{"id":639162,"date":"2026-03-20T06:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=639162"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:17:10","slug":"ncaa-division-i-womens-championships-day-3-prelims-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-division-i-womens-championships-day-3-prelims-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Division I Women&#8217;s Championships Day 3 Prelims: Virginia&#8217;s Sara Curtis Goes Sub-21 in 50 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 NCAA Division I Women&#8217;s Swimming and Diving Championships continue with the Day 3 prelims from Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>The events on tap are the 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle and 400 medley relay &#8211; all but the final heat of the timed finals.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at Friday&#8217;s prelims session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swimmeetresults.tech\/NCAA-Division-I-Women-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-final-look-at-the-psych-sheets-for-the-ncaa-womens-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psych Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-favored-to-win-sixth-consecutive-ncaa-womens-title-team-standings-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2026-ncaa-division-i-womens-swimming-and-diving-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Women\u2019s Championships Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/swimming-women\/article\/2026-02-25\/2026-ncaa-di-womens-swimming-and-diving-championships-schedule-selections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Streaming Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>NCAA Women&#8217;s 100 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> got things off to a fast start in the first event of the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia junior was seven tenths off the NCAA record in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 48.81 to take the top seed into finals.<\/p>\n<p>Cal&#8217;s <strong>Mary-Ambre Moluh<\/strong> took the second spot in 50.02.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s<strong> Bella Sims<\/strong> and Wisconsin&#8217;s <strong>Maggie Wanezek<\/strong> were locked in a battle in the sixth heat. Wanezek had a great turn at the 50 to take the lead from Sims, who then had a monster turn to propel her to the wall first in 50.08 to take the third seed. Wanezek was at 50.10 to earn the fourth seed.<\/p>\n<p>NC State&#8217;s <strong>Erika Palaez<\/strong> (50.15) and <strong>Leah Shackley<\/strong> (50.37) followed, with Alabama&#8217;s <strong>Emily Jones<\/strong> taking the seventh seed in 50.47 and Pitt&#8217;s <strong>Claire Jansen<\/strong> earning the final spot in 50.79.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Bryn Greenwaldt<\/strong> scratched the event. She is slated to swim the 50 free later in the session.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 10  Women 100 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n         Meet: M 48.26  3\/17\/2023 Gretchen Walsh - Also 3\/22\/24, Virginia\r\n     American: A 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n      US Open: O 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n         Pool: P 48.38  2\/20\/2026 Claire Curzan, Virginia\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Curzan, Claire         JR Virginia            48.38      48.81  \r\n    r:+0.64  11.45        23.59 (12.14)\r\n          36.18 (12.59)       48.81 (12.63)\r\n  2 Moluh, Mary-Ambre      SO California          49.64      50.02  \r\n    r:+0.76  11.54        23.88 (12.34)\r\n          36.90 (13.02)       50.02 (13.12)\r\n  3 Sims, Bella            JR