The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested March 14–17, 2018 at the 37th 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 Ohio State University at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.
Stanford went back-to-back in national titles for the first time since 1996, and their tenth overall title. They finished 220 points ahead of California. The Cardinal scored in every single event except for the 1 meter diving and the platform diving. Stanford also became the third team to sweep all five relays at an NCAA Championship.
Ella Eastin of Stanford was awarded the 2018 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year with her victories in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 butterfly. Her wins in the 200 IM and 400 IM were both American records. She was also a part of two winning relays, the 800 free relay (along with Katie Ledecky, Katie Drabot, and Brooke Forde), and the 400 free relay (along with Drabot, Simone Manuel, and Janet Hu).
Stanford's Greg Meehan was awarded the 2018 CSCAA Division 1 Women's Coach of the Year for the second year, coaching Simone Manuel, Ella Eastin, Katie Ledecky, and Ally Howe to individual wins.
Team standings Note: Top 10 only (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut finish in the Top 10 Full results
Rank Team Points Stanford (DC) 593 California 373 Texas A&M 299 Michigan 267 Louisville 232 Texas 221.5 Tennessee 194 Indiana 169 Virginia 161 Minnesota 157
Swimming Results 50 freestyleSimone Manuel Stanford21.18Erika Brown Tennessee21.51Liz Li Ohio State21.59100 freestyleSimone Manuel Stanford45.65Mallory Comerford Louisville46.20Abbey Weitzeil California46.74200 freestyleMallory Comerford Louisville1:39.80Siobhán Haughey Michigan1:40.69Simone ManuelStanford1:41.48500 freestyleKatie Ledecky Stanford4:26.57Katie Drabot Stanford4:34.86Kirsten Jacobsen Arizona4:35.041650 freestyleKatie Ledecky Stanford15:07.57MRAlly McHugh Penn State15:36.27Hannah Moore NC State15:40.68100 backstrokeAlly Howe Stanford49.69MRBeata Nelson Wisconsin49.92Kathleen Baker California50.18200 backstrokeKathleen Baker California1:47.30US, ARAsia Seidt Kentucky1:49.24Beata Nelson Wisconsin1:49.27100 breaststrokeLilly King Indiana56.25US, ARMiranda TuckerMichigan57.98Lindsey KozelskyMinnesota58.18200 breaststrokeLilly King Indiana2:02.60US, ARBethany Galat Texas A&M2:03.26Sydney PickremTexas A&M2:05.76100 butterflyLouise Hansson USC49.80Erika Brown Tennessee50.34Janet Hu Stanford50.56200 butterflyElla Eastin Stanford1:50.01MRKatie Drabot Stanford1:51.73Louise Hansson USC1:52.64200 IMElla Eastin Stanford1:50.67US, ARKathleen Baker California1:51.25Sydney Pickrem Texas A&M1:52.35400 IMElla Eastin Stanford3:54.60US, ARKatie Ledecky Stanford3:58.29Sydney Pickrem Texas A&M3:59.05200 freestyle relayStanfordJanet Hu (21.65)Simone Manuel (20.89)Lauren Pitzer (21.62)Ally Howe (21.27)1:25.43US, ARCaliforniaMaddie Murphy (21.64)Amy Bilquist (21.08)Katie McLaughlin (21.47)Abbey Weitzeil (21.01)1:25.50TennesseeErika Brown (21.61)Maddy Banic (21.86)Stanzi Moseley (21.74)Bailey Grinter (21.89)1:27.10400 freestyle relayStanfordJanet Hu (47.49)Ella Eastin (47.13)Katie Drabot (47.85)Simone Manuel (45.47)3:07.94CaliforniaAmy Bilquist (47.59)Abbey Weitzeil (46.37)Kathleen Baker (47.21)Katie McLaughlin (46.88)3:08.05VirginiaMorgan Hill (48.23)Laine Reed (47.40)Kyla Valls (47.47)Caitlin Cooper (47.40)3:10.50800 freestyle relayStanfordKatie Drabot (1:42.99)Ella Eastin (1:41.13)Brooke Forde (1:42.94)Katie Ledecky (1:39.87)6:46.93MichiganCatie Deloof (1:43.35)Siobhán Haughey (1:40.49)Rose Bi (1:43.88)Gabby Deloof (1:42.31)6:50.03CaliforniaRobin Neumann (1:43.78)Kathleen Baker (1:42.78)Katie McLaughlin (1:41.64)Amy Bilquist (1:42.63)6:51.42200 medley relayStanfordAlly Howe (23.54)Kim Williams (26.50)Janet Hu (22.62)Simone Manuel (20.45)1:33.11US, ARCaliforniaKathleen Baker (23.56)Abbey Weitzeil (26.68)Noemie Thomas (22.66)Amy Bilquist (20.95)1:33.85IndianaAlly Rockett (23.54)Lilly King (25.38)Christine Jensen (22.66)Grace Haskett (21.79)1:33.89400 medley relayStanfordAlly Howe (50.34)Kim Williams (58.59)Janet Hu (50.36)Simone Manuel (45.80)3:25.09US, ARIndianaAlly Rockett (51.31)Lilly King (56.02)Christine Jensen (51.13)Kennedy Goss (47.63)3:26.09CaliforniaKathleen Baker (50.66)Ali Harrison (58.89)Noemie Thomas (50.25)Abbey Weitzeil (47.06)3:26.86
Legend: US – U.S. Open record; MR – Meet record; AR – American record;
Diving Results 1 m divingSarah Bacon Minnesota343.50Julia Vincent South Carolina333.50Sharae Zheng Nevada325.253 m divingBrooke Schultz Arkansas399.45Sharae Zheng Nevada394.95Julia Vincent South Carolina361.75Platform divingOlivia Rosendahl Northwestern346.15Murphy Bromberg Texas335.30Eloise Belanger UCLA 300.65
See also List of college swimming and diving teams
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