2026 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index
Bookmark this page to keep track of all of our event-by-event previews and winner selections as the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships approach.
SwimSwam Pulse: 38.5% Pick Liendo’s 39.47 100 Free As Best Relay Split From SECs or ACCs
Josh Liendo’s reputation as a clutch relay performer was heightened at SECs, delivering some of the fastest splits ever in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly.
Scoring The 2026 Women’s NCAA Championship Psych Sheets
The Virginia Cavaliers are projected to score 569.5 points at the Women’s NCAA Championships, 235 more than the next-best team, which is Michigan.
Sara Curtis Pronta All’Esordio NCAA: La Freshman Di Virginia Tra Le Protagoniste Dello Sprint
Dopo i record personali agli ACC Championships, Sara Curtis si presenta ai NCAA con ambizioni nei 50 e 100 stile libero e nei 100 farfalla.
NCAA Releases Pre-Selection Psych Sheets For 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships
Torri Huske won’t defend her 200 IM title and will race the 50 free for the first time at the NCAA Championships due to the new schedule.
Bella Sims Opts For 400 IM At NCAAs, Setting Up Showdown With Grimes, Bricker & Bell
After winning the 200 and 500 free NCAA titles as a freshman, Sims won’t race any individual freestyle events at NCAAs in her junior year.
Torri Huske, Defending 200 IM Champion, Chooses 100 Free Over 200 IM For Day 4 Of NCAAs
Huske will swim the 50 free, 100 free, & 100 fly in her final NCAA meet, skipping the 200 IM, the event in which she won her first national title last season.
Virginia’s Sara Curtis Set For Showdowns in 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly for 2026 NCAA Championships
Virginia’s Sara Curtis opts for 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly NCAA Championships lineup despite holding a higher national time in 100 back than the 100 fly.
SwimSwam Pulse: 67.1% Predict Missy Franklin’s 200 Free Will Be Next Pre-2020 NCAA Record To Fall
After Mallory Comerford was the only swimmer to join Franklin sub-1:40 for a decade, UVA’s Gretchen Walsh and Anna Moesch have done so in the last 12 months.
WATCH: Claire Curzan’s 200 Back NCAA/American Record & Other Race Videos From Day 7 of 2026 ACCs
The final day of ACCs did not disappoint, as we were treated to two NCAA records, two ACC records, and numerous top-10 fastest times in history
New Stars Propel Virginia Women To Seventh Consecutive ACC Championship Title
The Virginia women won their first ACC title without Kate Douglass or the Walsh sisters since their NCAA title streak began powered by a new wave of stars.
2026 ACC Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap
Virginia’s Anna Moesch is the top seed in the women’s 100 freestyle final and will feature on the Cavaliers’ 400 freestyle relay on the final night of ACCs.
Virginia Breaks Own NCAA Record In 400 Free Relay With 3:05.30, Curzan Leads Off In 46.00
The old record included Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh, and Maxine Parker. Curzan led off in a 46.00 to become the #7 performer all-time.
Liberty Clark Breaks Maggie MacNeil’s Big Ten Meet Record With 46.22 100 Freestyle
Liberty Clark (Indiana) broke the previous record of a 46.57 set by Maggie MacNeil (Michigan) back at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.
Anna Moesch (45.71), Torri Huske (45.79) Move Up To #3 & #4 All-Time In 100 Free
Huske became the 6th swimmer all-time to break the 46 second mark while Moesch (pictured above) moved up the all-time ranks.
