Indiana Women Finish Seventh at NCAA Championships

Saturday, March 21

Atlanta, Ga.

6 p.m.

Indiana University

NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships - Finals

Indiana Women Finish Seventh at NCAA Championships

3/21/2026 10:25:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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March 21, 2026

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Indiana Women Finish Seventh at NCAA Championships

ATLANTA – Indiana women's swimming and diving athletes broke nine program records and earned 34 All-American awards this week to finish seventh at the 2026 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, which concluded Saturday (March 21) inside the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

IU recorded 258 points, the program's second-best total, only behind the 312 points scored in a school record fourth place performance last season. Despite losing five All-Americans from that fourth place team, Indiana retooled with freshman and transfer talent to earn its fourth top seven national finish in four years.

For the second consecutive season, Indiana placed top 10 in all five relays. The Hoosiers set program records in four of the five events, including all three freestyle relays, and broke the Big Ten record in the 400 freestyle relay for the third time this season (3:07.51). Freshman Alex Shackell appeared on all five relays.

Shackell and freshman classmate Liberty Clark combined for 78 points and reached the podium in all five of their combined individual races. Of Indiana's nine program records, all nine had the name Clark and/or Shackell attached to it.

Over the week, Clark lowered her program records in the 50-yard freestyle (21.25) and 100-yard freestyle (46.11) and claimed the school standard in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.70), while becoming one of two women all-time to break the 1:40 barrier twice in the 200 free. Her best times in the 50 free and 200 free set 17-18 National Age Group records.

Shackell medaled in each of her two individual events, lowering her program records in the 100-yard butterfly (49.82) and 200-yard butterfly (1:50.40). Her 100 fly performance earned a bronze medal and set the Big Ten record in the event, beating Maggie MacNeil's five-year old mark. She finished second in the 200 fly by 14 hundredths but was the lone freshman in the championship final.

Senior Kristina Paegle closes her career a 24-time All-American, setting the program record for top-16 NCAA finishes. Formerly the program record holder in the 50 free, the Bloomington native set the foundation for IU's sprint and relay culture that found so much success this week. Paegle was the lone non-freshman on Indiana's program-record breaking 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays – helped by Clark, Shackell and Grace Hoeper on each.

Junior Miranda Grana earned All-American honors in each of her individual events, reaching the podium in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard backstroke (8th in both). On the diving boards, junior Ella Roselli earned personal best NCAA finishes on the 1-meter springboard (12th) and platform (9th).

PROGRAM RECORDS (Event)

Event	Time	Athlete(s)	Notes
50 Freestyle	21.25	Liberty Clark	17-18 NAG Record
100 Freestyle	46.11	Liberty Clark	#10 All-Time
200 Freestyle	1:39.70	Liberty Clark	Big Ten Record 17-18 NAG Record No. 3 All-Time
100 Butterfly	49.82	Alex Shackell	Big Ten Record
200 Butterfly	1:50.40	Alex Shackell
200 Freestyle Relay	1:25.67	Clark, Paegle, Hoeper, Shackell
400 Freestyle Relay	3:07.51	Clark, Shackell, Hoeper, Paegle	Big Ten Record
800 Freestyle Relay	6:48.85	Clark, Shackell, Hodges, Hoeper
400 Medley Relay	3:25.17	Grana, Laegreid, Shackell, Clark

RESULTS
200 IM
18. Reese Tiltmann – 1:56.74

100 FREESTYLE
4. Liberty Clark – 46.11 (Program Record, Personal Best, First-Team All-America)
27. Kristina Paegle – 48.00
36. Grace Hoeper – 48.41

200 BUTTERFLY
2. Alex Shackell – 1:50.40 (NCAA Silver, Program Record, First-Team All-America)

200 BACKSTROKE
8. Miranda Grana – 1:50.71 (First-Team All-America)
15. Mya DeWitt – 1:51.96 (Personal Best, Second-Team All-America)

PLATFORM
9. Ella Roselli – 291.70 (Second-Team All-America)
t25. Mary Kate Cavanaugh – 240.80
29. Kaylee Bishop – 239.35

400 FREESTYLE RELAY
5. Liberty Clark, Alex Shackell, Grace Hoeper, Kristina Paegle – 3:07.51 (Big Ten Record, Program Record, First-Team All-America)

HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Liberty Clark – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay
Mya DeWitt – 100 backstroke*, 200 backstroke*
Miranda Grana – 200 medley relay*, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke*, 400 medley relay, 200 backstroke
Macky Hodges – 800 freestyle relay
Grace Hoeper – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay
Jonette Laegreid – 200 medley relay*, 400 medley relay
Kristina Paegle – 200 medley relay*, 200 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle*, 400 freestyle relay
Ella Roselli – 1-meter springboard*, platform*
Alex Shackell – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay
Reese Tiltmann – 400 IM*
* - Denotes second-team honoree

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