By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Dates: Wednesday, March 25–Saturday, March 28 Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending Champions: Texas (1x) SwimSwam Preview Index Psych Sheets Preview Index Live Stream Live ResultsDay 1 Prelims Heat Sheets
Good Morning SwimFans. Dawn brings a new a day and this day is the first day of competition at the 2026 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships. If you haven’t been paying attention, this year’s NCAAs are going to look a little different then they have in the past. What was a 3 and half day meet has now expanded to a full four days, with the mile moving from the last day to take center stage this morning.
With the final heat still slated to swim in the evening, this morning will see the first three heats of the 1650, in what is sure to still be an exciting session. The fastest swimmer this morning is what of the rising stars on the US’s International roster, as Cal first-year Ryan Erisman makes his debut. A two time bronze medalist at the World University Games, Erisman set a new PB of 14:37.58 at ACCs. Flanking him are a pair of swimmers who were on the podium last year, so it won’t be a cake walk for Cal Golden Bear.
Seeded 10th and 11th overall are Kentucky’s Carson Hick and Yale’s Noah Millard. Hick, a junior finished 6th last year going from an entry time of 14:43.70 to 14:30.35, while Millard went from 14:33.47 to 14:28.43 to finish 4th overall. Don’t sleep on fellow first-years Luke Ellis and Sean Green from Indiana and Georgia, both of whom like Erisman are making their NCAA debuts.
After the mile and a 10-minute break, the early heats of the 200 medley and 800 free relays will take to the water. This is a change from last year, where all of the heats of this relay swam in finals on the first day.
The women’s meet had several teams that were seeded outside of the top 8 produce times that collect those valuable A-final points, so Georgia and California should take heart as they are this morning’s top seeds. Georgia, entered with a time of 1:22.18, is the 9th seed overall in the 200 Medley, but will be without the services of Luca Urlando, and will be hoping to retain a spot amongst the top 16, especially as NC State lurks dangerously as the 15th seed. The Wolfpack were DQed at ACCs, but put up a fast enough time earlier in the year to qualify the relay. The finished last year and 6th place and would like nothing more than to start their NCAA campaign off with a big win in the early heat, so be on the lookout for Quintin McCarty to get the team out to a fast start.
California won the 800 free relay last year, but graduated all of the legs from their NCAA record setting relay. The Bears have rebuilt and have a strong squad this year, entering as the 9th seeds with a time of 6:09.53. Ryan Erisman figure to play a role in this event as well, and should be able to manage the double as there is a 45 minute break between the relays. Flanking Cal are a pair of teams resplendent in Orange as the Princeton Tigers and Virginia Cavaliers occupy lanes 5 and 3. Princeton set a school and IVY League record last month, going 6:09.80 and hope that star Mitchell Schott can help the Tigers drop that time even lower. The Cavaliers finished 4th at ACCs going 6:10.07, but with their stars Max Williamson and Thomas Heilman slower than their bests, UVA, like California could be looking at a major jump up in the leaderboard, should they put things together.
Men’s 1650 Freestyle – Early Heats
NCAA Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020) Championship Record: 14:12.52 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2021) American Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020) U.S. Open Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020) Defending Champion: Zalan Sarkany, Indiana — 14:21.59 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 14:31.08/14:43.50Top 8:
Men’s 200 Medley Relay – Early Heats
NCAA Record: 1:20.03 – Florida (Marshall, de Groot, Buff, Liendo), 2026 Championship Record: 1:20.15 – Florida (Chaney, Smith, Liendo, McDuff), 2024 American Record: 1:20.92 – Indiana (Barr, Benzing, Brooks, King), 2025 U.S. Open Record: 1:20.03 – Florida (Marshall, de Groot, Buff, Liendo), 2026 Defending Champion: Texas (Modglin, Germonprez, Kos, Guiliano) – 1:20.28 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 1:22.01/1:23.59Top 8:
Men’s 800 Free Relay – Early Heats
NCAA Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux), 2025 Championship Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux), 2025 American Record: 6:00.08 – Texas (Hobson, Guiliano, Maurer, Carrozza), 2025 U.S. Open Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux), 2025 Defending Champion: California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux) – 5:59.75 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 6:06.96/6:12.82Top 8:
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