KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 1, 2023) – For the first time in program history, two Washington State freshmen swimmers are headed to the NCAA Women's Swimming Championships as freshmen Dori Hathazi and Emily Lundgren were both selected by the NCAA Wednesday morning.
 
The 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships are set for March 15-19, hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville.
 
It is the first time a Cougar freshman swimmer has earned a trip to the NCAA Championships and is the first time multiple WSU swimmers were selected since three went in 2009. Washington State Head Coach Matt Leach has now seen the Cougars have an NCAA participant in three straight seasons after Chloe Larson earned trips in 2020-21 and for the fourth time in the last five seasons after Mackenzie Duarte went in 2019.
 
"This is a big day for Washington state swimming as we have multiple swimmers heading to NCAA championships for the first time since 2009 and for the first time in school history, we will be sending a freshman to NCAA's and when we break a record we want to continue to set that bar very high," Leach said. "Emily and Dori epitomize what it is to be a Coug by being great teammates, working hard in the classroom, training at an elite level and putting WSU in a great light!"
 
Dori Hathazi earned her spot in the NCAA's in the 200 fly after posting an NCAA "B" time 1:55.92 to finish seventh overall in the Pac-12 Conference Championships last weekend. Hathazi's time broke her own pervious school record and helped her earn a trip to Knoxville in her first collegiate season. The Nyiregyhaza, Hungary native owns four WSU Top-10 times this season, has posted eight individual wins along with the school record in the 200 fly as well as the Gibb Pool record in the 200 fly.
 
Lundgren qualified in both the 100 and 200 breast after finishing third at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 Breast with a WSU record 2:08.33 along with an NCAA "B" time in the 100 breast with a 1:00.78 at the Art Adamson Invite in Texas last November. The Chula Vista, Calif. native paced the team with 11 individual wins during the regular season, owns three WSU Top-10 times including school records in the 100 breast and 200 breast along with Gibb Pool records in the 100 breast and 200 breast.