By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
The majority of the top NCAA performances each season come from swimmers in a Power Four conference–that is, from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC. But, swimmers from Division I mid-major programs do mane an impact at the national level, as demonstrated by the eight mid-major women who scored at the 2025 Women’s NCAA DI Championships.
Between those performances and the swims from conference championships that didn’t quite make it above the NCAA Championships Invite cut line, there have been many new additions to the Women’s Top 10 Mid-Major Performers list since we last checked in after midseason invitationals.
Note: Due to a lack of reliable data, these rankings are potentially missing times from the 2000s and earlier. If you notice a swim missing, please let us know in the comments.
General Notes On The Updated Rankings
The 200 backstroke was the only women’s event that saw no changes during the 2024-25 season. The 100 backstroke was the event with the most movement, as Celia Pulido, Madeline Padavic, and Izzy Ackley put up new marks. Pulido became the first mid-major woman to break 50 seconds in the event. She broke through the barrier in NCAA prelims with a 49.84, then swam 49.77 for fourth. She’s also the only woman to set a mid-major record this season The women’s 100 backstroke has reached a new level in the mid-major ranks in recent seasons. Seven of the top ten times were swum in the last three years. Washington State’s realignment from the Pac-12 to the Mountain West now makes its swimmers eligible for this list, beginning in the 2024-25 season. Two broke into the top 10: Darcy Revitt (50/100 free) and Emily Lundgren (100/200 breast). Washington State and Princeton (Eleanor Sun and Dakota Tucker) were the two programs that had multiple women crack or improve their standing in the top 10. Aside from Washington State, Richmond (Melissa Nwakalor), Ohio University (Zita Szõke), UNCW (Cameron Snowden), and Fresno State (Aliz Kalmar) made the top 10 for the first time since we first compiled these swims two years ago. Many women made two new entries onto the all-time rankings, but Princeton sophomore Sun had the most with three.Women’s 50 Freestyle
To make the top 10 in the 50 freestyle, mid-major women now need to break 22 seconds. This season, Washington State’s Darcy Revitt clocked 21.98 and Richmond’s Melissa Nwakalor swam 21.98, wiping a slew of 22.07s out of the top 10.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Anika Apostalon San Diego State 21.76 2013-14 2 Amy Van Dyken Colorado State 21.77 1993-94 3 Sofia Maksimova California Baptist 21.79 2023-24 4 Isabella Hindley Yale 21.83 2018-19 5 Darcy Revitt Washington St. 21.89 2024-25 6 Izzi Henig Yale 21.93 2021-22 7 Anne May UC Santa Barbara 21.96 2008-09 T-8 Emma Svensson FGCU 21.98 2014-15 T-8 Missy Cundiff William & Mary 21.98 2021-22 T-8 Melissa Nwakalor Richmond 21.98 2024-25Women’s 100 Freestyle
Zita Szõke made the mid-major top 10 in two events this season, marking the first time an Ohio University woman has been in the top 10 since we compiled these rankings. She shot to 4th all-time in the 100 freestyle, while Revitt made her second top 10 entry by tying for 10th in 48.05.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Izzi Henig Yale 47.32 2021-22 2 Lia Thomas Penn 47.37 2021-22 3 Laticia-Leigh Transom Hawaii 47.39 2022-23 4 Zita Szõke Ohio 47.62 2024-25 5 Anika Apostalon San Diego State 47.73 2013-14 6 Nicole Maier Miami (OH) 47.77 2023-24 7 Isabella Hindley Yale 47.85 2018-19 8 Martina Moravcova SMU 47.87 1998-99 9 Jackie Keire Cincinnati 47.95 2016-17 T-10 Franziska Weidner Hawaii 48.05 2017-18 T-10 Darcy Revitt Washington St. 48.05 2024-25Women’s 200 Freestyle
