The 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continues with Day 4 prelims from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
The events on the docket are the 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke and the 400 free relay minus the final heat.
There are five heats of the 200 IM. Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko is the top overall seed and will be in the final heat alongside UCLA’s Rosie Murphy, Cal’s Teagan O’Dell and Michigan’s Letitia Sim.
Cal’s Mia West is in the fourth heat along with Texas’ Campbell Chase and Virginia’s Aimee Canny and Sophia Umstead.
Stanford’s Lucy Bell, the 200 breaststroke champion, anchors the third heat next to Virginia’s Leah Hayes.
The 100 free has seven heats. The final heat will feature top seed Anna Moesch of Virginia, who won the 200 free. Her teammate Sara Curtis, Louisville’s Julia Dennis and Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini are in the final heat.
The sixth heat features Stanford’s Torri Huske, who has already won the 100 fly and 50 free. Indiana’s Liberty Clark and Texas’s Erin Gemmell are in the heat, while Tennessee’s Camille Spink anchors the fifth heat.
The 200 butterfly features five heats. The top seed is Michigan’s Hannah Bellard, who will be flanked by Stanford’s Caroline Bricker and Tennessee’s Emily Brown. Texas’ Campbell Stoll will go head-to-head with Virginia’s Tess Howley and Indiana’s Alex Shackell anchors the third heat.
The 200 backstroke has six heats. Virginia’s Claire Curzan, the 100 backstroke winner, is the top seed and will face Indiana’s Miranda Grana and Pitt’s Claire Jansen.
Wisconsin’s Maggie Wanezek, Cal’s Teagan O’Dell, NC State’s Leah Shackley and Michigan’s Bella Sims area all in the fifth heat, while NC State’s Erika Pelaez anchors the fourth heat.
The 400 free relay has two early heats. The last heat of the timed finals will be in the finals session.
