Cal’s Yamato Okadome Sets New ACC Record With 1:48.87 200 Breast, #9 Performer All-Time

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 Video: ESPN+ ($)
• Schedule of Events (PDF)
• Championship Central
• Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet
• Live Results
• Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 4|Day 5|Day 6|Day 7
  • Finals: Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
• 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 Breaststroke — Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:46.35 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
• ACC Record: 1:48.89 — Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech (2025)
• ACC Championship Record: 1:49.62 — Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech (2025)
• Pool Record: 1:48.12 — Will Licon, Texas (2016)
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.95

Final: 

1. Yamato Okadome (Cal) — 1:48.87 *ACC Record*
2. Arsenio Bustos (NC State) — 1:50.98
3. Daniel Li (Stanford) — 1:51.26
4. Eli Martin (Virginia Tech) — 1:51.49
5. Hank Rivers (Cal) — 1:52.16
6. Ben Delmar (UNC) — 1:52.32
7. Jake Eccleston (Louisville) — 1:53.56
8. Go Nagaoka (Stanford) — 1:53.92

Yamato Okadome of Cal set a new ACC record in the men’s 200 breaststroke, touching in a 1:48.87 for the win. That broke the previous ACC record of a 1:48.89 set by Carles Coll Marti of Virginia Tech at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

That also broke Coll Marti’s old meet record of a 1:49.62 that he swam to win a year ago. Okadome was 2nd last year in a 1:50.19.

Split Comparison

Okadome used a strong back half to get under both of Coll Marti’s old records. The biggest difference compared to Coll Marti’s swim from NCAAs was the final 50 as Okadome was 0.37 seconds faster.

In addition to his record, setting swim, Okadome also moved up the all-time rankings to be the #9 performer all-time, sitting just ahead of Coll Marti.

All-Time Top Performers, Men’s SCY 200 Breast

1. Leon Marchand — 1:46.35 — 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
2. Will Licon — 1:47.91 — 2017 NCAA DI – Men
3. Jassen Yep — 1:48.30 — 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
4. Matthew Fallon — 1:48.48 — 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
5. Reece Whitley — 1:48.53 — 2020 California vs. Stanford
6. Kevin Cordes — 1:48.66 — 2014 NCAA DI – Men
7. Andrew Seliskar — 1:48.70 — 2019 NCAA DI – Men
8. Max McHugh — 1:48.76 — 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
9. Yamato Okadome — 1:48.87 — 2026 ACC Championships
10. Carles Coll Marti — 1:48.89 — 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships

Okadome entered the day with a lifetime best 1:50.09 from midseason, a time that previously had him sit as the #21 performer in history.