The 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 25th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.
| 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Host city |  Athens, Georgia |
| Date | March 2006 |
| Venue(s) | Gabrielsen Natatorium University of Georgia |
← 2005 2007 → | |
This year's events were hosted at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Auburn returned to the top of the team standings after a one year absence, finishing a mere three points (518.5−515.5) ahead of hosts and defending champions Georgia. This was the Tigers' fourth women's team title and fourth in five seasons.
Team standings
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Swimming results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
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| 50 freestyle | Kara Lynn Joyce Georgia | 21.63 US, AR |
Lacey Nymeyer Arizona | 22.10 | Brooke Bishop Stanford | 22.17 | |||
| 100 freestyle | Kara Lynn Joyce Georgia | 47.41 | Lacey Nymeyer Arizona | 48.43 | Emily Silver California | 48.47 | |||
| 200 freestyle | Kara Lynn Joyce Georgia | 1:43.96 | Erin Reilly California | 1:44.63 | Emily Kukors Auburn | 1:44.66 | |||
| 500 freestyle | Laura Conway Georgia | 4:40.01 | Hayley Peirsol Auburn | 4:41.78 | Erin Reilly California | 4:41.84 | |||
| 1650 freestyle | Hayley Peirsol Auburn | 15:49.48 | Flavia Rigamonti SMU | 15:54.67 | Adrienne Binder Auburn | 15:57.64 | |||
| 100 backstroke | Rachel Goh Auburn | 52.35 | Jenna Gresdal Arizona | 52.74 | Brielle White Virginia | 52.76 | |||
| 200 backstroke | Helen Silver Florida | 1:53.01 | Aleksandra Putra Georgia | 1:54.59 | Kelly Harrigan Rutgers | 1:54.77 | |||
| 100 breaststroke | Jessica Hardy California | 1:00.02 | Rebecca Soni USC | 1:00.07 | Vipa Bernhardt Florida | 1:00.43 | |||
| 200 breaststroke | Rebecca Soni USC | 2:09.37 | Vipa Bernhardt Florida | 2:10.13 | Alicia Jensen Auburn | 2:10.81 | |||
| 100 butterfly | Mary DeScenza Georgia | 51.56 | Caitlin Andrew Arizona State | 52.23 | Dana Kirk Stanford | 52.63 | |||
| 200 butterfly | Mary DeScenza Georgia | 1:53.78 | Kim Vandenberg UCLA | 1:56.02 | Whitney Myers Arizona | 1:56.26 | |||
| 200 IM | Whitney Myers Arizona | 1:54.88 | Tricia Harm Georgia | 1:57.28 | Emily Kukors Auburn | 1:57.50 | |||
| 400 IM | Whitney Myers Arizona | 4:06.32 | Julie Stupp Auburn | 4:09.22 | Kristen Caverly Stanford | 4:09.70 | |||
| 200 freestyle relay | Arizona Courtney Cashion (22.57) Jenna Gresdal (21.82) Anna Turner (22.16) Lacey Nymeyer (21.43) | 1:27.98 US |
Georgia Kara Lynn Joyce (21.69) =US, =AR Tricia Harm (22.29) Anna Miller (22.51) Jessica Cole (22.30) | 1:28.79 | Auburn Kara Denby (22.72) Jana Kolukanova (22.27) Hannah Smith (22.63) Emily Kukors (22.63) | 1:30.25 | |||
| 400 freestyle relay | Arizona Courtney Cashion (48.87) Jenna Gresdal (48.26) Whitney Myers (48.21) Lacey Nymeyer (47.43) | 3:12.77 US |
Georgia Mary DeScenza (48.31) Tricia Harm (49.06) Jessica Cole (49.09) Kara Lynn Joyce (46.92) | 3:13.38 AR |
Auburn Kara Denby (49.35) Jana Kolukanova (48.37) Jeri Moss (48.67) Emily Kukors (48.61) | 3:15.00 | |||
| 800 freestyle relay | Georgia Mary DeScenza (1:44.63) Jessica Cole (1:47.38) Claire Maust (1:46.73) Kara Lynn Joyce (1:45.01) | 7:03.75 | Arizona Whitney Myers (1:45.59) Lacey Nymeyer (1:45.07) Courtney Cashion (1:47.96) Anna Turner (1:48.48) | 7:07.10 | Auburn Jana Kolukanova (1:48.10) Emily Kukors (1:45.97) Jeri Moss (1:46.40) Adrienne Binder (1:46.65) | 7:07.12 | |||
| 200 medley relay | Georgia Tricia Harm (24.63) Sarah Poewe (28.00) Mary DeScenza (23.22) Kara Lynn Joyce (21.39) | 1:37.24 | Arizona Jenna Gresdal (25.05) Erin Sieper (27.53) Lara Jackson (24.08) Courtney Cashion (22.12) | 1:38.78 | Florida State Christie Raleigh (24.98) Lauren Sparg (27.52) Lauren Brick (24.29) Carrie Ellis (22.18) | 1:38.97 | |||
| 400 medley relay | Arizona Jenna Gresdal (52.52) Erin Sieper (59.95) Whitney Myers (51.90) Lacey Nymeyer (47.33) | 3:31.70 | USC Hayley McGregory (53.53) Rebecca Soni (58.94) Kristen Lahey (53.42) Rhi Jeffrey (48.08) | 3:33.97 | California Helen Silver (53.97) Jessica Hardy (58.77) Erin Reilly (52.75) Emily Silver (48.61) | 3:34.10 | |||
Legend: US – U.S. Open record; AR – American record;
Diving results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 1 m diving | Blythe Hartley USC | 353.50 | Allison Brennan South Carolina | 326.10 | QiongJie Huang Hawaii | 324.05 |
| 3 m diving | Blythe Hartley USC | 373.15 | Christina Loukas Indiana | 371.40 | Corey Gerlach Auburn | 365.65 |
| Platform diving | Taryn Ignacio Kentucky | 335.30 | Rui Wang Hawaii | 320.00 | Lindsay Weigle Indiana | 317.05 |
See also
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edit- ↑ "NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 10–12. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- 1 2 "2006 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships Results" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 January 2026.