GREENSBORO, N.C. - The MIT women's swimming and diving team won the program's first National Championship, jumping ahead of NYU on the final day as the Engineers finished with 497 points at the 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving National Championships, hosted by the ODAC at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
MIT entered the event ranked as the top team in the country and capped the day with two more national championships. Overall, MIT won three individual national championships and four relay titles. The swim staff were named the CSCAA Staff of the Year.
THE BASICS:
Standings:
1. MIT - 497 points
2. NYU - 470 points
3. Kenyon - 438 points
4. Denison - 370.5 points
5. Emory - 337 points
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- 1650 Free: First year Lauren Adler (Ann Arbor, Mich.) finished in 17:09.17 for 13th overall.
- 100 Free: Junior Annika Naveen (Wynnewood, Pa.) paced MIT with a third-place finish followed by graduate student Alexandra Turvey (Vancouver, B.C.) in fourth. Sophomore Sydney Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) finished in sixth. Sophomore Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.) finished second in the consolation final (10th overall).
- 200 Back: Senior Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.) held the lead through most of the event, but Sophia Verkleeren (Horseheads, N.Y.) of Williams caught up to the defending champion in the last half of the race. With just 25 yard left, Augustyn pulled away to defeat Verkleeren with a time of 1:55.85. Augustyn shaved almost two seconds off her prelim time and fell just short of the national record time of 1:55.67. With the win, the Engineers pulled to within one point of NYU for the top spot.
- 200 Breast: First year Sarah Bernard (Brookline, Mass.) put MIT in the lead with her fifth-place finish in 2:14.53, giving the Engineers 14 points to bring their total to 437 while NYU fell to second with 424 points.
- 3-Meter Dive: Fiora Beratahani (San Jose, Calif.) posted her best NCAA finish, taking third overall with 497.55 points. Senior Rachel Loh (Arcadia, Calif.) finished with 433.15 points for 13th.
- 400 Free Relay: The Engineers sealed the overall National Championship by winning their fourth relay of the championship, besting the team from NYU. Turvey set the pace with her lead-off led followed by Smith and Augustyn. Roberson, swimming the anchor leg, held off Kaley McIntyre (Novato, Calif.) of NYU, who earlier set the national record in the 100 free, to give MIT the win with a time of 3:19.03 as the Violets took second in 3:19.36.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Augustyn defended her title in the 200 Back while sweeping the National Championship in both the 100 and 200 Back in consecutive years. She concludes her career as one of the most decorated swimmers in program history, collecting four individual national championships, four relay national championships, and 27 All-America honors, the most in program history.
- Bernard notched her fifth All-America honor of the championship.
- Roberson grabbed two more All-America honors to bring her career total to 14.
- Adler captured her second All-America honor while Naveen now has eight.
- Smith and Turvey recorded two more All-America finishes to give them 11 and 25 respectively. Turvey scored her second National Title in the event.
- Beratahani captured her fourth All-America award and Loh earned her seventh.
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