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2026 Automatic Qualifiers Update: Men Officially Surpass Women With 76 Invited Athletes

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by Madeline Folsom 11

February 27th, 2026 College, News

There is just one day left of the 2025 NCAA Division I Conference season, and the men have officially passed the women in overall totals with the men coming to 76 total invited while the women sit at 69.

Friday night saw six new women get added to the meet, four from mid-major schools and two from the Big 12. Cameron Snowden, from UNC Wilmington won the women’s 100 fly at the Coastal Athletic Association Championships, touching in 52.06.

The MAC saw two more qualifiers, on top of their two from yesterday. Ohio University’s Zita Szoke won the 200 freestyle in 1:44.74, and Akron’s Claire Cox swam 59.59 to win the 100 breaststroke.

Maria Erokhina was the first female qualifier from the MPSF, swimming 59.96 in the 100 breaststroke to come in under the 1:00.30 standard.

**Update: 2/28 — The article originally listed Princeton’s Mitchell Schott as a new qualifier in the 200 free despite already qualifying in the 200 IM on Thursday.

The men picked up 14 new qualifiers, ten of which came from mid-major conferences. The Ivy League picked up three new qualifications. Cornell’s Blake Conway won the 100 back (45.77), Penn’s Watson Nguyen won the 100 breast (51.18), and Brown’s Marton Nagy won the 400 IM (3:41.89).

The MPSF had the 2nd most qualifiers with three new men. Wyoming’s Simon Casey swam the top time in the 200 freestyle of 1:33.80 to become the 3rd Wyoming swimmer to qualify. Tanner Wilson and James Winterfield both qualified for the Air Force Academy with Wilson swimming 52.19 in the 100 breast and Winterfield swimming 46.06 in the 100 fly.

**As a reminder. Athletes are added under the first event they earn an NCAA qualification in. Once in the meet, they only count as one athlete regardless of how many AQs they pick up. Some swimmers might have faster times in other events that come in under the invite time, but every swimmer will be listed under their first event.

This list is compiled by hand, so there might be mistakes. Let us know in the comments if you think we missed anyone

New Women’s Qualifiers

Swimmer Name School Conference Event Time 2025 Invite Time
1 Cameron Snowden UNC Wilmington CAA MM 100 Fly 52.06 51.87
2 Zita Szoke Ohio University MAC MM 200 Free 1:44.82 1:44.74
3 Claire Cox Akron MAC MM 100 Breast 59.59 59.51
4 Maria Erokhina Northern Colorado MPSF MM 100 Breast 59.96 59.51
5 Joleigh Crye Cincinnati Big 12 100 Breast 58.62 59.51
6 Alexia Duncan Houston Big 12 100 Back 52.31 51.68

New Men’s Qualifiers

Swimmer Name School Conference Event Time 2025 Invite Time
1 Jed Garner Towson CAA MM 100 Breast 52.12 51.58
2 Sebastian Smith Drexel CAA MM 100 Fly 45.63 45.12
4 Blake Conway Cornell Ivy MM 100 Back 45.77 45.26
5 Watson Nguyen Penn Ivy MM 100 Breast 51.18 51.58
6 Marton Nagy Brown Ivy MM 400 IM 3:41.89 3:41.40
7 Simon Casey Wyoming MPSF MM 200 Free 1:33.80 1:32.27
8 Tanner Wilson Air Force MPSF MM 100 Breast 52.19 51.58
9 James Winterfield Air Force MPSF MM 100 Fly 46.06 45.12
10 Kiefer Roemer Missouri State MVC MM 100 Breast 52.56 51.58
11 Adam Chaney ASU Big 12 100 Back 44.13 45.26
12 Andy Dobrzanski ASU Big 12 100 Breast 51.32 51.58
13 Mikkel Lee Indiana Big Ten 50 Free 18.98 19.02
14 Zalan Sarkany Indiana Big Ten 500 Free 4:09.14 4:14.13
15 Owen McDonald Indiana Big Ten 100 Back 44.52 45.26

