2026 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap ...Middle East

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2026 NCAA DIII Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

NCAA Division III Championships Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet

Welcome to the first finals session of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships from the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Tonight, we will crown our first event champions of the meet, with national championship titles to be awarded in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 free, men’s 3-meter diving, and the 400 medley relays.

Denison’s George Goins swam a career best in the prelims to claim the top seed in the men’s 500 free, swimming faster than the winning time from this event at this meet last season (4:22.43) in 4:22.17. The field that follows is separated by less than a second from #2 through #8. On the women’s side, Emily Harris of Denison swam a best time of her own to claim the top seed this morning as the only swimmer in 4:51 to finish in 4:49.19. Kenyon’s Molly Haag is the next-closest at 4:51.63, the only other performer faster than 4:52.

The top five men in the 200 IM this morning were separated by just over six tenths of a second, as Washington U’s Marco Minai secured the top time in 1:46.33, as Carnegie Mellon’s Brayden Morford and Denison’s Jack Hill finished 2nd and 3rd in 1:46.47 and 1:46.55, respectively. Hope’s Greta Gidley claimed middle lane honors this morning with her 2:01.07 in the women’s 200 IM. She will be pushed hard this evening, as Williams’ Sophie Phelps and Kenyon’s Kelsey Van Eldik each showed plenty of speed this morning, posting 2:01.39 and 2:01.42.

The 50 free was controlled by Kenyon’s Djordje Dragojlovic, who was just five hundredths quicker than Denison’s John Butler (19.64) in 19.59, as seven of the eight championship finalists were sub 20-seconds. Swarthmore’s Genine Collins swam a career-best 22.53 to secure the top seed in the women’s 50 free finals. She finished just six hundredths faster than NYU’s Kaley McIntyre, the reigning champion in this event, in 22.59.

Denison’s Nick Fogle and Kenyon’s Chase Smith will lead the field in the men’s 3-meter diving this evening after finishing just .20 points different in 511.50 for Fogle and 511.30 for Smith, respectively.

Bates’ men’s 400 medley relay nearly downed the NCAA Division III record this morning in 3:09.93, coming just .15 seconds from topping Kenyon’s 2024 standard of 3:09.78. Kenyon was the fastest women’s relay this morning by more than two seconds over the field, and will look to close out the night with a major relay win here.

Men’s 500 Freestyle

Top 8:

Women’s 500 Freestyle

Top 8:

Men’s 200 IM

Top 8:

Women’s 200 IM

Top 8:

Men’s 50 Freestyle

Top 8:

Women’s 50 Freestyle

Top 8:

Men’s 3-meter Diving

Top 8:

Men’s 400 Medley Relay

Top 8:

Women’s 400 Medley Relay

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