 NCAA logo | |
| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Sport | Swimming andDiving |
| Founded | 1982; 43 years ago (1982) |
| Division | Division II |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion | MIT (1st) |
| Most titles | Kenyon (25) |
| Broadcaster | ESPNU |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
TheNCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships are contested at an annual swim meet hosted by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team champions of women's collegiateswimming anddiving among itsDivision III members in theUnited States.[1]
The event is held annually following the winter regular season, and it consists of individual and team championships. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool. Since its establishment, the championships have been held at the same time and venue as the Division III men'schampionships.
MIT are the reigning national champions, winning their first title in 2025.
Swimming was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with theAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
| NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships[2] | |||||||
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| Year | Site | Natatorium | Championship Results | ||||
| Champion | Points | Runner-up | Points | ||||
| 1982 Details |  Lexington, VA(Washington and Lee) | Cy Twombly Pool (swim) Virginia Military Institute (dive) | Williams | 402 | Kenyon | 303 | |
| 1983 Details |  Canton, OH | C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School | Williams(2) | 330½ | Hamline | 286 | |
| 1984 Details |  Atlanta, GA(Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon | 307½ | Hamline | 283½ | |
| 1985 Details | Kenyon(2) | 496 | Pomona–Pitzer | 348 | |||
| 1986 | Canton, OH | C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School | Kenyon(3) | 713 | UC San Diego | 403½ | |
| 1987 Details | Kenyon(4) | 659 | Pomona–Pitzer | 349½ | |||
| 1988 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon(5) | 581½ | UC San Diego | 338½ | |
| 1989 Details |  Brunswick, ME(Bowdoin) | A. LeRoy Greason Swimming Pool | Kenyon(6) | 631 | UC San Diego | 298½ | |
| 1990 Details |  Wheaton, IL(Wheaton) | Chrouser Aquatics Center | Kenyon(7) | 506 | UC San Diego | 443 | |
| 1991 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon(8) | 661½ | UC San Diego | 466 | |
| 1992 Details |  Buffalo, NY(Erie CC) | Flickinger Aquatic Center | Kenyon(9) | 750 | UC San Diego | 408 | |
| 1993 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon(10) | 683 | UC San Diego | 451½ | |
| 1994 Details |  Williamstown, MA(Williams) | John Wesley Chandler Athletic Center | Kenyon(11) | 595½ | Hope | 408½ | |
| 1995 Details | Wesleyan | Middleton, CT | Kenyon(12) | 527½ | Williams | 333 | |
| 1996 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon(13) | 542 | UC San Diego | 380 | |
| 1997 Details | Oxford, OH (Miami) | Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center | Kenyon(14) | 572 | Williams | 377 | |
| 1998 Details |  St. Peters, MO | St. Peters Rec-Plex | Kenyon(15) | 693½ | Denison | 522 | |
| 1999 Details |  Minneapolis, MN(Minnesota) | University of Minnesota Aquatic Center | Kenyon(16) | 664½ | Denson | 503 | |
| 2000 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon(17) | 619½ | Denison | 417½ | |
| 2001 Details | Buffalo, NY (Erie CC) | Flickinger Aquatic Center | Denison | 588 | Kenyon | 572 | |
| 2002 Details | Oxford, OH (Miami) | Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center | Kenyon(18) | 577 | Denison | 418 | |
| 2003 Details |  Atlanta, GA(Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon(19) | 560½ | Williams | 350 | |
| 2004 Details | St. Peters, MO | St. Peters Rec-Plex | Kenyon(20) | 507 | Emory | 362 | |
| 2005 Details |  Holland, MI | Holland Community Aquatic Center | Emory | 399½ | Kenyon | 313 | |
| 2006 Details | Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota) | University of Minnesota Aquatic Center | Emory(2) | 428 | Kenyon | 418 | |
| 2007 Details |  Houston, TX(Houston) | University of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium | Kenyon(21) | 538 | Amherst | 320 | |
| 2008 Details | Oxford, OH (Miami) | Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center | Kenyon(22) | 566½ | Amherst | 341 | |
| 2009 Details | Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota) | University of Minnesota Aquatic Center | Kenyon(23) | 560 | Emory | 466½ | |
| 2010 Details | Emory(3) | 568½ | Denison | 452 | |||
| 2011 Details |  Knoxville, TN(Tennessee) | University of Tennessee, Allan Jones Aquatic Center | Emory(4) | 614 | Denison | 428 | |