All Women’s Qualifiers As of 2/27

Swimmer Name School Conference Event Time 2025 Invite Time
1 Sara Curtis Virginia ACC 50 Free 21.09 22.01
2 Brady Kendall Michigan Big Ten 50 Free 21.09 22.01
3 Albane Cachot ASU Big 12 50 Free 21.80 22.01
4 Darcy Revitt Washington State Mountain West 50 Free 21.84 22.01
5 Payton Kelly Ball State MAC 50 Free 21.88 22.01
6 Sabrina Johnston Princeton Ivy 50 Free 22.07 22.01
7 Ashley Gutshall UMBC America East 50 Free 22.25 22.01
8 Aly Bozzuto Liberty American 50 Free 22.26 22.01
9 Holly Nelson Hawaii Big West 50 Free 22.28 22.01
10 Anna Moesch Virginia ACC 200 Free 1:39.72 1:44.74
11 Liberty Clark Indiana Big Ten 200 Free 1:40.84 1:44.74
12 Camille Spink Tennessee SEC 200 Free 1:41.71 1:44.74
13 Morgan Lukinac Brown Ivy 200 Free 1:44.20 1:44.74
14 Tara Joyce Wyoming Mountain West 200 Free 1:44.43 1:44.74
15 Zita Szoke Ohio University MAC 200 Free 1:44.82 1:44.74
16 Asia Kozan UC San Diego Big West 200 Free 1:45.52 1:44.74
17 Katie Grimes Virginia ACC 500 Free 4:33.78 4:39.47
18 Hannah Bellard Michigan Big Ten 500 Free 4:34.60 4:39.47
19 Alexandra Bastone Harvard Ivy 500 Free 4:40.94 4:39.47
20 Deniz Ertan ASU Big 12 500 Free 4:41.34 4:39.47
21 Molly Webber Army Patriot League 500 Free 4:42.07 4:39.47
22 Ava Portello Rice American 500 Free 4:42.67 4:39.47
23 Ava Olson UNLV Mountain West 500 Free 4:43.08 4:39.47
24 Jillian Cox Texas SEC 1650 Free 15:32.75 16:09.37
25 Gena Jorgenson Nebraska Big Ten 1650 Free 15:45.36 16:09.37
26 Sydney Bergstrom Penn Ivy 1650 Free 16:02.63 16:09.37
27 Macey Hansen Wyoming Mountain West 1650 Free 16:16.41 16:09.37
28 Ava Topolewski George Washington A-10 1650 Free 16:23.28 16:09.37
29 Claire Curzan UVA ACC 100 Back 48.38 51.68
30 Maggie Wanezek Wisconsin Big Ten 100 Back 49.72 51.68
31 Jillian Crooks Tennessee SEC 100 Back 50.50 51.68
32 Anya Mostek Harvard Ivy 100 Back 51.31 51.68
33 Alexia Duncan Houston Big 12 100 Back 52.31 51.68
34 Catie Choate Florida SEC 200 Back 1:49.94 1:53.31
35 Tess Whineray Colorado State Mountain West 200 Back 1:52.82 1:53.31
36 Eneli Jefimova NC State ACC 100 Breast 56.77 59.51
37 Anita Bottazzo Florida SEC 100 Breast 57.11 59.51
38 Letitia Sim Michigan Big Ten 100 Breast 57.90 59.51
39 Mackenzie Lung Fresno State Mountain West 100 Breast 58.17 59.51
40 Joleigh Crye Cincinnati Big 12 100 Breast 58.62 59.51
41 Chloe Braun UC San Diego Big West 100 Breast 58.95 59.51
42 Claire Cox Akron MAC 100 Breast 59.59 59.51
43 Lauren Walsh Navy Patriot League 100 Breast 59.78 59.51
44 Maria Erokhina Northern Colorado MPSF 100 Breast 59.96 59.51
45 Catriona Gilmore Army Patriot League 200 Breast 2:10.28 2:09.58
46 Alex Shackell Indiana Big Ten 100 Fly 49.95 51.87
47 Scarlet Ferris Nevada Mountain West 100 Fly 51.34 51.87
48 Angie McKane Army Patriot League 100 Fly 51.34 51.87
49 Kamry Cannings Liberty American 100 Fly 51.77 51.87
50 Victoria Novinskiy Delaware ASUN 100 Fly 51.92 51.87
51 Sydney Lu Harvard Ivy 100 Fly 51.97 51.87
52 Julia Ullmann ASU Big 12 100 Fly 51.97 51.87
53 Cameron Snowden UNCW CAA 100 Fly 52.06 51.87
54 Campbell Stoll Texas SEC 200 Fly 1:50.60 1:55.82
55 Mia West Cal ACC 200 Fly 1:51.52 1:55.82
56 Samantha Banos UCSB Big West 200 Fly 1:56.44 1:55.82
57 Rach Winnington UNLV Mountain West 200 Fly 1:57.08 1:55.82
58 Torri Huske Stanford ACC 200 IM 1:51.27 1:56.69
59 Angie Coe Texas SEC 200 IM 1:53.90 1:56.69
60 Eleanor Sun Princeton Ivy 200 IM 1:55.62 1:56.69
61 Sonia Vaishnani ASU Big 12 200 IM 1:57.16 1:56.69
62 Eva Boehlke UC San Diego Big West 200 IM 1:57.43 1:56.69
63 Felicia Klintemar Akron MAC 200 IM 1:57.52 1:56.69
64 Lucy Bell Stanford ACC 400 IM 3:59.11 4:09.53
65 Bella Sims Michigan Big Ten 400 IM 4:00.57 4:09.53
66 Ella Jansen Tennessee SEC 400 IM 4:01.97 4:09.53
67 Alexa Reyna ASU Big 12 400 IM 4:09.22 4:09.53
68 Moji Pholjamjumrus Nevada Mountain West 400 IM 4:11.07 4:09.53
69 Reese Cole Rice American 400 IM 4:12.61 4:09.53

