Emma Sticklen on Mindset of Historic 200 Fly: “I am gonna own this from start to finish”
Emma Sticklen redefined the 200 fly this year, dipping under the 1:50 barrier more times in a single season than anyone else has in their entire career
Alex Walsh Looking Past NCAAs, Hoping to “jumpstart my professional swimming career”
At her 5th NCAA Championships, Alex Walsh won another individual NCAA title, 3 more relay titles, and her 5th team title with Virginia
Gretchen Walsh on Going Pro: “My process is gonna start over”
Walsh leaves the college swimming ranks as one of the most decorated swimmers in history, making a case for herself as the greatest yards swimmer of all time
Lucy Bell on NCAA Title: “Until this year, I didn’t really swim the 200 Breast”
Stanford junior Lucy Bell won her first NCAA title on the last night of competition in Federal Way, storming her way to a win in the 200 Breast
NCAA Champion Jillian Cox on 1,650 Pain: “It hurt bad today… I felt every lap”
After winning the NCAA title in the 500 free earlier in the meet, Texas freshman Jillian Cox followed that up with a win in the 1,650 tonight
Claire Curzan: “Wanting it for something more than myself… helped me find that next gear”
Claire Curzan secured the 100 back NCAA title last night, touching the wall .01 ahead of Bella Sims for the win.
Anna Peplowski on Post Olympic Perspective: “Putting a lot of energy and focus into my team”
Focusing on her team helped the Hoosier maintain her momentum from the summer into her last NCAA season.
Gretchen Walsh on Going 46 in the 100 Fly: “I try to see myself, and our team, as limitless”
Gretchen Walsh broke yet another historic barrier in the 100 fly, becoming the first woman to dip under the 47-second barrier when she touched at 46.97
Alex Walsh on NCAA Achievements: “My career has… been everything I’ve ever wanted it to be”
Alex Walsh made history tonight, winning the 100 breast and marking the 5th different event Walsh has won an individual title in
Caroline Bricker on 400 IM Title: “I knew I had something in me… didn’t know it was that”
Bricker came into this meet confident in her abilities but didn’t necessarily expect to come out as an NCAA champion.
Claire Curzan Reflects on Last 2 Years: “My journey since then has not been linear”
Olympian Claire Curzan reflected on her last two years since deciding to leave Stanford after her freshman season.
Torri Huske on IM Training: “I actually begged to be put into 4IM group”
On day 2 of the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships, Torri Huske captured her first individual NCAA title, touching first in the 200 IM in 1:49.67
Gretchen Walsh: “I’m never really gonna do a 50 free short course again… which is sad”
Walsh reminisced on her time swimming the event in college, noting that she’s sad to potentially never swim one in a championship setting again.
Jillian Cox on Come-From-Behind 500 Free Victory: “That felt like a very mature swim for me”
Jillian Cox kept her cool and stuck to her race plan, turning on the jets the last 100 yards and winning the 500 Free by over 2 seconds
Caroline Bricker on 1:41.7 Lead-off: “That was my 3rd ever 200 Free in my collegiate career”
This group of women brought a lot of experience to the table, but not necessarily in this specific event.