2026 Big 12 Championship
- 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
Men’s 100 Fly – Finals
- NCAA: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- Big 12: 43.43 – Ilya Kharun, ASU (2025)
Big 12 Championship Record: 44.06 – Joseph Schooling, Texas (2017)- 2026 NCCA Qualifying Time: 46.11
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 45.12
Top 8 Finishers
- Ilya Kharun (ASU) — 43.77
- Haakon Naughton (ARIZ) — 44.69
- Filip Senc-Samardzic (ASU) — 44.95
- Jordan Tiffany (ASU) — 45.61
- Evan Van Brocklin — 45.69
- Tommy Palmer (ASU) — 45.84
- Tolu Young (ASU) — 46.24
- Lior Mizrahi (TCU) — 46.83
We didn’t have to wait long for a record to fall on the second night of action from Greensboro, as Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun dominated the men’s 100 butterfly field, clocking a Big 12 Championship record 43.77, marking the first sub 44-second swim ever at the Big 12 Championships, lowering the 2017 mark from Texas’ Joseph Schooling of 44.06.
This morning, Kharun was a modest 44.25, but still topped all swimmers in the event to earn the middle lane for tonight’s final. Tonight, it was Kharun in front from start to finish, even touching a near full second faster than his prelims swim at the halfway point (20.24 to 21.15). His next two 25s were slower than this morning in 11.75 and 11.78 (compared to his 11.48 and 11.62 this morning).
Comparing Schooling and Kharun’s championship record times, the former Longhorn had opened faster at 9.25 and had a stronger 3rd 25 in 11.51. Kharun’s advantages on both the 2nd and 4th 25s were significantly faster, marking the noticeable difference.
Record Splits Comparison:
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New Big 12 Champs Record (Kharun)
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Former Big 12 Record (Schooling)
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| 25 | 9.38 | 9.25 |
| 50 | 10.86 (20.24) | 11.20 (20.45) |
| 75 | 11.75 (31.99) | 11.51 (31.96) |
| 100 | 11.78 (43.77) | 12.10 (44.06) |
That time for Kharun still sits well off of his season and career best from the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge in November of 43.38, a time that puts him 2nd in the NCAA this season, only behind Josh Liendo of Florida in 43.06.
The Sun Devils picked up 132 points in the championship finals alone, with Filip Senc-Samardzic finishing 3rd (44.95), Jordan Tiffany touching just behind in 4th (45.61), and Tommy Palmer (45.84) and Tolu Young (46.24) placing 6th and 7th, respectively.
