NCAA Women's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships

NCAA Women's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships
Founded	1982
Number of teams	51 (2017)
Current champions	Emory (11)
Most successful club(s)	Kenyon (23)
Television broadcasters	ESPNU
Website	NCAA.com

The Women's Division III NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships are college championship events in the USA. The event is held annually following the winter regular season, and it consists of individual and team championships in a range of events in women's swimming and diving for swimmers from Division III universities. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool.^[1]

In every year of contention, the women's championship has been held at the same time and venue as the NCAA Men's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.

History[]

Swimming was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.^[2]

Results[]

NCAA Women's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships^[3]
Year	Site	Host Pool	Championship Results
Year	Site	Host Pool	Winner	Points	Runners-Up	Points
1982	Lexington, VA (Washington and Lee)	Cy Twombly Pool (swim) Virginia Military Institute (dive)	Williams	402	Kenyon	303
1983	Canton, OH	C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School	Williams (2)	330½	Hamline	286
1984	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon	307½	Hamline	283½
1985	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (2)	496	Pomona–Pitzer	348
1986	Canton, OH	C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School	Kenyon (3)	713	UC San Diego	403½
1987	Canton, OH	C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School	Kenyon (4)	659	Pomona–Pitzer	349½
1988	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (5)	581½	UC San Diego	338½
1989	Brunswick, ME (Bowdoin)	A. LeRoy Greason Swimming Pool	Kenyon (6)	631	UC San Diego	298½
1990	Wheaton, IL (Wheaton)	Chrouser Aquatics Center	Kenyon (7)	506	UC San Diego	443
1991	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (8)	661½	UC San Diego	466
1992	Buffalo, NY (Erie CC)	Flickinger Aquatic Center	Kenyon (9)	750	UC San Diego	408
1993	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (10)	683	UC San Diego	451½
1994	Williamstown, MA (Williams)	John Wesley Chandler Athletic Center	Kenyon (11)	595½	Hope	408½
1995	Wesleyan	Middleton, CT	Kenyon (12)	527½	Williams	333
1996	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (13)	542	UC San Diego	380
1997	Oxford, OH (Miami)	Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center	Kenyon (14)	572	Williams	377
1998	St. Peters, MO		Kenyon (15)	693½	Denison	522
1999	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center	Kenyon (16)	664½	Denson	503
2000	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (17)	619½	Denison	417½
2001	Buffalo, NY (Erie CC)	Flickinger Aquatic Center	Denison	588	Kenyon	572
2002	Oxford, OH (Miami)	Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center	Kenyon (18)	577	Denison	418
2003	Atlanta, GA (Emory)	George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center	Kenyon (19)	560½	Williams	350
2004	St. Peters, MO	St. Peters Rec-Plex	Kenyon (20)	507	Emory	362
2005	Holland, MI		Emory	399½	Kenyon	313
2006	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center	Emory (2)	428	Kenyon	418
2007	Houston, TX (Houston)	University of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium	Kenyon (21)	538	Amherst	320
2008	Oxford, OH (Miami)	Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center	Kenyon (22)	566½	Amherst	341
2009	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center	Kenyon (23)	560	Emory	466½
2010	Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)	University of Minnesota Aquatic Center	Emory (3)	568½	Denison	452
2011	Knoxville, TN (Tennessee)	University of Tennessee, Allan Jones Aquatic Center	Emory (4)	614	Denison	428
2012	Indianapolis, IN (Indiana)	Indiana University Natatorium	Emory (5)	639	Williams	453
2013	Shenandoah, TX	Conroe Independent School District Natatorium	Emory (6)	619	Kenyon	483
2014	Indianapolis, IN (Indiana)	Indiana University Natatorium	Emory (7)	595½	Kenyon	456½
2015	Shenandoah, TX	Conroe Independent School District Natatorium	Emory (8)	603	Denison	457½
2016	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center	Emory (9)	560	Kenyon	476
2017	Shenandoah, TX	Conroe Independent School District Natatorium	Emory (10)	645.5	Williams	445
2018	Indianapolis, IN (Franklin)	Indiana University Natatorium	Emory (11)	603	Kenyon	500
2019	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center	Emory (12)	488	Kenyon	479
2020			Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021			Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

