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2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
March 19-22, 2025 Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center — Federal Way, Washington Short Course Yards (25 yards) Start Times: Prelims: 10 AM ׀ Finals: 6 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Meet Central Official Psych Sheets SwimSwam Preview Index Live Results Live Stream Live Recaps: Prelims: Day 2 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Prelims Heat Sheet
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100 Fly 400 IM 200 Free 100 Breast 100 Back 3-Meter DivingGood morning swimming fans! It’s moving day at the NCAA Championships, and the team race is not shaping up how anybody thought it would be at this point.
We have five swimming events this morning and one diving event this afternoon before tonight’s finals and anything can happen in prelims.
We are starting off the morning with the women’s 100 butterfly, one of the big ticket matchups at this meet. Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske are both hot off day two event wins, in the 50 free and 200 IM respectively, and they are both looking for the win in this event tonight, but first they have to make it through prelims.
The 400 IM is the 2nd event of the morning, and UVA freshman Katie Grimes is the top seed.
The women’s 200 freestyle is looking to be a Big 10 rematch between Anna Peplowski and Stephanie Balduccini, but other swimmers could easily find themselves in the mix, including Cal’s Lea Polonsky, who had an excellent leg on the 800 freestyle relay on night one, splitting 1:41.42.
Alex Walsh is the top seed in the 100 breast, but a victory will not come easy in that event, especially with Olympic bronze medalist Mona McSharry of Tennessee in the event .
We are ending the morning swimming session with the prelims of the women’s 100 backstroke. Bella Sims is the top seed, and one of the favorites to win, but she has not had an exceptional meet so far. Yesterday, she missed the final in the 500 freestyle, where she was the reigning champion.
The final event of the morning will be the women’s 3-meter diving event, which can have a significant impact in team scores.
Don’t forget to watch athletes who maybe aren’t favored to win and where they place because ‘B’ finalists are huge in deciding NCAA Team Champions. Stanford and Texas will be battling to get more swimmers into finals in their events, and every swim matters. Currently Stanford is ahead by 26 points, but they need to have a stronger prelims session to account for the Texas divers.
Women’s 100 Butterfly
NCAA Record: 47.35 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) Championship Record: 47.42 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) American Record: 47.35 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) U.S. Open Record: 47.35 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) 2024 Champion: Gretchen Walsh, Virginia — 47.42Women’s 400 IM
NCAA Record: 3:54.60 — Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018) Championship Record: 3:54.60 — Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018) American Record: 3:54.60 — Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018) U.S. Open Record: 3:54.60 — Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018) 2024 Champion: Alex Walsh, Virginia — 3:55.97Women’s 200 Freestyle
NCAA Record: 1:39.10 — Missy Franklin, Cal (2015) Championship Record: 1:39.10 — Missy Franklin, Cal (2015) American Record: 1:39.10 — Missy Franklin, Cal (2015) U.S. Open Record: 1:39.10 — Missy Franklin, Cal (2015) 2024 Champion: Bella Sims, Florida — 1:40.90Women’s 100 Breaststroke
NCAA Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019) Championship Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019) American Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019) U.S. Open Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019) 2024 Champion: Jasmine Nocentini, Virginia — 56.09Women’s 100 Backstroke
NCAA Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) Championship Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) American Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) U.S. Open Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) 2024 Champion: Katharine Berkoff, NC State — 48.55Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
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