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No. 24 UCLA Swim & Dive Set for NCAA Championships
March 18, 2025 | Swimming & Diving
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. โ The No. 24 UCLA Swim and Dive squad heads to Seattle, Washington this week for the 2025 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by Washington State at the ย Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Washington.
The four-day meet runs from Wednesday, March 19 through Saturday, March 22.
The Bruins are sending a group of six individual student-athletes and four relay squads to NCAAs this year. UCLA's contingent includes three swimmers and six divers, to go along with the three relay squads.
All sessions of the 2025 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships will be televised live on ESPN+.
Live stats will be available through the MeetMobile app, or online at NCAA.com. Fans can also follow along on X and Instagram at @UCLASwimAndDive for live UCLA-centric updates.
UCLA, ranked No. 24 in the latest CSCAA Top-25, is coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. The six individual qualifiers for the Bruins include Molly Brascia in the 1-meter dive, Eden Cheng in platform diving and 3m diving, Rosie Murphy in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back, Karolina Piechowicz in the 100 breast and 200 breast, Maya Salvitti in the platform dive, and Ana Jih-Schiff in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM.
Of the six Bruins competing at the NCAAs, only Cheng and Murphy have participated in prior editions of the championships; Brascia, Piechowicz, Salvitti, and Jih-Schiff will all be taking part in their first NCAA Championships.
The Bruins will also have four relays participating this week, having qualified a 200 medley relay squad, 200 free relay squad, 400 free relay, and 400 medley relay.
In the 2024 edition of the NCAA Championships, the Bruins finished in 21st place, the highest under fifth-year head coach Jordan Cordry. Paige MacEachern led the Bruins with a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM and became the first UCLA swimmer since 2013 to earn First-Team All-America honors.
2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Timeline (all times PT)
*events with UCLA qualifiers/invitees are in bold
Wednesday, March 20 (6 pm Finals)
Events: 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
Watch: Swim Finals
Thursday, March 21 (Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM)
Events: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter diving, 200 free relay
Watch: Swim Prelims | Dive Prelims | Finals
Friday, March 22 (Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM)
Events: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 3-meter diving, 400 medley relay
Watch: Swim Prelims | Dive Prelims | Finals
Saturday, March 23 (Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM)
Events: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay
Watch: Swim Prelims | Dive Prelims | Finals
UCLA Qualifiers/Events
Molly Brascia
1-meter dive
Eden Cheng
platform dive
3-meter dive
Rosie Murphy
200 IM
400 IM
200 back
Karolina Piechowicz
100 breast
200 breast
Maya Salvitti
platform dive
Ana Jih-Schiff
100 breast
200 breast
200 IM
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The four-day meet runs from Wednesday, March 19 through Saturday, March 22.
The Bruins are sending a group of six individual student-athletes and four relay squads to NCAAs this year. UCLA's contingent includes three swimmers and six divers, to go along with the three relay squads.
All sessions of the 2025 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships will be televised live on ESPN+.
Live stats will be available through the MeetMobile app, or online at NCAA.com. Fans can also follow along on X and Instagram at @UCLASwimAndDive for live UCLA-centric updates.
UCLA, ranked No. 24 in the latest CSCAA Top-25, is coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. The six individual qualifiers for the Bruins include Molly Brascia in the 1-meter dive, Eden Cheng in platform diving and 3m diving, Rosie Murphy in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back, Karolina Piechowicz in the 100 breast and 200 breast, Maya Salvitti in the platform dive, and Ana Jih-Schiff in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM.
Of the six Bruins competing at the NCAAs, only Cheng and Murphy have participated in prior editions of the championships; Brascia, Piechowicz, Salvitti, and Jih-Schiff will all be taking part in their first NCAA Championships.
The Bruins will also have four relays participating this week, having qualified a 200 medley relay squad, 200 free relay squad, 400 free relay, and 400 medley relay.
In the 2024 edition of the NCAA Championships, the Bruins finished in 21st place, the highest under fifth-year head coach Jordan Cordry. Paige MacEachern led the Bruins with a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM and became the first UCLA swimmer since 2013 to earn First-Team All-America honors.
2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Timeline (all times PT)
*events with UCLA qualifiers/invitees are in bold
Wednesday, March 20 (6 pm Finals)
Events: 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
Watch: Swim Finals
Thursday, March 21 (Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM)
Events: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter diving, 200 free relay
Watch: Swim Prelims | Dive Prelims | Finals
Friday, March 22 (Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM)
Events: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 3-meter diving, 400 medley relay
Watch: Swim Prelims | Dive Prelims | Finals
Saturday, March 23 (Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM)
Events: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay
Watch: Swim Prelims | Dive Prelims | Finals
UCLA Qualifiers/Events
Molly Brascia
1-meter dive
Eden Cheng
platform dive
3-meter dive
Rosie Murphy
200 IM
400 IM
200 back
Karolina Piechowicz
100 breast
200 breast
Maya Salvitti
platform dive
Ana Jih-Schiff
100 breast
200 breast
200 IM
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