Howley, Tess SO Virginia 1:52.72 1:51.92
r:+0.66 24.97 52.90 (27.93)
1:21.78 (28.88) 1:51.92 (30.14)
3 Bricker, Caroline SO Stanford 1:52.21 1:52.13
r:+0.63 24.78 53.35 (28.57)
1:22.27 (28.92) 1:52.13 (29.86)
4 Walsh, Alex 5Y Virginia 1:50.43 1:52.18
r:+0.77 25.07 53.45 (28.38)
1:22.86 (29.41) 1:52.18 (29.32)
5 Nordmann, Lillie SR Stanford 1:51.85 1:52.29
r:+0.67 25.09 53.15 (28.06)
1:22.29 (29.14) 1:52.29 (30.00)
6 Stoll, Campbell SO Texas 1:51.64 1:52.61
r:+0.65 24.69 52.82 (28.13)
1:21.72 (28.90) 1:52.61 (30.89)
7 Bellard, Hannah SO Michigan 1:52.04 1:52.86
r:+0.77 25.55 54.37 (28.82)
1:23.40 (29.03) 1:52.86 (29.46)
8 Pelzek, Greta SR South Carolina 1:52.80 1:52.91
r:+0.63 25.54 54.39 (28.85)
1:23.24 (28.85) 1:52.91 (29.67)
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9 Bray, Olivia 5Y Texas 1:52.61 1:53.16
r:+0.74 25.08 53.51 (28.43)
1:22.90 (29.39) 1:53.16 (30.26)
10 Polonsky, Lea SR California 1:55.13 1:53.33
r:+0.68 25.14 53.51 (28.37)
1:22.57 (29.06) 1:53.33 (30.76)
11 Ressencourt, Lilou SR California 1:53.12 1:53.54
r:+0.69 25.67 54.64 (28.97)
1:23.86 (29.22) 1:53.54 (29.68)
12 Stotler, Sara SR Tennessee 1:52.66 1:53.86
r:+0.66 25.05 54.38 (29.33)
1:24.30 (29.92) 1:53.86 (29.56)
13 Ulett, Tristen 5Y Louisville 1:55.76 1:53.89
r:+0.71 25.34 54.01 (28.67)
1:23.15 (29.14) 1:53.89 (30.74)
14 Brown, Emily FR Tennessee 1:53.31 1:54.14
r:+0.75 25.34 53.84 (28.50)
1:23.29 (29.45) 1:54.14 (30.85)
14 Reese, Addison FR Florida 1:55.03 1:54.14
r:+0.60 25.71 54.50 (28.79)
1:24.04 (29.54) 1:54.14 (30.10)
16 Jernstedt, Edith SR FSU 1:55.70 1:54.16
r:+0.73 25.02 54.03 (29.01)
1:23.60 (29.57) 1:54.16 (30.56)
