2025 Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 19-22, 2025
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center — Federal Way, Washington
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Meet Central
- Official Psych Sheets
- Live Stream
The official psych sheets for the 2025 Women’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships have been released along with the cut line, eligible relays, and a list of alternates should there be any scratches.
The competition is scheduled for March 19-22 in Federal Way, Washington at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS HERE:
- Official Psych Sheets (with cutlines)
- Invited swimmers by team (not including relay swimmers)
- Alternates list
- Eligible Relays
SwimSwam’s projected cutline from Tuesday was right on as the cutline fell one line into row 38, one lower than last year’s, which fell four lines into row 37.
A total of 281 swimmers have qualified for the meet, led by the University of Virginia with 18 qualifiers.
TEAMS WITH MOST NCAA QUALIFIERS (SWIMMERS ONLY)
- Virginia – 18 swimmers
- Texas – 15 swimmers
- Florida / Louisville – 14 swimmers
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- Tennessee– 13 swimmers
- Cal / Michigan / Ohio State / Stanford – 12 swimmers
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- Indiana / NC State – 10 swimmers
ALTERNATES LIST
As projected yesterday, NC State’s Casaundra Moses is the first alternate for the competition with her 22.02 clocking in the 50 free, one one-hundredth outside the 22.01 cutline.
| Rank | Swimmer | Team | Event | Entry Time |
Secondary Event
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| 1 | Casaundra Moses | North Carolina State University | 50 FR SCY | 22.02 | 100 FR SCY |
| 2 | Elizabeth Sowards | North Carolina, University of, Chapel Hill | 100 BK SCY | 51.73 | 100 FR SCY |
| 3 | Rachel Bockrath | Ohio State University | 100 FR SCY | 48.18 | 200 FR SCY |
| 4 | Meaghan Harnish | South Carolina, University of, Columbia | 400 IM SCY | 4:10.07 | 200 IM SCY |
| 5 | Emma Harvey | University of California, Los Angeles | 100 FL SCY | 51.89 | 100 BK SCY |
| 6 | Martina Peroni | Duke University | 200 FL SCY | 1:55.83 | 400 IM SCY |
| 7 | Bridget McGann | Wisconsin, University of, Madison | 200 BR SCY | 2:09.72 | 100 BR SCY |
| 8 | Katie Belle Sikes | Georgia, University of | 50 FR SCY | 22.03 | 100 BK SCY |
| 9 | Delia Lloyd | Ohio State University | 100 BK SCY | 51.74 | 200 BK SCY |
| 10 | Addison Sauickie | Stanford University | 200 FR SCY | 1:44.82 | 500 FR SCY |
CUTLINE PROGRESSION
Looking back on the times required to earn an NCAA invite over the last six years (including the canceled 2020 championships), this year’s cut-off time was faster than it ever has been in every single event except for the 200 breaststroke.
| EVENT (SCY) | 2020 INVITE TIME | 2021 INVITE TIME | 2022 INVITE TIME | 2023 INVITE TIME | 2024 Invite time | 2025 Invite Time |
| 50 free | 22.21 | 22.32 | 22.16 | 22.15 | 22.11 | 22.01 |
| 100 free | 48.51 | 48.76 | 48.44 | 48.37 | 48.34 | 48.11 |
| 200 free | 1:45.23 | 1:46.25 | 1:45.42 | 1:45.31 | 1:44.80 | 1:44.74 |
| 500 free | 4:41.20 | 4:44.77 | 4:43.08 | 4:41.09 | 4:41.19 | 4:39.47 |
| 1650 free | 16:17.45 | 16:25.47 | 16:16.47 | 16:13.73 | 16:14.82 | 16:09.37 |
| 100 back | 52.73 | 53.01 | 52.46 | 52.36 | 52.28 | 51.68 |
| 200 back | 1:53.99 | 1:55.05 | 1:53.97 | 1:53.94 | 1:54.01 | 1:53.31 |
| 100 breast | 59.98 | 1:00.12 | 59.87 | 59.73 | 59.75 | 59.51 |
| 200 breast | 2:10.12 | 2:10.37 | 2:09.15 | 2:09.68 | 2:09.55 | 2:09.58 |
| 100 fly | 52.34 | 52.7 | 52.35 | 52.20 | 51.88 | 51.87 |
| 200 fly | 1:56.06 | 1:57.42 | 1:56.14 | 1:55.92 | 1:55.88 | 1:55.82 |
| 200 IM | 1:57.31 | 1:57.62 | 1:56.85 | 1:56.90 | 1:57.03 | 1:56.69 |
| 400 IM | 4:10.39 | 4:13.19 | 4:11.60 | 4:11.36 | 4:10.74 | 4:09.53 |
TOP SEEDS IN EACH EVENT
- 200 Medley Relay – Virginia, 1:31.53
- 800 Free Relay – Virginia, 6:44.13
- 500 Free – Jillian Cox, Texas, 4:30.68
- 200 IM – Alex Walsh, Virginia, 1:51.12
- 50 Free – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia, 20.60
- 200 Free Relay – Virginia, 1:24.03
- 400 IM – Katie Grimes, Virginia, 3:59.02
