Florida Women’s Swimming and Diving Competes at NCAA Championships
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida women’s swimming and diving team head west for the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships from Wednesday, March 19 through Saturday, March 22 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Washington. A total of 16 competitors were invited to represent UF throughout the four days of competition.
Florida’s 16 are slated to compete in 44 individual events, with at least one Gator participating in 15 of the 16 individual swimming and diving events. UF’s 14 swimmers are the third-most by any school to qualify for this year’s championships, sitting only behind Texas’ 15 swimmers and the 18 from the four-time national champions, Virginia. Eight Gators qualified in three individual events and four made two individual events. Six Gators are making their NCAA Championships debut, while 10 student-athletes have earned All-America honors during their careers. Additionally, Florida will have a team in all five relay events.
Wednesday will kick off the Championships with two relay finals beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday will begin with prelims at 1 p.m. and finals at 9 p.m. each day.
HOW TO FOLLOW
All sessions will be televised live on ESPN+ for subscribers. Links for the live stream and live results can be found on Florida women’s swimming and diving schedule page on FloridaGators.com. Live results will be available to paid subscribers on Meet Mobile or fans can follow @GatorsSwimDV on socials. Tape-delayed coverage of the women’s championships will be on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, March 27.
ORDER OF EVENTS
Wednesday: 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
Thursday: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, one-meter diving, 200 free relay,
Friday: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, three-meter diving, 400 medley relay
Saturday: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay
GATORS COMPETING
Anita Bottazzo (200 breast, 100 breast), Julie Brousseau (400 IM, 500 free, 1650 free), Catie Choate (200 back, 100 back), Zoe Dixon (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 back), Lainy Kruger (200 IM, 200 fly, 200 free), Michaela Mattes (400 IM, 500 free, 1650 free), Molly Mayne (200 breast, 100 breast), Olivia Peoples (100 fly), Sofia Plaza (400 IM), JoJo Ramey (200 free, 200 back), Addison Reese (200 fly), Bella Sims (100 back, 200 back, 500 free), Emma Weyant (500 free, 400 IM, 1650 free), Mabel Zavaros (200 back, 400 IM, 500 free), Casey Greenberg (platform), Camyla Monroy (1-meter, 3-meter, platform). Micayla Cronk and Grace Rainey have been key relay contributors this season and are traveling to Federal Way as well.
Returners: Catie Choate, Zoe Dixon, Lainy Kruger, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, JoJo Ramey, Camyla Monroy, Bella Sims, Emma Weyant and Mabel Zavaros
Making NCAA Debut: Anita Bottazzo, Julie Brousseau, Casey Greenberg, Sofia Plaza, Michaela Mattes and Addison Reese
ZONE B DIVING RECAP
The women’s diving duo of Greenberg and Monroy secured four NCAA Championships event spots from their performances at NCAA Diving Zones. Monroy qualified for all three diving events for the second-consecutive year. The sophomore was the Zone B one-meter champions with a combined score of 632.60 and finished fifth and sixth on the platform and three-meter events, respectively. Greenberg punched her first ever NCAA Championships ticket after finishing top-seven on platform. The junior finished with a combined score of 523.40 to earn the last qualifying spot in the event.
RETURNING INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY CHAMPIONS
Sophomore swimmer Bella Sims returns to NCAA’s as Florida’s only individual national champion. Sims was crowned the 200 free and 500 free national champion and tallied seven All-American honors in her championships debut last season. Sims was also part of Florida’s 800 free relay team with Cronk, Weyant and Isabel Ivey who won the program’s first event title since 1989. The squad’s 6:48.59 set a new program record as well.
Individual Champions:
Bella Sims: 200 free, 500 free
Relay Champions:
800 free relay: Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk
2024 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
The women concluded their historic NCAA Championship run with a third-place finish, marking the program’s best finish in 14 years, while 364 points landed 11th-best in program history. 11 Gators totaled 34 All-American Honors en route to three national titles and four runner-ups.
Florida’s 16 are slated to compete in 44 individual events, with at least one Gator participating in 15 of the 16 individual swimming and diving events. UF’s 14 swimmers are the third-most by any school to qualify for this year’s championships, sitting only behind Texas’ 15 swimmers and the 18 from the four-time national champions, Virginia. Eight Gators qualified in three individual events and four made two individual events. Six Gators are making their NCAA Championships debut, while 10 student-athletes have earned All-America honors during their careers. Additionally, Florida will have a team in all five relay events.
Wednesday will kick off the Championships with two relay finals beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday will begin with prelims at 1 p.m. and finals at 9 p.m. each day.
HOW TO FOLLOW
All sessions will be televised live on ESPN+ for subscribers. Links for the live stream and live results can be found on Florida women’s swimming and diving schedule page on FloridaGators.com. Live results will be available to paid subscribers on Meet Mobile or fans can follow @GatorsSwimDV on socials. Tape-delayed coverage of the women’s championships will be on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, March 27.
