University of Louisville
Women's NCAA Championships
Louisville Swimmers Set to Go Dancing at NCAAs
March 04, 2026 | Swimming & Diving
12 swimmers and five relays qualified for the championships
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 7-ranked University of Louisville women's swimming and diving team had 12 swimmers qualify for the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships as the NCAA selection release was revealed on Wednesday, Mar. 4.Â
The women's championship will be held at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta from Wednesday, Mar. 18 to Saturday, Mar. 21, and the meet will be streamed on ESPN+. 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 will be determined by performances achieved at the Zone Diving Championships held March 8-11. 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. Selected divers will be announced Thursday, March 12.
Divers earn their automatic spot for the championships at the Zone C Diving Championships, hosted by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. at Michael H. Jones Natatorium from Mar. 9-11. Selected divers will be announced on Thursday, Mar. 12.Â
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 will represent the Cards down in Atlanta.Â
Meet Information
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)
The Cardinals are also qualified in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay.
Schedule of Events
- Wednesday, March 18:
- Prelims | 10 a.m.
- Finals | 6 p.m.Â
- 1650-yard freestyle
- 200-yard medley relay
- 800-yard freestyle relay
- Thursday, March 19:
- Prelims | 10 a.m.
- Finals | 6 p.m. Â
- 100-yard butterfly
- 400-yard individual medley
- 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- One-meter diving
- Thursday, March 20:
- Prelims | 10 a.m.
- Finals | 6 p.m.Â
- 100-yard backstroke
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 500-yard freestyle
- 50-yard freestyle
- 400-yard medley relay
- Three-meter diving
- Saturday, March 21:
- Prelims | 10 a.m.
- Finals | 6 p.m.
- 200-yard individual medley
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard butterfly
- 200-yard backstroke
- 400-yard freestyle relay
- Platform diving
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