2024 NCAA DIII men’s and women’s swimming and diving championships: selection information, schedule

The selections for the 2024 NCAA DIII men’s and women’s swimming and diving championships are set to be announced in press releases on NCAA.com. Below are the important selections dates to know:

• Wednesday, Feb. 28 — Unofficial psych sheet released
• Monday, March 4 — Official psych sheet released

The 2024 championships are set to take place March 20-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greensboro Aquatic Center and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference will host the event. 

Ticket information will be available here soon. 

A total of 260 men and 319 women will qualify for the DIII swimming and diving championships through regular-season performances. Included in the championships participant limit is 24 men and 29 women divers.

Schedule of events

Below is the schedule of events for this year’s championships. All four days of the event will be live streamed here on NCAA.com.

Wednesday, March 20

• Trials – 500-yard freestyle (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 200-yard individual medley (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 50-yard freestyle (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• 20-minute intermission: Starts at the conclusion of each respective gender’s event
• Trials –  200-yard medley relay (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials –  Three-meter diving (M) 10 a.m. ET
• Finals – 500-yard freestyle (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 200-yard individual medley (M/W)  6 p.m. ET
• Finals –  50-yard freestyle (M/W)  6 p.m. ET
• Finals –  Three-meter diving (M)  6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 200-yard medley relay (M/W)  6 p.m. ET

Thursday, March 21

• Trials –  200-yard freestyle relay (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• 10-minute intermission: Starts at the conclusion of each respective gender’s event
• Trials –  400-yard individual medley (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 100-yard butterfly (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 200-yard freestyle (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• 20-minute intermission: Starts at the conclusion of each respective gender’s event
• Trials –  400-yard medley relay (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials –  One-meter diving (W) 10 a.m. ET
• Finals –  200-yard freestyle relay (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• 10-minute intermission (optional): Starts at the conclusion of each respective gender’s event
• Finals –  400-yard individual medley (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals –  100-yard butterfly (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 200-yard freestyle (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – One-meter diving (W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 400-yard medley relay (M/W) 6 p.m.

Friday, March 22

• Trials – 200-yard butterfly (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 100-yard backstroke (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 100-yard breaststroke (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• 20-minute intermission: Starts at the conclusion of each respective gender’s event
• Trials –  800-yard freestyle relay (M/W) — All but last heat of timed finals (slowest to fastest) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – One-meter diving (M) 10 a.m. ET
• Finals -200-yard butterfly (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 100-yard backstroke (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 100-yard breaststroke (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals –  One-meter diving (M) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 800-yard freestyle relay (M/W) — Top Heat 6 p.m. ET

Saturday, March 23

• Trials –  100-yard freestyle (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – 200-yard backstroke (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials –  200-yard breaststroke (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• 20-minute intermission: Starts at the conclusion of each respective gender’s event
• Trials – 400-yard freestyle relay (M/W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials – Three-meter diving (W) 10 a.m. ET
• Trials –  1,650-yard freestyle (M/W) — Fastest to slowest alternating genders; Note: 1,650 will follow immediately after the 400-yard freestyle relays in morning session 10 a.m. ET
• Finals – 1,650-yard freestyle (M/W) — Last heat of timed finals 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 100-yard freestyle (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 200-yard backstroke (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 200-yard breaststroke (M/W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – Three-meter diving (W) 6 p.m. ET
• Finals – 400-yard freestyle relay (M/W) 6 p.m. ET

DIII swimming and diving championship history

Here is a glimpse into the 10 most recent DIII swimming and diving championships. Click here for the full men’s and women’s championships history.

DIII men’s swimming and diving championships history

DIII women’s swimming and diving championships history