|
2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming And Diving Championships
The 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested March 16–19, 2022 at the 40th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States. This year's events were hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Team standings *Note: Top 10 only *(H) = Hosts *(DC) = Defending champions *Full results Swimming results 500 freestyle Lia Thomas won the 500m freestyle, becoming the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title. The result was controversial, with some conservative figures calling the result unfair. Florida governor Ron DeSantis issued a symbolic gubernatorial proclamation declaring Emma Weyant the "rightful winner", but the governor does not have the power to determine the outcomes of NCAA competitions. Diving results See also *List of college swimming and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Conference from 2005 through 2013, the Cardinals captured 17 regular season Big East titles and 33 Big East Tournament titles totaling 50 Big East Championships across all sports. On November 28, 2012, Louisville received and accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and became a participating member in all sports in 2014. In 2016, Lamar Jackson won the school its first Heisman Trophy. Since 2000 Louisville is the only NCAA team to win a BCS bowl game; to appear in the NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four, the College World Series, and the NCAA Division I women's basketball Final Four; and to finish as runner-up in the Men's soccer College Cup. It is one of only six schools that has appeared more than once in ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regan Smith (swimmer)
Regan Smith (born February 9, 2002) is an American competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer. She is the current Olympic-size swimming pool, long course List of world records in swimming, world record holder in the women's World record progression 200 metres backstroke, 200-meter backstroke and a former world record holder in the World record progression 100 metres backstroke, 100-meter backstroke. Smith competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in three events representing the United States, winning a bronze medal in the Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke, 100-meter backstroke, a silver medal in the Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, and a silver medal in the Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, 4×100-meter medley relay. Background Smith started competing collegiately for Stanford Cardinal, Stanford University in the fall of 2021. Following the end of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Sullivan (swimmer)
Erica Marie Sullivan (born August 9, 2000) is an American swimmer. She received a silver medal in the 1500-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics after placing second and qualifying in the event at the 2020 US Olympic Swimming Trials.Mizoguchi, Karen (July 27, 2021)"Katie Ledecky Makes History as First Olympic Champion in Women's 1500m Freestyle, Wins First Gold in Tokyo" ''People''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. Personal Sullivan's father, John, a former swimmer for the University of Wisconsin, died of esophageal cancer when she was 16. In the aftermath, she dealt with mental health issues. “I'm proud of the mental health barriers that I got through, with my dad dying in 2017 and really hitting a rock bottom in 2018 from the stress of losing a parent at age 16 and having to get over the anxiety, the panic attacks, the depression, the PTSD, all that,” she said during the Olympic Trials in Omaha. Sullivan is lesbian and is currently dating Austin-based activist Izzy Richar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Weyant
Emma Weyant (born December 24, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. She was the US national champion at the individual medley. She qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 400m individual medley and won the silver medal in this event. Background Weyant lived in Sarasota and swam for the Sarasota Sharks while attending Riverview High School. Career At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, contested in August in Suva, Fiji, Weyant won the gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:40.64 and the bronze medal in the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 8:38.88, which was less than 10 seconds behind gold medalist Lani Pallister of Australia.Hy-Tek (August 26, 2018)"Meet Results: 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships" ''swmeets.com''. Retrieved November 13, 2022. In the 2020 Olympic Games, she won a silver medal in the women's 400 individual medley. In her debut season at the University of Virginia, Weyant finished second in the 500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Thomas
Lia Catherine Thomas (born ) is an American swimmer. In 2017, she began studying at the University of Pennsylvania, from which she graduated in May 2022. She competed on the university's men's swim team from 2017 to 2020, and on its women's swim team from 2021 to 2022. In March 2022, she became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in any sport, after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle event. Beginning in 2021, she became part of the public debate about transgender women in sports. Early life and education Thomas grew up in Austin, Texas, and has an older brother. She began swimming at the age of five, and was sixth in the state high school swimming championships, competing for Westlake High School. In 2017, she started attending the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated in 2022 and plans to attend law school, pursuing a career as a civil rights attorney. Towards the end of high school, Thomas began to question her gend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Ruck
