2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 26-29, 2025
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center, Federal Way, Washington
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Start Times: Prelims: 10 AM ׀ Finals: 6 PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
- Psych Sheet
- Eligible Relays
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
Didn’t catch last night’s action from the 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships? No worries, if you weren’t able to tune in, we’ve got you covered with all of the races videos, courtesy of “NCAA Championships” on YouTube.
Men’s 500 Freestyle – Finals
- NCAA Record: 4:02.31 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
- Championship Record: 4:02.31 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
- American Record: 4:04.45 – Rex Maurer, Texas (2024)
- U.S. Open Record: 4:02.31 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
- 2024 Champion: Leon Marchand, Arizona State – 4:02.31
- 2024 Time to Final: 4:11.11/4:13.00
Top 8:
- Rex Maurer (Texas) – 4:05.35
- Luke Hobson (Texas) – 4:06.34
- Lucas Henveaux (Cal) – 4:06.74
- Jake Magahey (Georgia) – 4:09.03
- Tomas Koski (Georgia) – 4:09.15
- Charlie Hawke (Alabama) – 4:09.58
- Zalan Sarkany (Indiana) – 4:09.69
- Jovan Lekic (LSU) – 4:10.55
Texas had the start to the session that they needed, going 1-2 in the 500 free. Rex Maurer clocked a 4:05.35, coming within a second of his American Record mark of 4:04.45, which he set back in the fall. Luke Hobson touched 2nd in 4:06.34, setting a new career best in the event.
Cal’s Lucas Henveaux did what the Golden Bears needed as well, swimming a huge new career best at Cal record of 4:06.74. Henveaux had moved into the lead in the middle of the race, but Maurer eventually overtook him, followed later by Hobson as well.
Men’s 200 IM – Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
- Championship Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
- American Record: 1:37.91 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
- U.S. Open Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
- 2024 Champion: Destin Lasco, Cal – 1:37.91
- 2024 Time to Final: 1:41.35/1:42.07
Top 8:
- Hubert Kos (Texas) – 1:37.91
- Destin Lasco (Cal) – 1:37.98
- Owen McDonald (Indiana) – 1:39.42
- Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech) – 1:39.52
- Ron Polonsky (Stanford) – 1:39.84
- Julian Smith (Florida) – 1:39.85
- Gal Groumi (Michigan) – 1:40.17
- DQ – Will Modglin (Texas)
Texas earned another victory, seeing Hubert Kos fight off a ferocious charge from Cal’s Destin Lasco on the final 50. Kos built a big lead early on, getting out to a 44.79 on the opening 100, well ahead of Lasco’s 45.72. Kos held his lead through breaststroke, but Lasco used his world class underwater speed on freestyle to shred into the lead. It was a photo-finish, and Kos managed to get his hand on the wall first.
That was the good news for the Longhorns. The bad news: Will Modglin was DQ’d for not initiating his back-to-breast turn on his back. The DQ costs Texas double digit points, and while it isn’t damning to their title hopes on what has been a great evening overall, the Indiana Hoosiers continue to be the only team title contenders who haven’t had a big miss yet. Speaking of Indiana, Owen McDonald kept the train on the tracks, taking 3rd in 1:39.42.
Men’s 50 Freestyle – Finals
- NCAA Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- Championship Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- American Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- U.S. Open Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- 2024 Champion: Josh Liendo, Florida – 18.07
- 2024 Time to Final: 18.76/19.04
Top 8:
- Jordan Crooks (Tennessee) – 17.91
- Josh Liendo (Florida) – 18.23
- Gui Caribe (Tennessee) – 18.26
- Ilya Kharun (Arizona State) – 18.31
- Chris Guiliano (Texas)/Jack Alex (Cal) – 18.48 (Tie)
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- Jonny Kulow (Arizona State) – 18.74
- Quintin McCarty (NC State) – 18.79
Jordan Crooks got the job done tonight, popping a 17.91 to win the 50 free. That performance was just off his career best of 17.85, which he swam at the SEC Championships last month. It was a great race for the Volunteers, witj Gui Caribe take 3rd in 18.26.
Florida’s Josh Liendo picked up an important 2nd place finish for his team, swimming an 18.23. He was a bit off his career best of 18.07, swum at last year’s NCAAs.
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay – Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:12.80 — Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman) (2025)
Championship Record: 1:13.35 — Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Friese, McDuff)- American Record: 1:14.13 — NC State (Henderson, Miller, Fox, McCarty) (2024)
- U.S. Open Record: 1:12.80 — Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman) (2025)
- 2024 Champion: Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff) — 1:13.49
Top 8:
- Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Blackman, Taylor) – 1:12.84 (Championship Record)
- Arizona State (Kharun, Palmer, Sammon, Kulow) – 1:13.05
- Florida (Liendo, Smith, Painter, Buff) – 1:13.37
- California (Alexy, Seeliger, Jensen, Lasco) – 1:14.12
- NC State (McCarty, Salls, Fox, Miller) – 1:14.37
- Texas (Guiliano, Kos, Modglin, Hobson) – 1:14.66
- Indiana (Brooks, King, Lee, Smiley) – 1:14.67
- Texas A&M (Foote, Scholl, Reno, Sytsma) – 1:15.25
Tennessee ended the night in record fashion, popping a 1:12.84 in the 200 free relay to shatter the championship record of 1:13.35. They were out so fast, seeing Jordan Crooks lead off in 17.82, followed by Gui Caribe with a 17.81 on the 2nd leg. That put the Volunteers into the 100 wall in a blistering 35.63. Notably, Crooks’ 17.82 marks a new career best and Tennessee program record. Following Crooks and Caribe, Nikoli Blackman was 18.67 on the 3rd leg, and Lamar Taylor was 18.54 on the anchor.
Arizona State made it a race at the end, touching 2nd in 1:13.05, which was also well under the previous championship record. The performance also marks a new program record, as well as a Big 12 record. Ilya Kharun led off in 18.39, followed by Tommy Palmer (18.17), Patrick Sammon (18.35), and Jonny Kulow (18.14).
Florida was right there in the mix, with Josh Liendo (18.24), Julian Smith (18.25), Alexander Painter (18.40), and Scotty Buff (18.48) combining for a 1:13.37.
