2023 NCAA WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 15-18, 2023
- Allan Jones Aquatic Center–Knoxville, Tennessee
- SCY (25 yards)
- Meet Central
- Live Results
The Virginia Cavaliers cruised to a third straight national title at the Women’s NCAA Championships last month, winning 11 of 18 swimming events to amass a total of 541.5 points, 127 clear of runner-up Texas.
UVA was led by senior Kate Douglass, who swept her individual events with new NCAA, U.S. Open and American Records in the 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, and 200 IM, and the Cavaliers also won all five relays at the event.
Below, find a full summary of the meet’s results, records, top scorers and team results:
2023 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – TOP 3 FINISHERS
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
| 50 freestyle | Maggie MacNeil LSU |
20.79 | Gretchen Walsh Virginia |
20.85 | Gabi Albiero Louisville |
21.3 |
| 100 freestyle | Gretchen Walsh Virginia |
45.61 | Torri Huske Stanford |
46.46 | Maggie MacNeil LSU |
46.58 |
| 200 freestyle | Taylor Ruck Stanford |
1:42.36 | Brooklyn Douthwright Tennessee |
1:42.41 | Aimee Canny Virginia |
1:42.50 |
| 500 freestyle | Kensey McMahon Alabama |
4:36.62 | Abby Carlson Wisconsin |
4:36.96 | Olivia Bray Texas |
4:37.02 |
| 1650 freestyle | Kensey McMahon Alabama |
15:43.84 | Ching Hwee Gan Indiana |
15:46.28 | Paige McKenna Wisconsin |
15:48.71 |
| 100 backstroke | Gretchen Walsh Virginia |
48.26 | Katharine Berkoff NC State |
49.13 | Claire Curzan Stanford |
50.08 |
| 200 backstroke | Claire Curzan Stanford |
1:47.64 | Phoebe Bacon Wisconsin |
1:49.28 | Isabelle Stadden California |
1:49.38 |
| 100 breaststroke | Lydia Jacoby Texas |
57.03 | Mona McSharry Tennessee |
57.16 | Anna Elendt Texas |
57.26 |
| 200 breaststroke | Kate Douglass Virginia |
2:01.29 | Anna Elendt Texas |
2:03.26 | Ella Nelson Virginia |
2:04.33 |
| 100 butterfly | Kate Douglass Virginia |
48.46 | Maggie MacNeil LSU |
48.51 | Torri Huske Stanford |
48.96 |
| 200 butterfly | Emma Sticklen Texas |
1:49.95 | Alex Walsh Virginia |
1:50.23 | Kelly Pash Texas |
1:51.89 |
| 200 IM | Kate Douglass Virginia |
1:48.37 | Torri Huske Stanford |
1:50.06 | Alex Walsh Virginia |
1:50.07 |
| 400 IM | Alex Walsh Virginia |
3:57.24 | Ella Nelson Virginia |
3:59.54 | Emma Weyant Florida |
4:03.50 |
| 200 freestyle relay | Virginia Kate Douglass (21.01) Gretchen Walsh (20.59) Lexi Cuomo (21.33) Maxine Parker (21.58) |
1:24.51 | Stanford Torri Huske (21.57) Claire Curzan (20.98) Taylor Ruck (21.39) Amy Tang (21.76) |
1:25.70 | Louisville Gabi Albiero (21.62) Christiana Regenauer (21.23) Julia Dennis (21.39) Ella Welch (21.49) |
1:25.73 |
| 400 freestyle relay | Virginia Kate Douglass (46.37) Alex Walsh (46.58) Maxine Parker (47.04) Gretchen Walsh (45.85) |
3:05.84 | Stanford Torri Huske (46.59) Taylor Ruck (46.74) Amy Tang (48.36) Claire Curzan (46.85) |
3:08.54 | Louisville Gabi Albiero (47.38) Christiana Regenauer (47.24) Julia Dennis (47.49) Ella Welch (47.46) |
3:09.57 |
| 800 freestyle relay | Virginia Aimee Canny (1:42.34) Alex Walsh (1:41.18) Reilly Tiltmann (1:43.38) Ella Nelson (1:42.92) |
6:49.82 | Stanford Torri Huske (1:41.93) Taylor Ruck (1:42.23) Lillie Nordmann (1:44.04) Kayla Wilson (1:42.22) |
6:50.77 | Texas Kelly Pash (1:43.08) Olivia Bray (1:43.26) Kyla Leibel (1:44.63) Erica Sullivan (1:44.58) |
6:55.55 |
| 200 medley relay | Virginia Gretchen Walsh (22.77) Alex Walsh (26.30) Lexi Cuomo (22.10) Kate Douglass (20.34) |
1:31.51 | NC State Katharine Berkoff (22.88) Heather MacCausland (25.69) Kylee Alons (22.59) Abby Arens (21.26) |
1:32.96 | Texas Olivia Bray (23.72) Anna Elendt (25.54) Emma Sticklen (22.32) Grace Cooper (21.64) |
1:33.22 |
| 400 medley relay | Virginia Gretchen Walsh (49.39) Alex Walsh (56.79) Kate Douglass (48.94) Aimee Canny (47.27) |
3:22.39 | NC State Katharine Berkoff (50.10) Heather MacCausland (57.39) Kylee Alons (49.96) Abby Arens (47.21) |
3:24.66 | Texas Olivia Bray (50.89) Lydia Jacoby (50.19) Emma Sticklen (50.19) Kelly Pash (47.32) |
3:25.18 |
DIVING
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
| 1 m diving | Aranza Vazquez Montano North Carolina |
358.75 | Delaney Schnell Arizona |
340.05 | Mia Vallee Miami (Florida) |
338.1 |
| 3 m diving | Aranza Vazquez Montano North Carolina |
385.8 | Anne Fowler Indiana |
369.9 | Brooke Schultz Arkansas |
364.25 |
| Platform diving | Delaney Schnell Arizona |
352.65 | Montsserat Levenant LSU |
347 | Viviana Del Angel Minnesota |
344.55 |
RECORD SUMMARY
American Records
- 200 medley relay – Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Cuomo, Douglass), 1:31.51
- 200 IM – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 1:48.37
- 100 fly – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 48.46
- 100 back – Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 48.26
- 200 breast – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 2:01.29
- 400 free relay – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh), 3:05.84
NCAA Records
