No. 8 Louisville Women Set to Compete at NCAAs

Wednesday, March 18

Atlanta, GA

Prelims 10:00 a.m. | Finals 6:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Women's NCAA Championships

Photo by: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC

March 17, 2026 | Swimming & Diving

Action begins on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. ET

By: Zach Zsido

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 8-ranked University of Louisville women's swimming and diving team is set for the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, Mar. 18 through Saturday, Mar. 21.

The Cardinal women qualified 12 swimmers, two divers, and all five relays for the championships as the NCAA selection release was revealed on Wednesday, Mar. 4. UofL enters competition with the fifth most individual swimming qualifiers, behind Virginia (18), Stanford (16), Texas (15), and California (14).

ESPN+ will provide live digital coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Tape-delayed coverage of the women's championships will be on ESPNU at 9 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Mar. 25.

A total of 322 participants (281 swimmers and 41 divers) will compete in the championships. Swimmers qualified for the championships either by winning their conference championship in an event with an established minimum time in that swim or by meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered. Divers were determined by performances at the Zone C Diving Championships, held Mar. 9-11 in Ypsilanti, Mich. Selected divers were announced on Thursday, Mar. 12. The complete lists of all swimmers (athletes by institution, official psych sheet, relays and alternates) competing in the championships is available at usaswimming.org/ncaa.

Summer Cardwell, Mia Cheatwood, Julia Dennis, Leticia Fassina Romao, Daria Golovaty, Anastasia Gorbenko, Thilda Hall, Kim Herkle, Caroline Larsen, Julie Mishler, Camille Murray and Ella Welch along with relay swimmers Maya Bezanson and Xeniya Ignatova and divers Samm Helmboldt and Samantha Keith will represent the Cards down in Atlanta.

Cardinal Qualifiers
Summer Cardwell (200 free)
Mia Cheatwood (100 breast, 200 breast)
Julia Dennis (50 free, 100 free)
Leticia Fassina Romao (1650 free)
Daria Golovaty (200 free, 500 free)
Anastasia Gorbenko (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM)
Thilda Hall (1650 free, 500 free)
Kim Herkle (400 IM, 200 breast, 200 IM)
Caroline Larsen (100 fly, 50 free, 100 free)
Julie Mishler (100 back, 50 free, 100 free)
Camille Murray (100 back)
Ella Welch (100 fly)
Maya Bezanson (Relay)
Xeniya Ignatova (Relay)

Diving
Samm Helmboldt (Platform)
Samantha Keith (Platform)

The Cardinals are also qualified in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay.

Meet Information

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, March 18 | Live results
Timed Finals – 10 a.m. ET (Watch) | Finals – 6 p.m. ET (Watch)
- 1650-yard freestyle
- 200-yard medley relay
- 800-yard freestyle relay

Thursday, March 19 | Live results
Trials – 10 a.m. ET (Watch) | Finals – 6 p.m. ET (Watch)
- 100-yard butterfly
- 400-yard individual medley
- 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- One-meter diving (Watch)

Friday, March 20 | Live results
Trials – 10 a.m. ET (Watch) | Finals – 6 p.m. ET (Watch)
- 100-yard backstroke
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 500-yard freestyle
- 50-yard freestyle
- 400-yard medley relay
- Three-meter diving (Watch)

Saturday, March 21 | Live results
Trials – 10 a.m. ET (Watch) | Finals – 6 p.m. ET (Watch)
- 200-yard individual medley
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard butterfly
- 200-yard backstroke
- 400-yard freestyle relay
- Platform diving (Watch)

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