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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 3Welcome to the final prelims session of the 2026 Men’s Division I NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Over the last three days, we have seen a lot of fast swimming, including two straight prelims sessions with new NCAA records. Both record setters are back in the pool this morning. Florida senior Josh Liendo tries to take down the one-year-old 100 free record set by Jordan Crooks last season, and Texas senior Hubert Kos will be aiming for history with his own NCAA record in the 200 backstroke.
The session will open with the 200 IM prelims, where Indiana senior Owen McDonald is the top seed, just four hundredths ahead of Michigan junior Colin Geer. One of the main storylines to watch this morning is the team battle between Texas and Florida. The Longhorns are projected to pick up more than 50 points in this event, while Florida does not have anybody racing it.
The men’s 100 freestyle will follow the 200 IM, and LSU’s Jere Hribar is the top seed. He will be looking for redemption after getting disqualified in the 50 freestyle prelims on Friday, but he will have a steep challenge from the next five seeds, including Liendo, who is seeded 6th. The whole top 6 is separated by just over a tenth.
The 200 fly will race next, and ASU junior Ilya Kharun is the top seed in 1:37.56 after Georgia’s heavy favorite and NCAA record holder Luca Urlando pulled out of the meet. He comes in more than a second ahead of the rest of the field, with Florida State sophomore Logan Robinson coming in 2nd at 1:38.78, and he should easily earn a finals swim.
Finally, the individual session will wrap up with the 200 backstroke. Florida has two swimmers seeded to earn ‘A’ finals swims with the top seed Jonny Marshall and the 7th seed Aiden Norman. Getting both these swimmers into the final will be crucial in their team battle, but nobody is likely to compete with Kos for the top spot.
The last event of the prelims will be the 400 freestyle relay. Stanford and Virginia are both seeded 9th in 2:47.51, and they will be trying to earn their way into the top eight, which would help both teams in the team battle.
Men’s 200 IM — Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023) Championship Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023) American Record: 1:37.91 – Destin Lasco, California (2024) U.S. Open Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023) 2025 Champion: Hubert Kos, Texas — 1:37.91 2025 8th/16th Prelims Places: 1:40.52/1:41.73Men’s 100 Free — Prelims
NCAA Record: 39.83 – Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025) Championship Record: 39.83 – Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025) American Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) U.S. Open Record: 39.83 – Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025) 2025 Champion: Josh Liendo, Florida — 39.99 2025 8th/16th Prelims Places: 41.14/41.62Men’s 200 Fly — Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:36.41 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025) Championship Record: 1:36.43 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025) American Record: 1:36.41 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025) U.S. Open Record: 1:36.41 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025) 2025 Champion: Luca Urlando, Georgia — 1:36.43 2025 8th/16th Prelims Places: 1:39.93/1:40.89Men’s 200 Back — Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:34.21 – Hubert Kos, Texas (2025) Championship Record: 1:34.21 – Hubert Kos, Texas (2025) American Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, California (2024) U.S. Open Record: 1:34.21 – Hubert Kos, Texas (2025) 2025 Champion: Hubert Kos, Texas — 1:34.21 2025 8th/16th Prelims Places: 1:38.07/1:39.61 (three-way tie)Men’s 400 Free Relay — Timed Finals (Early Heats)
NCAA Record: 2:42.15 – Arizona State (Kharun, Chaney, Fabiani, Kulow) (2026) Championship Record: 2:42.30 – Tennessee (Caribe, Taylor, Blackman, Crooks) (2025) American Record: 2:43.53 – NC State (Winkler, McCarty, Fox, Williams) (2026) U.S. Open Record: 2:42.15 – Arizona State (Kharun, Chaney, Fabiani, Kulow) (2026) 2025 Champion: Tennessee (Caribe, Taylor, Blackman, Crooks) — 2:42.30 2025 8th/16th Times: 2:46.21/2:48.56Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
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