- 200 medley relay – 1:31.51, Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Cuomo, Douglass)
- 200 IM – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 1:48.37
- 50 free – Maggie MacNeil (LSU), 20.79
- 100 fly – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 48.46
- 100 back – Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 48.26
- 200 breast – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 2:01.29
- 400 free relay – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh), 3:05.84
U.S. Open Records
- 200 medley relay – 1:31.51, Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Cuomo, Douglass)
- 200 IM – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 1:48.37
- 50 free – Maggie MacNeil (LSU), 20.79
- 100 fly – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 48.46
- 100 back – Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 48.26
- 200 breast – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 2:01.29
- 400 free relay – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh), 3:05.84
NCAA Championship Records
- 200 medley relay – 1:31.51, Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Cuomo, Douglass)
- 200 IM – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 1:48.37
- 50 free – Maggie MacNeil (LSU), 20.79
- 200 free relay – Virginia (Douglass, G. Walsh, Cuomo, Parker), 1:24.51
- 100 fly – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 48.46
- 100 back – Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 48.26
- 200 breast – Kate Douglass (Virginia), 2:01.29
- 200 fly – Emma Sticklen (Texas), 1:49.95
- 400 free relay – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh), 3:05.84
TOP POINT SCORERS – SWIMMING
- Kate Douglass (Virginia), 60
- Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 57
- Maggie MacNeil (LSU) / Alex Walsh (Virginia), 53
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- Claire Curzan (Stanford), 51
- Torri Huske (Stanford), 50
- Ella Nelson (Virginia), 48
- Emma Sticklen (Texas), 47
- Phoebe Bacon (Wisconsin), 46
- Katharine Berkoff (NC State) / Gabi Albiero (Louisville), 45
TOP POINT SCORERS – DIVING
- Delaney Schnell (Arizona), 52
- Aranza Vazquez Montano (UNC), 47
- Mia Vallee (Miami FL), 30
- Carolina Sculti (USC), 26
- Brooke Schultz (South Carolina), 25
FINAL TEAM SCORES
| RANK | TEAM | TOTAL | INDIVIDUAL SWIMMING POINTS | RELAY POINTS | DIVING POINTS | SCORING INDIVIDUAL COUNT | SCORING RELAY COUNT | SCORING DIVING COUNT |
| 1 | UVA | 541.5 | 341.5 | 200 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas | 414.5 | 219.5 | 146 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Stanford | 333 | 183 | 150 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisville | 288 | 140 | 126 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | NC State | 263 | 155 | 108 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 223 | 94 | 122 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Indiana | 219 | 102 | 82 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 214 | 132 | 82 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Florida | 179 | 78 | 96 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | UNC | 152 | 39 | 66 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | California | 137 | 45 | 92 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | USC | 125 | 31 | 50 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | LSU | 112 | 53 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Alabama | 111 | 73 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 100 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia | 90.5 | 59.5 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 53 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Arizona | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 49 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | VT | 46 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Duke | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 36 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Michigan | 33 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Purdue | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Auburn | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Hawaii | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Florida St | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | UCLA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Penn | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Akron | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Nevada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Utah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | GT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Medal Counts (G-S-B—TOTAL)
UVA 11-3-3—17
Stan 2-5-2—9
TX 2-1-6—9
UNC 2-0-0—2
Bama 2-0-0—2
LSU 1-2-1—4
AZ 1-1-0—2
NCST 0-3-0—3
Wisc 0-2-1—3
Tenn 0-2-0—2
IU 0-2-0—2
Lou 0-0-3—3
Cal 0-0-1—1
Flor 0-0-1—1
Miami 0-0-1—1
Ark 0-0-1—1
Minn 0-0-1—1
Louisville deserves a special award for overachieving at NCAA for number of years. Coach Albiero seems to know how to bring the best from his swimmers at the most important meet of the year.