- 100 Fly – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia, 48.16
- 200 Free – Anna Peplowski, Indiana, 1:40.69
- 100 Breast – Alex Walsh, Virginia, 56.85
- 100 Back – Bella Sims, Florida, 48.97
- 400 Medley Relay – Virginia, 3:19.58
- 1650 Free – Jillian Cox, Texas, 15:30.33
- 200 Back – Claire Curzan, Virginia, 1:46.87
- 100 Free – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia, 45.20
- 200 Breast – Lucy Bell, Stanford, 2:04.60
- 200 Fly – Emma Sticklen, Texas, 1:49.69
- 400 Free Relay – Virginia, 3:07.59
INDIVIDUAL QUALIFYING PROCEDURE
The NCAA invites the same number of overall swimmers every year. 270 men and 322 women make the meet annually. Depending on how many of those 270/322 athletes qualify in multiple events, the numbers can range some as to how many entries in each event get invited.
The simple part: “A” qualifiers get in automatically. Hit an “A” cut, and you’re set. Then the NCAA fills in the remaining spots with the next-fastest “B” cuts.
Here’s a step-by-step process for how the NCAA selects the 270 men and 322 women for each year’s invite list:
1. 35 of the men’s spots and 41 of the women’s spots are set aside for divers, who qualify for the meet at zone competitions closer the NCAA Championships. That leaves 235 men’s spots and 281 for the women.
2. Every “A” cut put up this season is added.
3. The next fastest swimmers in each event are added until every event has the same number of entries. For example, if the 50 free were to have the most “A” cuts of any event with 10, then every other event would get swimmers with the top 10 fastest times in.
4. Finally, one entry is added to each event to keep the entries per event even. This process is repeated until all of the swimming spots (235 for men, 281 for women) are filled. Keep in mind that as more rows are added, swimmers will start to double and triple up. The #1 seed in the 200 back might be the #15 seed in the 100 back – as the 15th row of swimmers is added to each event, she’ll be added to the 100 back list, but won’t take up another one of the 281 invite spots, as she already has her official invite.
5. The final row of swimmers added won’t come out exactly even. In the final row, the swimmers with entry times closest to the NCAA “A” cut will get added first, and when the 235th man or 281st woman is added, the process stops. So the 100 fly could have 38 women and the 200 fly 39 women – that would mean the 39th 200 flyer was closer to the NCAA “A” than the 39th 100 flyer and therefore won the ‘tie-breaker’ for the final spot.
i wonder how much academic calendars affect performance at NCAAs. Some of these schools will be on spring break while some others will have finals happening then (and even if they take early finals, I’m sure there’s some level of impact on their training)
Accidentally went back on ‘the other’ swimming website, and was quickly reminded why I don’t
Bro saw the red balloon.
Relay only swimmers aren’t a thing any more right?
They are.
Thank you, I couldn’t remember what the current rule was.
Schools have to pay the way for alternates!
Alternates have to be used and relays are timed finals
Relay only swimmers must swim in the relay and cannot swim their B cut events.
do they have time trial opportunities?
Fun fact: 9 of the 16 projected women’s 100 fly finalists (plus the projected 17th, 18th, 20th, and 21st place finishers) are graduating this year.
This year is undoubtedly the fastest in history, but there is hope for swimmers next year who can’t make this year’s cutoffs, at least in certain events.
We want faster next year
Might be a point off here and there, but swimming-only psych sheet scoring:
Virginia 534.5
Texas 391
Tennessee 372.5
Stanford 333
Florida 248.5
Michigan 209.5
Indiana 208
NC State 195.5
Cal 186.5
Louisville 179
Last year’s diving points (as a baseline):
Texas 77
Virginia 18
Indiana 18
Louisville 15
Florida 12
Michigan 12
Tennessee 6
Stanford 0
NC State 0
Cal 0
LOL, I was up to the same thing. I got 253.5 for FL, but yes the rest are within 1 point of what I got. Surprised to see TN so close to TX, until I see the (approximate) diving delta that you added.
