{"id":652953,"date":"2026-09-08T07:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=652953"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:09:28","slug":"whos-back-a-look-at-the-returning-ncaa-finalists-for-the-2026-27-season-women-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/whos-back-a-look-at-the-returning-ncaa-finalists-for-the-2026-27-season-women-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s Back? A Look at the Returning NCAA Finalists for the 2026-27 Season (Women)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who&#8217;s Back? A Look at the Returning NCAA Finalists for the 2026-27 Season (Women)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the collegiate dual-meet season set to get underway, it seemed like an appropriate time to glance at the NCAA women&#8217;s landscape for the upcoming campaign. Of the 104 finalists in the 13 individual events contested at last year&#8217;s NCAA Championships, a staggering 79 are returning for the 2026-27 season. More, eight events feature returning championships, led by Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> in the 100-meter backstroke and 200 backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>Other returning titlists include Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Anna Moesch<\/strong> (200 freestyle), Cal&#8217;s <strong>Claire Weinstein<\/strong> (500 freestyle), Texas&#8217; <strong>Jillian<\/strong> <strong>Cox<\/strong> (1650 freestyle), North Carolina State&#8217;s <strong>Eneli Jefimova<\/strong> (100 breaststroke), Texas&#8217; <strong>Campbell Stoll<\/strong> (200 butterfly) and Michigan&#8217;s <strong>Bella Sims<\/strong> (400 individual medley).<\/p>\n<p>Virginia is unquestionably the favorite to capture a seventh consecutive title in March, when the NCAA Championships unfold at the University of Texas&#8217; Jamail Swim Center. Here is a look at the championship finalists from last year&#8217;s NCAA Championships who are back in action for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimmeetresults.tech\/NCAA-Division-I-Women-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Championships Results (2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>50 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Sara Curtis (Virginia) &#8211; 20.74<br \/>\n3. Camille Spink (Tennessee) &#8211; 20.98<br \/>\n4. Eva Okaro (Texas) &#8211; 21.05<br \/>\n6. Liberty Clark (Indiana) &#8211; 21.25<br \/>\n8. Anna Moesch (Virginia) &#8211; 21.37<\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Anna Moesch (Virginia) &#8211; 45.54<br \/>\n3. Sara Curtis (Virginia) &#8211; 45.77<br \/>\n4. Liberty Clark (Indiana) &#8211; 46.11<br \/>\n5. Camille Spink (Tennessee) &#8211; 46.28<br \/>\n6. Mary-Ambre Moluh (Cal) &#8211; 46.30<br \/>\n7. Cadence Vincent (Alabama) &#8211; 46.87<\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Anna Moesch (Virginia) &#8211; 1:39.23<br \/>\n2. Liberty Clark (Indiana) &#8211; 1:39.88<br \/>\n3. Nikolett Padar (Texas) &#8211; 1:40.78<br \/>\n4. Minna Abraham (USC) &#8211; 1:41.66<br \/>\n5. Madi Mintenko (Virginia) &#8211; 1:41.87<br \/>\n6. Camille Spink (Tennessee) &#8211; 1:41.72<br \/>\n7. Mia West (Cal) &#8211; 1:42.00<br \/>\n8. Claire Weinstein (Cal) &#8211; 1:42.59<\/p>\n<p><strong>500 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Claire Weinstein (Cal) &#8211; 4:30.09<br \/>\n2. Jillian Cox (Texas) &#8211; 4:31.56<br \/>\n3. Kennedi Dobson (Georgia) &#8211; 4:32.24<br \/>\n4. Ella Jansen (Tennessee) &#8211; 4:32.82<br \/>\n5. Julie Brousseau (Florida) &#8211; 