{"id":127421,"date":"2015-03-17T09:57:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T16:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=127421"},"modified":"2016-02-23T09:13:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:13:37","slug":"ncaa-division-i-womens-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-division-i-womens-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Ladies – NCAA Division I Women’s Championship Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAA Division I Women’s Championship editorial\u00a0coverage\u00a0is sponsored by Nike Swim<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Readers can download the Swimming World Magazine NCAA Women’s Division I Championship Preview\u00a0for FREE<\/a><\/em> to catch up on all the Internet stories they missed throughout the past few weeks.<\/p>\n

FEATURES<\/strong>
\nTWO-TEAM-TUSSLE<\/span><\/strong>
\nBy Jeff Commings <\/strong>
\nDefending champion Georgia and the University of California should contend for this year\u2019s women\u2019s NCAA team title, with Cal primed to claim the trophy it was expected to win last year.<\/p>\n

BACKSTROKERS TO WATCH AT NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy\u00a0Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nA preview of the incredibly loaded women\u2019s backstroke events at the upcoming D1 Championships.\u00a0Can an \u201cunknown\u201d make her way to the top?<\/p>\n

3 TEAMS TO WATCH IN THE NCAA WOMEN’S DIVISION I RELAYS
\n<\/span><\/strong>By\u00a0Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nRelays are the most exciting part of the NCAA championships,\u00a0for fans, athletes and coaches. Double points are awarded for the\u00a0top 16 teams in the five women NCAA Division I relays contested,\u00a0and the school that takes home the team trophy at the end of\u00a0the meet usually wins the majority of relays.<\/p>\n

5 FRESHMEN TO WATCH IN THE BUTTERFLY EVENTS<\/span><\/strong>
\nBy\u00a0Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nBeing a freshman at the NCAA championships is a daunting ordeal. The meet has been called one of the toughest meets in the United States, and for good reason. You have to swim fast in every session if you want to not only get a second swim but set yourself up to score the most points for your team. That could be a scary thing for a first-timer, but five ladies could step up and perform well for their universities in two weeks in the butterfly events.<\/p>\n

3 DARK HORSES IN THE NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S DISTANCE FREESTYLE RACES<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy\u00a0Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nOnce you look at the psych sheet<\/a> for the women\u2019s NCAA Division I distance freestyle events, the first thought when glancing at the lineups is: \u201cCierra Runge is going to win two NCAA individual titles as a freshman.\u201d<\/p>\n

4 BREASTSTROKERS TO WATCH AT THE NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy\u00a0Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nThough the great Breeja Larson has moved on to postgraduate life, the breaststroke events will not be without some excitement in two weeks at the women\u2019s NCAA Division I championships. We could see an American record in the 200 breast and a close race in the 100 breast that could result in one or two ladies under the 58-second barrier.<\/p>\n

6 FACES OF SPRINT FREESTYLE IN THE NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nThe races last about 21 seconds and 46 seconds, but the 50 and 100 freestyles at the women\u2019s Division I championships in two weeks will people taking for much longer than that. Could we have American records in both events?<\/p>\n

BREAKING DOWN IM RACES AT THE NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Jeff Commings<\/strong>
\nThe best thing about watching an individual medley race is seeing the lead change throughout the race. As swimmers play to their strengths and hope their weaknesses aren\u2019t their downfall, we tend to see some exciting strategy play out in the 200 and 400 IM. Thanks to the graduations of previous champions Maya DiRado and Elizabeth Beisel. Who has the chops to win?<\/p>\n

View NCAA Women’s Division I Championship Preview Here<\/p>\n

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