Ladies’s Swimming & Diving finishes third on the 2026 NCAA Championships

ATLANTA – Texas Women’s Swimming & Diving completed third on the 2026 NCAA Championships with 376.5 factors, trailing Virginia (589) and Stanford (380.5) on the McAuley Aquatic Center. The Longhorns have been led Campbell Stoll, who captured the nationwide title within the 200-yard butterfly for her fourth All-America honor, in addition to aa program-record-setting 400-yard freestyle relay.

Texas positioned among the many prime three for the sixth consecutive 12 months below head coach Carol Capitani. The streak is the longest for Texas since 1990-95, the ultimate years of a run of 13 straight top-three NCAA finishes from 1983-95, which adopted three consecutive top-three leads to the AIAW Championships.

Campbell Chase opened the night within the 200-yard particular person medley and earned All-America honors with a fifth-place end in 1:53.48. She cut up 24.32 within the fly, 28.77 within the again, 32.82 within the breaststroke and closed in 27.57 within the free.

Stoll captured the 200-yard butterfly title with a McAuley Aquatic Center document of 1:50.26, almost two seconds sooner than her preliminary swim of 1:52.21.

On the platform, Bayleigh Cranford earned All-America honors with a fifth-place end scoring 312.75. Her efficiency was highlighted by a again 3 and a half somersault tuck that earned 70.95 factors.

The Longhorns’ 400-yard freestyle relay staff made up of Eva Okaro, Lillie Nesty, Nikolett Padar, and Erin Gemmell additionally turned in a record-setting efficiency. The quartet completed third in 3:07.02, breaking the earlier program document of three:08.14 set on the 2026 SEC Championships.

Texas additionally earned honorable point out All-America honors in 4 occasions. Okaro (46.49) and Gemmell (47.43) have been acknowledged within the 100 freestyle, Emma Kern within the 200 backstroke (1:51.71), and Angie Coe within the 200 particular person medley (1:54.87).

Final Top-10 Team Scoring:

1. Virginia — 589

2. Stanford — 380.5

3. Texas — 376.5

4. California — 303

5. Tennessee — 301.5

6. Michigan — 296

7. Indiana — 258

8. Louisville — 201.5

9. NC State — 196.5

10. Florida — 125.5

Texas Longhorns National Champions:

Jillian Cox – 1,650 freestyle 

Campbell Stoll – 200 butterfly

Texas Longhorns All-Americans:

Campbell Chase – 800 freestyle relay, 200 IM

Jillian Cox – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle

Bayleigh Cranford – 1-meter, 3-meter diving, Platform

Piper Enge – 200 medley relay, 100 breaststroke, 400 medley relay

Erin Gemmell – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Kate Hurst – 1,650 freestyle

Emma Kern – 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay

Lucy Mehraban – 200 freestyle relay

Lillie Nesty – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Eva Okaro – 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay

Nikolett Padar – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle

Campbell Stoll – 200 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 400 medley relay, 200 butterfly

Texas Longhorns Honorable Mention All-Americans

Angie Coe — 200 IM

Erin Gemmell — 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle

Kate Hurst — 500 freestyle

Emma Kern — 200 backstroke

Lillie Nesty — 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle

Eva Okaro — 100 freestyle

Nikolett Padar — 500 freestyle

Campbell Stoll — 400 IM