By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
2026 UVA Last Chance Meet
February 28-March 1, 2026 Charlottesville, Virginia Short Course Yards (25 yards), NCAA Last Chance Meet Results on Meet Mobile: “Cavalier Last Chance Meet 2006”Most of the Virginia men’s top swimmers appeared to through the ACC Championships last week with an eye on the NCAA Championships, but one of those swimmers may have flown a little too close to the sun.
Sophomore Spencer Nicholas, one of the team’s bright spots last season, emerged from the ACC Championships without an obvious individual NCAA invite time. He swam season bests at that meet in both the 100 fly (45.68) and 200 IM (1:44.10), and had a mid-season best of 45.75 from the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge mid-season, none of which were particularly close to earning a spot in Atlanta. That caused considerable consternation among the hoi polloi of swim fans.
But a last-ditch effort at the Cavalier Last Chance Meet over the weekend likely secured a return trip to the national championship meet.
He posted a season best time of 44.86 in the 100 fly, which jumps him up to 21st in the NCAA this season. While not a guarantee thanks to the new Auto Qualifier system, that should be enough to get him in.
Then, for good measure, he added a new personal best in the 100 back of 45.32. That’s not an inviteable time on its own, but a positive sign headed toward NCAAs.
A number of Virginia swimmers had big performances at the Last Chance Meet – some who needed them, some who didn’t. Jack Aikins, a member of the US team for the World Championships last summer,
In results that didn’t appear on Meet Mobile, Jack Aikins swam a 1:39.00 in the 200 back. He was ranked 3rd in the world last year in the 200 back in long course, but is generally not known as a great short course swimmer. He has swum the two fastest 200 yard times of his career in his last two meets, however, including 1:39.54 at ACCs. That swim moves him up to 10th in the NCAA this season.
Melissa Nwakalor, a transfer from Richmond who wasn’t on the ACC Championships team for Virginia, swam 21.82 in the 50 free. That’s just .03 seconds off her season best from the pre-conference Cavalier Invite. While Virginia is likely to max out their 18-swimmer cap for NCAAs, Nawakalor has a shot at being under the invite time even without being on the Cavaliers’ conference team.
Noah Powers swam 43.65 in a 100 free time trial, which is his season best.
NC State’s Gavin Keogh also made a run at NCAA qualifying, posting a 1:41.13 in the 200 back – which is just shy of his 1:40.80 from ACCs.
Psych sheets for the women’s meet will be posted by noon Eastern on Wednesday, March 4, while the men’s sheets will be posted by noon on Wednesday, March 11.
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