2026 NAIA National Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

2026 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, March 4–Saturday, March 7
• Times: Prelims 9AM Eastern, Finals 5PM Eastern
• Location: Elkhart Aquatic Center, Elkhart, IN
• Defending Champions: Keiser women (4x); Keiser men (1x)
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Women’s Top 10 After Day 3

1. Keiser, 441
2. SCAD, 344
3. Cumberlands, 287
4. Thomas (FL), 264
5. Masters, 232
6. Bethel (IN), 200
7. Lindsey Wilson, 145
8. Milligan, 113
9. William Carey, 106
10. Indiana Wesleyan, 86

Men’s Top 10 After Day 3

1. Keiser, 484
2. Cumberlands, 257
3. Milligan, 254
4. SCAD, 238
5. Thomas (FL), 230
6. William Carey, 209
7. Ambrose, 184.5
8. Masters, 177
9. Life, 121.5
10. Aquinas College, 118

Women’s 1650 Freestyle – Timed Finals

• NAIA Record: 16:43.48 – Kathryn Rosberg, Simon Fraser – 2007
• Meet Record: 16:43.48 – Kathryn Rosberg, Simon Fraser – 2007
• 2025 Champion: Sky Marjamaa, SCAD – 17:15.42

Top 8:

1. Riley Renaud (Milligan) – 16:59.85
2. Lena Gerl (SCAD) – 17:07.46
3. Juliana Lopez Morales (Cumberlands) – 17:17.99
4. Bella Hoare (Cumberlands) – 17:29.59
5. Sky Marjamaa (SCAD) – 17:39.83
6. Sophie Urias (St. Thomas) – 17:43.89
7. Anna Van DeKeere (Thomas) – 17:56.51
8. Nathalie Medina (Lindsey Wilson) – 17:59.22

Riley Renaud is once again the NAIA champion in the 1650 free. The senior won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 before falling to 3rd in 2025. She swam a very controlled race, steadily building to a two body length lead by the 500 and continuing to pull away from the field as the race wore on. Her last 200 yards were particularly impressive as she descended the final four 50s to get her hand on the wall just under the 17 minute mark for the first time in her career (16:59.85).

Behind her, the trio of Lena Gerl, Juliana Lopez Morales, and Bella Hoare put themselves in the mix for 2nd early on. By the 500 mark, Hoare started to fall behind as Gerl pulled ahead of Lopez Morales. Gerl continued to separate herself in the race for 2nd, eventually also setting a personal best (17:07.46). Lopez Morales ended up over 10 seconds back to round out the podium (17:17.99).

Defending champion Sky Marjamaa fell to 5th overall (17:39.83), off the time she swam to win last year. Anna Van DeKeere moved into the top eight from the early heats.

Men’s 1650 Freestyle – Timed Finals

• NAIA Record: 15:13.49, Aaron Wilmes, Keiser – 2022
• Meet Record: 15:18.39, Joel Thatcher, SCAD Savannah – 2017
• 2025 Champion: Kevin Keil, SCAD – 15:29.51

Top 8:

1. Alan Gonzalez Torres (St. Thomas)  – 15:30.13
2. Sergio Ybarra (Lindsey Wilson) – 15:31.77
3. Jamarr Bruno (Keiser) – 15:40.28
4. Alex Menzel (Keiser) – 15:45.24
5. Ethan Butleer (Lindsey Wilson) – 15:52.63
6. Braedan Jacobs (Williams Carey) – 15:52.93
7. Gerard Labernia Oms (Keiser) – 16:01.89
8. Oliver Greaves (Lindsey Wilson) – 16:02.94

Miguel Leal Vieira grabbed an early lead from lane 5, trailed by Alan Gonzalez Torres and Alex Menzel in lanes 4 and 6 respectively. But Top seed Gonzalez Torres held steady, eventually taking over what looked to be a dominant lead. The freshman from St. Thomas continued to stay ahead until the touch, dropping 0.77-seconds from his entry time for a new personal best (15:30.13).

Behind him, Sergio Ybarra started to close the gap, finishing in a season best time of 15:31.77. Jamarr Bruno rounded out the podium (15:40.28).