All Men’s Qualifiers As of 2/27

Swimmer Name School Conference Event Time 2025 Invite Time
1 Ilya Kharun ASU Big 12 50 Free 18.46 19.02
2 Quintin McCarty NC State ACC 50 free 18.63 19.02
3 Nicholas Finch Yale Ivy 50 Free 18.82 19.02
4 Yassin Abdelghany IU Indy Horizon League 50 Free 18.91 19.02
5 Mikkel Lee Indiana Big Ten 50 Free 18.98 19.02
6 Karol Ostrowski Hawaii Big West 50 Free 19.13 19.02
7 Nicholas Rounds USD Summit League 50 Free 19.15 19.02
8 Felix Jedbratt La Salle A-10 50 Free 19.18 19.02
9 Bryson Huey UNLV MPSF 50 Free 19.20 19.02
10 Owen Watkins Georgetown Big East 50 Free 19.21 19.02
11 Ben Denman-Grimm Navy Patriot League 50 Free 19.28 19.02
12 Daniel Laureyssens FAU ASUN 50 free 19.43 19.02
13 Jere Hribar LSU SEC 100 Free 40.42 41.95
14 Brendan Whitfield Virginia Tech ACC 100 Free 40.93 41.95
15 Carter Perkins La Salle A-10 100 Free 42.37 41.95
16 Henry McFadden Stanford ACC 200 Free 1:31.05 1:32.27
17 Remi Fabiani ASU Big 12 200 Free 1:31.24 1:32.27
18 Tomas Navikonis Ohio State Big Ten 200 Free 1:31.32 1:32.27
19 Mitchell Schott Princeton Ivy 200 Free 1:31.52 1:32.27
20 Camden Taylor Texas SEC 200 Free 1:31.53 1:32.27
21 Dylan Felt Davidson A-10 200 Free 1:33.46 1:32.27
22 Simon Casey Wyoming MPSF 200 Free 1:33.80 1:32.27
23 Rex Maurer Texas SEC 500 Free 4:08.46 4:14.13
24 Zalan Sarkany Indiana Big Ten 500 Free 4:09.14 4:14.13
25 Max Carlsen NC State ACC 500 Free 4:09.44 4:14.13
26 Noah Millard Yale Ivy 500 Free 4:10.19 4:14.13
27 Nick Chirafisi Utah Big 12 500 Free 4:13.48 4:14.13
28 Alexander Metzler Wyoming MPSF 500 Free 4:16.20 4:14.13
29 Dean Jones Navy Patriot League 500 Free 4:16.73 4:14.13
30 Ahmed Jaouadi Florida SEC 1650 Free 14:25.14 14:48.80
31 Chase Maier Navy Patriot League 1650 Free 14:54.68 14:48.80
32 Alexander Parkinson USD Summit League 1650 Free 15:04.40 14:48.80
33 Hubert Kos Texas SEC 100 Back 43.86 45.26
34 Adam Chaney ASU Big 12 100 Back 44.13 45.26
35 Evan Petty Cal ACC 100 Back 44.21 45.26
36 Owen McDonald Indiana Big Ten 100 Back 44.52 45.26
37 Johnny Crush Army Patriot League 100 Back 44.80 45.26
38 Blake Conway Cornell Ivy 100 Back 45.77 45.26
