2026 Women’s DI NCAA Championships Event-by-Event Preview (PODCAST)

2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Join me as I go event-by-event to preview the 2026 Women’s DI NCAA Championships this week in Atlanta.

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Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
2 months ago

The University of Virginia will win the W 4 x 50 M-R only if E. Weber at least matches A. Wenger’s breaststroke split (26.08) from the 2022 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Any slower and all bets are off.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
2 months ago

Sorry, one needs to review the past history of the W 4 x 200 FR-R and the University of Virginia from at least 2023-2024 NCAA Season thru the 2024-2025 NCAA Season. Todd DeSorbo loaded up in the past two seasons at the ACC Championships in an attempt to break the NCAA Record in the W 4 x 200 FR-R. During the 2025-2026 NCAA Season, Todd DeSorbo will essentially field the same lineup in W 4 x 200 FR-R from the 2026 ACC Championships with the possible exception of B. Hartman for C. Gormsen. In addition. B. Hartman posted a faster time in the W 200 FR than C. Gormsen at the 2026 ACC Championships (1:42.64 vs 1:43.20).

Parentofswimmers
2 months ago

Jefimova is a 23 year old professional that NCAA allowed them to swim.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Parentofswimmers
2 months ago

Meanwhile, A. Gorbenko is a 22 year old sophomore.

4 kick pullout
Reply to  Parentofswimmers
2 months ago

She’s 19…

Parentofswimmers
2 months ago

How is Gorbenko allowed to swim? She was a professional for 3 years? The person in charge of monitoring NCAA eligibility is a person from…… LOUISVILLE!

Parentofswimmers
2 months ago

Everyone cheer on any school other than virginia…

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Parentofswimmers
2 months ago

Actually, it’s the NCAA versus the University of Texas.

Doe
2 months ago

I have to say I’m betting hard on the Cal taper in my pickems 😬

Sherry Smit
2 months ago

50 Free: T. Huske (20.7 over under)
100 Free: A. Moesch (45.3 over under)
200 Free: A. Moesch (1:39.1 over under)
500 Free: K. Dobson (4:30.1 over under)
1650 Free: K. Dobson (15:34 over under)
100 Back: C. Curzan (48.14 over under)
200 Back: C. Curzan (1:46.09 over under)
100 Breast: Anita Botazo (56.45 over under)
200 Breast: L. Bell (2:02.05 over under)
100 Fly: T. Huske (47.59 over under)
200 Fly: H. Bellard (1:50.50 over under)
200 IM: A. Gorbenko (1:50.66 over under)
400 IM: K. Grimes 3:57.49 (over under)

200 Free Relay: UVA
C. Curzan
A. Moesch
S. Curtis
B. Greenwaldt

400… Read more »

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Sherry Smit
2 months ago

800 Free Relay: CAL (Hot take/ out on a limb here)
C. Weinstein
T. O’dell
A. Chavez
M. West

According to the psych sheet, C. Weinstein is scheduled to swim the 1650 FR on Day 1.

Not even close.

The University of Virginia will field four fresh swimmers.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Sherry Smit
2 months ago

The W 4 x 50 M-R is the most vulnerable of the five relays for the University of Virginia.

MigBike
Reply to  Sherry Smit
2 months ago

In the first event listed you have the lady who will finish second named as the winner

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  MigBike
2 months ago

For the first time, I agree with you. T. Huske’s personal best time in the W 50 FR is 20.92 not 20.7 as noted by the ridiculous prediction.

yuh
Reply to  Sherry Smit
2 months ago

huske is not going 47.5

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  yuh
2 months ago

Torri Huske will not post a sub 48 in the W 100 FL.

MigBike
2 months ago

Nice preview of the FASTEST WOMENS SWIMMING MEET IN THE HISTORY OF THE cosmos.

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