2026 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap ...Middle East

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2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships

The NYU women and Dension men enter Day 3 of the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships holding commanding leads in the team standings, with the Violets up by 71.5 points on Emory in the women’s race and the Big Red men up by 47 points on Chicago.

The NYU women won two titles last night, including breaking the D3 record in the 200 free relay, while the Denison men saw Jack Hill set a new benchmark en route to winning the national title in the 200 free.

Women’s Team Standings Through Day 2:

Men’s Team Standings Through Day 2:

The session will kick off with the 200 medley relays, where the Bates men come in as massive favorites after breaking the Division III record earlier this season—and matching that feat en route to winning the NCAA title two days ago in the 400 medley relay.

NYU is the defending champion in the women’s race, though 10 teams have been faster than them so far this season, led by Kenyon.

The first individual race will be the 200 fly, where Chicago’s Cooper Costello comes in as the frontrunner after placing 2nd last year, and he’s riding some momentum after winning the 100 fly on Thursday. Costello has the D3 record of 1:42.64 in his sights after clocking 1:42.91 earlier this season.

In the women’s race, NYU’s Nicole Ranile is the top seed and defending champion. She’s the only woman to break 2:00 this season with her 1:59.38 from the Phoenix Fall Classic in November.

In the men’s 100 back, NYU teammates Teddy McQuaid and Teddy Cross lead the field as the only two men under 47 seconds this season, while defending champion Brayden Morford will also be in the field.

Kenyon senior Gwen Eisenbeis holds the top seed in the women’s 100 back and was the only swimmer to break 55 seconds on the lead-off leg of the 400 medley relay earlier in the meet.

In the 100 breast, Bates senior Marrich Somridhivej will be the man to beat after splitting 50.41 on the team’s record-setting 400 medley relay earlier in the meet, while in the women’s race, Kenyon’s Kelsey Van Eldik is the defending champion and coming off a 59.25 split on their team’s record-setting 400 medley relay.

The morning will close out with the 800 free relays, though the race will be a timed final and the fastest-seeded heats will swim at night. The Williams men and WashU women are the top seeds among teams racing this morning.

MEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY – PRELIMS

WOMEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY – PRELIMS

MEN’S 200 FLY – PRELIMS

WOMEN’S 200 FLY – PRELIMS

MEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

WOMEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

MEN’S 100 BREAST – PRELIMS

WOMEN’S 100 BREAST – PRELIMS

MEN’S 800 FREE RELAY – TIMED FINALS

WOMEN’S 800 FREE RELAY – TIMED FINALS

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