Virginia Captures Historic Sixth-Straight NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Title

ATLANTA, Ga. (theACC.com) – Virginia cemented its place in historical past Saturday evening, powering to a record-breaking sixth consecutive NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship on the 2026 NCAA Championships inside McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
 
In dominant style, the Cavaliers piled up 589 factors to safe the title and lead a outstanding ACC exhibiting that positioned 5 groups within the prime 10.
 
With the victory, Virginia units the all-time file for the longest championship streak in NCAA swimming and diving historical past—males’s or ladies’s—and now owns the longest lively title run throughout all Division I sports activities.
 
Stanford received 5 straight staff championships from 1992 to 1996. Texas is the one different program to say 5 consecutive titles, successful the championships in 5 straight seasons from 1984 to 1988.
 
Stanford completed second (380.5), adopted by Texas (376.5), California (303) and Tennessee (301.5) to spherical out the highest 5. Louisville (eighth) and NC State (ninth) additionally landed within the prime 10.
 
ACC applications captured 17 of 21 occasions throughout the four-day meet, with Virginia sweeping all 5 relays in commanding fashion.
 
Individually, Virginia’s Claire Curzan starred with two particular person titles and performed a pivotal position in 4 relay victories, alongside teammates Sara Curtis and Anna Moesch, who additionally contributed to 4 relay wins. Bryn Greenwaldt, Aimee Canny and Madi Mintenko added a number of relay titles to gas the Cavaliers’ historic run. Stanford’s Torri Huske led all swimmers with three particular person titles, whereas teammate Lucy Bell added two.
 

Day 1 – Wednesday, March 18
On the opening day of competitors, the ACC secured 4 of the highest 5 finishes within the ladies’s 200-yard medley relay, highlighted by Virginia’s first-place efficiency and pool-record time of 1:31.91. Stanford and Louisville tied for second, every touching in 1:32.35, whereas NC State rounded out the highest 5 with a fifth-place end in 1:33.05.
 
Virginia added to its robust begin by capturing the nationwide title within the 800-yard freestyle relay, setting each meet and pool data with a successful time of 6:45.21. California earned bronze within the occasion, ending third total with a time of 6:47.68.
 
In the one different occasion contested on day one, California’s Claire Weinstein positioned second within the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:36.52, simply forward of Virginia’s Katie Grimes, who took third in 15:42.65.
 

 
Day 2 – Thursday, March 19
The ACC placed on a present on day two of the NCAA Championships, overwhelming the competitors with a dominant efficiency—successful 5 of six finals and including 5 extra nationwide titles to an already spectacular haul.
 
The evening opened with fireworks within the 100-yard butterfly, the place Stanford’s Torri Huske surged to gold in 48.49, narrowly edging Virginia’s Claire Curzan (48.55) in an exhilarating ACC one-two end. The convention’s depth was on full show as Stanford’s Gigi Johnson (50.06) and Cal’s Annie Jia (50.34) additionally cracked the highest 5.
 
Momentum solely constructed from there. Virginia’s Anna Moesch delivered an announcement swim within the 200-yard freestyle, blasting to gold in a pool-record 1:39.23. NC State’s Eneli Jefimova adopted with a breakout efficiency within the 100-yard breaststroke, touching first in one other pool file (56.30) to safe the primary nationwide title of her collegiate profession.
 
Virginia continued to personal the relays, capturing gold within the 200-yard freestyle relay—their third relay title of the championships. The Cavaliers quartet of Curzan, Bryn Greenwaldt, Moesch and Sara Curtis mixed for a blistering 1:24.11, holding off a powerful Stanford squad that completed second with a time of 1:25.57.
 
In the lone diving occasion of the evening, Miami’s Chiara Pellacani soared to gold on the 1-meter board, defending her title with 345.70 factors and securing her second straight nationwide championship within the occasion.
 
In the 400-yard IM, the ACC’s depth was simple, putting 5 swimmers within the A last. Stanford’s Lucy Bell (3:58.72) and Cal’s Teagan O’Dell (3:59.43) led the cost with podium finishes, taking second and third, respectively.
 
Virginia completed the day atop of the staff standings with 249 factors by means of 9 occasions. Stanford ended the day in third with 173 factors, whereas California was fifth with 133 factors. Louisville (eighth; 79 factors) and NC State (ninth; 76 factors) are additionally within the prime 10 total.
 

Day 3 – Friday, March 20
The ACC continued its dominance on evening three of the championship meet, claiming 5 of six gold medals for the second straight day.
 
