Whineray Earns Further Invite to NCAA Championships

FORT COLLINS  – One was computerized. The different was wanting fairly good, too.

Wednesday, the NCAA launched the official invite list and psyche sheet for the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships with Colorado State junior Tess Whineray making the lower for each the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes. Whineray earned computerized qualification for the 200 again by successful the 200 backstroke title on the Mountain West Championships whereas hitting the qualifying time, touching in a meet- and school-record time of 1:52.82.

Whineray is the primary Colorado State swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2013 when Breann Fuller certified in the identical two occasions. Whineray earned an invitation as a qualifier within the 100 backstroke with at time of 5.73, a college report she established whereas ending second to Nevada’s Scarlett Ferris at convention.

Whineray is seeded 29^th within the 200 again, 38^th within the 100 again. The high eight swimmers within the preliminary heats qualify for the finals underneath a restructured meet format. Competitors who end ninth via 16^th can be acknowledged as honorable point out All-Americans.

The meet can be held on the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. The facility was in-built 1995 to host the 1996 Summer Games pool occasions. At these Games, Colorado State Hall of Famer Amy Van Dyken turned the primary feminine American swimmer to win 4 gold medals in a single Games.

The four-day occasion begins March 18; Whineray will compete on the ultimate two, with the 100 again held March 20, the 200 again the next day.