Virginia Women’s Swimming & Diving set for 2022 NCAA Championships

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia swimming divingNo. 1 Virginia women’s swimming & diving is set for the 2022 NCAA Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, March 16-19 as the reigning NCAA Champions.

HOW TO WATCH

The entire meet will be streamed on ESPN3. Links for the live stream and live results are available on VirginiaSports.com.

MEET SCHEDULE

  • The first night of competition begins on Wednesday with finals of the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard free relay beginning at 6 p.m.
  • Thursday-Saturday will have prelims at 10 a.m., diving at 12:30 p.m. and finals at 6 p.m. each day.

ABOUT THE HOOS

  • The Cavaliers return 10 swimmers and two divers from last season’s NCAA Championship squad.
  • Junior Kate Douglass and sophomore Alex Walsh were individual champions in the 50 free and 200 IM, respectively.
  • Douglass added second place finishes in the 100 fly and 100 free and Walsh was second in the 200 free and 200 breast.
  • Junior Lexi Cuomo, sophomore Abby Harter, freshman Reilly Tiltmann and senior Alexis Wenger all earned All-America honors with top-eight finishes in UVA’s championship run.
  • UVA won its third consecutive ACC Championship in February and set NCAA, US Open and American records in three relays.
  • Douglass, Tiltmann, Walsh and freshman Emma Weyant won individual ACC titles.
  • Walsh was named the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Meet, winning three individual ACC titles and three relay ACC titles.
  • The Cavaliers hold the top times in the NCAA in four individual events.
  • Juniors Jennifer Bell and Charlotte Bowen along with freshman Lizzy Kaye qualified in diving.
  • All three divers will compete on the 3-meter, Kaye will also compete on the platform and Bell on the 1-meter.

UP NEXT

Virginia will compete at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships March 23-26 in Atlanta.