Champions[]

Team[]

Titles	Institution
23	Kenyon
12	Emory
2	Williams
1	Denison

Championship records[]

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Location	Ref
50y freestyle	22.48	h		Emory	March 21, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[4]
100y freestyle	48.98			Amherst	March 20, 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota
200y freestyle	1:44.82			Amherst	March 24, 2011	Knoxville, Tennessee
500y freestyle	4:43.37			Amherst	March 23, 2011	Knoxville, Tennessee
1650y freestyle	16:21.44			Williams	March 21, 2015	Shenandoah, Texas	^[5]

100y backstroke	53.46			Kenyon	March 22, 2013	Shenandoah, Texas
200y backstroke	1:55.67			Kenyon	March 24, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[6]

100y breaststroke	59.77			Denison	March 21, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[7]
200y breaststroke	2:12.27			Denison	March 24, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[8]

100y butterfly	52.64			Wheaton	March 20, 2014	Indianapolis, Indiana
200y butterfly	1:55.66			Williams	March 23, 2012	Indianapolis, Indiana

200y individual medley	1:58.18			NYU	March 20, 2019	Greensboro, North Carolina	^[9]
400y individual medley	4:13.14			Williams	March 22, 2012	Indianapolis, Indiana

4×50y freestyle relay	1:30.52		(22.86) (22.27) (22.23) (22.76)	Emory	March 16, 2017	Shenandoah, Texas	^[10]
4×100y freestyle relay	3:18.46		(49.84) (49.50) (50.08) (49.04)	Emory	March 24, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[11]
4×200y freestyle relay	7:14.98		(1:47.84) (1:50.15) (1:50.04) (1:46.95)	Emory	March 17, 2017	Shenandoah, Texas	^[12]
4×50y medley relay	1:40.12		(25.15) (28.13) (24.60) (22.24)	Emory	March 21, 2018	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[13]
4×100y medley relay	3:39.57		(54.24) (1:01.93) (54.35) (49.05)	Emory	March 16, 2017	Shenandoah, Texas	^[14]

1m Springboard	515.90			TCNJ	March 25, 2011	Knoxville, Tennessee
3m Springboard	517.10			Trinity	March 20, 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NCAA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References[]

^ "Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Swimming and Diving : Division III women's : Highlights" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
^ "Women's Swimming & Diving Championship History". ncaa.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
^ "Women 50 Yard Freestyle". NCAA. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "Women's 1650y Freestyle Results". collegeswimming.us. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ "Women 200 Back Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "Women 100 Breast Finals". NCAA. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
^ "Women 200 Breast Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "Women 200 Yard IM". NCAA. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ "Women's 4x50y Freestyle Relay Results". "NCAA". March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "Women 400 Free Relay Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "Women's 4x200y Freestyle Relay finals". "NCAA". March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
^ "Women 200 Yard Medley Relay". NCAA. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "Four Records Fall on Night Two of 2017 NCAA Division III National Championships". Swimming World. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[1] "Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[2] "Swimming and Diving : Division III women's : Highlights" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.

[3] "Women's Swimming & Diving Championship History". ncaa.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.

[4] "Women 50 Yard Freestyle". NCAA. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[5] "Women's 1650y Freestyle Results". collegeswimming.us. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[6] "Women 200 Back Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[7] "Women 100 Breast Finals". NCAA. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

[8] "Women 200 Breast Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[9] "Women 200 Yard IM". NCAA. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[10] "Women's 4x50y Freestyle Relay Results". "NCAA". March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

[11] "Women 400 Free Relay Finals". NCAA. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[12] "Women's 4x200y Freestyle Relay finals". "NCAA". March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[13] "Women 200 Yard Medley Relay". NCAA. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[14] "Four Records Fall on Night Two of 2017 NCAA Division III National Championships". Swimming World. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

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Women's Rugby union	Women's Premier League
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Other sports	Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) National Ringette League (NRL) United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) (defunct) Women's Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) Premier Ultimate League (WUL)
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