Three swimmers from the early heats made it into the top 8. Braedan Jacobs, Gerard Labernia Omis, and Oliver Greaves placed 6th through 8th in the overall standings.

Women’s 200 Backstroke – Finals

• NAIA Record: 1:56.87, Amanda Moran, Olivet Nazarene – 2017
• Meet Record: 1:56.87, Amanda Moran, Olivet Nazarene – 2017
• 2025 Champion: Maaike Broersma, Lindsey Wilson – 1:58.35

Top 8:

1. Natalia Janiszewska (Keiser) – 1:58.47
2. Rachel Bradley (Keiser) – 1:59.40
3. Jette Haedicke (SCAD) – 1:59.56
4. Sophie Bell (Brenau) – 2:01.04
5. Clara Patterson (Mastes) – 2:01.98
6. Elena Wlodarczyk (SCAD) – 2:03.17
7. Alessia Claassen (St. Thomas) – 2:05.16
8. Katelyn Inman (Olivet Nazarene) – 2:06.50

Sophie Bell leapt to an early lead in lane 5 with the field bunched tightly behind her. But 100 backstroke champion Natalia Janiszewska pulled even after the third turn. Once the freshman took over the lead, she didn’t look back, eventually hitting the wall in a new best time and her second title at this meet (1:58.47). Her senior teammate Rachel Bradley touched 2nd (1:59.40) followed by Jette Haedicke in 3rd (1:59.56).

Grace Funck (William Carey) and Natalia Gorska (Lindsey Wilson) tied for 1st in the consolation final (2:05.72).

Men’s 200 Backstroke – Finals

• NAIA Record: 1:44.62, Mate Miszlai, William Carey – 2025
• Meet Record: 1:44.62, Mate Miszlai, William Carey – 2025
• 2025 Champion: Mate Miszlai, William Carey – 1:44.62

Top 8:

1. Brandon Holder (Cumberlands) – 1:45.61
2. Kervens Warnon (St. Thomas) – 1:46.08
3. Marcel Setlak (Keiser) – 1:46.36
4. Ruthiik Satti (Cumberlands) – 1:46.46
5. Finlay Saunders (SCAD) – 1:46.63
6. Nicklas Pederseen (Keiser) – 1:46.88
7. Flynn Smith (St. Thomas) – 1:46.92
8. Maxi Jacquey (St. Ambrose) – 1:48.59

Brandon Holder grabbed hold of the lead at the first 50 and didn’t relinquish it, earning his first individual title in the 200 back (1:45.61). Cumberlands has now swept the backstroke events at these championships.

Top prelims qualifier Kervens Warnon looked to be making a surge on the penultimate 25, but Holder came up ahead off the final wall. The senior still finished with a personal best (1:46.08).

Marcel Setlak (1:46.36) got to the wall ahead of 100 backstroke champion Ruthiik Satti (1:46.46) by exactly a tenth of a second.

Martin Sener (Midland) won the consolation final (1:48.46).

Women’s 100 Freestyle – Finals

• NAIA Record: 48.91, Kirsten de Goede, Lindsey Wilson – 2025
• Meet Record: 48.91, Kirsten de Goede, Lindsey Wilson – 2025
• 2025 Champion: Kirsten de Goede, Lindsey Wilson – 48.91

Top 8:

1. Katherine Dyer (Masters) – 49.64
2. Valle Gonzalez Ares (SCAD) – 49.79
3. Jaylyn Harrison (Bethel) – 51.10
4. Megan Sutanto (Masters) – 51.17
5. Aixa Recchioni (Bethel) – 51.48
6. Mya Nemechek (New College of Florida) – 51.82
7. Martine Abrahamsen (St. Thomas) – 52.04
8. Kylee Sears (Masters) – 52.40

After finishing 2nd in two individual events earlier this meet, Katherine Dyer finally grabbed a NAIA title in the 100 free. Dyer led wire to wire, hitting the 50 turn in 24.09 and scorching home in 25.55 (49.64).

Dyer was joined under the 50 second barrier by Valle Gonzalez Ares (49.79), who trailed just behind her the whole race. Into the wall, the swimmers took their final stroke side by side. They were separated by just 0.15-seconds.

