2023 NCAA WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 15-18, 2023
- Allan Jones Aquatic Center–Knoxville, Tennessee
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Miami of Ohio’s Nicole Maier became the first mid-major NCAA finalist this year swimming a 4:09.61 in prelims of the 400 IM. Maier will be the 16th seed tonight and will swim in lane 8 of the B final.
Maier was one of 22 mid-major swimmers to qualify for this year’s NCAA Championships. She was seeded 19th coming into the event with a seed time of 4:09.22 which she swam to win the MAC title this year.
Maier is currently a junior at Miami. In her freshman year, she captured the MAC title in the event in April (after-NCAAs) swimming a 4:11.30. As a sophomore, she captured the MAC title in the event swimming a 4:08.94.
She went on to swim at NCAAs last year, but opted to swim the 200 free over the 400 IM at the meet. She finished 32nd in the 200 free with a 1:46.09. The 200 free was her highest finish of last year’s meet.
The Miami junior changed here event lineup at NCAAs this year, swimming the 400 IM instead of the 200 free here on day 2. Her other two NCAA events, the 100 and 500 frees from last year have stayed the same for this year’s meet.
Great work Nicole, and congrats to HBC and the rest of the Redhawks. Great things happening in Oxford!
#MACtion
Does this mean she’s the first ever midmajor finalist or just the first for this years NCAA?
There have been a bunch of mid major swimmers make it back. I think EMU had a breaststroker not too long ago get 4th in the 1 breast-Duncan maybe?
Akrons Gatrall just made it back in the 1 Back too.
Many have made it back, would be a cool overall article to report. Highest finish may be Emily McClellan from Milwaukee in early 2010s. Christie Chue made it in the 100 this morning as well from FIU
Highest Mid-Major finish was Delaney Duncan from Eastern Michigan in 2019. She was second in the 100 breast to Lilly King.
Ironically Milwaukee’s Emily McClellan also finished 2nd in the 100 breast (to Breeja Larson) but just back in 2014. Small world.
Also Jacob Hanson – EMU
There have been numerous over the years from Mid-Major schools make both A and B finals as individuals. It has been exciting to see athletes from all different universities compete and earn points for their schools on the national stage.
Christina Teuscher from Columbia may have won something in the 90s
Agree. Is this the first time the MAC has scored 2 different swimmers at same meet?
Everyone needs to come off the ledge. First this year – stated in the first sentence of the article.