By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Dates: Wednesday, March 25–Saturday, March 28 Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending Champions: Texas (1x) SwimSwam Preview Index Psych Sheets Preview Index Live Stream Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 Finals: Day 1Day 2 Prelims Heat Sheet
If you thought last night was exciting (a new NCAA record in the mile, a meet record in a tight 200 medley, and a come from behind win in the 800 free relay), then prepare yourself for this morning’s session as we see not only our first preliminary events, but also the early heats of the splashiest and dashiest of relays, the 200 free relay. However, before we get to that, things kick off with what you, our readers, picked as the most anticipated event of the meet, the 100 fly.
Josh Liendo of Florida is the top seed, entering with a seed time of 43.06. The Gator will have Caeleb Dressel‘s NCAA record of 42.80 in sight, but he is not the only one, as ASU’s Ilya Kharun will be looking for the mark as well. The junior was 18.70 on ASU’s winning 200 medley relay last night, and will be buoyed by collecting a meet record in the event. Liendo and Kharun are joined by two others with sub-44 seeds as seniors Tyler Ray and Gui Caribe of Michigan and Tennessee enter with 43.83 and 43.93, respectively.
With no B-finals in play, all of the swimmers need to bring their best this morning, especially those seeded near 8th place. With half a second separating Aiden Hayes‘s 5th seed from Michael Chmielewski‘s 12th, expect the fight for a berth in the A-final to be even more intense than in past years.
The 400 IM is a prime example. The longest event of the morning sees just .05 separating the 8th and 9th seeds, Dominik Mark Torok and Josh Zuchowski, so while this event in the past gave some swimmers the chance to rest in the morning, it would be unwise to do so today. Texas would like to pick up where they left off last night, with Baylor Nelson and Rex Maurer the favorites to win the event. The pair were on the victorious 800 free relay last night, but don’t sleep on their fellow Longhorn, Cooper Lucas, who is coming into the event with fresh legs. So too is the 2nd seed Josh Bey, a first-year from Indiana, who set a new Big Ten record of 3:34.90 last month.
If you weren’t watching the early heats yesterday morning, you really missed out as Tennessee first-year Koby Bujak-Upton became the 9th fastest performer in the history of the 200 free as he joined the storied sub-1:30 club with his 1:29.79 lead-off. The first freshman ever under the mark and lone man in the NCAAs currently, the Australian looks in good stead to defend his top seed, but would be wise to not rest on his laurels as other’s too had strong performances last night, with Henry McFadden of Stanford anchoring his relay in 1:29.72, Camden Taylor helping Texas win the event, and Virginia’s Max Williamson pulling UVA into 4th place from the early heats.
The 100 breaststroke rounds out the individual events, and while last, it is certainly not least. Texas’s Nate Germonprez leads the field, seeded with the lone sub-50 time, but the Longhorn faces pressure from all around. California’s Yamato Okadome, the 3rd seed (50.32), had the fastest 50 split from last night, going 22.35, and will be looking to make a statement in the first of the circle seeded heats as he and Army’s Kohen Rankin go head-to-head. Indiana’s Travis Gulledge posted the 4th fastest split, so watch out for the sophomore who is seeded dangerously low at 16th. Florida’s Koen de Groot was a little off his best relay split last night, but look for the Gator to rebound to help his team remain in first place.
The 200 free relay sees Indiana as the 9th seed and this morning’s top seed. Seeded with a 1:15.36, the Hoosiers sit less than a second back of the 3rd fastest entry time but also are less than a second ahead of the 24th placed team, so the pressure is on every team to be firing on all cylinders, as any misstep could smell doom for those valuable relay points.
Men’s 100 Butterfly – Prelims
NCAA Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) Championship Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) American Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) U.S. Open Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) 2025 Champion: Josh Liendo, Florida – 43.06 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 44.52/44.94Top 8:
Scored 9-16th:
Men’s 400 Individual Medley – Prelims
NCAA Record: 3:28.82 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023) Championship Record: 3:28.82 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023) American Record: 3:33.42 – Chase Kalisz, Georgia (2017) U.S. Open Record: 3:28.82 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023) 2025 Champion: Rex Maurer, Texas – 3:34.00 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 3:38.56/3:40.38Top 8:
Scored 9-16th:
Men’s 200 Free – Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:28.33 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2025) Championship Record: 1:28.33 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2025) American Record: 1:28.33 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2025) U.S. Open Record: 1:28.33 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2025) 2025 Champion: Luke Hobson, Texas – 1:28.33 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 1:31.06/1:31.88Top 8:
Scored 9-16th:
Men’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims
NCAA Record: 49.51 – Julian Smith, Florida (2025) Championship Record: 49.53 – Liam Bell, Cal (2024) American Record: 49:51 – Julian Smith, Florida (2025) U.S. Open Record: 49.51 – Julian Smith, Florida (2025) 2025 Champion: Julian Smith, Florida – 49.55 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 50.64/ 51.45Top 8:
Scored 9-16th:
Men’s 200 Free Relay – Early Heats
NCAA Record: 1:12.80 – Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman), 2025 Championship Record: 1:12.84 – Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Blackman, Taylor), 2025 American Record: 1:14.13 – NC State (Henderson, Miller, Fox, McCarty), 2024 U.S. Open Record: 1:12.80 – Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman), 2025 2025 Champion: Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Blackman, Taylor), 1:12.84 2025 8th/16th Final Times: 1:15.25/ 1:15.83Top 8:
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