By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
UNC Invite
February 5-7, 2026 Chapel Hill, NC SCY (25 Yards)North Carolina hosted its own invite less than two weeks out from the ACC Championships and some members of the program moved up the all-time rankings.
Highlighting the meet on the women’s side were Emma Karam and Mary Macaulay. Karam swam to a win in the 200 back, touching in a season best 1:52.83. She now sits at #26 in the NCAA this season and will look for another NCAA invite after it took a 1:53.31 last year. She was 21st in the 200 back at the 2025 NCAA Championships in a 1:52.63. Karam also swam a season best 51.88 in the 100 back while leading off the UNC women’s 400 medley relay.
The women’s 400 IM featured two swimmers who moved up the all-time top 10 for UNC. Mary Macaulay won in a 4:08.08 to move up to #3 in school history as well as #24 in the NCAA this season. That time also gets her under last year’s NCAA cutline as it took a 4:09.53 a year ago. Ava Muzzy also moved up in the all-time school rankings for UNC as she touched in a 4:10.23 to be #7 all-time.
UNC’s Samantha Arnold won the 100 breast in a 59.77, making her the #3 performer all-time in the event. She now sits at 39th in the NCAA this season, and it took a 59.51 t0 make 2025 NCAAs in the event.
The men’s side of the meet was highlighted by the 200 backstroke. David Melnychuk of UNC earned the win in a 1:42.12, making him the #8 performer in school history. He now sits at #63 in the NCAA this season and it took a 1:40.13 to make 2025 NCAAs in the event. NC State’s Max Buff was 2nd in the 200 back, touching in a personal best 1:42.24.
Ben Delmar won the 100 breast for UNC in a 52.79, about a second off his season best 51.74 that sits at #20 in the NCAA this season. NC State’s Arsen Kozhakhmetov was 2nd in a 53.23, half a second off his season best 52.72 that sits tied for 62nd in the NCAA this season.
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