Tennessee Collects Third-Straight Top-5 NCAA Finish

Saturday, March 21

Prelims 10 a.m. ET | Finals 6 p.m. ET

University of Tennessee

NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships

200 Fly Podium Finish Celebration by Emily Brown and Ella Jansen

March 21, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Final Results

ATLANTA -- Another impressive week of performances allowed the Tennessee Lady Vols to post their third consecutive top five finish at the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history, finishing fifth overall with 301.5 points.

This marked the ninth-straight top 10 finish at the NCAA Championships. This ties the fourth-best finish in program history, with the Lady Vols finishing in fifth last season. The 301.5-point total is the second-highest point total in program history, behind the 325.5 total from 2013 where the Lady Vols finished third overall.

For the week, Tennessee tallied 16 podium finishes and 17 top 16 finishes. All five UT relays claimed a spot on the podium, led by a silver medal performance in the 400 Medley Relay.

The Lady Vols captured four medals for the week, with three silvers and one bronze. Six swimmers garnered first team All-American honors in individual events, with Desharne Bent-Ashmeil, Camille Spink, and Ella Jansen in multiple events.

Camille Spink took home fifth in the 100 Free for the Lady Vols. It marks the third-straight top ten finish in the event for Spink, who won the bronze last year and took tenth in 2024. It was a busy week for the junior swimmer, who got All-America honors in all her events, including the bronze medal in the 50 Free.

Emily Brown and Ella Jansen closed out their weeks at the NCAA Championships with a pair of First Team All-America honors in the 200 Fly. Brown placed sixth with a time of 1:52.13, with Jansen finishing just behind her in seventh with a 1:52.35. Jansen caps her 2026 NCAAs with four All-America designations, including a pair of fourth place finishes in the 400 IM and 500 Free. For Brown, she collects her first-ever individual First Team All-America honors with her result in the 200 Fly. The sophomore closes out her run at the 2026 NCAA Championships with three top 16 finishes, giving her five in her collegiate career.

The Big Orange closed out the meet with a podium finish in the 400 Free Relay, finishing eighth with a school record time of 3:08.55. Spink led off the race, and was followed by the trio of Emily Armen, Jansen, and Julianna Bocska. The finish marked the third consecutive top eight finish in the relay for Tennessee, with the program taking second in 2025 and fifth in 2024.

Standings
1. Virginia: 589
2. Stanford: 380.5
3. Texas: 376.5
4. California: 303
5. Tennessee: 301.5
6. Michigan: 296
7. Indiana: 258
8. Louisville 201.5
9. NC State: 196.5
10. Florida: 125.5

All-America Tracker (32)
Emily Armen (800 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR)
Desharne Bent-Ashmeil (1-meter, 3-meter)
Julianna Bocska (200 FR, 400 FR)
Emily Brown (800 FR, 200 Fly, 400 IM*)
Jillian Crooks (200 MR, 800 FR, 400 MR)
Mizuki Hirai (200 MR, 100 Fly, 400 MR)
Ella Jansen (800 FR, 400 IM, 500 Free, 200 Fly, 400 FR)
Amelia Mason (800 FR)
McKenzie Siroky (200 MR, 100 Breast, 400 MR)
Camille Spink (200 MR, 800 FR, 200 Free, 400 MR, 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 FR)
* Denotes Second Team

Podium Finishes (16)
2nd – 100 Breast: McKenzie Siroky (57.00)
2nd – 3-meter: Desharne Bent-Ashmeil (382.25)
2nd – 400 Medley Relay: Jillian Crooks, McKenzie Siroky, Mizuki Hirai, Camille Spink (3:23.79
3rd – 50 Free: Camille Spink (20.98)
4th – 200 Medley Relay: Jillian Crooks, McKenzie Siroky, Mizuki Hirai, Camille Spink (1:32.66)
4th – 400 IM: Ella Jansen (3:59.59)
4th – 500 Free: Ella Jansen (4:32.82)
5th – 1-meter: Desharne Bent-Ashmeil (313.50)
5th – 100 Free: Camille Spink (46.28)
6th – 200 Free: Camille Spink (1:41.72)
6th – 100 Fly: Mizuki Hirai (50.56)
6th – 200 Fly: Emily Brown (1:52.13)
6th – 200 Free Relay: Camille Spink, Julianna Bocska, Jillian Crooks, Emily Armen (1:26.25)
7th – 200 Fly: Ella Jansen (1:52.35)
8th - 800 Free Relay: Ella Jansen, Emily Armen, Amelia Mason, Emily Brown (6:53.78)
8th – 400 Free Relay: Camille Spink, Emily Armen, Ella Jansen, Julianna Bocska (3:08.55

Top Ten Times & Scores (10)
1st – 200 Medley Relay: Jillian Crooks, McKenzie Siroky, Mizuki Hirai, Camille Spink (1:32.66)
1st – 400 IM: Ella Jansen (3:59.59)
1st – 500 Free: Ella Jansen (4:32.82)
1st – 3-meter: Desharne Bent-Ashmeil (382.25)
1st – 400 Medley Relay: Jillian Crooks, McKenzie Siroky, Mizuki Hirai, Camille Spink (3:23.79)
2nd – 200 Free Relay: Camille Spink, Julianna Bocska, Jillian Crooks, Emily Armen (1:26.25)
2nd – 100 Breast: McKenzie Siroky (56.93)
5th – 800 Free Relay: Ella Jansen, Emily Armen, Amelia Mason, Emily Brown (6:53.78)
7th – 100 Back: Mizuki Hirai (51.47)
8th – 500 Free: Emily Brown (4:40.78)