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 2 Finals Heat Sheets
DAY 2 EVENT LINEUP:
- 100 fly
- 400 IM
- 200 free
- 100 breast
- 1 meter diving
- 200 free relay
The 2nd night of competition is here and it sure was a fast prelims session. After breaking Caeleb Dressel’s NCAA record in the 100 fly, Florida’s Josh Liendo has the chance to lower the record once again. Liendo swam to a 42.54 in prelims. He is the defending champion in the event as well, making him a strong favorite. Hubert Kos of Texas entered the meet as the #37 seed but blasted a 42.97 in prelims to win his heat by a second and a half. He will be in a much stronger heat tonight. Michigan’s Tyler Ray had the 3rd fastest swim of the morning with a lifetime best 43.32.
After a 10th place finish in the 1650 free yesterday, Cal freshman Ryan Erisman touched as the top seed in the 400 IM with a 3:36.09 to drop 2.85 seconds off his entry time. It looks to be a good battle between Erisman and defending champion Rex Maurer of Texas as Maurer swam a 3:36.46 this morning. Maurer was the #6 seed entering today with a 3:36.74. Top seed coming into the event Baylor Nelson of Texas will also be in the final tonight after a 3:36.88, the 6th fastest swim of the morning.
Tennessee’s Koby Bujak-Upton led the team’s 800 free relay off yesterday in a 1:29.79 and posted the top time of prelims with a 1:30.67. Tomas Navikonis of Ohio State swam the #2 time of the morning with a 1:30.77. Stanford junior Henry McFadden had a strong anchor leg last night on the team’s 800 free relay to earn the Cardinal 2nd place. McFadden swam the 3rd fastest time of the morning with a 1:30.81 and returns to the ‘A’ final after he was 8th last year in a 1:31.45.
Nate Germonprez of Texas was sub-50 this morning in the 100 breast with a 49.80. The Texas junior has been a strong front runner in the event all season and was 3rd last year in a 50.29. Freshman teammate Campbell McKean was 2nd this morning in a 50.36, dropping 0.01 off his lifetime best. 7th place finisher a year ago Yamato Okadome of Cal was 3rd this morning with a 50.48 but has been as fast as a 50.32.
The 200 free relay will feature the top eight teams. Arizona State is the top seed with a 1:12.98, a time that sits as the #3 relay all-time. They are the top seed by over a second as NC State is the #2 seed with a 1:14.02. Texas swam the top time of prelims with a 1:14.40, a time that would have made them the #3 seed entering the meet.
Okadome winning 100 breast. Came home way faster than anyone else on the last 25 this morning and clearly has the speed given he had the fastest split yesterday. I think he has more in the tank
not in this house…
BALRIGHT
think it’s gonna be really close. Germonprez looked really smooth and wen tout super fast. So was surprised he “only” went 49.80.
Okadome is going to have to go out in like 23.6
1 Okadome, Yamato SO California 50.48 49.90 20 r:+0.63 10.55 23.55 (13.00) 36.78 (13.23) 49.90 (13.12)