| NCAA Women's Division III swimming and diving championships | |
| Founded: | 1982 |
| Current Champions: | Kenyon (25th) |
| Most Successful Team: | Kenyon (25) |
| Broadcasters: | ESPNU |
| Website: | NCAA.com |
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 and diving among its Division III members in the United States.
The event is held annually following the winter regular season, and it consists of individual and team championships. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool.[1] Since its establishment, the championships have been held at the same time and venue as the Division III men's championships.
Kenyon are the reigning national champions, winning their twenty-fifth title in 2024.
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 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.[2]
| style= colspan=8 | NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving championships[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site | Natatorium | Championship Results | ||||
| Champion | Points | Runner-Up | Points | ||||
| 1982 Details | Lexington, VA (Washington and Lee) | Cy Twombly Pool (swim) Virginia Military Institute (dive) | Williams | 402 | Kenyon | 303 | |
| 1983 Details | Canton, OH | C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School | Williams (2) | 330½ | Hamline | 286 | |
| 1984 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon | 307½ | Hamline | 283½ | |
| 1985 Details | Kenyon (2) | 496 | Pomona–Pitzer | 348 | |||
| 1986 | Canton, OH | C.T. Branin Natatorium Canton McKinley High School | Kenyon (3) | 713 | UC San Diego | 403½ | |
| 1987 Details | Kenyon (4) | 659 | Pomona–Pitzer | 349½ | |||
| 1988 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon (5) | 581½ | UC San Diego | 338½ | |
| 1989 Details | Brunswick, ME (Bowdoin) | A. LeRoy Greason Swimming Pool | Kenyon (6) | 631 | UC San Diego | 298½ | |
| 1990 Details | Wheaton, IL (Wheaton) | Chrouser Aquatics Center | Kenyon (7) | 506 | UC San Diego | 443 | |
| 1991 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon (8) | 661½ | UC San Diego | 466 | |
| 1992 Details | Buffalo, NY (Erie CC) | Flickinger Aquatic Center | Kenyon (9) | 750 | UC San Diego | 408 | |
| 1993 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon (10) | 683 | UC San Diego | 451½ | |
| 1994 Details | Williamstown, MA (Williams) | John Wesley Chandler Athletic Center | Kenyon (11) | 595½ | Hope | 408½ | |
| 1995 Details | Wesleyan | Middleton, CT | Kenyon (12) | 527½ | Williams | 333 | |
| 1996 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon (13) | 542 | UC San Diego | 380 | |
| 1997 Details | Oxford, OH (Miami) | Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center | Kenyon (14) | 572 | Williams | 377 | |
| 1998 Details | St. Peters, MO | St. Peters Rec-Plex | Kenyon (15) | 693½ | Denison | 522 | |
| 1999 Details | Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota) | University of Minnesota Aquatic Center | Kenyon (16) | 664½ | Denson | 503 | |
| 2000 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon (17) | 619½ | Denison | 417½ | |
| 2001 Details | Buffalo, NY (Erie CC) | Flickinger Aquatic Center | Denison | 588 | Kenyon | 572 | |
| 2002 Details | Oxford, OH (Miami) | Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center | Kenyon (18) | 577 | Denison | 418 | |
| 2003 Details | Atlanta, GA (Emory) | George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center | Kenyon (19) | 560½ | Williams | 350 | |
| 2004 Details | St. Peters, MO | St. Peters Rec-Plex | Kenyon (20) | 507 | Emory | 362 | |
| 2005 Details | Holland, MI | Holland Community Aquatic Center | Emory | 399½ | Kenyon | 313 | |
| 2006 Details | Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota) | University of Minnesota Aquatic Center | Emory (2) | 428 | Kenyon | 418 | |
| 2007 Details | Houston, TX (Houston) | University of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium | Kenyon (21) | 538 | Amherst | 320 | |
| 2008 Details | Oxford, OH (Miami) | Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center | Kenyon (22) | 566½ | Amherst | 341 | |
| 2009 Details | Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota) | University of Minnesota Aquatic Center | Kenyon (23) | 560 | Emory | 466½ | |
| 2010 Details | Emory (3) | 568½ | Denison | 452 | |||
| 2011 Details | Knoxville, TN (Tennessee) | University of Tennessee, Allan Jones Aquatic Center | Emory (4) | 614 | Denison | 428 | |
| 2012 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Indiana) | Indiana University Natatorium | Emory (5) | 639 | Williams | 453 | |
| 2013 Details | Shenandoah, TX | Conroe Independent School District Natatorium | Emory (6) | 619 | Kenyon | 483 | |
| 2014 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Indiana) | Indiana University Natatorium | Emory (7) | 595½ | Kenyon | 456½ | |
| 2015 Details | Shenandoah, TX | Conroe Independent School District Natatorium | Emory (8) | 603 | Denison | 457½ | |
| 2016 Details | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Aquatic Center | Emory (9) | 560 | Kenyon | 476 | |
| 2017 Details | Shenandoah, TX | Conroe Independent School District Natatorium | Emory (10) | 645.5 | Williams | 445 | |
| 2018 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Franklin) | Indiana University Natatorium | Emory (11) | 603 | Kenyon | 500 | |
| 2019 Details | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Aquatic Center | Emory (12) | 488 | Kenyon | 479 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2022 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Franklin) | Indiana University Natatorium | Kenyon (24) | 311 | Emory | 307 | |
| 2023 Details | Greensboro, NC (ODAC) | Greensboro Aquatic Center | Denison (2) | 464.5 | Emory | 385 | |
| 2024 Details | Kenyon (25) | 448 | Denison | 430 | |||
| 2025 Details | |||||||
| 2026 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Franklin) | Indiana University Natatorium | |||||
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 25 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022, 2024 | ||
| style= | 12 | 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2001, 2023 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1982, 1983 |
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