Virginia stored constructing its lead behind a standout efficiency from Claire Curzan, who stormed to gold within the 100-yard backstroke with a meet and pool file time of 48.24. The Cavaliers have been backed by robust depth throughout the convention, with a number of ACC swimmers filling the highest eight.
 
The 200-yard breaststroke was an ACC showcase as effectively, sweeping the highest 4 spots. Stanford’s Lucy Bell captured the nationwide title (2:02.38), adopted by Virginia’s Aimee Canny (2:03.09), whereas Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley and Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko tied for third (2:05.24).
 
California’s Claire Weinstein added one other gold for the ACC, breaking the pool file within the 500-yard freestyle (4:30.09). Virginia chipped in priceless factors with Cavan Gormsen (sixth) and Madi Mintenko (eighth) additionally ending within the prime eight.
 
Stanford’s Torri Huske added one other particular person title to her resume within the 50-yard freestyle, successful in a pool-record time of 20.66. Virginia’s Sara Curtis took second (20.74), highlighting a powerful ACC presence that noticed 10 swimmers place within the prime 16.
 
Virginia closed the evening in dominant style, successful the relay for the third consecutive night. The staff of Curtis, Canny, Curzan, and Moesch touched first in 3:20.66 to take gold within the 400-yard medley.
 
Heading into the ultimate day, Virginia held a commanding lead with 437.5 factors, forward of Texas (272) and Stanford (242.5). California sat sixth, with Louisville and NC State additionally within the prime 10.
 

 
Day 4 – Saturday, March 21
Virginia and Stanford closed out the NCAA Championships in dominant style Saturday evening, combining to win 5 of the six occasions and placing an emphatic stamp on the ultimate staff standings.
 
Stanford set the tone early, as Lucy Bell captured the 200-yard IM title (1:52.09), main a tightly contested race that noticed California’s Teagan O’Dell and Mia West take second and third, whereas Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko completed fourth.
 
The Cardinal stored rolling within the 100-yard freestyle, the place Torri Huske secured her third title of the meet in record-breaking style, touching in a pool file 45.17. Virginia’s Anna Moesch (45.54) and Sara Curtis (45.77) adopted shut behind, putting second and third, respectively.
 
Stanford made it three-for-three to open the evening as Ellie Cole soared to gold within the ladies’s platform diving finals, delivering a meet-record rating of 399.80.
 
With the staff title already in hand, Virginia confirmed no indicators of slowing down. Claire Curzan captured her second particular person crown of the meet within the 200-yard freestyle, setting a meet file at 1:46.10. NC State’s Erika Pelaez added a third-place end, whereas Pitt’s Claire Jansen positioned fourth.
 
Curzan wasn’t performed. She teamed with Madi Mintenko, Anna Moesch and Sara Curtis to shut the meet in historic style, powering Virginia to victory within the 400-yard freestyle relay with an NCAA, U.S. Open, meet and pool file time of three:05.26. Stanford completed second at 3:06.72.
 

NCAA Champions from the ACC
Wednesday, March 18
200 Medley Relay: Virginia – 1:31.67 (Sara Curtis, Emma Weber, Claire Curzan, Bryn Greenwaldt)
800 Free Relay: Virginia – 6:45.21 (Aimee Canny, Madi Mintenko, Bailey Hartman, Anna Moesch)
 
Thursday, March 19
100 Fly: Torri Huske, Stanford – 48.49
200 Free: Anna Moesch, Virginia – 1:39.23
100 Breast: Eneli Jefimova, NC State – 56.30
200 Free Relay: Virginia – 1:24.11 (Claire Curzan, Bryn Greenwaldt, Anna Moesch, Sara Curtis)
1-Meter Diving: Chiara Pellacani, Miami – 345.70 factors
 
Friday, March 20
100 Back: Claire Curzan, Virginia – 48.24
200 Breast: Lucy Bell, Stanford – 2:02.38
500 Free: Claire Weinstein, California – 4:30.09
50 Free: Torri Huske, Stanford – 20.66
400 Medley Relay: Virginia – 3:20.66 (Sara Curtis, Aimee Canny, Claire Curzan, Anna Moesch)
 
Saturday, March 21
200 IM: Lucy Bell, Stanford – 1:52.09
100 Free: Torri Huske, Stanford – 45.17
Women’s Platform Diving: Ellie Cole, Stanford – 399.80
200 Back: Claire Curzan, Virginia – 1:46.10
400 Free Relay: Virginia – 3:05.26 (Claire Curzan, Madi Mintenko, Anna Moesch, Sara Curtis)