{"id":639302,"date":"2026-03-21T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=639302"},"modified":"2026-03-21T04:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:44:28","slug":"ncaa-womens-championship-anastasia-gorbenko-aims-for-200-im-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-womens-championship-anastasia-gorbenko-aims-for-200-im-title\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Women’s Championship: Anastasia Gorbenko Aims for 200 IM Title (Day Four Heat Sheets)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continues with Day 4 prelims from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

The events on the docket are the 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke and the 400 free relay minus the final heat.<\/p>\n

FULL HEAT SHEETS<\/a><\/p>\n

There are five heats of the 200 IM. Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko<\/strong> is the top overall seed and will be in the final heat alongside UCLA’s Rosie Murphy<\/strong>, Cal’s Teagan O’Dell<\/strong> and Michigan’s Letitia Sim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cal’s Mia West<\/strong> is in the fourth heat along with Texas’ Campbell Chase<\/strong> and Virginia’s Aimee Canny<\/strong> and Sophia Umstead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Stanford’s Lucy Bell,<\/strong> the 200 breaststroke champion, anchors the third heat next to Virginia’s Leah<\/strong> Hayes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 100 free has seven heats. The final heat will feature top seed Anna Moesch<\/strong> of Virginia, who won the 200 free. Her teammate Sara Curtis<\/strong>, Louisville’s Julia Dennis<\/strong> and Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini<\/strong> are in the final heat.<\/p>\n

The sixth heat features Stanford’s Torri Huske<\/strong>, who has already won the 100 fly and 50 free. Indiana’s Liberty Clark<\/strong> and Texas’s Erin Gemmel<\/strong>l are in the heat, while Tennessee’s Camille Spink<\/strong> anchors the fifth heat.<\/p>\n

The 200 butterfly features five heats. The top seed is Michigan’s Hannah Bellard<\/strong>, who will be flanked by Stanford’s Caroline Bricker<\/strong> and Tennessee’s Emily Brown<\/strong>. Texas’ Campbell Stoll<\/strong> will go head-to-head with Virginia’s Tess Howley<\/strong> and Indiana’s Alex Shackel<\/strong>l anchors the third heat.<\/p>\n

The 200 backstroke has six heats. Virginia’s Claire Curzan<\/strong>, the 100 backstroke winner, is the top seed and will face Indiana’s Miranda Grana<\/strong> and Pitt’s Claire Jansen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin’s Maggie Wanezek<\/strong>, Cal’s Teagan O’Dell<\/strong>, NC State’s Leah Shackley<\/strong> and Michigan’s Bella Sims<\/strong> area all in the fifth heat, while NC State’s Erika Pelaez<\/strong> anchors the fourth heat.<\/p>\n

The 400 free relay has two early heats. The last heat of the timed finals will be in the finals session.<\/p>\n