The 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested from March 17-20, 2021 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina at the 39th 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.

Hosted by the NC State Wolfpack of North Carolina State University and the Greensboro Sports Foundation, the meet was the first NCAA Swimming & Diving Championship to be held since 2019, after the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stringent guidelines were imposed at the meet to comply with public health standards in the face of the continuing pandemic.

The Virginia Cavaliers won the meet-- their first NCAA Swimming & Diving title and also the first in the Atlantic Coast Conference. NC State finished second, and Texas third. Maggie MacNeil of Michigan was named the CSCAA Women's Swimmer of the Year, and Sarah Bacon of Minnesota was named Women's Diver of the Year. Todd DeSorbo of Virginia was named the CSCAA Women's Team Coach of the Year and Minnesota's Wenbo Chen was named the Women's Diving Coach of the Year.

Team standings

RankTeamPointsVirginia491NC State (H)354Texas344.5California290Alabama266Michigan224.5Ohio State215.5Georgia181Stanford (DC)159Tennessee153

(H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Full results

Swimming Results 50 freestyleKate Douglass Virginia21.13Maggie Mac Neil Michigan21.17Sarah Thompson Missouri21.42100 freestyleMaggie Mac Neil Michigan46.02Kate Douglass Virginia46.30Isabel IveyCalifornia46.95200 freestylePaige Madden Virginia1:42.35Talia BatesFlorida1:43.49Kelly PashTexas1:43.50500 freestylePaige Madden Virginia4:33.61Evie Pfeifer Texas4:35.02Brooke Forde Stanford4:35.221650 freestylePaige Madden Virginia15:41.86Evie Pfeifer Texas15:46.41Sierra Schmidt Michigan15:51.09100 backstrokeKatharine Berkoff NC State49.74Rhyan White Alabama50.21Phoebe Bacon Wisconsin50.39200 backstrokePhoebe Bacon Wisconsin1:48.32Rhyan White Alabama1:48.99Isabelle Stadden California1:49.66100 breaststrokeSophie Hansson NC State57.23Kaitlyn DoblerSouthern Cal57.46Alexis WengerVirginia57.67200 breaststrokeSophie Hansson NC State2:03.86Ella NelsonVirginia2:04.35Mona McSharryTennessee2:05.01100 butterflyMaggie Mac Neil Michigan48.89USKate Douglass Virginia49.55Kylee Alons NC State50.35200 butterflyOlivia Carter Michigan1:51.33Olivia Bray Texas1:52.87Dakota Luther Georgia1:53.01200 IMAlex Walsh Virginia1:51.87Zoie Hartman Georgia1:53.34Alicia Wilson California1:54.51400 IMBrooke Forde Stanford4:01.57Ella Nelson Virginia4:02.33Lauren Poole Kentucky4:02.73200 freestyle relayCaliforniaEloise Riley (22.09) Emily Gantriis (21.23)Elise Garcia (21.24)Isabel Ivey (21.22)1:25.78VirginiaKate Douglass (21.09)Lexi Cuomo (21.63)Kyla Valls (21.97)Alex Walsh (21.28)1:25.97NC StateKatharine Berkoff (21.81)Kylee Alons (21.27)Sirena Rowe (21.47)Sophie Hansson (21.72)1:26.27400 freestyle relayAlabamaMorgan Scott (47.78)Kalia Antoniou (47.16)Flora Molnar (47.94)Cora Dupre (46.90)3:09.78VirginiaKate Douglass (46.76)Paige Madden (47.98)Alex Walsh (47.63)Lexi Cuomo (48.08)3:10.45CaliforniaRobin Neumann (48.40)Emily Gantriis (48.20)Elise Garcia (47.94)Isabel Ivey (46.10)3:10.64800 freestyle relayVirginiaKyla Valls (1:44.64)Paige Madden (1:41.63)Ella Nelson (1:43.11)Alex Walsh (1:43.18)6:52.56KentuckyIzzy Gati (1:44.27)Riley Gaines (1:42.81)Sophie Sorenson (1:44.97)Kaitlynn Wheeler (1:44.97)6:57.02CaliforniaRobin Neumann (1:44.09)Ayla Spitz (1:43.87)Rachel Klinker (1:44.98)Alicia Wilson (1:44.12)6:57.06200 medley relayNC StateKatharine Berkoff (23.27)Sophie Hansson (25.92)Sirena Rowe (22.73)Kylee Alons (21.26)1:33.18VirginiaCaroline Gmelich (24.13)Alexis Wenger (26.41)Lexi Cuomo (22.40)Kate Douglass (21.19)1:34.13Ohio StateEmily Crane (23.92)Hannah Bach (26.58)Katherine Zenick (22.95)Taylor Petrak (21.51)1:34.96400 medley relayNC State Katharine Berkoff (50.07)Sophie Hansson (57.01)Kylee Alons (49.29)Julia Poole (48.22)3:24.59USVirginiaReilly Tiltmann (50.49)Alexis Wenger (57.71)Lexi Cuomo (50.62)Kate Douglass (46.31)3:25.13TexasJulia Cook (51.78)Anna Elendt (58.05)Olivia Bray (50.43)Kelly Pash (47.57)3:27.83

Legend: US – U.S. Open record;

Diving Results 1-meterSarah Bacon Minnesota357.20Aranza Vazquez North Carolina348.45Brooke Schultz Arkansas335.853-meterSarah Bacon Minnesota408.60Aranza Vazquez North Carolina384.75Camryn Hidalgo Georgia Tech356.40PlatformTamin Gilliland Indiana338.40Delaney Schnell Arizona331.80Macyey Vieta Purdue316.80

Modifications due to COVID-19 The following guidelines were imposed to comply with public health standards in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: No spectator seating was offered due to North Carolina public health restrictions (no exceptions for family/friends) No athletes were permitted on deck unless they were competing or using a warmup pool Team seating was socially-distanced- located in the observation stands at the Greensboro Aquatic Center Relay events were conducted as timed finals with an empty lane in between each team Judges were removed from the deck area to improve social distancing. A high-speed camera system was in place to review relay exchanges Restrictions were tightened around alternate athletes: Swimmers forced to withdraw from the meet due to a positive COVID-19 test could only be replaced within 24 hours of the selection announcement Uninvited relay participants were required to swim in at least one relay in the meet, and were not permitted to fill alternate slots if a scratch occurred for any reason. Penalty for non-compliance was a disqualification of the team's final relay Teams received dedicated practice times and were not permitted in the facility outside of those times Teams and athletes not competing in a session were not permitted in the facility Teams could identify up to two alternate athletes not competing in a session who would be permitted to enter the facility Teams only received two deck passes for swim coaches, and one deck pass for dive coaches. Coaches were not permitted to be on deck unless one of their athletes was competing at that time, and were expected to leave the deck at the end of the event Team recovery areas were not available within the Greensboro Aquatic Facility. Sports Medicine staff were permitted to operate within the neighboring Greensboro Coliseum Teams were tested for COVID-19 every other day over the course of the competition via nasal testing At the Women's meet, there were no confirmed positive tests

See also

List of college swimming and diving teams

References