Szõke entered the women’s 200 freestyle top 10 with a 1:44.54 for 20th at the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships. The time ranks 9th overall, while Liberty’s Kamryn Cannings earned a top 10 time in the second event of her career with a 1:44.10 that ranks 7th.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Lia Thomas Penn 1:41.93 2021-22 2 Martina Moravcova SMU 1:43.08 1996-97 3 Jackie Keire Cincinnati 1:43.19 2016-17 4 Miki Dahlke Harvard 1:43.78 2019-20 5 Nicole Maier Miami (OH) 1:43.90 2023-24 6 Martina Thomas Navy 1:44.07 2018-19 7 Kamryn Cannings Liberty 1:44.10 2024-25 8 Zarena Brown Houston 1:44.33 2019-20 9 Zita Szõke Ohio 1:44.54 2024-25 10 Nina Rangelova SMU 1:44.62 2011-12Women’s 500 Freestyle
Harvard’s Alexandra Bastone broke into the mid-major top 10 rankings in two events this season. She now ranks 9th in the 500 freestyle after swimming a lifetime best 4:38.75. She was the only swimmer to make the list in this event this season. Her swim tips the scales so that 60% of the top 10 in the 500 free are Ivy League swimmers.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Lia Thomas Penn 4:33.24 2021-22 2 Meredith Budner Towson 4:34.56 2010-11 3 Cristina Teuscher Columbia 4:35.67 1997-98 4 Ellie Marquardt Princeton 4:36.37 2019-20 5 Anna Kalandadze Penn 4:37.21 2023-24 6 Alicia Aemisegger Princeton 4:37.58 2009-10 7 Flavia Rigamonti SMU 4:37.72 2002-03 8 Phoebe Hines Hawaii 4:38.11 2018-19 9 Alexandra Bastone Harvard 4:38.75 2024-25 10 Genevieve Miller Air Force 4:38.98 2016-17Women’s 1650 Freestyle
Anna Moehn kept Penn’s distance legacy strong by first making the top 10 in the 1650 freestyle at midseason. Bastone’s 15:59.70 at the Ivy League Championships knocked Moehn off the list, but the Penn swimmer rallied with a 16:03.51 at NCAAs to tie for 9th fastest all-time.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Flavia Rigamonti SMU 15:40.41 2002-03 2 Phoebe Hines Hawaii 15:41.35 2018-19 3 Meredith Budner Towson 15:44.26 2010-11 4 Anna Kalandadze Penn 15:47.86 2023-24 5 Alicia Aemisegger Princeton 15:50.60 2008-09 6 Genevieve Miller Air Force 15:58.06 2016-17 7 Alexandra Bastone Harvard 15:59.70 2024-25 8 Lia Thomas Penn 15:59.71 2021-22 T-9 Briana Emig EMU 16:03.51 2011-12 T-9 Anna Moehn Penn 16:03.51 2024-25Women’s 100 Backstroke
Behind Pulido’s antics, Madeline Padavic swam 51.52 this season, coming within three-hundredths of Scarlett Ferris‘ mark. Ferris qualified for NCAAs this season but withdrew due to injury. Further down the list, FGCU’s Izzy Ackley took over 10th with a 51.97, meaning it now takes a sub-52 swim to break into this list.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Celia Pulido Southern Illinois 49.77 2024-25 2 Scarlett Ferris Nevada 51.49 2023-24 3 Madeline Padavic Miami (OH) 51.52 2024-25 4 Maddy Gatrall Akron 51.59 2022-23 5 Elise Haan FGCU 51.65 2015-16 6 Kira Toussaint FGCU 51.68 2013-14 7 Laticia-Leigh Transom Hawaii 51.88 2022-23 8 Anika Apostalon San Diego State 51.92 2013-14 9 Alex Roberts San Diego State 51.95 2023-24 10 Izzy Ackley FGCU 51.97 2024-25Women’s 200 Backstroke
Puldio swam a season best 1:52.82 at NCAAs this season, .51 seconds from the lifetime best she swam last season.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Samantha Corea Denver 1:50.56 2014-15 2 Celia Pulido Southern Illinois 1:52.31 2023-24 3 Weronika Gorecka Akron 1:52.43 2022-23 4 Felicia Pasadyn Harvard 1:52.56 2019-20 5 Payton Keiner Liberty 1:52.63 2019-20 6 Matea Samardzic SMU 1:52.69 2016-17 7 Alex Roberts San Diego State 1:52.76 2023-24 8 Morgan McCormick Denver 1:52.78 2016-17 9 Ludwika Szynal Akron 1:52.94 2016-17 10 Susan LaGrand Oakland 1:53.12 2022-23Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Emily Lundgren became the sixth mid-major swimmer to break 59 seconds in the women’s 100 breaststroke with a lifetime best 58.83 at the NCAA Championships. Behind her, Emma Becker took down FIU great Christie Chue‘s school record, swimming 59.02 to tie Ashley Danner for 7th on the list. Chue’s 59.10 is now 10th.