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)
- Championship Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Video
- Scored Psych Sheets
The 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships begin next week, but after that, it’s a short turnaround to the Men’s NCAA Championships, which runs Wednesday, March 25 through Saturday, March 28.
While previews for the women’s meet are continuing to roll out, you can keep track of all of SwimSwam’s men’s event-by-event previews and winner selections below.
Don’t miss a moment of our preview action and the concurrent comment section discussion – you can bookmark this page, which will be updated with links to each preview as we publish them.
Below are all of the events in their NCAA order, broken down by day. You can click on the event name and follow the link to our full preview and check out our picks for the entire top eight.
| DAY | EVENT | WINNER |
| Wednesday | 1650 Freestyle | Ahmed Jaouadi (Florida) |
| 200 Medley Relay | Florida | |
| 800 Freestyle Relay | Texas | |
| Thursday | 100 Butterfly | Josh Liendo (Florida) |
| 400 IM | Rex Maurer (Texas) | |
| 200 Freestyle | Henry McFadden (Stanford) | |
| 100 Breaststroke | Nate Germonprez (Texas) | |
| 200 Freestyle Relay | Arizona State | |
| Friday | 100 Backstroke | Hubert Kos (Texas) |
| 200 Breaststroke | Nate Germonprez (Texas) | |
| 500 Freestyle | Rex Maurer (Texas) | |
| 50 Freestyle | Josh Liendo (Florida) | |
| 400 Medley Relay | Florida | |
| Saturday | 200 IM | Owen McDonald (Indiana) |
| 100 Freestyle | Josh Liendo (Florida) | |
| 200 Butterfly | Ilya Kharun (Arizona State) | |
| 200 Backstroke | Hubert Kos (Texas) | |
| 400 Freestyle Relay | Arizona State |
seeing Urlando on the psych sheet….. what could have been…..
Ncaa’s shouldn’t exclude 18.8 50 swimmers or 44 somethings in the fly or back. And excluding 51 sec. breastrokers from national competition is a crime. What if any of them wasn’t fully tapered? It’s everyone’s loss, especially for the swimmers. Wonder who the NCAA really represents… Follow the money
51 breaststrokers were gonna be left home anyway and have been for years…
If you didn’t fully taper and you didn’t get in, that’s on you. “Trust me, I’m good for a 44.5 back” isn’t how swimming works.
This is the fastest swimming meet in the world.
The average and peak velocity in most events is the highest.
The team rivalries, dynamics of the scy relays and closed environment make it a stirring experience.
Pure adrenaline and testosterone – May the best man win.
This year’s NCAAs feels like going back to your favorite restaurant, but it’s Under New Management. It might taste as good but I’m really worried. Look for my Yelp review soon.
B finals are on channel 86
Will this be televised? Prelims? Finals? What network?
ESPN+
Only “A” Finals and final heat of Timed Final events (1650 and Relays) .
No Heat 2 of the 100 Free on TV?
No 2nd round of the 35 divers on 3 mtr?
No Rowdy interview discussing how fast the meet is since he swam? (Ooops this will be on TV)