2018 NAIA National Championships – Women’s Meet
- Dates: Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3; prelims 9 am, finals 5 pm
- Location: Columbus Aquatic Center, Columbus, Georgia (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champions: Olivet Nazarene University (results)
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results: Available here
- Live Video: Available here
- Championship Central
For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, and places 9 through 16 the B final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Down” to swimmers in the B final.
Day 3
SCAD Savannah steamrolled ahead on Friday morning, qualifying 12 swimmers for A finals and 4 for B finals. The Bees were especially impressive in the 200 free, where 5 women made the A final and picked up 22 unexpected points over their seedings. Olivet Nazarene consolidated their second-place positioning with 7 ups and 5 downs, while Cumberlands (3 up, 5 down) remains firmly in third.
ONU netted 30 points over their psych sheet seedings to lead the morning. SCAD was up by 14, Loyola New Orleans by 13, and Indiana Wesleyan by 12.
Women’s Ups/Downs
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 12 | 4 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 7 | 5 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 3 | 5 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 3 | 2 |
| Brenau University | 2 | 4 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 2 | 3 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 2 | 1 |
| The College of Idaho | 2 | 1 |
| Milligan College | 2 | 0 |
| St Ambrose University | 2 | 0 |
| Asbury University | 1 | 3 |
| Keiser University | 1 | 3 |
| Union College | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Morningside College | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas University | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 0 | 4 |
| Life University | 0 | 2 |
| Columbia College | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 400 Yard Individual Medley
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 2 |
| SCAD Savannah | 1 | 2 |
| Brenau University | 1 | 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 1 |
| Keiser University | 1 | 0 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 0 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas University | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 0 | 1 |
| The College of Idaho | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 100 Yard Butterfly
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 2 | 0 |
| SCAD Savannah | 2 | 0 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 1 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 0 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 1 | 0 |
| The College of Idaho | 1 | 0 |
| Asbury University | 0 | 2 |
| Brenau University | 0 | 1 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 0 | 1 |
| Keiser University | 0 | 1 |
| Life University | 0 | 1 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 5 | 0 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 1 | 1 |
| Morningside College | 1 | 0 |
| Union College | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 0 | 2 |
| Asbury University | 0 | 1 |
| Brenau University | 0 | 1 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 0 | 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 3 | 0 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 2 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 1 |
| Asbury University | 1 | 0 |
| The College of Idaho | 1 | 0 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Brenau University | 0 | 1 |
| Columbia College | 0 | 1 |
| Keiser University | 0 | 1 |
| Life University | 0 | 1 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 100 Yard Backstroke
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 2 | 1 |
| Milligan College | 2 | 0 |
| SCAD Savannah | 1 | 2 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 1 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 1 |
| Brenau University | 1 | 0 |
| Keiser University | 0 | 1 |
| Union College | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 3-Meter Diving
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| St Ambrose University | 2 | 0 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 0 |
Projected Standings
| Team | Day 1 Actual | Day 2 Actual | Day 3 Prelims | Day 4 Psych | Final Projected Standings |
| SCAD Savannah | 40 | 148 | 225 | 197 | 610 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 32 | 159 | 184 | 114 | 489 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 34 | 134 | 98 | 115 | 381 |
| Keiser University | 26 | 91 | 60 | 108 | 285 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 28 | 91 | 59 | 83 | 261 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 30 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 224 |
| The College of Idaho | 14 | 98.5 | 64 | 46 | 222.5 |
| Brenau University | 22 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 184 |
| Asbury University | 12 | 62 | 51 | 58 | 183 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 10 | 38 | 58 | 55 | 161 |
| Union College | 8 | 50.5 | 34 | 61 | 153.5 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 24 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 123 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 18 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 111 |
| Milligan College | 4 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 80 |
| St Ambrose University | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 74 |
| Morningside College | 2 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 68 |
| Thomas University | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 40 |
| Life University | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 28 |
| Columbia College | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Bethel University | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Soka University of America | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| College of Saint Mary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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