Leah Hayes

Scoring The 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships Without Seniors

If we take graduating seniors out of the 2025 NCAA field, Caroline Bricker and Lucy Bell help push Stanford closer to the five-time defending champions UVA.

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Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2025 NCAAs

Gretchen Walsh and Claire Curzan lead their respective high school classes in career scoring coming out of the 2025 NCAA Championships.

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Who Returns the Most Points from the 2025 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships?

While they graduated NCAA Champions Gretchen and Alex Walsh, the Virginia women still return the most individual points next season, thanks in large part to 57-point scorer Claire Curzan.

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2025 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

NC State’s Leah Shackley was the top-scoring first-year swimmer at Women’s NCAAs, putting up 37 points individually while swimming on four Wolfpack relays.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2025 NCAA Event Predictions – Women’s Edition

Louisville’s Gabi Albiero was an ‘A’ finalist in the 50 free and 100 fly at Women’s NCAAs after we didn’t pick her to finish in the top eight in either event.

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Quest For 5 is Complete: Virginia Women Win 5th-Straight NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship

Yet again, the University of Virginia women have claimed the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championship, marking the dynasty’s 5th-consecutive title.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to day 3 finals of the 2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships!

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Opportunities Abound In The 200 Breaststroke

Many of last year’s 200 breast finalists won’t return this year, including defending champion Alex Walsh, leaving a big opportunity for swimmers to step up.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: The Return of Huske: Can She Strike Down A. Walsh in the 2 IM, Again?

The only entrant that has beaten A. Walsh in the 200 IM at NCAAs, #1 seed Torri Huske, will look to hold off the juggernaut that is the 3x Champion.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Despite No G. Walsh in 8 Fr-R, UVA still holds a Chance for Relay Sweep

With no G. Walsh and A. Walsh and Curzan’s participation in doubt, could UVA turn to Katie Grimes for that added firepower needed to attempt the relay sweep?

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Grimes Headlines Freshman Takeover As UVA Aims To Keep 400 IM Title

Olympic medalists Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant will go head-to-head for NCAA glory in the 400 IM, with Grimes making her debut and Weyant in her senior year.

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The Repeat 3-Peat: Virginia Women Win 6th Straight ACC Title in Swimming & Diving!

The Virginia women have won their 6th consecutive ACC Swimming & Diving Championship. Even the presence of two new national powers didn’t disrupt the Cavaliers’ dominance.

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2025 ACC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

We’re on 100 free record watch tonight after Gretchen Walsh went 45.50 in prelims, and there should be plenty of other exciting races in store tonight.

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2025 ACC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

A number of NCAA record-holders and defending champions headline the events today, setting up the competition for a day of exciting races.

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2025 ACC Champs: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Virginia Tech fifth-year Youssef Ramadan will be swimming for his fifth-straight ACC title in the 100 fly tonight in Greensboro.

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