Michigan            49.12      50.08  \r\n    r:+0.57  11.73        24.10 (12.37)\r\n          37.21 (13.11)       50.08 (12.87)\r\n  4 Wanezek, Maggie        SO Wisconsin           49.71      50.10  \r\n    r:+0.59  11.69        23.94 (12.25)\r\n          36.74 (12.80)       50.10 (13.36)\r\n  5 Pelaez, Erika          SO NC State            49.54      50.15  \r\n    r:+0.56  11.99        24.49 (12.50)\r\n          37.34 (12.85)       50.15 (12.81)\r\n  6 Shackley, Leah         SO NC State            50.09      50.37  \r\n    r:+0.54  11.79        24.30 (12.51)\r\n          37.32 (13.02)       50.37 (13.05)\r\n  7 Jones, Emily           SR Alabama             50.59      50.47  \r\n    r:+0.63  11.73        24.13 (12.40)\r\n          37.15 (13.02)       50.47 (13.32)\r\n  8 Jansen, Claire         SR Pittsburgh          50.32      50.79  \r\n    r:+0.62  12.10        24.63 (12.53)\r\n          37.66 (13.03)       50.79 (13.13)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 Ferris, Scarlett       JR Nevada              50.78      50.98  \r\n    r:+0.62  11.92        24.37 (12.45)\r\n          37.52 (13.15)       50.98 (13.46)\r\n 10 Howley, Tess           JR Virginia            51.26      51.01  \r\n    r:+0.57  12.09        24.67 (12.58)\r\n          37.83 (13.16)       51.01 (13.18)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n 11 Gring, Sydney          JR Pittsburgh          51.53      51.08  \r\n    r:+0.67  12.00        24.81 (12.81)\r\n          37.98 (13.17)       51.08 (13.10)\r\n 12 Greenhawt, Lexi        JR Michigan            50.81      51.22  \r\n    r:+0.55  11.87        24.49 (12.62)\r\n          37.77 (13.28)       51.22 (13.45)\r\n 12 Owens, Kaitlyn         SR TAMU                51.06      51.22  \r\n    r:+0.66  11.99        24.71 (12.72)\r\n          37.93 (13.22)       51.22 (13.29)\r\n 14 Grana, Miranda         JR Indiana             49.89      51.27  \r\n    r:+0.67  12.02        24.55 (12.53)\r\n          37.91 (13.36)       51.27 (13.36)\r\n 15 Noble, Kennedy         SR NC State            51.07      51.34  \r\n    r:+0.64  11.96        24.50 (12.54)\r\n          37.68 (13.18)       51.34 (13.66)\r\n 16 Dewitt, Mya            SR Indiana             51.07      51.36  \r\n    r:+0.55  12.15        24.68 (12.53)\r\n          38.02 (13.34)       51.36 (13.34)<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>NCAA Women&#8217;s 200 Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p>Louisville sophomore <strong>Anastasia Gorbenko<\/strong> pulled away from the field to take the top seed in the 200 breaststroke. She got to the wall in 2:05.16, holding off Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Aimee Canny<\/strong> (2:05.25).<\/p>\n<p>Stanford&#8217;s<strong> Lucy Bell<\/strong> took the third seed in 2:05.51, just ahead of Duke&#8217;s <strong>Kaelyn Gridley<\/strong> (2:05.86) and Florida&#8217;s <strong>Anita Bottazzo<\/strong> (2:06.98).<\/p>\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s<strong> Letitia Sim<\/strong> and Florida&#8217;s <strong>Grace Rabb<\/strong> tied for the sixth seed in 2:07.32.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Emma Weber<\/strong> snuck into the final at 2:07.58.<\/p>\n<p>It was a big event for Virginia, who put two in the finals but also scored ninth with <strong>Sophia Umstead<\/strong> (2:07.73), 11th with <strong>Zoe Skirboll<\/strong> (2:07.71), 12th with <strong>Leah Hayes<\/strong> (2:07.86). A total of five Cavaliers finished sub-2:08.