Taylor Madison Ruck (born May 28, 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. She won two Olympic bronze medals as part of Canada's women's 4×100 metre and 4×200 metre freestyle relay teams at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Ruck won eight medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Her eight medal performance of one gold, five silver, and two bronze tied her with three other athletes for the most all-time at a single Commonwealth Games, as well as making her the most decorated Canadian female athlete ever at a single Commonwealth Games. Ruck is the all-time leading medallist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships having won nine gold, two silver, and two bronze over the course of the 2015 and 2017 editions. Career Ruck won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore, breaking the Championships record in both the heats and the final. She also won the 200 meter freestyle, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Berkoff
Katharine Berkoff (born January 28, 2001) is an American Swimming (sport), swimmer who won four medals at the Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships, World Championships. Career Early career Berkoff was born in 2001. She is the daughter of David Berkoff, a former swimmer who won four medals at the Swimming at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics. Berkoff grew up in Missoula, Montana, and attended Hellgate High School. Berkoff competed at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in August. She won the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke and the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke. worldaquatics.com. retrieved November 5, 2023. In July 2019, Berkoff competed at the Swimming at the 2019 Summer Universiade, 2019 Summer Universia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie MacNeil
Hannah Margaret McNair "Maggie" Mac NeilHer surname is sometimes incorrectly rendered as MacNeil in news reporting and television graphics. (born 26 February 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. A 100 metre butterfly event specialist, she is the 2020 Olympic champion, 2019 World (LC) champion, two-time World (SC) champion (2021–2022), and 2022 Commonwealth champion in that event, and also holds the current Americas record (55.59s) and the world record in the short course 100 metre butterfly. One of Canada's most accomplished swimmers, she is a three-time Olympic medalist, six-time World (LC) medalist, eleven-time World (SC) medalist, and five-time Commonwealth medalist. She also holds the world record in the short course 50 metre backstroke. Early life Mac Neil was born in Jiujiang, China, in February 2000 and was adopted by her Canadian family a year later. Growing up in London, Ontario, Mac Neil's first competitive experience as a swimmer came with the team of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Walsh
Gretchen Walsh (born January 29, 2003) is a competitive American swimmer. She holds two world junior records in mixed gender relay events as well as American records in the 50 yard freestyle, 100 yard backstroke, 4×50 yard freestyle relay, 4×50 yard medley relay, 4×100 yard freestyle relay, and 4×100 yard medley relay. In 2022, she became the fastest female freshman to swim the 50 yard freestyle in the NCAA, with a time of 20.95 seconds, and earned the NCAA title in the 100 yard freestyle, with a time of 46.05 seconds. In 2023, she won the women's NCAA Division I title in the 100 yard backstroke, with an American record time of 48.26 seconds, and the 100 yard freestyle, with a 45.61. She won six gold medals at the 2019 World Junior Championships as well as five gold medals and one silver medal at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. She competes collegiately for the University of Virginia. Early life and education Walsh was born January 29, 2003, to mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Douglass
Katherine Cadwallader Douglass (born November 17, 2001) is an American swimmer who is currently on the USA National Team. In 2021 she placed second in the 200m meter individual medley at the 2020 Olympic Swimming Trials, qualifying for the US Olympic Team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the same event. She swam for the University of Virginia where she competed at the collegiate level, and is a fifteen-time NCAA champion (seven individual, eight relay). In addition, she also holds the American record in the women's 100 yard butterfly, 200 yard breaststroke, 200 yard individual medley and 200 metre individual medley (short course). At the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Douglass became the first swimmer to win three individual titles in three different strokes. Early life Douglass was born on November 17, 2001, in Pelham, New York as the daughter of Allison and William Douglass. She has a younger sister, Abby, and a younger b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the 20 male and female varsity college athletics, intercollegiate athletics programs that represent the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers compete in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In January 2021, Danny White (athletic director), Danny White was introduced as the Volunteers' Director of Athletics. Men's and women's teams with the exception of women's basketball are called the Volunteers (often shortened to "Vols") The Tennessee women's basketball team is called the Lady Volunteers ("Lady Vols"). These names come from the nickname of Tennessee, ''The Volunteer State.'' Overview of the Volunteers athletic programs The Tennessee Volunteers have competed in the Southeastern Conference since its inception in 1932 and consistently been at the top. The Vols have adopted a tradition for competing in every sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
