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Virginia wins the 2021 DI women's swimming & diving national championship

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Virginia wins its first NCAA women's swimming and diving title
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3:56 am, March 21, 2021

Virginia wins 2021 DI women's swimming & diving championship

The Cavaliers took the lead on Day 1 and never looked back. Virginia won its first national championship in DI women's swimming & diving on Saturday, March 20. 

Listed below are the individual national champions that were crowned on the final day.

  • 1650-yard freestyle: Paige Madden, Virginia — 15:41.86 
  • 200-yard backstroke: Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin — 1:48.32
  • 100-yard freestyle: Maggie MacNeil, Michigan — 46.02
  • 200-yard breaststroke: Sophie Hansson, NC State — 2:03.86
  • 200-yard butterfly: Olivia Carter, Michigan — 1:51.33
  • Platform diving: Tarrin Gilliland, Indiana — 338.40

Complete results can be . 

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Here is today's full schedule: 

March 20 -- |  

  • 1650 Free
  • 200 Back Finals
  • 100 Free Finals 
  • 200 Breast Finals 
  • 200 Fly Finals
  • Platform Diving Finals 
  • 400 Free Relay 
4:30 am, March 20, 2021

Virginia leads after Day 3

The Cavaliers finished they day where they began, on top of the leaderboard. Virginia's 344 points are the most for any team heading into Day 4. Here are some other notable highlights from Friday.

  • Stanford's Brooke Forde won the championship final for the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 4:01.57.
  • Minnesota's Sarah Bacon won the championship final for three-meter diving with a 408.60.
  • NC State's Sophie Hansson won the championship final for the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.23.

Complete results can be . 

Saturday's live coverage: | 

12:22 pm, March 19, 2021

Day 3: What to watch for in Greensboro today

It's the third day of the 2021 DI women's swimming & diving championships. University of Virginia is in the lead for scoring with 184 points. You can follow .

  • On day 2, NC State set an NCAA record in the 400-yard medley with a time of 3:24:59 bringing them to second place in the team rankings. Virginia saw three swimmers win individual titles as senior Paige Madden, freshman Alex Walsh and sophomore Kate Douglass won in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley and 50-yard freestyle events. 
  • On day 1, Virginia finished first in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 6:52:56.

Below is today's full schedule:

*All times listed in ET

March 19 — |

  • 400-yard Individual Medley
  • 100-yard Butterfly
  • 200-yard Freestyle
  • 100-yard Breaststroke
  • 100-yard Backstroke
  • Three-meter Diving
  • 200-yard Medley Relay

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The Cavaliers took second in the 200 freestyle relay along with individual titles for senior Paige Madden, freshman Alex Walsh and sophomore Kate Douglass in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley and 50-yard freestyle events. 

The biggest mover in Day 2 was NC State. The Wolf Pack did not place on Day 1 but surged all the way into second place on Thursday with 124 points, highlighted by a historic performance. The program's 400-yard medley team of Katharine Berkoff, Sophie Hansson, Kyle Alons and Julia Poole set a NCAA record with a time of 3:24:59. You can watch a replay of that below.