NCAA DI Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships 2026: Know Selection Process, Full Schedule and Results

Here’s all you need to know about the 2026 NCAA DI women’s swimming championship, including the calendar of events, selection criteria, and results.

The pick will be announced on Wednesday, March 4 and published on NCAA.com. The top swimmers and divers who earn automatic bids or meet the qualifying criteria will be invited to compete over four days at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

2026 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming Championship Schedule

• Selection release: Wednesday, March 4 on NCAA.com
• Women’s championship: Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21
  • Wednesday, March 18:
    • 1650-yard freestyle
    • 200-yard medley relay
    • 800-yard freestyle relay
  • Thursday, March 19:
    • 100-yard butterfly
    • 400-yard individual medley
    • 200-yard freestyle
    • 100-yard breastroke
    • 200-yard freestyle relay
    • One-meter diving
  • Friday, March 20:
    • 100-yard backstroke
    • 200-yard breastroke
    • 500-yard freestyle
    • 50-yard freestyle
    • 400-yard medley relay
    • Three-meter diving
  • Saturday, March 21:
    • 200-yard individual medley
    • 100-yard freestyle
    • 200-yard butterfly
    • 200-yard backstroke
    • 400-yard freestyle relay
    • Platform diving

Where is the 2026 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming Championship?

Georgia Tech will hold a competition among the nation’s finest swimmers and divers at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, GA.

The NCAA DI women’s swimming and diving championship will return to the Flats for the first time since 2022, and it will be the event’s third appearance. The historic aquatic complex, which was originally built for the 1996 Olympics, has experience on the big stage.

How is the Field Selected?

All DI conference event champions received automatic invites to their respective conference meets. The remaining field will be chosen by the top swimmers who met the qualifying standards, until the maximum capacity is reached and each event is even.

The invited divers win an automatic spot at zone meets in the weeks before. The meet has a total of 322 athletes, divided equally among 23 events (20 swimming and three diving).

NCAA DI Women’s Swimming Championship History

The Stanford Cardinal have won the most national championships (11) in history, while the Virginia Cavaliers, who are the current national champions, are building a dynasty with five straight titles. The Hoos are on track to win their sixth championship in a row, which would be the most consecutive wins in history. Here are all of the champions and runners-up since 1982.