It’s that time again, where the nerdiest of the swim nerds (aka, SwimSwam) spends hours of time to learn the fates of NCAA qualifiers 12 hours before they’re officially released by the NCAA.
Editor’s Note: to run the numbers, we’ve had to type the entry lists entirely into a spreadsheet by hand. We’ve done several checks to validate this data, but the ultimate check is when the invite lists are released, which is expected to be Wednesday. If you would like to double-check our work, please email [email protected].
The Long Story
Updated after correcting errors
Based on our math (and please email [email protected] if you would like to volunteer to check our math), the cut line will fall at almost exactly in the same spot as last year: everyone ranked 39th or better in their events qualifies for NCAA’s, which pushes the number to 279.
After divers, there are 281 spots left for individual swimmer entries, which means 2 swimmers off of the “40 line” get invited. The way that tie is broken is by taking each swimmer’s time and comparing it to the NCAA Championship (not overall) record, and the swim closest to the record, by percentage, gets an invite.
The two winners of that tie-breaker are Yale’s Bella Hindley and Duke’s Verity Abel. The rest of the swimmers on the list below will go into the alternate list, though there has been several scratches over the last few years so there’s a good shot at the top swimmers on that list earning invites.
Line | Swimmer | Team | Event | Entry Time | Championship Record | Percentage |
40 | Bella Hindley | Yale | 50 free | 22.35 | 21.27 | 95.1677852% |
40 | Verity Abel | Duke | 1650 free | 16:17.89 | 15:27.84 | 94.8818374% |
40 | Arlyn Upshaw | UCLA | 200 fly | 1:57.08 | 1:50.98 | 94.7898873% |
40 | Maddy Zimmerman | Yale | 100 fly | 52.81 | 49.81 | 94.3192577% |
40 | Mia Schachter | Tulane | 100 breast | 1:00.68 | 57.23 | 94.3144364% |
40 | Sam Lisy | Indiana | 400 IM | 4:11.27 | 3:56.54 | 94.1377801% |
40 | Kenzie Margroum | US Navy | 200 free | 1:45.87 | 1:39.10 | 93.6053651% |
40 | Kendal Casey | Kentucky | Already qualified | |||
40 | Gia Dalesandro | Indiana | Already qualified |
Editor’s Note: Though Texas A&M’s Claire Brandt shows on the pre-selection sheets as being on the 40th line, she’s actually tied for 39th-place in the 200 back, and thus qualifies for NCAAs based on that criteria.
The Short Story
If the above nuance is too complicated, it’s as simple as this: any swimmer on the pre-selection sheet who is ranked 39th or better in an event. Bella Hindley of Yale and Verity Abel of Duke so far are the only swimmers who earn invites from the 40 line. Check out the full list of invited swimmers below.
Swimmer | Team |
Genevieve Miller | Air Force |
Luka Szynal | Akron |
Mia Nonnenberg | Alabama |
Bridget Blood | Alabama |
Emma Saunders | Alabama |
Marian Yurchishin | Alabama |
Annie Ochitwa | Arizona |
Katrina Konopka | Arizona |
Bonnie Brandon | Arizona |
Emma Schoettmer | Arizona |
Mackenzie Rumrill | Arizona |
Taylor Garcia | Arizona |
Taylor Schick | Arizona |
Paige Kremer | Arizona |
Sara Borendame | Arizona |
Anna Mayfield | Arkansas |
Maddie Monroe | Arkansas |
Marlies Burns | ASU |
Annie Lazor | Auburn |
Natasha Lloyd | Auburn |
Bailey Nero | Auburn |
Ashton Ellzey | Auburn |
Caroline Baddock | Auburn |
Jillian Vitarius | Auburn |
Zoe Thatcher | Auburn |
Aly Tetzloff | Auburn |
Ashley Neidigh | Auburn |
Sarah Reynolds | Auburn |
Eric Falconer | Auburn |
Emma Chard | Boise St |
Sam Wicks | Boise St |
Brittany Aoyama | Boise St |
Daniela Carrillo | Bowling Green |
Megan Burns | Buffalo |
Farida Osman | California |
Amy Bilquist | California |
Kathleen Baker | California |
Rachel Bootsma | California |
