2024 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 20-23, 2024
- Gabrielsen Natatorium, Athens, Georgia
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Live Results
- SwimSwam Pick ’em Contest
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Night 3 is complete. Let’s review the swims you might have missed.
Texas freshman Campbell Stoll swam to a best time in the 400 IM as she won the B final in a 4:03.89, improving upon her old best time of a 4:05.71 that she swam before arriving at Texas this fall. Stoll had a season best of a 4:07.14 that she swam to win the event at Big-12s last month.
Also highlighting the B final of the 400 IM was UCLA’s Rosie Murphy. Murphy finished behind Stoll in a 4:05.01. That improved upon her old best time of a 4:06.00 that she swam earlier this month at Pac-12s. Murphy has made huge strides in the event this season as her best time was a 4:12.10 a year ago.
Northwestern fifth-year Ayla Spitz swam a best time in the 200 free as she was 13th in finals in a 1:43.46. Spitz’s best time prior to arriving during her time as an undergrad at Cal was a 1:44.10 from 2021. Spitz already improved upon her best time swimming a 1:43.80 at Big Tens before arriving at NCAAs.
Celia Pulido of Southern Illinois finished 7th in the 100 back A final tonight swimming a 50.73. Pulido broke the 51 second mark for the first time in prelims with a 50.98 and then swam even faster tonight. Her best time coming into this season was a 52.46 from two seasons ago.
Lucy Bell split a 58.11 in the 100 breast for Stanford. The Stanford women haven’t had a swimmer (until this year) swim under the 59-second mark in the 100 breast. Bell is not primarily a breaststroker as she is in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 fly at NCAAs. Bell also swam the 400 IM earlier in the night finishing 3rd in a 4:01.23, a best time by over two seconds.
