Preview: 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships

All meet data, together with schedules, warmth sheets/outcomes, and streaming hyperlinks, may be discovered on the 2026 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Central page. All classes might be streamed on ESPN+, with reside outcomes obtainable on-line and on the Meet Mobile app. 

The Lady Vols function 13 whole qualifiers, together with swimmers and divers. Last season, Tennessee positioned fifth general, marking its first time in program historical past that the Lady Vols had consecutive prime 5 finishes at NCAAs, and their eighth-straight prime ten end.

Based on seeding heading into the championship meet, the Lady Vols are projected to 9 people attain championship finals. In whole, 12 completely different swimmers are projected to attain and three are projected to take action in a number of occasions. Four of UT’s 5 relays are additionally projected to complete within the prime eight.

Tennessee ranks third nationally in each the 200 Medley Relay (1:32.80) and 400 Medley Relay (3:24.58) after successful the gold medal in each occasions ultimately month’s SEC Championships. The Big Orange ranks seventh in Division I within the 200 Free Relay (1:26.27), whereas checking in eighth within the 400 Free Relay (3:09.03).

Junior Camille Spink and sophomore Ella Jansen are projected to attain in all three of their particular person occasions at NCAAs. Spink has the highest time nationally within the 50 Free with a time of 20.87. Spink additionally ranks fourth within the nation within the 100 Free (46.01) and eighth within the 200 Free (1:41.71). Spink swept all three occasions on the SEC Championships for the second consecutive 12 months final month, whereas successful her third straight titles within the 50 and 100 Free. Jansen ranks within the prime 5 in a number of occasions, sitting fourth within the nation within the 500 Free (4:34.10) and fifth within the 400 IM (4:01.97). Jansen is simply outdoors the highest 5 within the 200 Fly, coming into the week sixth with a time of 1:52.08.

Emily Brown heads into the championship meet ranked within the prime ten in two occasions. Brown is fourth within the 200 Fly with a time of 1:51.52, whereas additionally sitting tenth within the 400 IM (4:04.07).

EVENT SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 18 – Finals start at 6 p.m.

1650-yard freestyle

200-yard medley relay

800-yard freestyle relay

Thursday, March 19 – Prelims start at 10 a.m. | Finals start at 6 p.m.

100-yard butterfly

400-yard particular person medley

200-yard freestyle

100-yard breaststroke

200-yard freestyle relay

1-meter diving

Friday, March 20 – Prelims start at 10 a.m. | Finals start at 6 p.m.

100-yard backstroke

200-yard breaststroke

500-yard freestyle

50-yard freestyle

400-yard medley relay

3-meter diving

Saturday, March 21 – Prelims start at 10 a.m. | Finals start at 6 p.m.

200-yard particular person medley

100-yard freestyle

200-yard butterfly

200-yard backstroke

400-yard freestyle relay

Platform diving