2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Day 3 Finals Heat Sheets
Order of Events
- 100 Fly
- 400 IM
- 200 Free
- 100 Breast
- 100 Back
- 3-Meter Diving
- 400 Medley Relay
Welcome to the finals of Day 3 at the 2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships. Tonight promises to be another thrilling night of competition, echoing the excitement of the previous two days. This morning’s preliminary heats were outstanding, highlighted by Gretchen Walsh, who shattered the NCAA, American, and US Open records in the 100 fly with a time of 47.21.
The evening will kick off with the 100 fly, where Walsh is expected to dominate. She topped the preliminaries this morning with a remarkable lead of 2.5 seconds—a significant margin for such a short race. Torri Huske, who clocked in at 50.19 during prelims, has been impressive this week and is likely to significantly improve her time in tonight’s finals.
The 200 free event also holds an intriguing mix of competitors. The top three seeds include Stephanie Balduccini, Anna Peplowski, and Minna Abraham, all of whom were top finishers at last month’s Big Ten Championships. Balduccini led the prelims with a swift 1:41.21, establishing herself as the clear frontrunner.
In the 100 back, which was exceptionally fast this morning with three women finishing under 50 seconds, Claire Curzan took the lead with a time of 49.32, closely followed by Bella Sims at 49.36. The finals are set to be an exhilarating showdown.
Women’s 100 Butterfly
TOP 8 FINISHERS:
- Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 46.97
- Torri Huske (Stanford) – 48.90
- Emma Sticklen (Texas) – 49.27
- Miranda Grana (Indiana) – 50.01
- Gabi Albiero (Louisville) – 50.69
- Abby Arens (Texas) – 50.90
- Ella Welch (Louisville) – 50.93
- Olivia Peoples (Florida) – 51.09
Walsh continued to impress by not only breaking her own NCAA, American, and US Open records again tonight but also becoming the first woman to finish the 100 fly in under 47 seconds, clocking in at 46.97. Remarkably, she won by nearly two seconds over the reigning Olympic champion of the event. Her remarkable splits of 9.80 for the opening 25 yards, a 21.61 at the 50, and finishing with 25.36 exemplify her dominance.
