University of Rochester women's swimming & diving sophomore Kaela Springer has officially earned a berth to the 2025-26 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, as announced by the NCAA on Monday.
 
Springer secured her spot in the NCAA DIII Championships at the NCAA Diving Regional this past weekend at RIT's Judson Pool, winning the three-meter competition to become the first NCAA Regional Diving Champion in program history.
 
The sophomore scored 461.45 points to take the top spot in the three-meter dive, beating second-place finisher Lydia Benjamin, of SUNY Geneseo, by just over five points to earn the win. Springer also placed seventh in the one-meter on Friday, tallying 408.25 points.
 
Springer becomes the eighth diver in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the first since Sophie Lever qualified for the 2019-20 Championships. As the 2019-20 Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Springer will also be the first Yellowjacket to compete at the DIII Championships since Danielle Neu in 2014-15.
 
The 2025-26 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships will take place in Indianapolis, IN, at the IU Natatorium, March 18-21, with the women's one-meter competition scheduled for Thursday, March 19, and the three-meter on Saturday, March 21.