By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships
March 18-21, 2026 Location: IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN Defending Champs: MIT women (1x) & Denison men (1x) Psych Sheet Live Results Results on Meet Mobile: “NCAA DIII Championships” Live Video Live Recaps: Prelims: Day 1 Finals: Day 1 Day 2 Prelim Heat SheetsThe second day of action from the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis kicks off this morning with preliminary heats in the 200 free, 100 fly, 400 IM and 200 free relay.
The NYU women enter the day holding a 12.5-point lead over Kenyon after Kaley McIntyre claimed her fourth straight title in the 50 free last night, though the Owls are coming in with some momentum after breaking the Division III record in the 400 medley relay to close the first finals session.
On the men’s side, Denison sits 21 points clear of Emory after picking up two event victories last night—George Goins in the 500 free and Nick Fogle in the 3-meter diving event.
Women’s Team Standings – Thru Day 1
NYU, 121 Kenyon, 108.5 Emory, 92.5 Denison, 63.5 Swarthmore, 48 Williams, 45 Hope, 38 Claremont, 35 Tufts/Pomona-Pitzer, 28 –Men’s Team Standings – Thru Day 1
Denison, 118 Emory, 97 Chicago, 96 Kenyon, 83 NYU, 71 Bates, 57 TCNJ, 48 Williams, 37 Wash U. MO, 32 Centre College, 30Thursday morning kicks off with the 200 free, where McIntyre comes in as the three-time defending champion in the women’s event and the men’s race is headlined by Denison’s Jack Hill and Chicago’s John Butler, who rank 1-2 in the nation this season at 1:35-low.
The 100 fly will feature both defending champions, with MIT’s Sydney Smith on the women’s side and Chicago’s Cooper Costello for the men, while both titles are vacant in the 400 IM with last year’s winners having graduated.
The NYU duo of Maksym Nechydyuk and Conner Dean head up the men’s 400 IM field as the top two seeds and the only ones under 3:50 this season, while the women’s race features three swimmers seeded in the 4:20 range, led by Dension senior Emily Harris, who was 3rd last year.
In the women’s 200 free relay, NYU is the big favorite as the defending champion and top seed, while the men’s race sets up for an interesting showdown with Denison, Carnegie Mellon and NYU all having broken 1:19 this season. Chicago is the defending champion, but only returns half of last year’s winning squad.
MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 1:34.74, James McChesney (TCNJ) – 2023 2025 Winner: Colin Twiss (Coast Guard), 1:36.68‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Jack Hill (DEN), 1:35.20 John Butler (CHIC), 1:36.13 Charles Platt (CALV), 1:36.39 Teodor Jaworski (KEN), 1:36.92 George Goins (DEN), 1:37.00 Jack Goepfrich (AMHE), 1:37.10 Nickolas Hensel (DEN), 1:37.28 Harrison Parsons (DEN), 1:37.46The top three seeds delivered in the heats of the men’s 200 free, as Denison’s Jack Hill, Chicago’s John Butler and Calvin’s Charles Platt won each of the three circle-seeded heats to advance 1-2-3 into tonight’s ‘A’ final.
Hill, a junior who leads the nation this season after setting a best time of 1:35.18 at the Denison Invite in December, was just two one-hundredths shy of his lifetime best in 1:35.20, earning him the top spot in the session by nearly a full second. He was the runner-up in this event last season.
Butler, a sophomore who was 3rd last year as a freshman, clocked 1:36.13 to win the penultimate heat and advance 2nd into the final. He set a best time of 1:35.20 at the Phoenix Fall Classic in November to rank 2nd to Hill in the nation this season.
Platt, who didn’t even race this event last year at NCAAs, clocked 1:36.39 to win Heat 3 and qualify 3rd overall, just shy of his lifetime best of 1:36.27 set at last month’s MIAA Championships.
Kenyon senior Teodor Jaworski knocked more than a second and a half off his lifetime best in 1:36.92 to advance in 4th, while Dension sophomore George Goins, who won last night’s 500 free, also dropped big—1.44 seconds off his PB—to qualify 5th in 1:37.00.
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 1:44.74, Kaley McIntyre (NYU – 2026 2025 Winner: Kaley McIntyre (NYU), 1:44.88‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Kaley McIntyre (NYU), 1:46.29 Llew Ladomirak (NYU), 1:48.45 Elizabeth Burkhardt (PP), 1:49.62 Mary Feliz (MIT), 1:49.96 Molly Haag (KEN), 1:50.06 Nina Aballea (PP), 1:50.29 Emery Muller (NYU), 1:50.39 Natalie Boorjian (EMOR), 1:50.58The top three qualifiers and four of the eight swimmers advancing into the ‘A’ final of the women’s 200 free came out of the sixth and final heat, and it was a pair of NYU Violets leading the way.
Three-time defending champion and Division III record holder Kaley McIntyre cruised to the fastest time by more than two seconds in 1:46.29, going out fast—turning in 51.37 at the 100—before coming home comfortably. The senior is coming off resetting the D3 record last month in a time of 1:44.74.
Her freshman teammate Llew Ladomirak had a phenomenal swim to touch 2nd in 1:48.45, improving on her previous best of 1:48.93 set nearly two years ago at the 2024 CIF Central Coast Section Championships. Ladomirak had previously been 1:49.62 this season, which ranked her 6th in the country.
Pomona-Pitzer freshman Elizabeth Burkhardt tied her personal best on the number to advance 3rd overall from Heat 6 in a time of 1:49.62. She previously went that time at the 2025 CIF Central Coast Section Championships.
MIT sophomore Mary Feliz (1:49.96) out-touched Kenyon senior and 2025 NAA runner-up Molly Haag (1:50.06) to win the first circle-seeded heat as they qualified 4th and 5th into the final, while Pomona-Pitzer junior Nina Aballea topped the penultimate heat in 1:50.29 to advance in 6th.
Salisbury first-year Rowan O’Donoghue came into the meet seeded 5th with her time of 1:49.26 from last month’s NJAC Championships, but she ended up on the outside looking in, tying for 9th with Emory’s Emma Lunn in 1:50.74. It’s possible the two will have a swim-off for the first alternate slot in the ‘A’ final, though both will be racing tonight regardless.
MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 45.97, Cooper Costello (Chicago) – 2025 2025 Winner: Cooper Costello (Chicago), 45.97‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 52.64, Kirsten Nitz (Wheaton) – 2014 2025 Winner: Sydney Smith (MIT), 53.96‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
MEN’S 400 IM – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 3:46.62, Harrison Curley (Kenyon) – 2015 2025 Winner: Kirill Sidorko (Kenyon), 3:48.75‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 400 IM – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 4:11.23, Sophia Verkleeren (Williams) – 2025 2025 Winner: Sophia Verkleeren (Williams), 4:11.23‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE RELAY – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 1:18.06, Kenyon – 2012 2025 Winner: Chicago, 1:18.51‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE RELAY – PRELIMS
Division III Record: 1:30.00, MIT – 2025 2025 Winner: MIT, 1:30.00‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
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