By: Bridgewater State University Athletics

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Bridgewater State University junior diver Cailey Simard (Haverhill, Mass.) made her NCAA championships debut on Thursday afternoon at the 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Simard, who is the first member of the BSU women's swimming & diving program to compete at the national championship meet, finished 28th on the one-meter board with a preliminary and 11-dive score of 343.35 points.

Simard's highest-scoring dive today was a back 1 somersault 2 1/2 twist free (2.7 DD) which she earned 44.55 points on her 11th and final dive. A forward 1 1/2 somersault 1 twist free (2.2 DD) that Simard attempted for her second dive scored a 37.40. She also recorded 36.40 points on her seventh dive (forward 2 ½ somersault pike, 2.6 DD), 34.80 points on her tenth dive (inward 1 1/2 somersault pike, 2.4 DD) and 34.50 points on her eighth (back 1 1/2 somersault pike, 2.3 DD).

Simard will compete on the three-meter board at the national championship meet on Saturday with preliminary events getting underway at 10:00 AM with finals at 6:00 PM.