Female swimmers and divers secure historic victory in their division's first National Championship at the NCAA level.
MIT's women's swimming and diving team clinched the first national championship in the program's history, overtaking New York University after erasing a 20-point deficit at the 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving National Championships. Hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference from March 19-22 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Engineers finished with a total of 497 points.
Entering the event as the top-ranked team in the country, MIT claimed three individual national titles and four relay titles. Head coach Meg Sisson French was recognized as the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Women's Swim Coach of the Year.
On the opening day of the championships, the 400 Medley Relay team, comprising senior Kate Augustyn, first-year Sarah Bernard, sophomore Sydney Smith, and graduate student Alexandra Turvey, set a new school record by touching the wall first in 3:38.48, edging out NYU by 0.8 seconds.
Highlights from Day 2 included Sydney Smith's victory in the 100 fly (53.96) and the 200 freestyle relay team posting a gold-winning time of 1:30.00. On Day 3, MIT opened with a 200 medley relay title, followed by Augustyn defending her title in the 100 backstroke (53.41). The final day of action saw MIT inch ahead of NYU with two more national titles. Augustyn also won the 200 backstroke, marking consecutive years of sweeping the National Championship in both the 100 and 200 backstroke.
Augustyn concluded her career as one of the most decorated swimmers in MIT history, earning four individual national championships, four relay national championships, and 27 all-America honors—the most in program history. The Engineers sealed the overall national championship with a fourth relay victory, besting NYU's team.
In the conclusion of her stellar career, Kate Augustyn, a graduate of MIT, etched her name further in school history by clinching four individual national titles and four relay titles, setting a record for the most all-America honors with 27, surpassing the previous highest in the program's story. On the final day of the 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving National Championships, the news broke that MIT's women's swimming and diving team, led by Coach Meg Sisson French, had graduated from chase to champion by securing the first national championship in the program's history, beating NYU after erasing a 20-point deficit.
