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Women's Swimming and Diving 3/14/2026 11:45:00 AM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Final Day of Prelims at the NCAA Championship for Women's Swim and Dive

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The final morning prelims came to a close for the NMU women's swim and dive team.

Evangeline Pierce represented NMU in the 200 back, finishing in 17th overall and just 0.08 seconds outside of the final qualifying time for this evening.

Junior diver Kalina Ceglinski will take to the board for her first dives at 2 p.m. ET. Her scores will be updated after the finals this evening.

The finals begin at 6:30 p.m. ET and can be watched for free at Ncaa.com.

How It Happened
Pierce took to the pool in heat three of four in the 200 back, swimming on the edge in lane nine. Pierce was 12th at the time of finishing with one heat left after her time of 2:01.47. The final heat pushed her down to 17th, one position and 0.08 seconds outside of the final qualifying time.

Running Event Count

Saturday, March 14
Prelims
Event 36 - 200 back: Pierce 17th
Event 40 - 1-meter diving: Ceglinski TBD

Friday, March 13
Prelims
Event 21 - 500 free: Santi 17th
Event 23 - 100 back: Pierce 20th

Thursday, March 12
Finals
Event 18 - 3-meter diving: Ceglinski 9th, 2nd-team All-America honors

Prelims
Event 16 - 200 Free: Santi 24th
Event 18 - 3-meter diving: Ceglinski 16th, will compete in the 'B' final

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Players Mentioned

Kalina Ceglinski: 5' 1"; Junior

Evangeline Pierce: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kalina Ceglinski
: 5' 1"; Junior

Evangeline Pierce
: Freshman