Swimming & Diving: UVA ladies maintain commanding lead with sooner or later to go at NCAAs

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia received two occasions on the third evening of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, being held by Saturday on the McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

The Cavaliers earned gold within the 400 Medley Relay and the 100 Backstroke. The Cavaliers have received six occasions by the primary three days of the championship.

The Cavaliers stay in first place within the workforce standings with 437.5 factors. Texas is in second place with 272 factors, and Stanford is third with 242.5.

Junior Claire Curzan defended her 100 Back title, profitable the race with the second-fastest time ever of 48.24, trailing solely Gretchen Walsh (48.10). She was 1.38 seconds sooner than the Michigan and Wisconsin swimmers (Bella Sims and Maggie Wanezek) who tied for second place.

Curzan then helped the Cavaliers to shut the session with a dominant victory within the 400 Medley Relay. Curzan, freshman Sara Curtis, senior Aimee Canny and sophomore Anna Moesch went 3:20.66, profitable the race by 3.13 seconds over Tennessee.

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In addition to the 2 golds, the Cavaliers picked up a pair of silvers.

Canny earned silver within the 200 Breast, posting a 2:03.09 to complete simply behind Stanford’s Lucy Bell. Senior Emma Weber positioned eighth (2:07.55).

Curtis took silver within the 50 Free with a personal-best time of 20.74. Moesch was eighth with a time of 21.37.

Other A-finalists included junior Cavan Gormsen, who completed sixth (4:35.11) within the 500 Free. Freshman Madi Mintenko positioned eighth (4:36.68) in the identical occasion.

Fifteen of Virginia’s 18 swimmers competing on the championship scored factors for the workforce on Friday.

Both grad pupil Bryn Greenwaldt (50 Free) and freshman Sophia Umstead (200 Breast) simply missed making the A Finals of their respective occasions with a pair of ninth-place finishes. Junior Tess Howley positioned tenth within the 100 Back. Five different Cavaliers logged eleventh by 14th place finishes of their occasions.

The meet wraps up on Saturday with the 200 IM, 100 Free, 200 Fly, 200 Back and 400 Free Relay.

Prelims begin at 10 a.m. with finals at 6 p.m.

MEET NOTES

• Sara Curtis’s 50 Free time (20.74) is the quickest time ever for a freshman
• Claire Curzan’s 100 Back time was an NCAA Championship Meet Record
• Melissa Nwakalor (14th Place, 50 Free), Katie Grimes (eleventh Place, 500 Free), Bailey Hartman (thirteenth Place, 500 Free), Zoe Skirboll (eleventh Place, 200 Breast) and Leah Hayes (twelfth Place, 200 Breast) had been the opposite Cavaliers to contribute factors

HOW TO FOLLOW

• All periods can be streamed dwell on ESPN+ (subscription required)
• Live scoring can be obtainable on the Meet Mobile app and thru a hyperlink posted on VirginiaSports

NCAA CHAMPIONS BY EVENT (6)
200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay

NCAA CHAMPIONS (by Swimmer)
Aimee Canny – 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Sara Curtis – 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Claire Curzan – 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Bryn Greenwaldt – 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
Bailey Hartman – 800 Free Relay
Madi Mintenko – 800 Free Relay
Anna Moesch – 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Emma Weber – 200 Medley Relay

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Aimee Canny – 200 Breast, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay
Sara Curtis – 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
Claire Curzan – 100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
Cavan Gormsen – 500 Free
Bryn Greenwaldt – 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
Katie Grimes – 1650 Free, 400 IM
Bailey Hartman – 800 Free Relay
Madi Mintenko – 200 Free, 500 Free, 800 Free Relay
Anna Moesch – 50 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
Emma Weber – 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Sara Curtis – 100 Fly
Cavan Gormsen – 1650 Free, 200 Free
Katie Grimes – 500 Free
Bryn Greenwaldt – 50 Free
Bailey Hartman – 50 Free
Leah Hayes – 200 Breast, 400 IM
Tess Howley – 100 Back
Carly Novelline – 100 Fly
Melissa Nwakalor – 50 Free
Zoe Skirboll – 100 Breast, 200 Breast
Sophia Umstead – 200 Breast

TEAM SCORES (Through Day Two)

1. Virginia 437.5
2. Texas 272
3. Stanford 242.5
4. Tennessee 240.5
5. Michigan 228
6. California 199
7. Indiana 176
8. Louisville 144.5
9. NC State 141.5
10. Florida 113.5

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