On March 5, swimmers who qualified for the 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships were officially announced. The full list of competitors is available to fans at usaswimming.org/ncaa.
The finals for this year will be held from Wednesday, March 19, to Saturday, March 22, at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Washington. ESPN+ will stream the tournament, allowing viewers to watch every moment of the action in real time. Below is a schedule of the entire competition.
Schedule:
Please note: All times are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Thursday, March 20:
- Preliminaries: 10:00 AM
- One-meter diving trials: 3:15 PM
- One-meter diving consolation finals: 8:15 PM
- Finals: 6:00 PM
- 500-yard freestyle
- 200-yard individual medley
- 50-yard freestyle
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- One-meter diving
Friday, March 21:
- Preliminaries: 10:00 AM
- Three-meter diving trials: 3:15 PM
- Three-meter diving consolation finals: 8:15 PM
- Finals: 6:00 PM
- 400-yard individual medley
- 100-yard butterfly
- 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 100-yard backstroke
- 400-yard medley relay
- Three-meter diving
Saturday, March 22:
- Preliminaries: 10:00 AM
- Platform diving trials: 3:00 PM
- 1650-yard freestyle preliminaries: 6:45 PM
- Platform diving consolation finals: 8:15 PM
- Finals: 6:00 PM
- 1650-yard freestyle
- 200-yard backstroke
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard butterfly
- 400-yard freestyle relay
- Platform diving
How to Watch:
From Wednesday through Saturday, ESPN+ will stream live coverage of the preliminary and finals sessions in North America. Finals sessions start at 6:00 PM PDT, while preliminary sessions start at 10:00 AM PDT.
ESPN+ may not be available to viewers outside of North America, such as those in India. Check to see if local sports networks or streaming services that broadcast international sporting events will be showing the championships. An alternative method of accessing ESPN+ would be to use a virtual private network (VPN) service; however, please be sure that this conforms with all relevant terms of service and local laws.
History of NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships
Virginia won the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship for the fourth time in a row in 2024, confirming its dominance in collegiate swimming. A number of influential programs have influenced the sport during the last decade. Here are the last ten winners:
| Year | Champion | Coach | Points | Runner-Up | Points | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia | Todd DeSorbo | 527.5 | Texas | 441 | Athens |
| 2023 | Virginia | Todd DeSorbo | 501.5 | Texas | 390.5 | Knoxville |
| 2022 | Virginia | Todd DeSorbo | 551.5 | Texas | 406 | Atlanta |
| 2021 | Virginia | Todd DeSorbo | 491 | NC State | 354 | Greensboro |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Stanford | Greg Meehan | 456 | California | 418 | Austin |
| 2018 | Stanford | Greg Meehan | 593 | California | 373 | Columbus |
| 2017 | Stanford | Greg Meehan | 526.5 | California | 366 | Indianapolis |
| 2016 | Georgia | Jack Bauerle | 414 | Stanford | 395 | Georgia Tech |
| 2015 | California | Teri McKeever | 513 | Georgia | 452 | Greensboro |
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