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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Note: SwimSwam previously had a headline stating that NC State broke the American record, which is incorrect. The headline has been updated to reflect that.
The first relay record of the NCAA Championships has fallen.
Arizona State’s quartet of Rémi Fabiani (18.59), Adam Chaney (18.12), Ilya Kharun (17.76) and Jonny Kulow (17.99) handily won the 200 freestyle relay, recording a time of 1:12.46 to defeat the field by nearly a second. The Sun Devils set an NCAA record, taking down the previous mark of 1:12.80 set by the Tennessee men to win at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
The 200 free relay is ASU’s second relay victory of the NCAA championships, as it previously won the 200 medley relay on Wednesday night. Chaney, Kharun and Kulow were all on that relay.
Arizona State and Tennessee paced their relays in almost exactly opposite manners. While Tennessee’s splits got progressively slower as the race went on, ASU’s fastest two splits were on the back end of the race, while its slowest split wast the leadoff.
Split Comparison:
| Arizona State, 2026 NCAA Championships | Tennessee, 2025 NCAA Championships | |
| 5oy | Remi Fabiani — 18.59 | Jordan Crooks — 17.96 |
| 100y | Adam Chaney — 18.12 | Gui Caribe — 18.04 |
| 150y | Ilya Kharun — 17.76 | Lamar Taylor — 18.25 |
| 200y | Jonny Kulow — 17.99 | Nikoli Blackman — 18.55 |
| Total | 1:12.46 | 1:12.80 |
Kharun’s 17.76 split was the fastest of the field, and one of just three 17-point splits across all the squads that competed.
Notably, NC State’s squad of Quintin McCarty, Drew Salls, Jerry Fox and Kaii Winkler finished third in a time of 1:13.73, which is faster than its 1:14.13 that broke the American record in 2024. However, because U.S.-born Winkler opted to represent Germany internationally in 2024, the Wolfpack’s 2026 relay time does not count as an American record.
The Sun Devils are the top seed in both the upcoming 400 free and medley relays, with an opportunity to take home titles in four of the five relays at NCAAs.
‘Murica
ASU is proving to be a powerhouse that is here to stay
Idk why ppl are downvoted this, it’s literally a fact lol
Wasn’t Tennessees record set at SEC?
Kharun has been the lynchpin of last night’s 200 medley relay and tonight’s 200 free relay. 18.7 fly leg and 17.7 free split. Wow. This is a terrific sprint group.
So why does the headline claim it is? you wouldn’t count ledecky’s 2025 wr as an olympic record just because her previous record was set at the olympics. just call it a school record
That’s my bad — Had it mixed up and written in the headline and didn’t remove after I typed that paragraph. Was a flub but the article has been updated to reflect that change!
ASU is becoming known as “Sprint Central”!
Very interested to see what Herbie Behm can do with what is looking like a much younger team next year.
kai winkler wondering if going to the olympics in 2024 > american relay record in 2026?
Olympics
In honor of Ilya becoming an American athlete this year as well as it being the 250th anniversary of the nation he most definitely and purposely dropped a 17.76 split.
the signs are EVERYWHERE 🙂
Great comment!
not an American athlete until October
which is still this year