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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Watch all of the race videos from night one of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships, courtesy of “NCAA Championships” on YouTube.
Men’s 1650 Freestyle — Final Heat
NCAA Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)Championship Record: 14:12.52 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2021)- American Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)
U.S. Open Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)- Defending Champion: Zalan Sarkany, Indiana — 14:21.59
- 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 14:31.08/14:43.50
Top 8 Finishers:
- Ahmed Jaouadi (Florida) — 14:10.03 *NCAA, Championship, U.S. Open Record*
- Zalan Sarkany (Indiana) — 14:12.20
- Levi Sandidge (Kentucky) — 14:22.26
- Ahmed Hafnaoui (Florida) — 14:22.64
- Gio Linscheer (Florida) — 14:34.18
- Luke Whitlock (Indiana) — 14:34.30
- Liam Custer (Stanford) — 14:37.28
- Carson Hick (Kentucky) — 14:39.66
Men’s 200 Medley Relay — Final Heat
- NCAA Record: 1:20.03 – Florida (Marshall, de Groot, Buff, Liendo), 2026
Championship Record: 1:20.15 – Florida (Chaney, Smith, Liendo, McDuff), 2024- American Record: 1:20.92 – Indiana (Barr, Benzing, Brooks, King), 2025
- U.S. Open Record: 1:20.03 – Florida (Marshall, de Groot, Buff, Liendo), 2026
- Defending Champion: Texas (Modglin, Germonprez, Kos, Guiliano) – 1:20.28
- 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 1:22.01/1:23.59
Top 8 Finishers:
- Arizona State — 1:20.08 *Championship Record*
- Florida — 1:20.16
- Texas — 1:20.46
- Indiana — 1:21.12
- NC State — 1:21.23
- California — 1:21.58
- Michigan — 1:21.64
- Kentucky — 1:22.00
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay — Final Heat
- NCAA Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux), 2025
- Championship Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux), 2025
- American Record: 6:00.08 – Texas (Hobson, Guiliano, Maurer, Carrozza), 2025
- U.S. Open Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux), 2025
- Defending Champion: California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux) – 5:59.75
- 2025 8th/16th Place Times: 6:06.96/6:12.82
Top 8 Finishers:
- Texas — 6:05.82
- Stanford — 6:06.39
- Ohio State — 6:06.40
- Virginia — 6:06.85
- NC State — 6:07.20
- Indiana — 6:07.66
- Michigan — 6:07.81
- Arizona State — 6:08.71
Rowdy quote during the 1650 ” maybe I’m wrong”……….is Rowdy having some self awareness? Probably not.
“is Rowdy having some self awareness?”
Press ❎ for doubt
Cannot get over Rowdy saying ASU winning the 200 Medley relay is a HUGE upset. They were the #2 ranked team. People have been predicting them to win that relay all year. They would not be an upset winner in ANY sprint relay. Come on.
Also, it is a bit crazy that they were implying that Kos would be able to battle Kharun on the Fly leg. It’s a 50 Fly. Kharun has 9 of the top 10 splits in history. Josh Liendo could battle him on a Fly leg, but not Kos.
Anyway, cool to see Liendo do that 17.5. Also very happy to see Kulow post a 17.9 split.
why is there no ranking and split information on the screen at every 50?
Cuz they aren’t that smart
Watched the mile again after having watched it live and it is amazing that the little the Beisel had a chance to say during the race was more informative and insightful than the rest I heard during that race (other than reading of splits from a paper and a screen).