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Emily McClellan Milwaukee 57.76 2013-14 2 Delaney Duncan EMU 57.83 2018-19 3 Katie Meili Columbia 58.44 2012-13 4 Emily Escobedo UMBC 58.48 2016-17 5 Klara Thormalm San Diego State 58.68 2020-21 6 Emily Lundgren Washington St 58.83 2024-25 T-7 Emma Becker FIU 59.02 2024-25 T-7 Ashley Danner George Mason 59.02 2011-12 9 Chloe Braun UCSD 59.09 2024-25 10 Christie Chue FIU 59.10 2022-23Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Two additions to this list came at NCAAs as Emily Lundgen (2:06.18) and Aliz Kalmar (2:08.20) both earned a second swim in Federal Way. Another mid-major swimmer, Olivia Herron, also made finals in the event, but he 2:08.39 puts her just outside the top 10.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Emily Escobedo UMBC 2:05.20 2016-17 2 Emily Lundgren Washington St 2:06.18 2024-25 3 Emily McClellan Milwaukee 2:06.78 2013-14 4 Petra Halmai FGCU 2:06.89 2020-21 5 Delaney Duncan EMU 2:07.38 2018-19 6 Paloma Marrero Munoz Akron 2:07.91 2017-18 7 Christie Chue FIU 2:07.99 2021-22/2023-24 8 Katie Meili Columbia 2:08.00 2012-13 9 Aliz Kalmar Fresno State 2:08.20 2024-25 10 Christiana Williams San Diego State 2:08.23 2022-23Women’s 100 Butterfly
Abby Daniel finished 16th in two events at the 2024 NCAA Championships. She matched that point total this season by taking 15th in the 100 butterfly in Federal Way, putting up a lifetime best 51.21. This swim moved her to 3rd all-time. Meanwhile, Cameron Snowden became the first UNCW swimmer to make the top 10 in an event since we started these lists. She swam 51.57 at 2025 NCAAs, narrowly missing finals and entering a three-swimmer tie for 8th on this mid-major list.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Samantha Corea Denver 50.86 2014-15 2 Marne Erasmus SMU 51.10 2013-14 3 Abby Daniel Akron 51.21 2024-25 4 Kamryn Cannings Liberty 51.26 2023-24 5 Arielle Hayon Rice 51.38 2023-24 6 Andrea Ward UC Santa Barbara 51.47 2013-14 7 Katie Herrington UNLV 51.48 2013-14 T-8 Alex Forrester Yale 51.57 2012-13 T-8 Lisa Boyce Princeton 51.57 2013-14 T-8 Cameron Snowden UNCW 51.57 2024-25Women’s 200 Butterfly
Princeton has the 4th, 5th, and 6th fastest 200 butterfly performances in mid-major history as sophomore Eleanor Sun moved into 5th with a 1:54.64. The time puts her just two-hundredths off the program record Heidi Smithwick swam last season.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Limin Liu Nevada 1:52.93 1999-2000 2 Sydney Harrington Navy 1:53.74 2020-21 3 Alex Forrester Yale 1:54.49 2012-13 4 Heidi Smithwick Princeton 1:54.62 2023-24 5 Eleanor Sun Princeton 1:54.64 2024-25 6 Alicia Aemisegger Princeton 1:54.84 2009-10 7 Blanka Bokros Blanka UNLV 1:55.16 2023-24 8 Cari Czarnecki Towson 1:55.25 2010-11 9 Abby Daniel Akron 1:55.50 2023-24 10 Miki Dahlke Harvard 1:55.51 2019-20Women’s 200 IM
The 200 IM is the second of Sun’s three new entries to the mid-major all-time lists this season. Like the 200 butterfly, she sits 5th in this event, swimming a 1:55.50 to win the event at this year’s Ivy League Championships.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Bailey Andison Denver 1:54.38 2017-18 2 Katie Meili Columbia 1:54.72 2012-13 3 Emily Escobedo UMBC 1:55.13 2016-17 4 Abby Daniel Akron 1:55.45 2023-24 5 Eleanor Sun Princeton 1:55.50 2024-25 6 Martina Moravcova SMU 1:55.65 1998-99 7 Franziska Weidner Hawaii 1:55.68 2017-18 8 Lauren Barber Navy 1:55.87 2017-18 9 Felicia Pasadyn Harvard 1:55.88 2019-20 10 Nicole Maier Miami (OH) 1:56.04 2022-23Women’s 400 IM
Sun and Dakota Tucker gave Princeton two 400 IM ‘B’ finalists at NCAAs this season. Sun broke 4:06 for the final, moving to 6th fastest mid-major swimmer all-time with a 4:05.73. Tucker’s heat swim of 4:07.07 makes her 10th in mid-major event history.
RANK SWIMMER SCHOOL TIME SEASON 1 Alicia Aemisegger Princeton 4:02.47 2008-09 2 Bailey Andison Denver 4:03.09 2016-17 3 Matea Samardzic SMU 4:05.52 2016-17 4 Yawen Li Nevada 4:05.56 2014-15 5 Cristina Teuscher Columbia 4:05.62 1997-98 6 Eleanor Sun Princeton 4:05.73 2024-25 7 Nicole Maier Miami (OH) 4:05.84 2022-23 8 Alenka Kejzar SMU 4:06.70 2001-02 8 Zsuzsanna Jakabos UNLV 4:06.70 2008-09 10 Dakota Tucker Princeton 4:07.07 2024-25Read the full story on SwimSwam: The Top 10 Women’s NCAA Mid-Major Swimmers In Every Event Through 2024-25
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