By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
2026 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships
Dates: Wednesday, March 4–Saturday, March 7 Times: Prelims 9AM Eastern, Finals 5PM Eastern Location: Elkhart Aquatic Center, Elkhart, IN Defending Champions: Keiser women (4x); Keiser men (1x) Championship Program Psych Sheet Qualifiers per School: Men | Women Live Results Live Stream Championship Central Recaps Day 1 Finals Day 2 Prelims | Finals Day 3 Prelims | Finals Day 4 PrelimsDay 4
For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers and divers in the A final, “Down” to B finalists.
Women’s Meet
Women’s Top 10 After Day 3
Keiser, 441 SCAD, 344 Cumberlands, 287 Thomas (FL), 264 Masters, 232 Bethel (IN), 200 Lindsey Wilson, 145 Milligan, 113 William Carey, 106 Indiana Wesleyan, 86Keiser and SCAD came into the meet with incredible depth and lived up to their psych sheet seedings every day, getting their swimmers (and divers, in Keiser’s case) into the ‘A’ and ‘B’ finals of every event. They finished Day 4 prelims with 7 up, 6 down and 5 up, 4 down, respectively, and remain without competition for 1st and 2nd place in the standings.
St Thomas and Cumberlands are still in a very close race for 3rd place, and they both had strong mornings in Elkhart. St Thomas earned 5 ‘A’ final and ‘4’ B final slots, while Cumberlands went 4 up/3 down.
Bether and Masters both landed 4 top-8 finals slots, while Olivet Nazarene earned 3.
Day 4 Ups/Downs – Women
Team All 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 200 Fly 1M Diving Keiser 7/6 2/2 0/1 1/2 2/1 2/0 SCAD Savannah 5/4 2/2 1/2 2/0 0/0 0/0 St Thomas 5/4 1/0 1/2 2/1 0/1 1/0 Cumberlands 4/3 0/0 0/2 2/1 1/0 1/0 Bethel (IN) 4/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 Masters 4/0 1/0 3/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Olivet Nazarene 3/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 Indiana Wesleyan 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 Lindsey Wilson 1/2 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 Arizona Christian 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 Ave Maria 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 Brenau 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 New College of Florida 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 St Ambrose 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 Milligan 0/5 0/2 0/0 0/1 0/2 0/0 William Carey 0/3 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Shawnee State 0/2 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 Campbellsville 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 Life 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 Midway 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0Scoring Day 4 Prelims (plus 1650 Free* and 400 Free Relay as seeded)
*includes results from slower heats
Team All 1650 Free 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 200 Fly 1M Diving 400 Free Relay Keiser 189 5 45 7 26 33 33 40 SCAD Savannah 170 41 32 28.5 36 0 0 32 St Thomas 129 16 11 19.5 31.5 4 17 30 Cumberlands 127 35 0 5 32.5 14 14 26 Masters 97 0 15 48 0 0 0 34 Bethel (IN) 95 11 0 28 0 16 12 28 Olivet Nazarene 65 0 13 0 13 17 0 22 Lindsey Wilson 57 13 2 0 0 18 0 24 Milligan 57 16 11 0 4 16 0 10 Indiana Wesleyan 37 0 0 0 0 15 16 6 St Ambrose 29 6 0 0 0 0 15 8 Arizona Christian 27 0 0 0 0 13 0 14 St Mary’s KS 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Brenau 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 William Carey 15 0 9 0 0 4 0 2 New College of Florida 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 Aquinas 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Ave Maria 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Campbellsville 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 Thomas 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Life 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 Shawnee State 6 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Midway 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Loyola New Orleans 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Projected Day 4 Scores – Women
Team Day 3 Actual Day 4 Scored Prelims Day 4 Projected Rank Keiser 441 189 630 SCAD Savannah 344 170 514 Cumberlands 287 127 414 St Thomas 264 129 393 Masters 232 97 329 Bethel (IN) 200 95 295 Lindsey Wilson 145 57 202 Milligan 113 57 170 Olivet Nazarene 73 65 138 Indiana Wesleyan 86 37 123 William Carey 106 15 121 St Ambrose 72 29 101 Arizona Christian 69 27 96 Brenau 40 17 57 Aquinas 37 12 49 St Mary’s KS 18 18 36 Life 22 6 28 New College of Florida 13 14 27 Campbellsville 13 9 22 Shawnee State 8 6 14 Thomas 4 9 13 Ave Maria 0 11 11 Midway 0 5 5 Loyola New Orleans 0 3 3Men’s Meet
Men’s Top 10 After Day 3
Keiser, 484 Cumberlands, 257 Milligan, 254 SCAD, 238 Thomas (FL), 230 William Carey, 209 St Ambrose, 184.5 Masters, 177 Life, 121.5 Aquinas College, 118Keiser has remained untouchable since Day 1, and with 6 ‘A’ and 4 ‘B’ finalists tonight, the Seahawks have the 2026 title all but in the pocket.
