The Notre Dame women’s swim and dive team competed in the NCAA Championships March 19 through 22 outside of Seattle to close out their 2024-25 campaign. Back in 2023-24, the squad sent four athletes including three first-timers, finishing 32nd in the team competition. While they failed to place as high this time around, they sent a total of seven athletes, including six swimmers and a diver.
The veteran relay team of senior Jessica Geriane, graduate Imogen Meers, graduate Katie Drumm and senior Madelyn Christman led off for the Irish in the 200-medley relay, posting a 1:37.57 en route to a 26th-place finish. They took the same place on the leaderboard in the 200-free relay with a time of 1:29.17. After placing top-40 in the 100 and 200 backstroke in 2024, Christman was the lone member of the relay team returning to the Championships as the other three made their debut.
Freshman Carli Cronk impressed in her rookie season in blue and gold. She qualified for three individual events — 400 IM (4:13.04), 500 free (4:44.64) and 200 fly (1:55.40), and finished 37th, 51st and 28th, respectively. Ranking second in school history in both the 1650 free (16:09.03) and 1000 free (9:45.27), senior Maggie Graves made her second NCAA Championships appearance in as many years. Her 16:17.49 performance, which placed her 34th in the field, earned her the 2024 Women’s Performance of the Year Award to cap off a storied career for the Irish.
The lone diver, junior Grace Courtney, made her return to the Championships for the 3-meter springboard event, an event she took 21st in last season with a score of 279.20. This time around, her 254.05 placed her 42nd in the field.
The final event of the season for the Notre Dame swim and dive team will take place Wednesday as Benedict Nguyen will enter the diving well at the NCAA Championships for the men’s 3-meter. The junior is making his second appearance in the competition after finishing 37th on the platform in 2024.