Noemie Thomas | California |
Kelly Naze | California |
Celina Li | California |
Elizabeth Pelton | California |
Kristen Vredeveld | California |
Marina Garcia Urzainqui | California |
Valerie Hull | California |
Rachael Acker | California |
Jacqueline Keire | Cincinnati |
Amanda Sanders | Denver |
Bailey Andison | Denver |
Johanna Ross | Denver |
Morgan McCormick | Denver |
Maddie Myers | Denver |
Rachel Bernhardt | Drexel |
Maddie Rosch | Duke |
Leah Goldman | Duke |
Isabella Paez | Duke |
Verity Abel | Duke |
Delaney Duncan | EMU |
Elise Haan | FGCU |
Fanny Teijonsalo | FGCU |
Katie Latham | FGCU |
Naomi Ruele | FIU |
Natalie Hinds | Florida |
Jessica Thielmann | Florida |
Ashlee Linn | Florida |
Taylor Katz | Florida |
Georgia-Mae Hohmann | Florida |
Hannah Burns | Florida |
Autumn Finke | Florida |
Alyssa Yambor-Maul | Florida |
Amelia Maughan | Florida |
Ugne Mazutaityte | Fresno State |
Megan Brown | FSU |
Summer Finke | FSU |
Brittany MacLean | Georgia |
Hali Flickinger | Georgia |
Olivia Smoliga | Georgia |
Megan Kingsley | Georgia |
Emily Cameron | Georgia |
Meaghan Raab | Georgia |
Kylie Stewart | Georgia |
Annie Zhu | Georgia |
Stephanie Peters | Georgia |
Caitlin Casazza | Georgia |
Shauna Lee | Georgia |
Rachel Zilinskas | Georgia |
Sonia Wang | Harvard |
Lilly King | Indiana |
Miranda Tucker | Indiana |
Haley Lips | Indiana |
Gia Dalesandro | Indiana |
Kennedy Goss | Indiana |
Marie Chamberlain | Indiana |
Stephanie Marchuk | Indiana |
Bailey Pressey | Indiana |
Emma Sougstad | Iowa |
Chelsie Miller | Kansas |
Danielle Galyer | Kentucky |
Geena Freriks | Kentucky |
Kendra Crew | Kentucky |
Bridgette Alexander | Kentucky |
Kendal Casey | Kentucky |
Kathryn Painter | Kentucky |
Kelsi Worrell | Louisville |
Mallory Comerford | Louisville |
Andee Cottrell | Louisville |
Rachel Bradford-Feldman | Louisville |
Marah Pugh | Louisville |
Andrea Kneppers | Louisville |
Abbie Houck | Louisville |
Alina Kendzior | Louisville |
Kara Kopcso | LSU |
Colleen O’Neill | LSU |
Leah Troskot | LSU |
Danielle Stirrat | LSU |
Taryn Mackenzie | LSU |
Angela Algee | Miami (FL) |
Siobhan Haughey | Michigan |
Rose Bi | Michigan |
Gillian Ryan | Michigan |
Clara Smiddy | Michigan |
Ali Deloof | Michigan |
Emily Kopas | Michigan |
Marni Oldershaw | Michigan |
Becca Postoll | Michigan |
Gabby Deloof | Michigan |
Sam Harding | Minnesota |
Brooke Zeiger | Minnesota |
Lauren Votava | Minnesota |
Rachel Munson | Minnesota |
Danielle Nack | Minnesota |
Breanne Siwicki | Minnesota |
Katharine Ross | Missouri |
Abby Duncan | Missouri |
Sharli Brady | Missouri |
Nadine Laemmler | Missouri |
Hannah Stevens | Missouri |
Anna Patterson | Missouri |
Kira Zubar | Missouri |
Hannah Moore | NC State |
Alexia Zevnik | NC State |
Riki Bonnema | NC State |
Rachel Muller | NC State |
Natalie Labonge | NC State |
Kayla Brumbaum | NC State |
Courtney Caldwell | NC State |
Ashlyn Koletic | NC State |
Krista Duffield | NC State |
Michelle Craddock | NC State |
Yawen Li | Nevada |
Ella Moynihan | Notre Dame |
Li Zhesi | Ohio St |
Lindsey Clary | Ohio St |
Taylor Vargo | Ohio St |
Amy Bopp | Ohio St |
Samantha Harrison | Oregon St |
Kenna Ramey | Pacific |
Casey Francis | Penn St |
Alyson Ackman | Penn St |
Melissa Rodriguez | Penn St |
Katie Rowe | Penn St |
Katelyn Sowinski | Penn St |
Kaleigh Ritter | Pitt |
Amanda Richey | Pitt |
Emily Fogle | Purdue |
Allie Davis | Purdue |
Kaersten Meitz | Purdue |
Emmy Rawson | Purdue |
Francesca Stoppa | Rutgers |
Taylor Johnson | SDSU |
Marne Erasmus | SMU |
Tara-Lynn Nicholas | SMU |
Taylor Worrell | South Carolina |
Emma Barksdale | South Carolina |
Ella Eastin | Stanford |
Lia Neal | Stanford |
Sarah Haase | Stanford |
