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 IRVING, Texas – The 2026 American Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship can be held Wednesday by way of Saturday (February 18-21) on the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is the second time the Championship has been held on the venue (2015). Rice has been chosen as the favourite within the Pre-Championship Coaches Poll. Tickets can be found for buy at this link. Live protection of the Championship can be accessible on ESPN+ for all eight classes. Preliminary classes will start at 10:30 a.m. Eastern every morning. Coverage of the finals will start at 6 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, 5 p.m. Eastern Thursday and Friday and 4:45 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. The 2025 meet will characteristic 9 groups together with East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, FIU, James Madison, Liberty, Marshall, North Texas, Rice and Tulane. Events can be scored by way of the highest 24 opponents in every occasion. Rice captured its first American championship in 2025, whereas 2024 champion FIU was second, only one.5 factors behind the Owls. Tulane was third. All three particular person award winners from the 2025 Championship return, together with Most Outstanding Swimmer Nicole Frank of FIU and Most Outstanding Diver Kamryn Wong of North Texas. Rice’s Ava Portello was the Freshman of the Year in 2025. FIU is the highest seed in three of the 5 relay occasions, together with the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays and the 200-yard medley relay. Rice is the highest seed within the 800-yard freestyle relay, whereas Liberty has the highest time this season within the 400-yard medley relay. 2026 American Women’s Swimming and Diving Pre-Championship Poll 
 
 
 1
 Rice (6)
 62
 
 
 2
 Liberty (3)
 58
 
 
 3
 FIU
 49
 
 
 4
 Tulane
 43
 
 
 5
 Florida Atlantic
 29
 
 
 6
 Marshall
 27
 
 
 7
 East Carolina
 24
 
 
 8
 James Madison
 23
 
 
 9
 North Texas
 9
 
 
 First-place votes in parenthesis Schedule of Events
 Wednesday, February 18
 Session 1 - 10:30 a.m. (Swimming Prelims) | ESPN+ 500-yard Freestyle 200-yard Individual Medley 50-yard FreestyleSession 2 - 6 p.m. (Finals) | ESPN+
 200-yard Medley Relay
 500-yard Freestyle
 200-yard Individual Medley
 50-yard Freestyle
 Team Diving EventThursday, February 19
 Session 3 - 10:30 a.m. (Swimming Prelims) | 11 a.m. (Diving Prelims) | ESPN+
 400-yard Individual Medley
 100-yard Butterfly
 200-yard Freestyle
 1-meter Diving PrelimsSession 4 - 5 p.m. (Diving Consolations) | 6 p.m. (Finals) | ESPN+
 1-meter Diving Consolations
 200-yard Freestyle Relay
 400-yard Individual Medley
 100-yard Butterfly
 200-yard Freestyle
 1-meter Diving Finals
 400-yard Medley RelayFriday, February 20
 Session 5 - 10:30 a.m. (Swimming Prelims) | 11 a.m. (Diving Prelims) | ESPN+
 100-yard Backstroke
 100-yard Breaststroke
 200-yard Butterfly
 3-meter Diving PrelimsSession 6 - 5 p.m. (Diving Consolations) | 6 p.m. (Finals) | ESPN+
 3-meter Diving Consolations
 800-yard Freestyle Relay
 3-meter Diving Finals
 100-yard Backstroke
 100-yard Breaststroke
 200-yard ButterflySaturday, February 21
 Session 7 - 10:30 a.m. (Swimming Prelims) | 11 a.m. (Diving Prelims) | ESPN+
 100-yard Freestyle
 200-yard Backstroke
 200-yard Breaststroke
 Platform Diving PrelimsSession 8 - 4:45 p.m. (Diving Consolations) | 5:40 p.m. (Senior Recognition) | 6 p.m. (Finals) | ESPN+
 Platform Diving Consolations
 1,650-yard Freestyle*
 100-yard Freestyle
 200-yard Backstroke
 200-yard Breaststroke
 Platform Diving Finals
 400-yard Freestyle Relay* The 1,650-yard Freestyle is a timed last occasion. The quickest warmth of scoring athletes can be swum in the beginning of finals. The remaining heats will start previous to the beginning of the finals session (backed up from a 5 p.m. warm-up time, relying on the variety of heats).
 
 
 
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