4:34.63<br \/>\n6. Cavan Gormsen (Virginia) &#8211; 4:35.11<br \/>\n7. Hannah Bellard (Michigan) &#8211; 4:35.80<br \/>\n8. Madi Mintenko (Virginia) &#8211; 4:36.68<\/p>\n<p><strong>1650 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Jillian Cox (Texas) &#8211; 15:32.26<br \/>\n2. Claire Weinstein (Cal) &#8211; 15:36.52<br \/>\n3. Katie Grimes (Virginia) &#8211; 15:42.65<br \/>\n5. Mila Nikanorov (Ohio St.) &#8211; 15:46.48<br \/>\n6. Kennedi Dobson (Georgia) &#8211; 15:46.97<br \/>\n7. Thilda Haell (Louisville) &#8211; 15:51.82<br \/>\n8. Kate Hurst (Texas) &#8211; 15:53.09<\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Claire Curzan (Virginia) &#8211; 48.24<br \/>\n2. Bella Sims (Michigan) &#8211; 49.62<br \/>\n2. Maggie Wanezek (Wisconsin) &#8211; 49.62<br \/>\n4. Erika Pelaez (N.C. State) &#8211; 49.95<br \/>\n4. Mary-Ambre Moluh (Cal) &#8211; 49.95<br \/>\n6. Leah Shackley (N.C. State) &#8211; 49.98<\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Claire Curzan (Virginia) &#8211; 1:46.10<br \/>\n2. Maggie Wanezek (Wisconsin) &#8211; 1:47.73<br \/>\n3. Erika Pelaez (N.C. State) &#8211; 1:49.08<br \/>\n5. Bella Sims (Michigan) &#8211; 1:49.38<br \/>\n6. Teagan O&#8217;Dell (Cal) &#8211; 1:49.70**<br \/>\n7. Leah Shackley (N.C. State) &#8211; 1:49.74<br \/>\n8. Miranda Grana (Indiana) &#8211; 1:50.71<br \/>\n**Transferred to Virginia<\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Eneli Jefimova (N.C. State) &#8211; 56.30<br \/>\n2. McKenzie Siroky (Tennessee) &#8211; 57.00<br \/>\n2. Anita Bottazzo (Florida) &#8211; 57.00**<br \/>\n4. Anastasia Gorbenko (Louisville) &#8211; 57.56<br \/>\n5. Piper Enge (Texas) &#8211; 57.76<br \/>\n6. Maria Ramos Najji (Ohio State) &#8211; 57.99<br \/>\n**Transferred to Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. Anastasia Gorbenko (Louisville) &#8211; 2:05.24<br \/>\n6. Grace Rabb (Florida) &#8211; 2:06.85<br \/>\n7. Anita Bottazzo (Florida) &#8211; 2:07.13**<br \/>\n**Transferred to Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Claire Curzan (Virginia) &#8211; 48.55<br \/>\n3. Alex Shackell (Indiana) &#8211; 49.82<br \/>\n5. Annie Jia (Cal) &#8211; 50.34<br \/>\n6. Mizuki Hirai (Tennessee) &#8211; 50.56<br \/>\n7. Campbell Stoll (Texas) &#8211; 50.61<br \/>\n8. Miranda Grana (Indiana) &#8211; 51.11<\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Campbell Stoll (Texas) &#8211; 1:50.26<br \/>\n2. Alex Shackell (Indiana) &#8211; 1:50.40<br \/>\n3. Hannah Bellard (Michigan) &#8211; 1:51.17<br \/>\n4. Tess Howley (Virginia) &#8211; 1:51.69<br \/>\n5. Caroline Bricker (Stanford) &#8211; 1:52.10<br \/>\n6. Emily Brown (Tennessee) &#8211; 1:52.13<br \/>\n7. Ella Jansen (Tennessee) &#8211; 1:52.35<\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Individual Medley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Teagan O&#8217;Dell (Cal) &#8211; 1:52.76<br \/>\n3. Mia West (Cal) &#8211; 1:52.96<br \/>\n4. Anastasia Gorbenko (Louisville) &#8211; 1:52.98<br \/>\n5. Campbell Chase (Texas) &#8211; 1:53.48<br \/>\n7. Leah Hayes (Virginia) &#8211; 1:53.56<br \/>\n**Transferred to Virginia<\/p>\n<p><strong>400 Individual Medley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Bella Sims (Michigan) &#8211; 3:58.08<br \/>\n3. Teagan O&#8217;Dell (Cal) &#8211; 3:59.43**<br \/>\n4. Ella Jansen (Tennessee) &#8211; 3:59.59<br \/>\n5. Katie Grimes (Virginia) &#8211; 4:00.56<br \/>\n6. Caroline Bricker (Stanford) &#8211; 4:02.23<br \/>\n**Transferred to Virginia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s Back? 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