Ally Howe | Stanford |
Janet Hu | Stanford |
Lindsey Engel | Stanford |
Nicole Stafford | Stanford |
Kim Williams | Stanford |
Leah Stevens | Stanford |
Kira Toussaint | Tennessee |
Maddy Banic | Tennessee |
Lauren Driscoll | Tennessee |
Faith Johnson | Tennessee |
Amanda Carner | Tennessee |
Maddy Tegner | Tennessee |
Colleen Callahan | Tennessee |
Harper Bruens | Tennessee |
Mary Griffith | Tennessee |
Michelle Cefal | Tennessee |
Morgan Dickson | Tennessee |
Anna Demonte | Tennessee |
Micah Bohon | Tennessee |
Madisyn Cox | Texas |
Tasija Karosas | Texas |
Rebecca Millard | Texas |
Joanna Evans | Texas |
Quinn Carrozza | Texas |
Jordan Surhoff | Texas |
Remedy Rule | Texas |
Olivia Anderson | Texas |
Mimi Schneider | Texas |
Brooke Hansen | Texas |
Bethany Galat | Texas A&M |
Sarah Gibson | Texas A&M |
Lisa Bratton | Texas A&M |
Beryl Gastaldello | Texas A&M |
Sydney Pickrem | Texas A&M |
Jorie Caneta | Texas A&M |
Esther Gonzalez Medina | Texas A&M |
Kristin Malone | Texas A&M |
Claire Rasmus | Texas A&M |
Sycerika McMahon | Texas A&M |
Laura Norman | Texas A&M |
Caitlynn Moon | Texas A&M |
Claire Brandt | Texas A&M |
Sammy Richart | Toledo |
Jenna Van Camp | Towson |
Hilvy Cheung | UC Davis |
Linnea Mack | UCLA |
Katie Grover | UCLA |
Madison White | UCLA |
Caroline McTaggart | UCLA |
Emma Schanz | UCLA |
Katie Kinnear | UCLA |
Emily Escobedo | UMBC |
Hellen Moffitt | UNC |
Sarah Koucheki | UNC |
Allyn Hardesty | UNC |
Caroline Baldwin | UNC |
Emma Nunn | UNC |
Sarah Hitchens | UNC |
Lauren Earp | UNC |
Abby Fisher | UNC |
Annie Harrison | UNC |
Lina Rathsack | UNLV |
Lauren Barber | US Navy |
Kirsten Vose | USC |
Kendyl Stewart | USC |
Kasia Wilk | USC |
Anika Apostalon | USC |
Chelsea Chenault | USC |
Elizabeth Stinson | USC |
Riley Scott | USC |
Allie Wooden | USC |
Lucy Worrall | USC |
Hannah Weiss | USC |
Henriette Stenkvist | USC |
Hanni Leach | USC |
Maddie Wright | USC |
Stina Colleou | Utah |
Genevieve Robertson | Utah |
Leah Smith | Virginia |
Courtney Bartholomew | Virginia |
Laura Simon | Virginia |
Kaitlyn Jones | Virginia |
Hanne Borgersen | Virginia |
Megan Moroney | Virginia |
Jen Marrkand | Virginia |
Ellen Thomas | Virginia |
Caitlin Cooper | Virginia |
Vivian Tafuto | Virginia |
Eryn Eddy | Virginia |
Shannon Rauth | Virginia |
Klaudia Nazieblo | Virginia Tech |
Weronika Paluszek | Virginia Tech |
Maggie Gruber | Virginia Tech |
Jessica Hespeler | Virginia Tech |
Danielle Valley | Wisconsin |
Chase Kinney | Wisconsin |
Dana Grindall | Wisconsin |
Jenny Holtzen | Wisconsin |
Maria Carlson | Wisconsin |
Maria Harutjunjan | Wyoming |
Emily Ridout | Wyoming |
Eva Fabian | Yale |
Cailley Silbert | Yale |
Bella Hindley | Yale |
I think it should be three swimmers on line 40?
Had Arlyn Upshaw as 281, but I could have missed something.
Kaitlyn Jones (from Penn State…NOT UVA) in the 200 Free?
Looks like our filtering messed that one up. You’re correct. So that slide is back to 1 on the 40 line.
Sarah Haase listed as a Texas A&M swimmer.
Thanks – corrected, fortunately doesn’t impact invites.
Yale has 2 on the 40 line. If they get in – even as alternates, can they bring a relay?
Theoretically, I believe that’s correct, because they have 2 invited already, plus 2 more, would be 4.
You have the same Nevada swimmer listed twice if that changes things…
Thanks. That pushes us two spots into the 40 line. Rerunning now.
You have Katie Grover twice.
Not sure it matters in your math, but on your list of qualifiers, you have Amanda Sanders (Denver) twice – once mis-spelled.
Thanks. It does matter. Bumps it to the whole 39 line getting in. Thanks guys.
Amanda Sanders from Denver is listed twice, spelled two different ways.