ATHENS, Ga. — The Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving squad wrapped up its 2023-24 campaign this week with a 32nd place finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships at the University of Georgia. In total, four Irish competed and three of them made their debut at the nation’s top collegiate meet.
Junior diver Calie Brady had the most notable performance of the week for Notre Dame, as she earned All-America Honorable Mention status after finishing 11th in the 3-meter (312.50). Brady — the sole member of the team that had previously competed at NCAA Championships — also finished 19th in the 1-meter (264.90).
Sophomore Grace Courtney accompanied Brady on the boards and notched a pair of top-25 finishes; she took 22nd in the 1-meter (262.00) and 21st in the 3-meter (279.20).
On the swimming side, Maggie Graves dropped a new best time in the 1650 freestyle (16:10.82), a mark that ranks second in program history. She finished 28th overall in the mile field.
Fellow junior Madelyn Christman was also making her debut at the NCAA Championships, and she finished 39th in the 100 backstroke (52.76) and 37th in the 200 backstroke (1:54.77).
The Notre Dame men’s swimming and diving program will conclude head coach Chris Lindauer’s second season in South Bend by competing at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Indianapolis this upcoming week.