2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 1 Ups/Downs

2022 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• March 16-19, 2022
• McAuley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia (Eastern Daylight Time)
• Prelims 10AM /Finals 6PM
• Short Course Yards (25 yards)
• Championship Central
• Official Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Video (ESPN3): Swimming / Diving

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, and “Down” to swimmers in the B final.

Scores Thru Day 1

1. Virginia, 74
2. Texas, 58
3. Cal, 56
4. Stanford, 54
5. Louisville, 46
6. NC State, 44
7. (tie) Alabama/Ohio State, 38
8. –
9. Georgia/Tennessee, 34
10. –
11. Florida/Michigan, 26
12. –
13. Kentucky/USC 18
14. –
15. Wisconsin, 14
16. Arizona State, 12
17. UNC, 10
18. Northwestern/Indiana, 8
19. –
20. Virginia Tech/Arizona, 2

Virginia came out on the first full day today firing on all cylinders. The highlight of the morning was Kate Douglass swimming an American and NCAA record in the 50 freestyle. The Hoos were the only team to qualify a swimmer in all three events, and, more impressively, placed a swimmer into the A final in all three as well. They have set themselves up well so far to defend their NCAA title.

Also having a great first full day was Alabama. The Tide placed two swimmers into the A final of the 50 free and one in the B. Based on the psych sheets, they were only projected to have 1 A finalist and 1 B finalist.

Texas also had a solid morning placing two swimmers into the A final of the 500 freestyle and 1 in the A final of the 200 IM. Based on the psych sheets, they were not projected to have any swimmers in either of the A finals. This is huge as they are currently second after day 1 and are still projected to be second after tonight based on this morning’s swims.

Stanford also had a better morning than they were projected on the psych sheets as they had two swimmers qualify for the A final of the 500 freestyle instead of one.

Based on this morning’s swims, Virginia should expand on their lead. Texas and Stanford should be in a tight race for second, and Alabama and Cal should be in a tight race for fourth.

Total Day 2 Ups/Downs

*Updated to Account for Diving*

Day 2 Scored Prelims + Projected Scores through Day 2

Credit to Andrew Mering for running the numbers.

Scored Prelims +Actual