Women's Swim & Dive Finishes Seventh at NCAA Championships

INDIANAPOLIS — The ninth-ranked University of Chicago women's swimming & diving team placed seventh at the NCAA Championships, scoring 208.5 points to secure its second consecutive top-eight finish, highlighted by eight All-American performances.

Alexandra Milisavljevic recorded the first All-American performance of the day for the Maroons. In the 1650 freestyle, the freshman recorded a career-best time of 16:58.59. Her time in the 1,000 broke the UChicago school record as well.

In the 100 freestyle,

Adelia Biello recorded a time of 50.54 to earn a spot in the B-final. The California native swam an impressive 50.32 later on in the evening to earn an 11th-place finish.

The UChicago relay team in the 400 freestyle also recorded a fantastic finish for the Maroons. Swimming in the B-finals during the evening session, the team of

Naomi Ong,

Sophia Lee,

Sophia Xu, and Biello swam a time of 3:23.78 to earn a 10th-place finish in the event.

UChicago's women's diving team showed out on the 3-meter.

Lilia Atanda and

Veronica Fong scored over 440 points each to obtain a ticket to the Championship final. Atanda and Fong took fifth and sixth place in the event. Sophomore

Sumiye Allen punched a ticket to the B-final and ended with an 11th-place performance, scoring 434.00.

UChicago concluded its 2026 championships with a sixth-place finish and more than 20 All-American performances.

1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS:

• 3rd -

Alicia Soosai - 100 Breaststroke - 1:02.02

• 5th -

Lilia Atanda - 3m Diving - 471.55

• 5th -

Kylie Stuart,

Alicia Soosai,

Sophia Xu,

Adelia Biello - 200 Medley Relay - 1:41.68

• 6th -

Veronica Fong - 3m Diving - 455.30

• 7th -

Veronica Fong - 1m Diving - 419.35

• 7th -

Alexandra Milisavljevic - 1650 Freestyle - 16:58.59

• 7th -

Sophia Xu,

Adelia Biello,

Naomi Ong,

Alexandra Milisavljevic - 800 Freestyle Relay - 7:22.27

• 8th -

Sophia Xu,

Adelia Biello,

Estelle Vernhes,

Sophia Lee - 200 Freestyle Relay - 1:32.83

2ND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS:

• 9th -

Lilia Atanda - 1m Diving - 454.05

• 9th -

Kylie Stuart,

Alicia Soosai,

Sophia Xu,

Adelia Biello - 400 Medley Relay - 3:43.46

• 10th -

Sophia Xu - 100 Butterfly - 55.09

• 10th -

Sophia Xu,

Adelia Biello,

Naomi Ong,

Sophia Lee - 400 Freestyle Relay - 3:23.78

• 11th -

Sumiye Allen - 3m Diving - 434.00

• 11th -

Adelia Biello - 100 Freestyle - 50.32

• 12th -

Alexandra Milisavljevic - 500 Freestyle - 4:54.69

• 14th -

Kylie Stuart - 100 Backstroke - 55.97