PREVIEW: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

Wednesday, March 16

Atlanta, GA

University of Tennessee

NCAA Women's Championships

PREVIEW: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

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ATLANTA – Looking to carry the momentum from its SEC Championship, fifth-ranked Tennessee women's swimming & diving is set to compete in the 2022 NCAA Championships at McCauley Aquatic Center on March 16-19.

All meet information, including schedules, tickets, heat sheets/results, streaming links, parking and fan policies, can be found on the 2022 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Central page.

Every session of the meet will be streamed on ESPN3, and fans can also follow along with live results online or by using the Meet Mobile app. All-session tickets for the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships are on sale now for $120 per session. See below for the meet schedule.

The Lady Vols enters the meet with the most qualifying swimmers in the country at 17, and UT reached its max roster limit of 18 with one diver earning a bid as well.

The Lady Vols saw four swimmers receive invites for three individual events, led by freshman sensation Ellen Walshe. The Dublin, Ireland, native won the Commissioner's Trophy during the SEC Championships after winning the 100 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM. She will look to repeat her success in those events once again at NCAAs, entering as one of the top four seeds in each race.

Fellow freshmen Julia Mrozinski and Sara Stotler also earned qualifying times in three events. Mrozinski, who won gold in the 500 free at SECs, will swim the 100 free, 200 free and 500 free. Her times entering the championships project her as an A finalist in the two latter events. Stotler will also compete in the 200 free along with the 200 fly and 200 IM. Senior Alexis Yager rounds out the group, as she will compete in the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM.

Junior Kristen Stege will swim the 500 free and 1650 free after medaling in both at SECs. She boasts the top overall qualifying time for the mile, with her SEC Championship time of 15:42.37. She won bronze in the 500 and will enter NCAAs with the No. 8 mark. Sophomore Mona McSharry is projected to earn a spot in the finals in both the 100 and 200 breast after finishing fourth and third, respectively, in the events last year.

Tennessee saw 13 student-athletes qualify for multiple events. Alyssa Breslin (500 free, 1650 free), Josephine Fuller (100 back, 200 back), Tjasa Pintar (100 free, 200 free), Jasmine Rumley (50 free, 100 free) and Summer Smith (400 IM, 1650 free) rounded out the swimmers. Senior diver Grace Cable punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships by qualifying on the 3-meter and platform during the Zone B Championships last week.

Despite receiving only one invite time, junior Anna-Julia Kutsch and freshman Brooklyn Douthwright both enter NCAAs with marks that would have qualified them for an A final. Kutsch will swim the 50 free after winning silver in the event at SECs with a time of 21.60, while Douthwright's 200 free mark of 1:43.45 earned silver at SECs as well.

Senior Trude Rothrock boasts the No. 10 time in the 100 fly going into NCAAs. Fellow seniors Mallory Beil (100 fly) and Bayley Stewart (200 back) also qualified for the championships. Sophomore Olivia Harper rounds out UT's roster by competing in the 100 backstroke.

Event Schedule
Wednesday – Finals at 6 p.m.
200 Medley Relay
800 Free Relay

Thursday – Prelims at 10 a.m. | Finals at 6 p.m.
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
1-Meter Diving
200 Free Relay

Friday – Prelims at 10 a.m. | Finals at 6 p.m.
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
3-Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay

Saturday – Prelims at 10 a.m. | Finals at 6 p.m.
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Platform Diving
400 Free Relay

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