Seminoles Open NCAA Championships with 200 Medley Relay

ATLANTA – The Florida State swimming and diving workforce opened the 2026 Division I NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships with the 200 medley relay on Wednesday morning at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
FSU completed tied for seventeenth general with a time of 1:36.31. Sophomore Alice Velden, senior Julia Mansson and sophomores Maryn McDade and Mary Leigh Hardman mixed for the fifth-fastest time in program historical past. With the end result, the Seminoles secured All-America honors, awarded to the highest 16 finishers.
 
“We had a great relay today,” FSU head coach Neal Studd stated. “It was a good first event for us.”
 
Hardman made her NCAA Championships debut within the 200 medley relay and is slated to compete within the 200 freestyle relay alongside Velden and McDade. The swim marked the ultimate NCAA race of Mansson’s collegiate profession.
 
Florida State is represented by seven student-athletes on the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships from March 18-21. Competition will proceed Thursday, with swimming prelims at 10 a.m. ET. Redshirt senior Kayleigh Clark will compete in her first occasion of the week, the 1-meter springboard, with prelims starting at 12:30 p.m. McDade, Velden, senior Sarah Evans and Hardman will swim the 200 freestyle relay to spherical out the Seminoles’ relays for the week.
 
The high eight finishers in each occasion will advance to the finals and decide locations 1-8. Athletes who end 9-16 won’t compete in a B ultimate; their ultimate placement and level totals might be decided based mostly on their end in prelims. Relays are timed finals, with two relays competed in prelims and the final within the night finals. Diving prelims start at 12:30 p.m. ET every day, with the highest eight finishers advancing to finals.
 
All periods might be streamed live on ESPN+. Live outcomes might be discovered at Meet Mobile and online here, and extra championships information is obtainable here. Direct hyperlinks and dwell updates might be discovered by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
 
Thursday, March 19
12:00 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1-meter (Kayleigh Clark)
6:00 p.m. ET – Finals: 200 free relay (Maryn McDade, Alice Velden, Sarah Evans, Mary Leigh Hardman), 1-meter 
Watch Diving Prelims Day 2
Watch Finals Day 2
 
Friday, March 20
10:00 a.m. ET – Prelims: 100 again (Alice Velden), 200 breast (Lucy Porter)
12:00 p.m. ET – Prelims: 3-meter (Kayleigh Clark)
6:00 p.m. ET – Finals: 100 again, 200 breast, 3-meter
Watch Swimming Prelims Day 3
Watch Diving Prelims Day 3
Watch Finals Day 3
 
Saturday, March 21
12:00 p.m. ET – Prelims: Platform diving (Kayleigh Clark)
6:00 p.m. ET – Finals: Platform
Watch Diving Prelims Day 4
Watch Finals Day 4
 
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