American Athletic Conference/Andy Hancock

2025 American Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Starts Wednesday, Rice Picked as Favorite

02.18.25

IRVING, Texas – The 2025 American Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship will be held Wednesday through Saturday (February 19-22) at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium in Dallas. It is the fifth consecutive season the Championship has been held at the venue. Rice has been selected as the favorite in the Pre-Championship Coaches Poll.
 
Live coverage of the American Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship will be available on ESPN+ for all seven sessions. Preliminary sessions will begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Central Thursday through Saturday. Coverage of the finals will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Central on Wednesday and Saturday and at 6:10 p.m. Eastern/5:10 p.m. Central on Thursday and Friday.
 
The 2025 meet will feature six teams including East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, FIU, North Texas, Rice and Tulane. Events will be scored through the top 24 competitors in each event.
 
FIU captured its first American championship in 2024, while Rice was third. East Carolina’s Frida Zuniga Guzman was the 2024 Championship’s Most Outstanding Diver. FIU captured seven events in 2024, while Rice won six.
 
FIU is the top seed in two of the five relay events, including the 200-yard freestyle and 200 medley relays, while Tulane is top seed in the 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays. Rice comes in with the top time this season in the 800 freestyle relay.
 
 
American Pre-Championship Poll
1. Rice (4) 24
2. FIU (2) 22
3. Tulane 15
4. Florida Atlantic 13
5. East Carolina 9
6. North Texas 7
Note: First-place votes in parenthesis
 
2025 American Women's Swimming and Diving Championship
All Times Central

Wednesday, February 19
Finals Only - 5 p.m. |
 ESPN+
200-yard Medley Relay
Team Diving Event
800-yard Freestyle Relay

Thursday, February 20
Swimming Prelims - 10:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims - 11:30 a.m. |
 ESPN+
Diving Consolation Finals - 5:10 p.m. | Finals - 6 p.m. | ESPN+
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
1-meter Diving
200-yard Freestyle (Final only)

Friday, February 21
Swimming Prelims - 10:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims - 11:30 a.m. |
 ESPN+
Diving Consolation Finals - 5:10 p.m. | Finals - 6 p.m. | ESPN+
400-yard Individual Medley
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
3-meter Diving
400-yard Medley Relay (Final only)

Saturday, February 22
Swimming Prelims - 10:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims - 11:30 a.m. |
 ESPN+
Finals - 5 p.m. | ESPN+
1,650-yard Freestyle (Finals only)
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay (Final only)