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)
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- Teams: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Christian, Utah, West Virginia
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Men’s 200 Free – Finals
- NCAA: 1:28.33 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
- Big 12: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
Big 12 Championship Record: 1:31.48 – Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri, Arizona (2025)- 2026 NCCA Qualifying Time: 1:33.93
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.27
Top 8 Finishers
- Remi Fabiani (ASU) — 1:31.24 **New Meet Record
- Tomas Lukminas (ARIZ) — 1:32.04
- Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri (ARIZ) — 1:32.43
- Quin Seider (ASU) — 1:33.05
- Jonny Kulow (ASU) — 1:33.06
- Nick Chirafisi (UTAH) — 1:33.60
- Mattia Mauri (ASU) — 1:33.60
- Ben Butler (ARIZ) — 1:35.32
Arizona State’s Remi Fabiani continued the Sun Devil’s strong showing at these Big 12 Championships with a championships record in the men’s 200 freestyle, stopping the clock in 1:31.24, besting Arizona’s Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri‘s 2025 record time of 1:31.48.
The swim marks his 2nd fastest career performance, only trailing his CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge swim of 1:31.23 form November.
Fabiani was out the fastest in 20.77, and continued that momentum through the first 100, still leading in 43,67. Arizona’s Tomas Lukminas began to creep a little on the last 100. but ultimately ran out of real estate and would settle for silver in 1:32.24. The Wildcats still scored good points with Lukimas, Daleiden Ciuferri in 3rd (1:32.43) and Ben Butler in 8th (1:35.32).
Arizona State was well represented in the championship final, finishing 4-5-7 with Quin Seider, Jonny Kulow (1:33.06), and Nick Chirafisi (1:33.60).
The biggest difference in the two records was the drop off for Daleiden Ciuferri, he actually was faster on each 50 through the first 150 yards, but dropped off to 24.31 on the closing 50, while Fabiani only dropped off .11 from his 150 to 200 (23.73 to 23.31).
Splits Comparison (New v. Former Big 12 Champs Record):
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Fabiani (New Big 12 Champs Record)
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Daleiden Ciuferri (Former Big 12 Champs Record)
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| 50 | 20.77 | 20.76 |
| 100 | 22.90 (43.67) | 22.74 (43.50) |
| 150 | 23.73 (1:07.40) | 23.67 (1:07.17) |
| 200 | 23.84 (1:31.24) | 24.31 (1:31.48) |
The article mentions Nick Chirafisi as the “7” of the 4-5-7 ASU finishers, along with Remi’s win, of course.
Actually NIck (winner of the 500 last night) represents Utah; and while he finished 6th in tonight’s 200 free, it was actually a tie for 6th, along with Swiss ASU freshman Mattia Mauri, who is listed in your results recitation as being 7th. Both touched at 1:33.60.
Mauri is on a bit of a roll; he came into the meet with a PB of 1:34.32, was 1:34.02 in prelims, and then in the A Final was 1:33.60PB.
Mauri is pressing his candidacy for the 4×200 relay at NCAA, along with JT Ewing, who dominated the “B” final in 1:33.66PB (formerly… Read more »