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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 Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Men’s 100 Backstroke — Final
NCAA Record: 43.08 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2026) Championship Record: 43.08 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2026) American Record: 43.26 — Will Modglin, Texas (2025) U.S. Open Record: 43.08 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2026) 2025 Champion: Hubert Kos, Texas — 43.20 2025 8th/16th Prelims Places: 44.52/45.22Final:
Hubert Kos (Texas) — 42.61 *NCAA, Championship, U.S. Open Record* Ruard van Renen (Georgia) — 43.54 Adam Chaney (ASU) — 43.75 Will Modglin (Texas) — 43.80 Johnny Crush (Army)/Owen McDonald (Indiana) — 43.84 — Marcus Reyes-Gentry (Notre Dame) — 44.14 Aiden Hayes (NC State) — 44.49Hubert Kos broke his own NCAA record in the 100 backstroke, swimming a 42.61 in finals. That broke his own record of a 43.08 that he swam during prelims this morning. Prior to today, the record stood at a 43.20 that Kos swam a year ago at the 2025 NCAA Championships. His swim tonight also broke his own meet and US Open records.
Split Comparison
2026 NCAAs – Finals 2026 NCAAs- Prelims 2025 NCAAs 50 20.42 20.71 20.99 100 22.19 22.37 22.21 42.61 43.08 43.2Kos was faster tonight on both 50s compared to his swim from both this morning as well as from a year ago.
All-Time Top Performances- Men’s 100 Back
Hubert Kos, 42.61, 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships- Finals Hubert Kos, 43.08, 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships- Prelims Hubert Kos, 43.20, 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships Jonny Marshall, 43.22, 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships Will Modglin, 43.26, Texas Invitational Luca Urlando, 43.35, 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships Will Modglin, 43.37, Texas Invitational Ruard Van Renen, 43.41, 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships- Prelims Ryan Murphy, 43.49, 2016 NCAA DI – Men Ryan Murphy, 43.51, 2016 NCAA DI – MenWith his swim, Kos also becomes the first swimmer to break the 43 second mark in both the 100 butterfly as well as the 100 backstroke. Only one other swimmer has been sub-44 in both events as Luca Urlando has been as fast as 43.35 in the 100 back and 43.49 in the 100 fly.
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