ORDER OF EVENTS
Wednesday: 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
Thursday: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, one-meter diving, 200 free relay,
Friday: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, three-meter diving, 400 medley relay
Saturday: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay
GATORS COMPETING
Anita Bottazzo (200 breast, 100 breast), Julie Brousseau (400 IM, 500 free, 1650 free), Catie Choate (200 back, 100 back), Zoe Dixon (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 back), Lainy Kruger (200 IM, 200 fly, 200 free), Michaela Mattes (400 IM, 500 free, 1650 free), Molly Mayne (200 breast, 100 breast), Olivia Peoples (100 fly), Sofia Plaza (400 IM), JoJo Ramey (200 free, 200 back), Addison Reese (200 fly), Bella Sims (100 back, 200 back, 500 free), Emma Weyant (500 free, 400 IM, 1650 free), Mabel Zavaros (200 back, 400 IM, 500 free), Casey Greenberg (platform), Camyla Monroy (1-meter, 3-meter, platform). Micayla Cronk and Grace Rainey have been key relay contributors this season and are traveling to Federal Way as well.
Returners: Catie Choate, Zoe Dixon, Lainy Kruger, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, JoJo Ramey, Camyla Monroy, Bella Sims, Emma Weyant and Mabel Zavaros
Making NCAA Debut: Anita Bottazzo, Julie Brousseau, Casey Greenberg, Sofia Plaza, Michaela Mattes and Addison Reese
ZONE B DIVING RECAP
The women’s diving duo of Greenberg and Monroy secured four NCAA Championships event spots from their performances at NCAA Diving Zones. Monroy qualified for all three diving events for the second-consecutive year. The sophomore was the Zone B one-meter champions with a combined score of 632.60 and finished fifth and sixth on the platform and three-meter events, respectively. Greenberg punched her first ever NCAA Championships ticket after finishing top-seven on platform. The junior finished with a combined score of 523.40 to earn the last qualifying spot in the event.
RETURNING INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY CHAMPIONS
Sophomore swimmer Bella Sims returns to NCAA’s as Florida’s only individual national champion. Sims was crowned the 200 free and 500 free national champion and tallied seven All-American honors in her championships debut last season. Sims was also part of Florida’s 800 free relay team with Cronk, Weyant and Isabel Ivey who won the program’s first event title since 1989. The squad’s 6:48.59 set a new program record as well.
Individual Champions:
Bella Sims: 200 free, 500 free
Relay Champions:
800 free relay: Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk
2024 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
The women concluded their historic NCAA Championship run with a third-place finish, marking the program’s best finish in 14 years, while 364 points landed 11th-best in program history. 11 Gators totaled 34 All-American Honors en route to three national titles and four runner-ups.
Four of Florida’s five relay teams merited top-five finishes, tallying 136 team points. Overall, the Gators tallied 17 top-10 finishes, recorded 11 top-10 program bests and either set or tied a combined 10 program, pool or SEC records.
First- Team All-Americans
- 200 Medley Relay: Aris Runnels, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, Micayla Cronk
- 800 Free Relay: Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk
- 400 Medley Relay: Bella Sims, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, Isabel Ivey
- 400 Free Relay: Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Lainy Kruger, Micayla Cronk
- 500 Free: Bella Sims and Emma Weyant
- 200 IM: Isabel Ivey and Zoe Dixon
- 400 IM: Emma Weyant and Zoe Dixon
- 100 Fly: Olivia Peoples
- 200 Free: Bella Sims and Isabel Ivey
- 200 Back: Bella Sims, Catie Choate
- 100 Free: Isabel Ivey
- 1-Meter Diving: Camyla Monroy
Honorable Mention All-Americans
2025 DI WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE, DATES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
- Wednesday, March 19 | Watch live on ESPN+
- Day one finals: 200-yard medley relay | 9 p.m.
- Day one finals: 800-yard freestyle relay | 10 p.m.
- Thursday, March 20 | Watch live on ESPN+
- Day two prelims | 1 p.m.
- One-meter diving trials| 3:15 p.m.
- One-meter diving consolation finals | 8:15 p.m.
- Day two finals | 9 p.m.
- 500-yard freestyle
- 200-yard individual medley
- 50-yard freestyle
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- One-meter diving
- Friday, March 21 | Watch live on ESPN+
- Day three prelims | 1 p.m.
- Three-meter diving trials | 3:15 p.m.
- Three-meter diving consolation finals | 8:15 p.m.
- Day three finals | 9 p.m.
- 400-yard individual medley
- 100-yard butterfly 10. 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke 12. 100-yard backstroke
- 400-yard medley relay
- Three-meter diving
- Saturday, March 22 | Watch live on ESPN+
- Day four prelims | 1 p.m.
- Platform diving trials | 3 p.m.
- Day four prelims – 1650 freestyle | 6:45 p.m.
- Platform diving consolation finals | 8:15 p.m.
- Day four finals | 9 p.m.
- 1,650-yard freestyle
- 200-yard backstroke
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard butterfly
- Platform diving
- 400-yard freestyle relay
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