Wow, 6 through 10 is going to be a dog fight.
For a little more details, here are the Psych scores teams 11th-20th. The sharp drop off after only 13/15th really stunned me; presumably this is where strong diving programs start to make their mark in the standings:
USC 113
Bama 99.5
Wisc 89
OSU 76
UGA 66.5
Duke 39
UNC 26.5
Pitt 26
VA Tech 23.5
Aub 20
But overall, it’s looking like new NIL / transfer portal / 5th year era is themed “the rich get richer”.
I think that’s TBD… the $ is pushing in one direction but the roster limits pushing in the other. IMO there’s more chance of parity on the men’s side, because a lot of late bloomers will get cut (or not get recruited by the top programs) but end of scoring points for the schools where they ultimately land.
the drop off from 10th to 11th is the most dramatic to me – 179 to 113!
will be interesting to see how teams do comparing their final swim scoring to their psych sheet scoring.
any guesses which teams out swim their psych sheet scoring by the most points?
I have the top five (top five using this year’s psych-sheet scoring, that is) from the past two years (+ is points above psych; – is points below psych):
Virginia +77.5 (2023) +38 (2024)
Texas -21.5 (2023) -5.5 (2024)
Tennessee +4 (2023) -23 (2024)
Stanford +7 (2023) +36.5 (2024)
Florida +5 (2023) -13 (2024)
pretty interesting (and now sad) to see that uva had the 2nd most diving points last year (of the top teams)
Texas diving is likely to be materially better this year based on SEC results. Should be interesting as it looks like the will bring 6 divers.
I don’t know much about projecting diving scores, but Texas did lose 44 of last year’s 77 points to graduation
But Mexican Olympian Alejandra Estudillo Torres should cover that for Texas. She made Olympics on 3m but views herself as a better tower diver. She’s a freshman, and the other ladies have improved this year. I’d say Indiana men type numbers.
Pretty doubtful they bring six. To do that, they’d be leaving in Austin one of their projected scorers (likely Berglund) and another who’s in that 17-20 range — in two events! — who will score with a good prelims swim (Cooper).
To put this into perspective, how they looked against the SEC a few weeks ago isn’t all that important. All SEC divers combined for 63 diving points last year. (Last year’s ACC scored 99; last year’s Big 10 scored 124.)
Cooper and Berglund will certainly go. Texas has 15 invited including the two mentioned, and as the divers count as half, six divers will make 18. The divers do have to all come through zones however. (The obligatory zone diving article will show up soon)
Don’t Louisville typically massively outscore their psych sheet predictions? Will be good to see if the streak continues.
+19 in ‘23; +28 last year.
Nice to finally see some forward progress in the 500!
Imagine being a 4:39 500 freestyler and not making it in… Also on another note, surprised to see that the younger Weyant sister hasn’t made it to NCAA’s. She’s very elite in long course, doesn’t seem like she’s gotten anywhere close to her long course success in yards.
How are you surprised? Emma is much more elite. No shade, it is what it is.
I don’t know if “very elite” is the correct term. She’s definitely impressive, and is/was on the National Junior team for a reason, but she’s got a ways to go to be considered elite or at the level her sister is at. Also looks like she kinda peaked in the 21-22 season and has been fluttering below/around her PBs since.
Swimmer with “A” cut in event 1, but “B” cut in event 2, 1 spot outside cut line for that event. If someone above scratches event 2, would that swimmer move up or will the alternate swimmer get in meet and that event 2 just have one less entrant?
Just want to say that I thought I mastered the English language until I read your comment and realized I had never seen, heard, or used the word “entrant” before. Thank you!!
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I am not 100% sure I understand the question, but you only get “invited” per one event. Then, you’re allowed to swim other events that you have a B time in. So, that swimmer with an A cut in event 1 is already swimming (if they want) event 2. Their event 2 doesn’t count toward the cap.
If that isn’t what you meant, then ignore this.
I can’t edit my comment anymore, but to clarify: I think you can only swim events you have the B time in if you were on the psych sheet for that event. You can’t choose a random other event.
So your “A” cut gets you in your “B” cuts even though they may fall outside of the cut line?
(And I think I confused myself with the question)
It’s not necessarily an A cut. If you get an invite in an event, you’re in and you count toward the cap only for the event in which you’re invited. Your B cut extra swims have no impact on other invites.