Women's Swim & Dive Set For NCAA Championships

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina women's swimming and diving team is set to compete in the 2024 NCAA Championships this week, March 20-23, at the Jack Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga.

The event starts Wednesday night with the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays. The remainder of the championships will have prelims each day beginning at 10 a.m. ET with the finals slated for 6 p.m. All four days of the event will be streamed on ESPN+.

Senior diver Aranza Vazquez Montaño will look to repeat as NCAA Champion in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard competitions. She posted a score of 358.75 on the 1-meter springboard and 385.80 in the 3-meter event to capture the first national diving titles in school history.

Graduate transfers Delaney Carlton and Katja Pavicevic, seniors Lexi Rudolph and Ellie VanNote, juniors Greer Pattison and Skyler Smith, and sophomore Emma Karam will represent the Tar Heels in Athens. Georgia Nel, Lily Reader, Madeline Smith, and Elizabeth Sowards will be relay alternates.

Skyler Smith earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 breaststroke as did VanNote in the 200 butterfly last season.

UNC finished in 10^th place last season to capture the program's first top 10 finish since 2001. The Tar Heels have placed among the top 15 each of the last three seasons, finishing 12^th in 2021 and 14th in 2022.

UNC's CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 20
200 medley relay
800 free relay

Thursday, March 21
200 IM - Lexi Rudolph, Ellie VanNote
50 Free - Delaney Carlton, Skyler Smith
1M Diving – Aranza Vazquez
200 Free Relay

Friday, March 22
100 Fly - Ellie VanNote
100 Breast - Skyler Smith, Katja Pavicevic, Lexi Rudolph
100 Back - Greer Pattison, Emma Karam
3M Diving – Aranza Vazquez
400 Medley Relay

Saturday, March 23
100 Free - Greer Pattison
200 Back - Emma Karam
200 Breast - Katja Pavicevic, Lexi Rudolph. Skyler Smith
200 Fly - Ellie VanNote
400 Free Relay

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Players Mentioned

Delaney Carlton

Emma Karam

Georgia Nel

Greer Pattison

Katja Pavicevic

Lily Reader

Lexi Rudolph

Madeline Smith

Skyler Smith

Elizabeth Sowards

Ellie VanNote

Aranza Vázquez Montaño

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