CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 10 Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming and diving team began the 2026 UAA Championships on Wednesday evening with the 800 freestyle relay. The Bears are tied for third with 84 points.
 
Top Finishers

• 800 Freestyle Relay
  • Sophomore Iris Qi, first-year Sarah Cohen, junior Rachel Bello and senior Ali Roche reached the podium with a third-place finish in 7:25.87
    • NCAA B Cut/2025 NCAA qualifying time
  • Sophomore Anisa Basler, first-year Abby Wright, junior Holly Gmelich and first-year Ayaan Olasewere finished 12^th overall in 7:42.07

 
The Bears begin day two of the championships tomorrow with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. Tomorrow will include the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving and the 400 medley relay.
 
Standings

1.	NYU	98
2.	Emory	96
T3.	WashU	84
T3.	Chicago	84
5.	Carnegie Mellon	76
6.	CWRU	74
7.	Rochester	72
8.	Brandeis	66

 
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