By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 19-22, 2025
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center — Federal Way, Washington
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- Start Times: Prelims: 10 AM ׀ Finals: 6 PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
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Yet again, the University of Virginia is your NCAA D1 Women’s Swimming and Diving Champion as the team completed the quest for its 5th-straight title in Federal Way on Saturday night.
Over the four day meet, the Virginia women threw down historic performances en route to scoring 544 points for a 127-point advantage over second-place Stanford. This marked the team’s second-highest point total of the dynasty, just falling short of the 551.5 points scored in 2022.
Virginia becomes just the third program to win five consecutive NCAA team titles in the sport and the first since 1996, joining Stanford (1992-96) and Texas (1984-88).
Led by the Walsh sisters, Todd DeSorbo‘s squad claimed 6 individual titles and 4 out of the 5 relay titles to solidify their victory.
Individually, Gretchen Walsh was the team’s highest scorer, going a perfect 3-for-3 in her events and setting NCAA Records in all three of them, including the 100 butterfly (46.97), 100 freestyle (44.71), and 50 freestyle (20.37, relay lead-off). Her swim in the 100 butterfly made her the first woman to dip under the 47-second barrier. Walsh also contributed key legs to all four of Virginia’s winning relays, ending the meet with 7 total titles. Closing out her final meet as an NCAA swimmer, Walsh ends her NCAA career with 25 total NCAA Championship titles, including 9 individual titles, contributing to 4 team titles.
Her sister Alex Walsh also saw a historic performance over the week, claiming the individual title in the 100 breaststroke and adding 3 relay titles to her collection. Walsh is now the only swimmer to have ever been apart of 5 NCAA Championship winning rosters, as she has been essential to all 5 of Virginia’s victories. She is also the only swimmer to have won at least one individual event at 5 consecutive NCAA Championships.
In her first season of swimming for Virginia, Claire Curzan also boosted the team with individual titles in both the 100 and 200 backstroke, breaking the NCAA Record in the 200 backstroke with a 1:46.82. With her victories, Curzan, a Stanford transfer, became the first swimmer to ever win individual NCAA titles in the same event representing two different schools, as she won the 200 backstroke as a Cardinal back in 2023.
For Head Coach Todd DeSorbo, the team’s 5th title makes him the 3rd most decorated coach in NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving history, tying David Marsh. It also makes DeSorbo the fastest first-time head coach to win 5 NCAA Championships.
Virginia Swimming and Diving 2025 NCAA Championship Roster:
- Aimee Canny
- Katie Christopherson
- Claire Curzan
- Cavan Gormsen
- Katie Grimes
- Bailey Hartman
- Leah Hayes
- Tess Howley
- Elizabeth Kaye
- Anna Moesch
- Carly Novelline
- Maxine Parker
- Maggie Schalow
- Zoe Skirboll
- Alex Walsh
- Gretchen Walsh
- Emma Weber
- Charlotte Wilson
Virginia Coaching Staff:
- Todd DeSorbo – Head Coach
- Tyler Fenwick – Senior Associate Head Coach
- Jake Shrum – Associate Head Coach
- Gary Taylor – Associate Head Coach
- Courtney Caldwell – Assistant Coach
- John Carroll – Assistant Coach
- Margaret Zagrobelny – Assistant Coach
Final Team Scores
- Virginia – 544
- Stanford – 417
- Texas – 394
- Indiana – 312
- Tennessee – 298
- Florida – 232
- Louisville – 209.5
- California – 202.5
- Michigan – 196
- NC State – 164
- USC – 130
- Wisconsin – 126
- Miami (FL) – 75.5
- Ohio State – 66
- Alabama – 65
- Georgia – 58
- North Carolina – 57
- Purdue – 53
- Arizona State – 41.5
- Virginia Tech – 37
- Duke – 33
- LSU – 32
- BYU – 29
- South Carolina – 28
- Kansas – 25
- Texas A&M – 22
- Minnesota/Pitt – 21 (Tie)
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- Arizona – 20
- Southern Illinois – 17
- Houston – 16
- Cincinnati – 15
- Washington State – 14
- Nebraska – 13
- Auburn – 10
- Florida State – 8
- UCLA – 7
- Princeton/Ohio – 6 (Tie)
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- Arkansas – 4
- Rutgers/Akron – 2
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- Fresno State – 1
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Quest For 5 is Complete: Virginia Women Win 5th-Straight NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship