By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
Over the past couple of years, the topic of international students in NCAA swimming has been prevalent in the SwimSwam comment section and beyond. The cutting of the swimming rosters in the wake of House v. NCAA, coupled with the decline of the American men’s swimming performance on the world stage, have elevated complaints among some American swim fans about the number of foreign athletes in the organization. High-profile coaches of international athletes such as Texas’ Bob Bowman and Cal’s Dave Durden have been the biggest lightning rods for this criticism.
After looking at percentages of roster spots going to international athletes across top teams last year, SwimSwam built on that examination in 2026 by looking at points. Below, you can see how much each of the top 10 scoring teams at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Championships leaned on its international roster for points.
For athletes raised in the U.S. but representing a foreign nation – Indiana’s Raekwon Noel, Stanford’s Ethan Ekk, Florida’s Jonny Marshall, and NC State’s Kaii Winkler – they were placed in the international category. ASU Sun Devil Ilya Kharun was counted as a domestic swimmer after beginning to represent Team USA earlier this year.
Place Team Total Individual Swimming Points Domestic Swimmers International Swimmers % International 1 Texas 258.5 200 58.5 22.63% 2 Florida 226 45 181 80.09% 3 Indiana 229 154 75 32.75% 4 Arizona State 146 100 46 31.51% 5 Tennessee 114 33 81 71.05% 6 NC State 128.5 115.5 13 10.12% 7 California 110 66.5 43.5 39.55% 8 Michigan 90 39 51 56.67% 9 UVA 108 108 0 0.00% 10 Stanford 60 49 11 18.33%Florida, Tennessee, and Michigan relied on students from abroad for over half of their points. The runner-up Florida Gators had the highest percentage figure at over 80%, led by Canadian national and overall high point winner Josh Liendo. Other schools in the top ten, namely Virginia, received 100% of their points from American athletes. Bowman and Durden’s teams fall in the middle of the pack.
These figures don’t necessarily only display a coach’s recruiting strategy. They may also reflect phenomena like chain migration and homophily – athletes choosing teams where there are already people with a similar background to them.
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