The 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 27th 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.
| 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Host city |  Columbus, Ohio |
| Date | March 20–22, 2008 |
| Venue(s) | McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Ohio State University |
← 2007 2009 → | |
This year's events were hosted by the Ohio State University at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.
Arizona topped the team standings for the first time, finishing 136 points (484–348) ahead of two-time defending champions Auburn. This was the Wildcats' first women's team title. Arizona also captured the 2008 men's title.
Team standings
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Swimming results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
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| 50 freestyle | Lara Jackson Arizona | 21.69 | Michele King Tennessee | 21.86 | Anne Marie May California | 22.00 | |||
| 100 freestyle | Lacey Nymeyer Arizona | 47.50 | Julia Wilkinson Texas A&M | 47.56 | Christine Magnuson Tennessee | 48.15 | |||
| 200 freestyle | Caroline Burckle Florida | 1:43.10 | Lacey Nymeyer Arizona | 1:43.33 | Julia Wilkinson Texas A&M | 1:43.64 | |||
| 500 freestyle | Caroline Burckle Florida | 4:33.60 NC |
Maggie Bird Auburn | 4:39.15 | Kristen Heiss Texas A&M | 4:40.03 | |||
| 1650 freestyle | Emily Brunemann Michigan | 15:53.69 | Whitney Sprague North Carolina | 15:57.77 | Kelsey Ditto Georgia | 15:59.01 | |||
| 100 backstroke | Gemma Spofforth Florida | 51.78 | Hailey Degolia Arizona | 51.89 | Kateryna Zubkova Indiana | 52.02 | |||
| 200 backstroke | Gemma Spofforth Florida | 1:50.70 | Kateryna Zubkova Indiana | 1:53.17 | Kristen Heiss Texas A&M | 1:53.52 | |||
| 100 breaststroke | Rebecca Soni USC | 59.19 | Jillian Tyler Minnesota | 59.87 | Annie Chandler Wisconsin | 59.98 | |||
| 200 breaststroke | Rebecca Soni USC | 2:06.32 MR |
Elizabeth Smith Stanford | 2:08.73 | Alia Atkinson Texas A&M | 2:09.48 | |||
| 100 butterfly | Christine Magnuson Tennessee | 50.70 | Dana Vollmer California | 51.32 | Hailey Degolia Arizona | 51.59 | |||
| 200 butterfly | Saori Haruguchi Oregon State | 1:52.39 MR |
Elaine Breeden Stanford | 1:53.27 | Ava Ohlgren Auburn | 1:54.64 | |||
| 200 IM | Ava Ohlgren Auburn | 1:53.94 | Ariana Kukors Washington | 1:55.26 | Emily Kukors Auburn | 1:55.28 | |||
| 400 IM | Julia Smit Stanford | 4:02.41 | Ava Ohlgren Auburn | 4:04.07 | Ariana Kukors Washington | 4:04.82 | |||
| 200 freestyle relay | Arizona Lara Jackson (21.92) Lacey Nymeyer (21.46) Anna Turner (21.83) Taylor Baughman (21.69) | 1:26.90 US, AR |
California Madison Kennedy (22.08) Hannah Wilson (22.19) Emily Silver (21.56) Dana Vollmer (21.69) | 1:27.52 | Auburn Ava Ohlgren (22.58) Kara Denby (21.60) Emily Kukors (22.35) Emile Ewing (22.26) | 1:28.79 | |||
| 400 freestyle relay | Arizona Lacey Nymeyer (47.60) Anna Turner (48.03) Lara Jackson (47.95) Taylor Baughman (47.76) | 3:11.34 US, AR |
California Madison Kennedy (48.38) Hannah Wilson (48.61) Emily Silver (48.24) Dana Vollmer (47.80) | 3:13.03 | Texas A&M Christine Marshall (48.82) Codie Hansen (48.76) Julia Wilkinson (47.10) Triin Aljand (48.40) | 3:13.08 | |||
| 800 freestyle relay | Arizona Justine Schluntz (1:45.59) Lacey Nymeyer (1:43.55) Leone Vorster (1:44.92) Taylor Baughman (1:44.63) | 6:58.69 MR |
Texas A&M Christine Marshall (1:44.72) Kristen Heiss (1:45.80) Codie Hansen (1:45.60) Julia Wilkinson (1:43.38) | 6:59.50 | California Dana Vollmer (1:44.90) Lauren Boyle (1:45.82) Madison Kennedy (1:45.53) Emily Silver (1:44.84) | 7:01.09 | |||
| 200 medley relay | Arizona Hailey Degolia (23.67) Annie Chandler (26.89) Lara Jackson (23.12) Anna Turner (21.61) | 1:35.29 US, AR |
Stanford Fiona O'Donnell-McCarthy (25.24) Caroline Bruce (27.59) Elaine Breeden (23.16) Brooke Bishop (21.64) | 1:37.63 | Texas A&M Julia Wilkinson (24.86) Alia Atkinson (27.84) Triin Aljand (22.68) Sarah Woods (22.34) | 1:37.72 | |||
| 400 medley relay | Arizona Hailey Degolia (51.67) Annie Chandler (58.32) Ana Agy (52.06) Lacey Nymeyer (47.01) | 3:29.06 US, AR |
Auburn Margo McCawley (52.94) Kara Denby (1:00.00) Ava Ohlgren (51.68) Emily Kukors (48.22) | 3:32.84 | Stanford Julia Smit (53.87) Caroline Bruce (1:00.08) Elaine Breeden (51.44) Brooke Bishop (48.38) | 3:33.87 | |||
Legend: US – U.S. Open record; NC – NCAA record; MR – Meet record; AR – American record;
Diving results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 1 m diving | Emma Friesen Hawaii | 336.20 | Mary Yarrison Texas | 331.60 | Brittney Feldman Indiana | 323.75 |
| 3 m diving | Chelsea Davis Ohio State | 365.85 | Bianca Alvarez Ohio State | 354.50 | Kathryn Kelly Texas | 353.15 |
| Platform diving | Brittany Viola Miami | 362.60 | Margaret Hassan Stanford | 347.20 | Kara Cook Purdue | 311.00 |
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 16, 2017.
- 1 2 "2008 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships Results" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 January 2026.