Liberty’s Bozzuto, Cannings Selected to Compete in NCAA Championships
3/4/2026 1:04:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Liberty sophomore Aly Bozzuto and junior Kamryn Cannings have been selected to compete in the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.
The 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships will be hosted at the McAuley Aquatic Center, March 18-21 in Atlanta, Ga.
This will be the second year in a row in which both Bozzuto and Cannings will compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.
This is the 10th time in 16 years of the program's history that at least one Lady Flame has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships. The Lady Flames have had two All-America honorable mention finishers, in Brye Ravettine (13th in 50 free, 2012) and Jess Reinhardt (10th in 100 fly, 2014). All competitors at the cancelled 2020 NCAA Championships were named All-Americans, so Payton Keiner received All-American honors in 2020.
Cannings will swim in the 100 fly on March 19, followed by the 50 free on March 20 and 100 free on March 21. She earned automatic qualification in both the 100 fly (51.77) and 100 free (48.40) by winning both events in NCAA-qualifying time at the American Conference Championships. The junior's 22.28 from the 50 free met the NCAA qualifying standard, so she will swim that event as well. Her highest ranking in an event is 34th in the 100 fly.
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Cannings won the 100 fly and 100 free at the 2026 American Conference Championships, while finishing second to Bozzuto in the 50 free.
Cannings is the program record holder in the 100 butterfly (51.26), 50 free (22.07), 100 free (48.40) and 200 free (1:44.10).
Bozzuto will contest the 50 free, while also competing in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. She earned automatic berths in all three events at the American Championships, winning each race in NCAA-qualifying time. Her top seed is the 100 breaststroke, as her time of 59.57 is tied for 35th on the psych sheet.
Hailing from Jupiter, Fla., Bozzuto was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer of the American Championship. She won the 50 free, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke at the 2025 American Championship.
Bozzuto holds the program record in both the 100 breaststroke (59.17) and 200 breaststroke (2:09.47) while ranking second in the 50 free (22.09).
They may be joined by one or more Liberty divers at the NCAA Championships, as Mercy Goodnight, Shannon Icard and Kayla Walsh are competing at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships next Monday through Wednesday in Annapolis, Md.
The 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships will be hosted at the McAuley Aquatic Center, March 18-21 in Atlanta, Ga.
This will be the second year in a row in which both Bozzuto and Cannings will compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.
This is the 10th time in 16 years of the program's history that at least one Lady Flame has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships. The Lady Flames have had two All-America honorable mention finishers, in Brye Ravettine (13th in 50 free, 2012) and Jess Reinhardt (10th in 100 fly, 2014). All competitors at the cancelled 2020 NCAA Championships were named All-Americans, so Payton Keiner received All-American honors in 2020.
Cannings will swim in the 100 fly on March 19, followed by the 50 free on March 20 and 100 free on March 21. She earned automatic qualification in both the 100 fly (51.77) and 100 free (48.40) by winning both events in NCAA-qualifying time at the American Conference Championships. The junior's 22.28 from the 50 free met the NCAA qualifying standard, so she will swim that event as well. Her highest ranking in an event is 34th in the 100 fly.
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Cannings won the 100 fly and 100 free at the 2026 American Conference Championships, while finishing second to Bozzuto in the 50 free.
Cannings is the program record holder in the 100 butterfly (51.26), 50 free (22.07), 100 free (48.40) and 200 free (1:44.10).
Bozzuto will contest the 50 free, while also competing in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. She earned automatic berths in all three events at the American Championships, winning each race in NCAA-qualifying time. Her top seed is the 100 breaststroke, as her time of 59.57 is tied for 35th on the psych sheet.
Hailing from Jupiter, Fla., Bozzuto was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer of the American Championship. She won the 50 free, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke at the 2025 American Championship.
Bozzuto holds the program record in both the 100 breaststroke (59.17) and 200 breaststroke (2:09.47) while ranking second in the 50 free (22.09).
They may be joined by one or more Liberty divers at the NCAA Championships, as Mercy Goodnight, Shannon Icard and Kayla Walsh are competing at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships next Monday through Wednesday in Annapolis, Md.
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