| 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
| Hostcity: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Dates: | March 14–17, 2018 |
| Venues: | McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Ohio State University |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
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.[1]
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).[2]
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.[3]
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford (DC) | 593 | ||
| 373 | |||
| 299 | |||
| 267 | |||
| 232 | |||
| 221.5 | |||
| 194 | |||
| 169 | |||
| 161 | |||
| 157 |
| 50 freestyle | Simone Manuel Stanford | 21.18 | Erika Brown Tennessee | 21.51 | Liz Li Ohio State | 21.59 | |||
| 100 freestyle | Simone Manuel Stanford | 45.65 | Mallory Comerford Louisville | 46.20 | Abbey Weitzeil California | 46.74 | |||
| 200 freestyle | Mallory Comerford Louisville | 1:39.80 | Siobhán Haughey Michigan | 1:40.69 | Simone Manuel Stanford | 1:41.48 | |||
| 500 freestyle | Katie Ledecky Stanford | 4:26.57 | Katie Drabot Stanford | 4:34.86 | Kirsten Jacobsen Arizona | 4:35.04 | |||
| 1650 freestyle | Katie Ledecky Stanford | 15:07.57 | Ally McHugh Penn State | 15:36.27 | Hannah Moore NC State | 15:40.68 | |||
| 100 backstroke | Ally Howe Stanford | 49.69 | Beata Nelson Wisconsin | 49.92 | Kathleen Baker California | 50.18 | |||
| 200 backstroke | Kathleen Baker California | 1:47.30 | Asia Seidt Kentucky | 1:49.24 | Beata Nelson Wisconsin | 1:49.27 | |||
| 100 breaststroke | Lilly King Indiana | 56.25 | Miranda Tucker Michigan | 57.98 | Lindsey Kozelsky Minnesota | 58.18 | |||
| 200 breaststroke | Lilly King Indiana | 2:02.60 | Bethany Galat Texas A&M | 2:03.26 | Sydney Pickrem Texas A&M | 2:05.76 | |||
| 100 butterfly | Louise Hansson USC | 49.80 | Erika Brown Tennessee | 50.34 | Janet Hu Stanford | 50.56 | |||
| 200 butterfly | Ella Eastin Stanford | 1:50.01 | Katie Drabot Stanford | 1:51.73 | Louise Hansson USC | 1:52.64 | |||
| 200 IM | Ella Eastin Stanford | 1:50.67 | Kathleen Baker California | 1:51.25 | Sydney Pickrem Texas A&M | 1:52.35 | |||
| 400 IM | Ella Eastin Stanford | 3:54.60 | Katie Ledecky Stanford | 3:58.29 | Sydney Pickrem Texas A&M | 3:59.05 | |||
| 200 freestyle relay | Stanford Janet Hu (21.65) Simone Manuel (20.89) Lauren Pitzer (21.62) Ally Howe (21.27) | 1:25.43 | California Maddie Murphy (21.64) Amy Bilquist (21.08) Katie McLaughlin (21.47) Abbey Weitzeil (21.01) | 1:25.50 | Tennessee Erika Brown (21.61) Maddy Banic (21.86) Stanzi Moseley (21.74) Bailey Grinter (21.89) | 1:27.10 | |||
| 400 freestyle relay | Stanford Janet Hu (47.49) Ella Eastin (47.13) Katie Drabot (47.85) Simone Manuel (45.47) | 3:07.94 | California Amy Bilquist (47.59) Abbey Weitzeil (46.37) Kathleen Baker (47.21) Katie McLaughlin (46.88) | 3:08.05 | Virginia Morgan Hill (48.23) Laine Reed (47.40) Kyla Valls (47.47) Caitlin Cooper (47.40) | 3:10.50 | |||
| 800 freestyle relay | Stanford Katie Drabot (1:42.99) Ella Eastin (1:41.13) Brooke Forde (1:42.94) Katie Ledecky (1:39.87) | 6:46.93 | Michigan Catie Deloof (1:43.35) Siobhán Haughey (1:40.49) Rose Bi (1:43.88) Gabby Deloof (1:42.31) | 6:50.03 | California Robin Neumann (1:43.78) Kathleen Baker (1:42.78) Katie McLaughlin (1:41.64) Amy Bilquist (1:42.63) | 6:51.42 | |||
| 200 medley relay | Stanford Ally Howe (23.54) Kim Williams (26.50) Janet Hu (22.62) Simone Manuel (20.45) | 1:33.11 | California Kathleen Baker (23.56) Abbey Weitzeil (26.68) Noemie Thomas (22.66) Amy Bilquist (20.95) | 1:33.85 | Indiana Ally Rockett (23.54) Lilly King (25.38) Christine Jensen (22.66) Grace Haskett (21.79) | 1:33.89 | |||
| 400 medley relay | Stanford Ally Howe (50.34) Kim Williams (58.59) Janet Hu (50.36) Simone Manuel (45.80) | 3:25.09 | Indiana Ally Rockett (51.31) Lilly King (56.02) Christine Jensen (51.13) Kennedy Goss (47.63) | 3:26.09 | California Kathleen Baker (50.66) Ali Harrison (58.89) Noemie Thomas (50.25) Abbey Weitzeil (47.06) | 3:26.86 | |||
| 1 m diving | Sarah Bacon Minnesota | 343.50 | Julia Vincent South Carolina | 333.50 | Sharae Zheng Nevada | 325.25 | |
| 3 m diving | Brooke Schultz Arkansas | 399.45 | Sharae Zheng Nevada | 394.95 | Julia Vincent South Carolina | 361.75 | |
| Platform diving | Olivia Rosendahl Northwestern | 346.15 | Murphy Bromberg Texas | 335.30 | Eloise Belanger UCLA | 300.65 |