The more exciting battle is brewing in the team race for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
At the end of Day 2, SCAD led a tight pack consisting of Milligan, William Carey, Cumberlands, St Thomas, and St Ambrose. On Day 3, Cumberlands was a the top of the group, with Milligan just 3 points behind. SCAD led St Thomas by 8, and William Carey had fallen out of the race for 2nd.
Tonight’s finals session will be an edge-of-the-seat thriller. After prelims, SCAD is projected to finish 1 point ahead of Cumberlands, while Milligan is expected to top St Thomas for 4th. SCAD and Cumberlands each picked up 5 ‘A’ finalists and 4 ‘B’ finalists.
William Carey scored 4 up, 1 down; Milligan, 3/4; and St Thomas, 3/2.
Day 4 Ups/Downs – Men
Team All 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 200 Fly Keiser 6/4 2/1 2/1 1/1 1/1 Cumberlands 5/4 2/0 2/1 0/1 1/2 SCAD Savannah 5/4 1/1 2/2 1/0 1/1 William Carey 4/1 0/0 1/1 1/0 2/0 Milligan 3/4 0/1 0/1 3/0 0/2 St Thomas 3/2 2/0 0/0 0/1 1/1 St Ambrose 2/2 1/2 1/0 0/0 0/0 Masters 2/1 0/0 0/1 1/0 1/0 Life 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 Ottawa Arizona 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 Lindsey Wilson 0/2 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Midland 0/2 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 Aquinas 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 Ave Maria 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 Loyola New Orleans 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Morningside 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 Olivet Nazarene 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 Thomas 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0Scoring Day 4 Prelims (plus 1650 Free* and 400 Free Relay as seeded)
*includes results from slower heats
Team All 1650 Free 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 200 Fly 400 Free Relay Keiser 184 37 29 30.5 22 25 40 SCAD Savannah 146 14 21 47 11 19 34 Cumberlands 126 6 27 35 6 20 32 St Thomas 108 22 37 0 7 18 24 William Carey 107 26 0 14.5 14 26 26 Milligan 101 12 5 1 43 12 28 Masters 71 0 0 7 17 17 30 St Ambrose 58 0 21 15 0 0 22 Lindsey Wilson 47 35 0 0 4 0 8 Life 27 0 0 0 13 0 14 Midland 24 0 9 0 5 0 10 Ave Maria 20 0 0 0 0 2 18 Ottawa Arizona 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 Morningside 14 0 2 0 0 0 12 Loyola New Orleans 10 0 0 0 4 0 6 Thomas 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 Olivet Nazarene 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 Aquinas 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 Bethel (IN) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0Projected Day 4 Scores – Men
Team Day 3 Actual Day 4 Scored Prelims Day 4 Projected Rank Keiser 484 184 668 SCAD Savannah 238 146 384 Cumberlands 257 126 383 Milligan 254 101 355 St Thomas 230 108 338 William Carey 209 107 316 Masters 177 71 248 St Ambrose 185 58 243 Life 122 27 149 Lindsey Wilson 95 47 142 Aquinas 118 4 122 Ave Maria 91 20 111 Midland 51 24 75 Morningside 39 14 53 Loyola New Orleans 33 10 43 Bethel (IN) 32 3 35 College of Idaho 29 0 29 Ottawa Arizona 9 16 25 Olivet Nazarene 11 5 16 Thomas 5 9 14 St Mary’s KS 3 0 3 Arizona Christian 1 0 1
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