| 2012 Details |  Indianapolis, IN(Indiana) | Indiana University Natatorium | Emory(5) | 639 | Williams | 453 | |
| 2013 Details | Shenandoah, TX | Conroe Independent School District Natatorium | Emory(6) | 619 | Kenyon | 483 | |
| 2014 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Indiana) | Indiana University Natatorium | Emory(7) | 595½ | Kenyon | 456½ | |
| 2015 Details | Shenandoah, TX | Conroe Independent School District Natatorium | Emory(8) | 603 | Denison | 457½ | |
| 2016 Details |  Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Aquatic Center | Emory(9) | 560 | Kenyon | 476 | |
| 2017 Details | Shenandoah, TX | Conroe Independent School District Natatorium | Emory(10) | 645.5 | Williams | 445 | |
| 2018 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Franklin) | Indiana University Natatorium | Emory(11) | 603 | Kenyon | 500 | |
| 2019 Details | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Aquatic Center | Emory(12) | 488 | Kenyon | 479 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to thecoronavirus pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2022 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Franklin) | Indiana University Natatorium | Kenyon(24) | 311 | Emory | 307 | |
| 2023 Details | Greensboro, NC (ODAC) | Greensboro Aquatic Center | Denison(2) | 464.5 | Emory | 385 | |
| 2024 Details | Kenyon(25) | 448 | Denison | 430 | |||
| 2025 Details | MIT | 497 | NYU | 470 | |||
| 2026 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Franklin) | Indiana University Natatorium | |||||
| Team | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kenyon | 25 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022, 2024 |
| Emory | 12 | 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Denison | 2 | 2001, 2023 |
| Williams | 2 | 1982, 1983 |
| MIT | 1 | 2025 |
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50y freestyle | 22.15 | Kaley McIntyre | NYU | March 19, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [3] | ||
| 100y freestyle | 48.53 | Kaley McIntyre | NYU | March 22, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [4] | ||
| 200y freestyle | 1:44.82 | Kendra Stern | Amherst | March 24, 2011 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |||
| 500y freestyle | 4:43.37 | Kendra Stern | Amherst | March 23, 2011 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |||
| 1650y freestyle | 16:17.84 | Natalie Garre | Bowdoin | March 22, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [5] | ||
| 100y backstroke | 53.41 | r, = | Kate Augustyn | MIT | March 21, 2024 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [6] | |
| 100y backstroke | 53.41 | = | Kate Augustyn | MIT | March 22, 2024 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [7] | |
| 200y backstroke | 1:55.67 | Crile Hart | Kenyon | March 24, 2018 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [8] | ||
| 100y breaststroke | 59.77 | KT Kustritz | Denison | March 21, 2018 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [9] | ||
| 200y breaststroke | 2:10.06 | Jordyn Wentzel | St. Kate's | March 19, 2022 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [10] | ||
| 100y butterfly | 52.64 | Kirsten Nitz | Wheaton | March 20, 2014 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
| 200y butterfly | 1:55.66 | Logan Todhunter | Williams | March 23, 2012 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
| 200y individual medley | 1:57.76 | Crile Hart | Kenyon | March 16, 2022 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [11] | ||
| 400y individual medley | 4:11.23 | Sophia Verkleeren | Williams | March 20, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [12] | ||
| 4×50y freestyle relay | 1:30.00 |
| MIT | March 20, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [13] | ||
| 4×100y freestyle relay | 3:18.46 |
| Emory | March 24, 2018 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [14] | ||
| 4×200y freestyle relay | 7:13.02 |
| NYU | March 21, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [15] | ||
| 4×50y medley relay | 1:39.51 |
| MIT | March 21, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [16] | ||
| 4×100y medley relay | 3:38.05 |
| Kenyon | March 17, 2022 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [17] | ||
| 1m Springboard | 515.90 | Danica Roskos | TCNJ | March 25, 2011 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |||
| 3m Springboard | 530.95 | h | Kailee Payne | Ithaca | March 22, 2025 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [18] | |
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