Auburn Women ready for 2026 NCAA Championships

by Thomas Hoffman
Auburn Women ready for 2026 NCAA ChampionshipsAuburn Women ready for 2026 NCAA Championships
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AUBURN, Ala. – Following strong performances to begin the 2026 postseason, 10 Auburn women get set to take on the NCAA Championships, March 18-21, inside historic McAuley Natatorium in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Action begins on Wednesday, March 18, with the 1650, 200 medley relay and 800 free relay. The championships will be streamed live on ESPN Plus and live results will be available via Meet Mobile. 

Elizaveta Klevanovich (50 free, 100 free), Lora Komoroczy (100 back, 100 fly, 50 free) and Zoey Zeller (100 breast, 200 breast) have all earned their place to compete at NCAAs. 

Klevanovich is competing in her third NCAA Championships. The graduate from Tyumen, Russia is a three-time All-American, helping the 200 free and 400 free relays to 13th and 15th-place, respectively, in 2024. Last year, Klevanovich also helped the 200 free relay team to a 14th-place finish. 

She owns the 13th-fastest time in the country in the 50 free (21.55) entering the meet. The time also makes Klevanovich the third-fastest performer in program history. Her 47.82 in the 100 free jumped her to No. 5 in the program’s all-time performer list. 

Only a sophomore, Komoroczy is making her second trip to NCAAs. Last year in Federal Way, Washington her 51.28 in the 100 back was just one place (17th) out of All-American Honors. Komoroczy was part of the 200 free relay team that finished 14th, earning All-American Honorable Mention. 

This season, the Hungarian owns the 27th-best time in the country in the 100 back (51.41). 

Zeller is making her first trip to the NCAA Championships. The California native leapt all the way to No. 4 in Auburn’s performer list with a sturdy 2:08.69 in the 200 breast. Her 59.65 in the 100 breast puts her at the No.5 spot in program history. 

Head diving coach John Fox has his group of divers in fine form entering the weekend as well. 

Sophomore Emily Hallifax qualified for her second NCAA Championships. Last season, Hallifax was the lone individual to finish with All-American Honors, dialing up a 293.70 on platform to finish 13th. 

At Zones, the Nice, France product scared the school record on platform with an incredible 327.40 to qualify for NCAAs. The score was just 1.10 points shy of Vennie Dantin’s record. 

Both Juliette Landi and Chloe Brothers are making their inaugural trip to the NCAA Championships. Brothers has been more than solid across the 2025-26 campaign, finagling in both the 1-meter and platform at the SEC Championships. 

Landi, a freshman from Spring, Texas, made finals in the 3-meter at SECs, producing a 351.65 to jump to the No. 5 performer in program history. 

Bella Ekk, Wyllo Hanson, Izzy Iwasyk and Kiia Metsakonkola will accompany the team as relay alternates. Ekk and Hanson filled out the same roles in Federal Way last season. Iwasyk and Metsakonkola have earned their first NCAA experience. 

The Auburn men will get their turn at the 2026 NCAA Championships, March 25-28, also held on the campus of Georgia Tech.