39 Sam Lorenz Wisconsin- Milwaukee Horizon League 100 Back 45.81 45.26
40 Kade Snyder Delaware ASUN 100 Back 46.00 45.26
41 Holden Thomas George Washington A-10 100 Back 46.24 45.26
42 Jonny Marshall Florida SEC 200 Back 1:36.38 1:40.13
43 David King Virginia ACC 200 Back 1:38.14 1:40.13
44 Nate Germonprez Texas SEC 100 Breast 49.92 51.58
45 Yamato Okadome Cal ACC 100 Breast 50.32 51.58
46 Luka Mladenovic Michigan Big Ten 100 Breast 50.69 51.58
47 Watson Nguyen Penn Ivy 100 Breast 51.18 51.58
48 Andy Dobrzanski ASU Big 12 100 Breast 51.32 51.58
49 Matevi Namakonov Delaware ASUN 100 Breast 51.51 51.58
50 Kohen Rankin Army Patriot League 100 Breast 51.69 51.58
51 Jed Garner Towson CAA 100 Breast 52.12 51.58
52 Tanner Wilson Air Force MPSF 100 Breast 52.19 51.58
53 Chris Palvadre Oakland Horizon League 100 Breast 52.20 51.58
54 Kiefer Roemer Missouri State MVC 100 Breast 52.56 51.58
55 Logan Kelly IU Iny Horizon League 200 Breast 1:52.21 1:52.89
56 Michael Phillips Navy Patriot League 200 Breast 1:52.82 1:52.89
57 Carter Dooling Grand Canyon Big West 200 Breast 1:54.56 1:52.89
58 Josh Liendo Florida SEC 100 Fly 43.06 45.12
59 Tyler Ray Michigan Big Ten 100 Fly 43.83 45.12
60 Aiden Hayes NC State ACC 100 Fly 44.07 45.12
61 Sebastian Smith Drexel CAA 100 Fly 45.63 45.12
62 Vili Sivec CSUB Big West 100 Fly 45.91 45.12
63 James Winterfield Air Force MPSF 100 Fly 46.06 45.12
64 Ben Irwin Navy Patriot League 100 Fly 46.11 45.12
65 Luca Urlando Georgia SEC 200 Fly 1:38.46 1:41.45
66 Logan Robinson Florida State ACC 200 Fly 1:38.78 1:41.45
67 Arsenio Bustos NC State ACC 200 IM 1:40.39 1:42.65
68 Mitchel Schott Princeton Ivy 200 IM 1:40.93 1:42.65
69 William Carrico UNC Wilmington CAA 200 IM 1:42.09 1:42.65
70 Jackson Kogler Wyoming MPSF 200 IM 1:43.70 1:42.65
71 Evan VanBrocklin Utah Big 12 200 IM 1:43.80 1:42.65
72 Tom Thalau Hawaii Big West 200 IM 1:43.93 1:42.65
73 Josh Bey Indiana Big Ten 400 IM 3:34.90 3:41.61
74 Baylor Nelson Texas SEC 400 IM 3:35.75 3:41.61
75 Josh Zuchowski Stanford ACC 400 IM 3:38.58 3:41.61
76 Marton Nagy Brown Ivy 400 IM 3:41.89 3:41.40
77 Tanner Nelson BYU Big 12 400 IM 3:44.46 3:41.51

