The NCAA Division II women's swimming and diving championships are contested at an annual swim meet hosted by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
to determine the individual and team champions of women's collegiate
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
and
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
among its
Division II members in the
United States
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and
Canada
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.
The event consists of individual and team championships in a range of events, all held in a 25-yard pool.
Nova Southeastern are the reigning national champions.
History
Swimming was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...
for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
Champions
Source:
NCAA team titles
Championship records
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See also
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NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships
The NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States.
Events
The NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships consist of 14 individual, 5 relay, and 2 diving even ...
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AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Swimming and Diving Champions
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List of college swimming and diving teams This is a list of college swimming and diving teams that compete in the NCAA or NAIA Men's and/or Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
NCAA Division I
Schools Transitioning to Division I
Schools Addings Division I Swimming & Diving Prog ...
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NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships
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NCAA Women's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships
The NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships are contested at an annual swim meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team champions of women's collegiate swimming (sport), swim ...
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NAIA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
The NAIA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships comprise the annual swim meet held, since 1981, to determine the national champions of women's NAIA collegiate swimming and diving in the United States and Canada.
The most successful program a ...
References
{{Major women's sport leagues in North America
Swimming And Diving, Women's
Swimming competitions in the United States
Women's sports in the United States