Six Gophers Qualify for 2026 NCAA Championships

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Gopher swimmers Katie McCarthy, Rachel Conley, Ava Yablonski, Ava Goodno, Morgan Thomas, and Livi Wanner will characterize the University of Minnesota on the 2026 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18-21, as introduced Wednesday.

Junior Katie McCarthy is about to make her third look on the NCAA championships, qualifying for the 1650 free, 400 IM, 500 free. McCarthy tallied a brand new private greatest within the 1650 free at the latest Big Ten Championships, inserting fifth general within the occasion with a 16:05.46. McCarthy additionally took eighth place within the 400 IM with a private better of 4:06.49, and seventeenth general within the 500 free with a time of 4:42.32.

Sophomore Rachel Conley will make her first look on the NCAA Championships this yr, qualifying to compete within the 200 fly. Conley set a brand new private greatest within the occasion eventually weekend’s Last Chance Meet, tallying a 1:55.41.

Ava Yablonski, Ava Goodno, Morgan Thomas, and Livi Wanner will all characterize Minnesota as a part of the 200 medley relay staff. This shall be Yablonski’s second look on the NCAA championships whereas the remainder of the relay staff will make their NCAA championship debut. The group punched their ticket to the championship after posting a 1:36.01 within the occasion eventually weekend’s Last Chance Meet. 

The Maroon & Gold can even have the chance so as to add extra members on this yr’s NCAAs after the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, which shall be held on March 9/11 at Texas A&M.

Georgia Tech will function the host of this yr’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, working from March 18-21 on the McAuley Aquatic Center.