2026 Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships
- April 10-12, 2026
- Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
- Meet Central
- Live Stream
- Entries/Results
After a start-to-finish lead at the College Club Swimming National Championships, both the men’s and women’s teams at Cal Poly topped the final team standings to take home the team titles in Greensboro.
Women’s Top 5:
- Cal Poly – 905
- Virginia – 628.5
- Grand Canyon – 508
- Georgia Tech – 485.5
- Michigan – 474
Men’s Top 5:
- Cal Poly – 1054
- UNC – 806
- Liberty – 622
- Georgia – 496
- Georgia Tech – 461
Combined Top 5:
- Cal Poly – 2019
- UNC – 1095
- Virginia – 1081.5
- Georgia Tech – 1000.5
- Grand Canyon – 725
Eight CCS records tumbled on the final night of action, including five individual and three relay standards.
The first records of the session came in the first events, as both the women’s and men’s 200 freestyle relay marks fell to open up action on Sunday; in the women’s relay, the Georgia Tech quartet of Sarah Ukic (24.52), Rachel Fulton (22.87), Caroline Porterfield (24.13) and Sabina Mrzyglod (23.39) took down their own 2025 CCS record of 1:35.35 to win in 1:34.91, nearly a full second ahead of runner-ups Cal Poly in 1:35.79.
UNC-Chapel Hill won the men’s relay, as Walker Davis (19.06), Everett Oehler (19.54), Harrison Gardner (20.23), and John Donovan (20.53) downed their hours-old record time of 1:20.54 to narrowly edge out Cal Poly by just three tenths, winning in 1:19.36.
Cal Poly’s Sam Seybold notched the lone sub 1:47 200 back of the field and the first ever in College Club Swimming, as he downed the 2018 CCS record of 1:47.77 in 1:46.26. Christian Smith of Georgia Tech and James Bennison of UNC-Chapel Hill tied for 2nd in 1:47.09, well under the former record.
Another first time in College Club Swimming came in the men’s 50 fly, as UNC-Chapel Hill’s Everett Oehler became the first CCS swimmer to crack the 21-second barrier, taking the win in 20.92, just outpacing Cal Poly’s Lucas Crother-Collado (21.04) and taking down his own CCS record time of 21.01. from the prelims.
Alex Seybold of Cal Poly was uncontested in his 200 IM win, touching more than four seconds better than his brother Sam, who finished 2nd in 1:50.52, to lower Kyle Maas‘ 2025 CCS record of 1:47.18 in 1:46.46.
In the prelims of the women’s 100 free, no swimmer managed to swim under the 53-second barrier. In the finals, however, the top six were all under that mark, as Yale’s Charlize Escasa topped the event, the only swimmer faster than 52 seconds, in 51.75.
Cal Poly’s Melia Costa touched just over a tenth of a second off the 50 breast CCS record, but still managed to secure the win in 29.22. Escasa was 2nd in 29.60, after racing the 100 free directly before the 50 breast.
Ohio State’s Luke Daurer jumped a spot from his prelims swim to overtake Kenst State’s Richard Kurlich and win the men’s 50 breast, both swimming under Alex Seybold‘s CCS record of 24.63 in 24.51 and 24.56, respectively.
Stanford’s Ella Blake, despite sitting well off the CCS record, was dominant in the women’s 500 free, touching over four seconds ahead of the field in 5:03.30, nearly ten seconds better than her entry time of 5:13.26.
The final record of the day and the meet came in the co-ed 200 free relay, where fittingly it was the combined team champions Cal Poly putting a stamp on their dominant showing at these College Club Swimming National Championships with a new record time of 1:26.80. That record setting relay was comprised of Lucas Crother-Collado (20.18), Jaxson Bruzgul (20.02), Melia Costa (23.49), and Ella McCarron (23.27) swam nearly four tenths faster than the former CCS record held by Georgia Tech from 2025 in 1:27.33.
Other Event Winners:
- Women’s 200 Back: Diana Kolb (TAMCS) – 2:02.61
- Women’s 50 Fly: Gabriela Belsol (UVA) – 24.76
- Women’s 200 IM: Katherine Blake (UMICH) – 2:05.51
- Men’s 100 Free: Walker Davis (UNCCH) – 43.01
- Men’s 500 Free: Kyler Heffner (UGA)- 4:32.10
Cal Poly showed up STRONG! Many of those points were athletes who were on the team that was cut last year and so proud of their dedication to the sport! Would love to see some of the college teams picking up club swimmers after this meet and adding them to their rosters!!
No comment on how a bunch of former D1 kids take spots from club kids? I feel for both sides but to just report the numbers and not the strong feelings on all sides is a bit of a miss don t ya think
Club swimmers seem to dramatically overestimate the importance of their meets lol.
Glad y’all are having a good time…that’s important and fun…but please please please stop pretending like you need the same level of coverage as the NCAA Championships or the Olympic Games. Just swim your races, go to your off campus house parties between sessions, and have a good time with your friends.
Seriously where do you expect the D1 swimmers who were cut due to smaller roster requirements or had their team cut completely to go? Stop swimming all together? They did their best and pivoted to club swim. This meet will only get faster over the years. No one is taking a spot from someone else.
100% agree. This meet will get faster as more rosters get smaller or more program get cut. It allows the athletes to keep swimming while at their school and keep doing a sport they love. They should not be shunned or made to feel bad in any way. It just elevates the club teams to work harder too!
VERY proud of the CPSLO Mustangs. For all they’ve been through and the way they’ve been treated by their administration, this must be very sweet. I’m sure the *highly successful and profitable* football and basketball programs will line right up to offer congratulations.
and the STUNT and flag football that they replaced them with…..
Dang, club swimming is quick this year
I may not have gone to Cal Poly, but pretty sure 905+1054 = 1959
How are combined scores calculated?
Do they have mixed events?
They do. Mixed 200 Free Relay – won by Cal Poly so that’s the “missing” 60 points
There are two mixed relays.