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Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinsten
3 months ago

Phew!

C. Curzan, K. Grimes, A. Moesch made doubly sure to qualify for the 2026 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

Aside from S. Curtis, the other fourteen (14) women on the ACC Swimming & Diving Championships roster will have to sweat it out until the psych sheets are released.

There has to be a Monty Python sketch that parodies this scenario.

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NJ Cav
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3 months ago

What a ridiculous take! Entering this weekend, 14 UVA swimmers were seeded to score at NCAAs. I don’t think any of them need to worry. Of the rest of the ACC roster three others would have a seed 21 or better. The last ACC roster member, Katie Christopherson, is unlikely to be seeded high enough for an invite, which leaves one more spot with likely two candidates: Melissa Nwakalor and Lana Pudar. I don’t think 14 women will be sweating it out.

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Fluffball69
3 months ago

Basically DEI for slow swimmers

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To be or not to B-Final, that is the question.
Reply to  Fluffball69
3 months ago

This has quickly become such a tiresome and immature retort around here. How exactly is an NCAA B cut at the Division 1 level “slow”? Many of us welcome this change. One could argue that mid-major and less prominent Power 4 schools and conferences also don’t have the benefit of the fastest swimmers in the world swimming in their heat to drag them along to a faster time. The entire Division 1 cohort was notified of these changes many months ago, and had time to adapt their expectations and training accordingly. Last but not least, life is never 100% “fair”. Even with this adjustment, swimming still remains one of the least subjective sports out there.

Last edited 3 months ago by To be or not to B-Final, that is the question.
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Fluffball69
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3 months ago

I’m just saying they don’t belong at the meet. Letting these slower swimmers in cheapens the accomplishment of qualifying for the meet.

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Fluffball69
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3 months ago

It’s like when the 3rd world countries have swimmers at worlds. Cool for them but it has no meaning and contributes nothing to the sport.

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swammer
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3 months ago

Calling them “3rd world” misses the point. Not every country has the same funding or facilities, so u can’t compare them equally. When those countries have swimmers at Worlds, it shows diversity and promotes equity. When u invite slower swimmers at ncs that come from well funded programs and have similar resources and backgrounds as everyone else, that’s just called lowering the standard.

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swimdaddy
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3 months ago

This comment is ridiculous. A swim meet on any level is not about funding, facilities, resources, diversity, or equity. Its only about how fast you can swim and what the clock says when the event is over.

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ctcoach
3 months ago

What are the rules for qualifying? How can UVA only have 4 qualifiers and NC State only 1 qualifier in the womenns meet. That would seem to be wrong.

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NJ Cav
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3 months ago

This article isn’t talking about who has a qualifying time for the NCAA Championship. It is talking about who has a guaranteed invitation based on being an individual conference champion with a qualifying time in the final. NC State had only one individual women’s champion. Virginia had four individuals win titles, although three of them won two each. The article shows only the first of these.

After each institution submits which events each swimmer might swim (no more than three) and all these automatic qualifiers are put into the Championship, the rest will be filled out in each event in time rank order based on official times through the end of this weekend (the men’s deadline is next weekend).

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The Thailand Elephant
3 months ago

Schott listed twice (2IM, 2 free)

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