2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21, 2026
- McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
- Defending Champions: Virginia (5x)
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The University of Virginia women swam to their 6th straight NCAA team title. The team did so in record fashion with 589 points, marking an all-time points record.
Virginia did so in dominant fashion, winning eight events including a sweep of all five relays. Their 400 free relay broke their own NCAA record with a 3:05.26 to cap off the meet. The team was so dominant that it could have scored 0 points in all five relays and still have won the title as Stanford was 2nd with 380.5 points. Virginia scored 200 points with their five relay wins, although Stanford would have scored more points without Virginia in the competition.
Virginia Event Wins
- 200 medley relay: 1:31.67
- 800 free relay: 6:45.21
- 200 free: Anna Moesch, 1:39.23
- 200 free relay: 1:24.11
- 100 back: Claire Curzan, 48.24
- 400 medley relay: Virginia, 3:20.66
- 200 back: Claire Curzan, 1:46.10
- 400 free relay: 3:05.26
Junior Claire Curzan swept the backstroke events for the 2nd year in a row and helped the team to four relay wins. Sophomore Anna Moesch earned her first individual NCAA title with a 1:39.23 200 free, the #2 performance all-time, and also swam on four of the teams relays.
Virginia Points Total
- 2021: 491 points
- 2022: 551.5 points
- 2023: 541.5 points
- 2024: 527.5 points
- 2025: 544 points
- 2026: 589 points
Virginia Swimming and Diving 2026 NCAA Championship Roster:
- Aimee Canny
- Sara Curtis
- Claire Curzan
- Cavan Gormsen
- Bryn Greenwaldt
- Katie Grimes
- Bailey Hartman
- Leah Hayes
- Tess Howley
- Nina Sandrine Jazy
- Madi Mintenko
- Anna Moesch
- Carly Novelline
- Melissa Nwakalor
- Zoe Skirboll
- Sophia Umstead
- Emma Weber
- Charlotte Wilson
Overall Team Standings
- Virginia — 589
- Stanford — 380.5
- Texas — 376.5
- California — 303
- Tennessee — 301.5
- Michigan — 296
- Indiana — 258
- Louisville — 201.5
- NC State — 196.5
- Florida — 125.5
All-Time Team Champions
| Team | Number | Years won |
| Stanford | 11 |
1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2017, 2018, 2019
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| Texas | 7 |
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
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| Georgia | 7 |
1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016
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| Virginia | 6 |
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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| Auburn | 5 |
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
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| California | 4 |
2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
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| Florida | 2 | 1982, 2010 |
| USC | 1 | 1997 |
| Arizona | 1 | 2008 |
Coaches With NCAA D1 Women’s Titles, All-Time
| Coach | Titles Won | School(s) | |
| 1 | Richard Quick | 12 | Stanford/Texas |
| 2 | Jack Bauerle | 7 | Georgia |
| 3 | Todd DeSorbo | 6 | Virginia |
| 4 | David Marsh/Dorsey Tierney-Walker | 5 | Auburn |
| 4 | Teri McKeever | 4 | Cal |
| 6 | Mark Schubert | 3 | Texas/USC |
| 6 | Greg Meehan | 3 | Stanford |
| 8 | Randy Reese | 1 | Florida |
| 8 | George Haines | 1 | Stanford |
| 8 | Gregg Troy | 1 | Florida |
| 8 | Frank Busch | 1 | Arizona |
*Dorsey Tierney-Walker and David Marsh were officially recognized as co-head coaches for Auburn’s 2006 and 2007 NCAA titles.
Congrats to UVA, but is it true that the UVA women’s team does not have a single recruit from the class of 2027?
See https://augustafreepress.com/news/uva-swimming-happy-gary-taylor-probation-day-to-all-who-celebrate/
If so, to the people who run this swimming site, why isn’t this a bigger story?
(That would be like Alabama football under Nick Saban at its peak not getting a single football recruit… any reason for the silence on this or aren’t you tracking?)
Leah Hayes we love you! Such an inspiration to all of us in Illinois. Have been impressed by your swimming since the very beginning.
Looks like consecutive 6 peat is a first? 5 tied Stanford in 90s. I’m guessing men’s side had some long consecutive streaks?
Very interesting!
If one takes the lead-off split (backstroke leg) in the W 4 x 100 MR-R, S. Curtis places second in the W 100 BK.
Food for thought, coach Todd DeSorbo.
Congratulations to the University of Virginia. No other way to put: it was domination.
That being said…
I do hope we get a closer race for first place next year. I think it would improve the fan experience if the team winner was not a foregone conclusion after a couple of finals sessions. And the new winner doesn’t have to be My Favorite Team. It can be any of them.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a Virginia hater. And I realize this is not Virginia’s problem. I would just like to see more competition at the very top.
So let’s get to work for next year. And bring back B finals!
wish we could experience a real behind the scenes…
Why can’t we all just be happy for UVA, and also be happy for Torri Huske separately? At the end of the day, swimming is an individual sport, and although UVA won the title, that doesn’t take away from some of the other amazing teams. We saw CAL swim one of their fastest 800 free relays ever, Stanford with bell and huske winning titles, Michigan with the resurgence of Bella Sims, Texas winning a title, etc.
The anti-UVA bozos are trying to cope however they can. 🤭🤭🤭
Imagine how bad every other NCAA team is that they let a “learn to swim program” (redacted NCAA D1 coach) and “not a real program” (SS favorite UVA fan L15M) win for 6 straight years.
I’m sure they’re mature enough to handle it.