Jaylyn Harrison rounded out the top three (51.10), winning a close battle with Megan Sutanto (51.17).

Alanis Santiago (Keiser) won the consolation final with a time that would have tied for 6th in the top heat (51.82).

Men’s 100 Freestyle – Finals

• NAIA Record: 42.53, Daniel Ramirez, Oklahoma Baptist – 2014
• Meet Record: 42.53, Daniel Ramirez, Oklahoma Baptist – 2014
• 2025 Champion: Angel Margaritov, Keiser – 43.62

Top 8:

1. Levente Mozsarik (SCAD) – 42.85
2. Zoltan Tompos (SCAD) – 43.60
3. Titouan Bernot (Cumberlands) – 43.74
4. Alexander Poulsen (Cumberlands) – 43.81
5. Cory Werrett (St. Ambrose) – 43.82
6. Dawid Malik (Keiser) – 44.22
7. Hanno Boeckmann (Keiser) – 44.34
8. Adam Salama (William Carey) – 44.64

Levente Mozsarik picked up his second individual title to complete a sweep of the sprint free events. Mozsarik (42.85) led a 1-2 finish for SCAD with teammate Zoltan Tompos (43.60).

Tompos won a tight duel with a duo of Cumberlands swimmers, as Titouan Bernot finished just 0.14-seconds behind (43.74). Alexander Poulsen finished 4th by the slimmest of margins over Cory Werrett (43.82).

Michael Rinaldi (Milligan) won the consolation final (44.45).

Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Finals

• NAIA Record: 2:11.38, Kerryn Mullin, Oklahoma Baptist – 2015
• Meet Record: 2:12.45, Stella Warborn, St. Thomas – 2025
• 2025 Champion: Stella Warborn, St. Thomas – 2:12.45

Top 8:

1. Nikki Hahn (SCAD) – 2:13.87
2. Megan Schoenlein (Cumberlands) – 2:19.81
3. Louise Jones (SCAD) – 2:19.84
4. Emma Phillips (St. Thomas) – 2:20.31
5. Boglarka Zsunics (Keiser) – 2:21.12
6. Mackensize Bushey (Olivet Nazarene) – 2:21.89
7. Moa Nyblom (Cumberlands) – 2:22.30
8. Maggie Auran (St. Thomas) – 2:25.26

Nikki Hahn has completed the breaststroke sweep at these championships with a dominant performance in the 200 breast (2:13.87). She led from start to finish with a nearly six second margin of victory.

Behind her, Megan Schoenlein and Louise Jones were in an intense duel for 2nd. Jones led through the 150 mark, but Schoenlein found another gear on the final 50 to close the second gap that had opened up and get her hands to the wall first (2:19.81). Jones settled for 3rd (2:19.84).

Marlien Crewe-Brown (Campbellsville) won the consolation final in 2:22.51.

Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Finals

• NAIA Record: 1:54.65, Noel de Geus, Keiser – 2023
• Meet Record: 1:56.29, Noel de Geus, Keiser – 2024
• 2025 Champion: Noel de Gaus, Keiser – 1:57.18

Top 8:

1. Noel de Geus (Keiser) – 1:56.47
2. Caleb Fry (Milligan) – 1:57.37
3. Elijah Holliman (Milligan) – 1:58.32
4. Evan Nail (Masters) – 1:58.38
5. Xavier Trovesi (Life) – 1:58.97
6. Robert Adam (Milligan) – 2:00.29
7. Abel Eszenyi (SCAD) – 2:01.11
8. Hunter Boudreau (William Carey) – 2:03.68

Noel de Geus has swept the breaststroke at these championships. He also won his third straight title in the 200 breast (1:56.47), just a day after making NAIA history for his fourth title in the 100 breast. de Geus led from start to finish, stopping the clock less than two tenths of a second shy of his meet record from 2024.

Milligan teammtes Caleb Fry (1:57.37) and Elijah Holliman (1:58.32) took 2nd and 3rd respectively, with Holliman winning at the touch over Evan Nail (1:58.38).

Clinton Eales (Lindsey Wilson) won the consolation final (2:01.19).

