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)
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Day 1 Prelims Heat Sheets
Event Lineup:
- 1650 free
- 200 medley relay
- 800 free relay
The first session of the Men’s 2026 NCAA Championships are here. In this new session, all but the top eight swimmers will be competing in the morning with the chance to make the podium based on the top eight times in finals.
The #9 seed in the 1650 free Ryan Erisman of Cal will make his NCAA debut. Erisman posted a huge lifetime best 14:37.58 at ACCs to finish 3rd in the event. He has had a successful freshman season so far. Kentucky’s Carson Hick is the #10 seed with a 14:39.87 but blasted a 14:30.35 to drop over 13 seconds in the event at last year’s NCAA Championships to finish 6th overall.
After the 1650 free there will be a 10 minute break before the first three of the four heats go off in the men’s 200 medley relay. Georgia enters at the top prelims seed with a 1:22.18. That entry time comes from midseason when Luca Urlando led the team off on the backstroke, and Urlando swam fly at SECs. The loss of Urlando will be felt here so it is tough to see a road to the podium. #10 seed Florida State comes in with a 1:22.23 and threw down a 1:21.60 last year and only graduated their backstroke leg.
The 800 free relay will take place 45 minutes after the conclusion of the final 200 medley relay heat of the morning. The Cal men enter as the top prelims seed, the #9 seed overall, with a 6:09.53. The Golden Bears won the event a year ago but graduated all four of their relay legs. The Cal taper is always strong and #8 seed Michigan is entered with a 6:09.36. Princeton is the #10 seed with a 6:09.80, primarily due to Mitchell Schott throwing down a 1:30.30 flying start split on the 2nd leg at the Ivy League Championships.
Wait what happened to Urlando?
Because of seeding and the new format, there is a decent chance the national champion in the 800 free relay is not on the broadcast tonight because Cal throws down something rippin this AM.
Do I expect that it will end up being the fastest time? no. But would it surprise me if it was? no
Format is dumb. thats really it
this aged so terribly and im crying
And the winner is . . . . .UT!
Thank you Mike in Dallas for you to acknowledge that UT is the winner is amazing. While U of Tennessee has mightly MAN VOLS in coonskin hats, dancing barfoot, hoopin and hollerin and are the winners in life – We will not “win” the swam meet this year at NCAAs. VFE.
Mike, you fell for that so bad
He was talking about UT not UTK
Could see Cal going 6:05 out of nowhere this morning and making top 5
i’m gonna say 6:04
I hope! Gonna be hard with Erisman coming off the mile though.