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 11  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n         Meet: M 2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n     American: A 2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n      US Open: O 2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n         Pool: P 2:02.19  3\/26\/2022 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Gorbenko, Anastasia    SO Louisville        2:05.02    2:05.16  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.34        59.96 (31.62)\r\n        1:32.21 (32.25)     2:05.16 (32.95)\r\n  2 Canny, Aimee           SR Virginia          2:02.97    2:05.25  \r\n    r:+0.73  28.46        59.99 (31.53)\r\n        1:32.08 (32.09)     2:05.25 (33.17)\r\n  3 Bell, Lucy             SR Stanford          2:02.67    2:05.51  \r\n    r:+0.69  28.54      1:00.87 (32.33)\r\n        1:33.08 (32.21)     2:05.51 (32.43)\r\n  4 Gridley, Kaelyn        SR Duke              2:05.25    2:05.86  \r\n    r:+0.69  28.43      1:00.26 (31.83)\r\n        1:32.71 (32.45)     2:05.86 (33.15)\r\n  5 Bottazzo, Anita        SO Florida           2:06.97    2:06.98  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.18      1:00.29 (32.11)\r\n        1:33.10 (32.81)     2:06.98 (33.88)\r\n  6 Rabb, Grace            FR Florida           2:08.48    2:07.32  \r\n    r:+0.69  29.02      1:00.89 (31.87)\r\n        1:33.94 (33.05)     2:07.32 (33.38)\r\n  6 Sim, Letitia           SR Michigan          2:05.24    2:07.32  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.24      1:00.41 (32.17)\r\n        1:33.47 (33.06)     2:07.32 (33.85)\r\n  8 Weber, Emma            SR Virginia          2:07.69    2:07.58  \r\n    r:+0.70  28.80      1:00.74 (31.94)\r\n        1:33.81 (33.07)     2:07.58 (33.77)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 Umstead, Sophia        FR Virginia          2:07.00    2:07.73  \r\n    r:+0.68  28.71      1:00.90 (32.19)\r\n        1:33.89 (32.99)     2:07.73 (33.84)\r\n 10 Cheatwood, Mia         SR Louisville        2:06.40    2:07.76  \r\n    r:+0.65  29.31      1:01.18 (31.87)\r\n        1:33.95 (32.77)     2:07.76 (33.81)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n 11 Skirboll, Zoe          SR Virginia          2:08.76    2:07.81  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.17      1:01.33 (32.16)\r\n        1:33.96 (32.63)     2:07.81 (33.85)\r\n 12 Hayes, Leah            SO Virginia          2:08.46    2:07.86  \r\n    r:+0.78  28.98      1:00.89 (31.91)\r\n        1:33.76 (32.87)     2:07.86 (34.10)\r\n 13 Herron, Olivia         SR SIU               2:08.08    2:07.89  \r\n    r:+0.73  29.72      1:02.02 (32.30)\r\n        1:34.48 (32.46)     2:07.89 (33.41)\r\n 14 Robillard, Adalene     FR Stanford          2:07.36    2:07.94  \r\n    r:+0.65  29.03      1:01.32 (32.29)\r\n        1:34.32 (33.00)     2:07.94 (33.62)\r\n 15 Lundgren, Emily        SR Washington St.    2:07.04    2:08.13  \r\n    r:+0.73  29.17      1:01.18 (32.01)\r\n        1:34.22 (33.04)     2:08.13 (33.91)\r\n 16 Corrigan, Brooke       FR Wisconsin         2:07.29    2:08.35  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.83      1:00.94 (32.11)\r\n        1:33.91 (32.97)     2:08.35 (34.44)<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>NCAA Women&#8217;s 500 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>Mile champion <strong>Jillian Cox<\/strong> continued her strong meet with a top seed of 4:33.89 heading into finals of the 500 free.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee sophomore <strong>Ella Jansen<\/strong> was second in 4:34.13, ahead of Georgia freshman <strong>Kennedi Dobson<\/strong> (4:34.73).<\/p>\n<p>Virginia junior <strong>Cavan Gormsen<\/strong> took the fourth seed in 4:35.36, followed by Florida&#8217;s <strong>Julie Brousseau<\/strong> (4:35.79), Cal&#8217;s <strong>Claire Weinstein<\/strong> (4:36.66), Michigan&#8217;s <strong>Hannah Bellard<\/strong> (4:37.00) and Virginia freshman <strong>Madi Mintenko<\/strong> (4:37.43).