Women’s 200 Butterfly – Finals

• NAIA Record: 2:00.89, Christine Tixier, Biola – 2015
• Meet Record: 2:00.89, Christine Tixier, Biola – 2015
• 2025 Champion: Kayla Parry, Olivet Nazarene – 2:02.17

Top 8:

1. Luiza Bersi (Keiser) – 2:00.91
2. Kayla Parry (Olivet Nazarene) – 2:04.79
3. Sarah Zoellner (Cumberlands) – 2:06.53
4. Hannah Jyawook (Arizona Christian) – 2:07.41
5. Greta Aldrovandi (Keiser) – 2:07.69
6. Avery Woods (Bethel) – 2:08.01
7. Chloe Rhodenizer (Indiana Wesleyan) – 2:08.41
8. Sara Motyl (Lindsey Wilson) – 2:10.46

Luiza Bersi stayed perfect in individual events, winning the 200 fly in a time that misses the NAIA record by just 0.02-seconds (2:00.91).

2025 champion Kayla Parry pushed the pace at the start, hitting the 50 in the fastest time. But Bersi quickly reeled her in and continued to extend her lead. Parry finished in 2:04.79, a season best. The pair finished 1-2 last year, in the opposite order.

Sarah Zoellner repeated her 2025 placement and finished 3rd (2:06.53).

Abby Maniace (Milligan) won the consolation final (2:07.90).

Men’s 200 Butterfly – Finals

• NAIA Record: 1:42.87, Isaiah Aleksenko, Keiser – 2025
• Meet Record: 1:42.87, Isaiah Aleksenko, Keiser – 2025
• 2025 Champion: Isaiah Aleksenko, Keiser – 1:42.87

Top 8:

1. Isaiah Aleksenko (Keiser) – 1:43.37
2. Izaiah Trevino-Iozano (Masters) – 1:45.71
3. Nedas Giedraitis (William Carey) – 1:46.32
4. Reuben Dobson (Ottawa) – 1:46.92
5. Elliot Best (St. Thomas) – 1:48.37
6. Juan Ramirez Zapata (Cumberlands) – 1:48.66
7. Bo Kasten (SCAD) – 1:49.23
8. Yusuf Balaban (William Carey) – 1:49.47

To end the individual swimming events at this meet, Isaiah Aleksenko won his third event (1:43.37). He was exactly 0.5 seconds off his record from last year, but it was more than enough to clear the rest of the field by over two seconds.

Izaiah Trevino-Iozano recorded his second runner-up finish to go with the 500 free from earlier this meet (1:45.71). Nedas Giedraitis claimed his highest individual finish of the meet to round out the podium (1:46.32).

Zsombor Paksi (SCAD) won the consolation final in a time that would have finished 5th in the top heat (1:47.94).

Women’s 1-Meter Diving – Finals

• NAIA Record: 444.81, Cynthia Miller, Wisconsin-Milwaukee – 1987
• 2025 Champion: Macy Schmidtgall, Indiana Wesleyan – 227.60

Top 8:

1. Sinead Valero Godoy (Keiser) – 287.90
2. Mireya Bonilla Flores (St. Thomas) – 260.60
3. Kimberley Burkett (SCAD) – 235.80
4. Mia Almeida (St. Ambrose) – 230.35
5. Morgan Schraudner (Cumberlands) – 225.90
6. AC Taylor (Keiser) – 205.45
7. Sarah Graves (Bethel) – 199.65
8. Macy Schmidtgall (Indiana Wesleyan) – 195.45

Sinead Valero completed the sweep of the boards, scoring over 20 points higher than runner-up Mireya Bonilla Flores in the 1-meter diving finals. That is the same top two as the 3-meter event. Kimberley Burkett finished 3rd.

