2026 Big 12 Championships
- Dates: Tuesday, February 24–Saturday, February 28
- Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
- Defending champions: Arizona State women (1x); Arizona State men (1x)
- Live Results
- Live Video ESPN +
- Championship Central
- Men’s Championship Preview
- Women’s Championship Preview
- Teams: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Christian, Utah, West Virginia
- Psych Sheets
- Live Recaps
- Finals: Day 1
The 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off last night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC, with a brief opening session featuring just the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. The Arizona women and Arizona State men took the lead in the team standings, with the Wildcats winning the women’s 200 medley relay before the Sun Devils went on to dominate the men’s 200 medley relay and both 800 freestyle relays.
For an in-depth recap of how the night unfolded, see SwimSwam’s session live recap above. Linked below are all of the race videos for the session, courtesy of Poolside Perspective on YouTube.
Women’s 200-Yard Medley Relay
- NCAA Record: 1:31.10 – Virginia (C Curzan, A Walsh, A Cuomo, M Parker), 2025
- Big 12 Record: 1:33.22 – Texas (Bray, Elendt, Sticklen, Cooper), 2023
- Meet Record: 1:34.04 – Texas (Cook, Elendt, Bray, Sticklen)
- NCAA Qualifying Times (Qualifying/Provisional): 1:36.09/1:36.47
Results:
- Arizona – 1:35.54
- Arizona State – 1:36.10
- Cincinnati – 1:36.84
- Kansas – 1:39.08
- TCU – 1:39.78
- BYU – 1:39.86
- Utah – 1:40.57
- Iowa State – 1:40.68
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
- NCAA Record: 1:20.03 – Florida (Marshall, de Groot, Buff, Liendo), 2026
- Big 12 Record: 1:20.87 – Arizona State (Vergnes, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow), 2025
Meet Record: 1:21.16 – Arizona State (Vergnes, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow), 2025- NCAA Qualifying Times (Qualifying/Provisional): 1:23.61/1:23.85
Results:
- Arizona State – 1:20.96 *Meet Record*
- Arizona – 1:24.83
- TCU – 1:25.06
- BYU – 1:25.16
- Utah – 1:25.61
- West Virginia – 1:26.58
- Cincinnati – 1:26.89
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
- NCAA Record: 6:44.13 – Virginia (G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Canny, Curzan), 2025
- Big 12 Record: 6:53.42 – Texas (Carrozza, Adams, Pfeifer, Millard), 2018
- Meet Record: 6:56.49 – Texas (Pash, Leibel, Bray, Sullivan)
- NCAA Qualifying Times (Qualifying/Provisional): 7:00.86/7:05.18
Top 8:
- Arizona State – 7:01.39
- Arizona – 7:08.05
- Cincinnati – 7:13.25
- Houston – 7:13.40
- Kansas – 7:14.45
- BYU – 7:15.50
- West Virginia – 7:17.17
- TCU – 7:17.86
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
- NCAA Record: 5:59.75 – California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Heaveneaux), 2025
- Big 12 Record: 6:03.42 – Texas (Hobson, Carrozza, Larson, Foster), 2023
Meet Record: 6:08.54 – Arizona State (Behar, Seider, Senc-Samardzic, Sammon), 2025- NCAA Qualifying Times (Qualifying/Provisional): 6:14.67/6:16.79
Results:
- Arizona State – 6:08.31 *Meet Record*
- Arizona – 6:12.65
- Utah – 6:17.20
- TCU – 6:23.73
- BYU – 6:23.77
- Cincinnati – 6:23.80
- West Virginia – 6:27.79
Team Standings After Day 1:
Women:
- Arizona – 172
- Arizona State – 168
- Cincinnati – 158
- Utah/TCU – 150
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- Kansas – 148
- BYU – 136
- Iowa State – 122
- West Virginia – 120
- Houston – 106
Men:
- Arizona State – 180
- Utah – 168
- Arizona – 166
- TCU – 162
- BYU – 148
- Cincinnati – 144
- West Virginia – 142
