2016 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
| 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Atlanta, Georgia |
| Date(s) | March 16–19, 2016 |
| Venue(s) | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Athletes participating | 322 |
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The 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested March 16–19, 2016 at the 35th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.
This year's events were hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology at the in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Georgia once again returned to the top of the team standings, finishing 19 points (414–395) ahead of Stanford. This was the Lady Bulldogs' seventh team title.
Lilly King of Indiana was awarded the 2016 CSCAA (College Swimming Coaches Association of America) Swimmer of the Year. King won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes in record breaking fashion, and was the first woman under 57 seconds in the 100 breast, and the first women to go under the 2:04 barrier in the 200 breaststroke. She helped the Hoosiers in the medley relay with monster splits of 56.74 and 26.05 to help Indiana to a 7th-place finish.[2]
Georgia's Jack Bauerle was awarded the 2016 CSCAA Division 1 Women's Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Dawgs to a win over the favored Stanford Cardinal, and helped Olivia Smoliga and Brittany MacLean win individual titles.[3]
Team standings[]
- Note: Top 10 only
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut finish in the Top 10
- Full results[4]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Georgia | 414 |
 |
Stanford | 395 |
 |
California (DC) | 358 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 309 |
| 5 | Virginia | 264 |
| 6 | USC | 244.5 |
| 7 | Indiana | 228 |
| 8 | Louisville | 220 |
| 9 | NC State | 155 |
| 10 | Michigan | 150 |
Swimming results[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 freestyle | Olivia Smoliga Georgia |
21.21 | Farida Osman California |
21.46 | Liz Li Ohio State |
21.48 | |||
| 100 freestyle | Olivia Smoliga Georgia |
46.70 | Lia Neal Stanford |
47.00 | Kasia Wilk USC |
47.35 | |||
| 200 freestyle | Brittany MacLean Georgia |
1:42.42 | Mallory Comerford Louisville |
1:42.54 | Lia Neal Stanford |
1:42.58 | |||
| 500 freestyle | Leah Smith Virginia |
4:31.33 | Brittany MacLean Georgia |
4:33.05 | Hali Flickinger Georgia |
4:33.35 | |||
| 1650 freestyle | Leah Smith Virginia |
15:32.72 | Brittany MacLean Georgia |
15:39.29 | Michigan |
15:45.26 | |||
| 100 backstroke | Rachel Bootsma California |
50.28 | Virginia |
50.73 | Stanford |
50.86 | |||
| 200 backstroke | Kentucky |
1:49.71 | Virginia |
1:50.29 | Kennedy Goss Indiana |
1:50.37 | |||
| 100 breaststroke | Lilly King Indiana |
56.85 | Stanford |
57.36 | Indiana |
58.10 | |||
| 200 breaststroke | Lilly King Indiana |
2:03.59 | Indiana |
2:06.27 | Emily Escobedo UMBC |
2:06.43 | |||
| 100 butterfly | Kelsi Worrell Louisville |
49.43 | Sarah Gibson Texas A&M |
50.61 | Farida Osman California |
50.76 | |||
| 200 butterfly | Kelsi Worrell Louisville |
1:50.96 | Ella Eastin Stanford |
1:51.04 | Georgia |
1:53.10 | |||
| 200 IM | Ella Eastin Stanford |
1:51.65 | Kathleen Baker California |
1:52.95 | USC |
1:54.27 | |||
| 400 IM | Ella Eastin Stanford |
3:58.40 | Ohio State |
4:03.61 | Georgia |
4:03.66 | |||
| 200 freestyle relay | California Farida Osman (21.60) (21.71) (21.85) Amy Bilquist (21.64) |
1:26.80 | Tennessee (22.13) (21.48) (21.67) Kira Toussaint (22.14) |
1:27.42 | Georgia Olivia Smoliga (21.46) (22.16) (22.08) (21.83) |
1:27.53 | |||
| 400 freestyle relay | USC Kasia Wilk (47.60) (47.45) Chelsea Chenault (47.85) Anika Apostalon (46.77) |
3:09.69 | Georgia Olivia Smoliga (46.87) Brittany MacLean (47.64) (48.00) Hali Flickinger (48.31) |
3:10.82 | Texas A&M Beryl Gastaldello (47.19) (48.24) Claire Rasmus (48.77) Sarah Gibson (47.71) |
3:11.91 | |||
| 800 freestyle relay | Georgia Hali Flickinger (1:42.80) (1:43.95) (1:43.59) Brittany MacLean (1:41.46) |
6:51.80 | USC (1:43.08) Anika Apostalon (1:44.34) Chelsea Chenault (1:42.69) Kasia Wilk (1:43.73) |
6:53.84 | California Kathleen Baker (1:43.99) Elizabeth Pelton (1:44.07) Rachel Bootsma (1:44.23) Amy Bilquist (1:42.89) |
6:55.18 | |||
| 200 medley relay | Stanford (24.16) (26.38) (22.79) Lia Neal (21.48) |
1:34.81 | California Rachel Bootsma (23.36) Marina García Urzainqui (27.95) Noemie Thomas (22.68) Farida Osman (21.12) |
1:35.11 | Louisville (24.47) (26.65) Kelsi Worrell (22.55) Mallory Comerford (21.69) |
1:35.36 | |||
| 400 medley relay | Stanford (51.89) (57.02) (50.65) Lia Neal (46.58) |
3:26.14 | Louisville (52.71) (58.23) Kelsi Worrell (49.31) Mallory Comerford (47.33) |
3:27.58 | Virginia (50.95) (58.30) (52.34) (47.15) |
3:28.22 | |||
Diving Results[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m diving | Nevada |
344.95 | UCLA |
336.00 | Miami (OH) |
332.20 |
| 3 m diving | Nevada |
404.70 | Miami (OH) |
399.40 | Florida |
387.20 |
| Platform diving | Stanford |
346.15 | Minnesota |
331.80 | Arizona State |
289.10 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2014-2018 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Lilly King Earns CSCAA Swimmer Of The Year After American Records". SwimSwam. swimswam.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Georgia's Jack Bauerle Named CSCAA Women's Coach of the Year for 2016". 20 March 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 10–12. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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