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Timed Finals

• NAIA Record: 3:23.11, Oklahoma Baptist (Galarza, Forbes-Milne, Antonissen, Keller) – 2015
• Meet Record: 3:23.11, Oklahoma Baptist (Galarza, Forbes-Milne, Antonissen, Keller) – 2015
• 2025 Champion: Keiser (Bach, Aspegren, Bersi, Laurent) – 3:24.01

Top 8:

1. Masters (Sutanto, Sears, Patterson, Dyer) – 3:22.37 **New NAIA/Meet Record**
2. SCAD (Gonzalez Ares, Gerl, Jones, Haedicke) – 3:23.01
3. Keiser (Janiszewska, Santiago, Zsunics, Bersi) – 3:23.15
4. St. Thomas (Abrahamsen, Robinson, Claassen, Gorno) – 3:27.71
5. Bethel (Nuet, Wardle, Recchioni, Harrison) – 3:29.29
6. Cumberlands (Takuseviciute, Hoare, Ullern, Zoellner) – 3:29.44
7. Milligan (Akbari, Dubes, Bitting, Newman) – 3:32.06
8. Lindsey Wilson (Woyscheszik, Cippico, Medina, Gorska) – 3:32.13

Prior to this event, the Keiser women had been perfect in relay titles. But the Masters squad of Megan Sutanto (51.63), Kylee Sears (51.52), Clara Patterson (49.85), and Katherine Dyer (49.37) interrupted that momentum in the final women’s race of the meet. The Masters team set a new NAIA and meet record, breaking Oklahoma Baptist’s mark from 2015 (3:22.37). The back half of Patterson and Dyer turned out to be the difference maker in this race.

SCAD (3:23.01) was also under the old record with the quartet of Valle Gonzalez Ares (50.75), Lena Gerl (51.26), Louise Jone (50.92), and Jette Haedicke (50.08).

Keiser, who have locked up the team title, finished 3rd (3:23.15) with Natalia Janiszewska (50.40), Alanis Santiago (50.89), Boglarka Zsunics (51.45), and Luiza Bersi (50.41).

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Timed Finals

• NAIA Record: 2:54.56, Keiser (Hutchinson, Boeckmann, Queiroz, Fuhrmann) – 2024
• Meet Record: 2:54.93, Keiser (Hutchinson, Boeckmann, Queiroz, Margaritov) – 2025
• 2025 Champion: Keiser (Hutchinson, Boeckmann, Queiroz, Margaritov) – 2:54.93

Top 8:

1. Keiser (Trinidad Sancho, Aleksenko, Malik, Boeckmann) – 2:53.68 **New NAIA/Meet Record**
2. SCAD (Mozsarik, Tompos, Gastal, Peterson) – 2:54.84
3. Cumberlands (Bernot, Geddis, Farro, Poulsen) – 2:54.89
4. Masters (Trevino-Iozano, Nail, Sears, Crane) – 2:58.44
5. Milligan (Smith, Haenel, Rinaldi, Fry) – 2:58.47
6. St. Thomas (Gonzalez Gamez, Viscaino, Risland, Basaran) – 3:00.49
7. St. Ambrose (Jacquet, Werrett, Stevenson, Usov) – 3:00.97
8. Life (Urtiola Rojas, Trovesi, Guleryuz, Meresz) – 3:03.79

The Keiser men put a bow on their meet with a new NAIA and meet record in the 400 free relay. Carlos Trinidad Sancho (44.90), Isaiah Aleksenko (42.12), Dawid Malik (43.29), and Hanno Boeckmann (43.37) combined to break their own record from 2024 (2:43.68). Boeckmann is the only athlete returning from that squad.

SCAD’s team of Levente Mozsarik (42.82), Zoltan Tompos (43.34), Jan Gastal (44.14), and Caed Peterson (44.54) went with a front-loading strategy. They also finished under the old meet record (2:54.93).

Rounding out the top three, and another squad that swam under the meet record, was Cumberlands’ quartet of Titouan Bernot (43.88), Adam Geddis (44.36), Arvid Farro (43.99), and Alexander Poulsen (42.66).

Women’s Final Standings

Men’s Final Standings

1. Keiser, 675
2. Cumberlands, 397
3. SCAD, 377
4. Milligan, 360
5. St. Thomas, 328
6. William Carey, 272
7. Masters, 246
8. St. Ambrose, 244.5
9. Lindsey Wilson, 165
10. Life, 157.5
11. Aquinas College, 119
12. Ave Maria, 108
13. Midland, 73
14. Morningside, 58
15. Loyola (LA), 47
16. Bethel, 36
17. College of Idaho, 29
18. Ottawa, 24
19. Olivet Nazarene, 13
20. Thomas, 12
21. St. Mary, 3
22. Arizona Christian, 1