2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
- Dates:
- Diving: Sunday, February 15–Tuesday, February 17
- Swimming: Tuesday, February 17–Saturday, February 21
- Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
- Defending champions: UVA women (6x); Cal men (1x)
- Live Results
- Live Video: ESPN+ ($)
- Schedule of Events (PDF)
- Championship Central
- Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
- Teams: Boston College, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (women swimming & diving/men diving), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech
MEN’S 200 FREE RELAY
- NCAA: 1:12.80 — Tennessee, 2023 (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman)
ACC: 1:14.12 — California, 2025 (Alexy, Seeliger, Jensen, Lasco)ACC Championship Record: 1:14.29 — NC State, 2025 (McCarty, Fox, Salls, Miller)Pool: 1:14.11 — Florida, 2022 (Chaney, Friese, Davis, Smith)- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:16.23
Top 8:
- NC State- 1:14.02 *ACC, ACC Champs, Pool Record
- California- 1:14.81
- Louisville- 1:14.91
- Virginia Tech- 1:15.00
- Stanford- 1:15.45
- Florida State- 1:15.65
- Virginia- 1:15.79
- Notre Dame- 1:15.97
The NC State men swam to a new ACC record, touching in a 1:14.02 tonight for the win. That broke the previous ACC record of a 1:14.12 set by the Cal men a year ago at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
Split Comparison
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NC State- 2026 ACCs
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Cal – 2025 NCAAs
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| Jerry Fox | 18.87 | Jack Alexy | 18.34 |
| Quintin McCarty | 18.19 | Bjorn Seeliger | 18.41 |
| Drew Salls | 18.33 | Matt Jensen | 18.66 |
| Kaii Winkler | 18.63 | Destin Lasco | 18.71 |
| 1:14.02 | 1:14.12 |
All of the NC State men were under the 19 second mark, just as the Cal men were a year ago at 2025 NCAAs. The biggest difference today was the 18.19 split from Quintin McCarty on the free leg. McCarty is the top seed in the 50 free which takes place later in tonight’s session as he posted a 18.55 in prelims.
The NC State defended their title as they won the 200 free relay last year in a 1:14.29. McCarty led that relay off in a 18.78. The team went on to finish 5th at 2025 NCAAs, finishing right behind Cal (4th).
NC State has been dominant in the event in recent years, winning the relay now the last four seasons. It marked their 11th title in the event, the 2nd most of any ACC school only behind Florida State who has won the 200 free relay 12 times.
🐺 ♦️ NC State genuinely seems to have some of the most fun and camaraderie of any college swim team I’ve watched.
Not an American record because of Winkler?
Yes, formerly American but switched his sporting citizenship to Germany
Kaii winkler with a good relay start = 17.9
That slip did not help but still brought home the win like a dawg