<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 13  Women 500 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford\r\n         Meet: M 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford\r\n     American: A 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford\r\n      US Open: O 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford\r\n         Pool: P 4:30.81  3\/17\/2016 Leah Smith, Virginia\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Cox, Jillian           SO Texas             4:30.53    4:33.89  \r\n    r:+0.69  26.01        53.27 (27.26)\r\n        1:20.82 (27.55)     1:48.50 (27.68)\r\n        2:16.36 (27.86)     2:44.07 (27.71)\r\n        3:11.78 (27.71)     3:39.37 (27.59)\r\n        4:06.96 (27.59)     4:33.89 (26.93)\r\n  2 Jansen, Ella           SO Tennessee         4:34.10    4:34.13  \r\n    r:+0.74  25.26        52.56 (27.30)\r\n        1:20.09 (27.53)     1:47.65 (27.56)\r\n        2:15.29 (27.64)     2:42.86 (27.57)\r\n        3:10.53 (27.67)     3:38.36 (27.83)\r\n        4:06.30 (27.94)     4:34.13 (27.83)\r\n  3 Dobson, Kennedi        FR Georgia           4:30.70    4:34.73  \r\n    r:+0.74  25.12        52.31 (27.19)\r\n        1:19.91 (27.60)     1:47.85 (27.94)\r\n        2:15.78 (27.93)     2:43.37 (27.59)\r\n        3:11.06 (27.69)     3:38.91 (27.85)\r\n        4:06.87 (27.96)     4:34.73 (27.86)\r\n  4 Gormsen, Cavan         JR Virginia          4:34.99    4:35.36  \r\n    r:+0.72  25.65        52.90 (27.25)\r\n        1:20.71 (27.81)     1:48.53 (27.82)\r\n        2:16.37 (27.84)     2:44.13 (27.76)\r\n        3:11.90 (27.77)     3:39.72 (27.82)\r\n        4:07.66 (27.94)     4:35.36 (27.70)\r\n  5 Brousseau, Julie       SO Florida           4:35.14    4:35.79  \r\n    r:+0.75  25.34        52.32 (26.98)\r\n        1:19.45 (27.13)     1:46.96 (27.51)\r\n        2:14.71 (27.75)     2:42.65 (27.94)\r\n        3:10.76 (28.11)     3:39.17 (28.41)\r\n        4:07.65 (28.48)     4:35.79 (28.14)\r\n  6 Weinstein, Claire      FR California        4:34.81    4:36.66  \r\n    r:+0.74  24.88        52.14 (27.26)\r\n        1:20.03 (27.89)     1:48.11 (28.08)\r\n        2:16.26 (28.15)     2:44.34 (28.08)\r\n        3:12.45 (28.11)     3:40.46 (28.01)\r\n        4:08.64 (28.18)     4:36.66 (28.02)\r\n  7 Bellard, Hannah        JR Michigan          4:34.60    4:37.00  \r\n    r:+0.73  25.18        52.26 (27.08)\r\n        1:20.13 (27.87)     1:48.14 (28.01)\r\n        2:16.20 (28.06)     2:44.49 (28.29)\r\n        3:12.82 (28.33)     3:41.25 (28.43)\r\n        4:09.56 (28.31)     4:37.00 (27.44)\r\n  8 Mintenko, Madi         FR Virginia          4:35.79    4:37.43  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.02        52.42 (27.40)\r\n        1:20.20 (27.78)     1:48.42 (28.22)\r\n        2:16.41 (27.99)     2:44.71 (28.30)\r\n        3:12.94 (28.23)     3:41.56 (28.62)\r\n        4:09.89 (28.33)     4:37.43 (27.54)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 Hurst, Kate            SO Texas             4:38.54    4:37.61  \r\n    r:+0.70  25.85        53.26 (27.41)\r\n        1:20.93 (27.67)     1:48.65 (27.72)\r\n        2:16.56 (27.91)     2:44.63 (28.07)\r\n        3:12.85 (28.22)     3:41.41 (28.56)\r\n        4:09.99 (28.58)     4:37.61 (27.62)\r\n 10 Haell, Thilda          FR Louisville        4:38.91    4:37.70  \r\n    r:+0.72  25.55        53.21 (27.66)\r\n        1:21.17 (27.96)     1:49.47 (28.30)\r\n        2:17.46 (27.99)     2:45.56 (28.10)\r\n        3:13.76 (28.20)     3:41.90 (28.14)\r\n        4:10.14 (28.24)     4:37.70 (27.56)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n 11 Grimes, Katie          SO Virginia          4:33.78    4:37.78  \r\n    r:+0.66  25.17        52.62 (27.45)\r\n        1:20.42 (27.80)     1:48.43 (28.01)\r\n        2:16.59 (28.16)     2:44.62 (28.03)\r\n        3:12.76 (28.14)     3:41.05 (28.29)\r\n        4:09.68 (28.63)     4:37.78 (28.10)\r\n 12 Padar, Nikolett        FR Texas             4:36.45    4:37.90  \r\n    r:+0.72  24.78        51.56 (26.78)\r\n        1:19.09 (27.53)     1:47.13 (28.04)\r\n        2:15.61 (28.48)     2:44.62 (29.01)\r\n        3:13.68 (29.06)     3:42.51 (28.83)\r\n        4:10.66 (28.15)     4:37.90 (27.24)\r\n 13 Hartman, Bailey        SO Virginia          4:37.51    4:38.60  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.28        53.03 (27.75)\r\n        1:21.13 (28.10)     1:49.13 (28.00)\r\n        2:17.17 (28.04)     2:45.34 (28.17)\r\n        3:13.76 (28.42)     3:42.18 (28.42)\r\n        4:10.60 (28.42)     4:38.60 (28.00)\r\n 14 Jorgenson, Gena        SR Nebraska          4:39.15    4:38.77  \r\n    r:+0.80  25.87        53.68 (27.81)\r\n        1:21.83 (28.15)     1:50.16 (28.33)\r\n        2:18.40 (28.24)     2:46.79 (28.39)\r\n        3:14.95 (28.16)     3:43.11 (28.16)\r\n        4:11.32 (28.21)     4:38.77 (27.45)\r\n 15 Nesty, Lillian         SO Texas             4:37.52    4:38.93  \r\n    r:+0.73  25.26        52.66 (27.40)\r\n        1:20.56 (27.90)     1:48.86 (28.30)\r\n        2:17.03 (28.17)     2:45.25 (28.22)\r\n        3:13.48 (28.23)     3:41.69 (28.21)\r\n        4:10.46 (28.77)     4:38.93 (28.47)\r\n 16 Cosgrove, Ella         FR California        4:37.07    4:39.19  \r\n    r:+0.76  25.46        53.20 (27.74)\r\n        1:21.06 (27.86)     1:49.19 (28.13)\r\n        2:17.07 (27.88)     2:45.25 (28.18)\r\n        3:13.75 (28.50)     3:42.08 (28.33)\r\n        4:10.69 (28.61)     4:39.19 (28.50)<\/pre>\n<h3>NCAA Women&#8217;s 50 Free<\/h3>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Sara Curtis<\/strong> scorched a 20.93 to earn the top seed in the 50. Curtis was the only sub-21 in the field during the session.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&#8217;s <strong>Camille Spink<\/strong> took the second seed in 21.04, followed by Louisville&#8217;s <strong>Julia Dennis<\/strong> (21.13), Stanford&#8217;s <strong>Torri Huske<\/strong> (21.14), who won the 100 butterfly Thursday, and Texas&#8217; <strong>Eva Okaro<\/strong> (21.27).<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Anna Moesch<\/strong>, who won the 200 free on Thursday, took the sixth seed in 21.35, followed by Indiana&#8217;s<strong> Liberty Clark<\/strong> (21.39) and Michigan&#8217;s <strong>Brady Kendall<\/strong> (21.44).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 14  Women 50 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 20.37  3\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh - Also 3\/20\/25, Virginia\r\n         Meet: M 20.37  3\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh - Also 3\/20\/25, Virginia\r\n     American: A 20.37  3\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh - Also 3\/20\/25, Virginia\r\n      US Open: O 20.37  3\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh - Also 3\/20\/25, Virginia\r\n         Pool: P 20.84  3\/17\/2022 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Curtis, Sara           FR Virginia            21.09      20.93  \r\n    r:+0.67  10.04        20.93 (10.89)\r\n  2 Spink, Camille         JR Tennessee           20.87      21.04  \r\n    r:+0.65  10.11        21.04 (10.93)\r\n  3 Dennis, Julia          SR Louisville          21.21      21.13  \r\n    r:+0.65  10.10        21.13 (11.03)\r\n  4 Huske, Torri           SR Stanford            21.01      21.14  \r\n    r:+0.61  10.15        21.14 (10.99)\r\n  5 Okaro, Eva             FR Texas               21.26      21.27  \r\n    r:+0.68  10.22        21.27 (11.05)\r\n  6 Moesch, Anna           SO Virginia            21.22     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