2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 18-21, 2026
- Location: IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
- Defending Champs: MIT women (1x) & Denison men (1x)
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The Denison men have defended their crown at the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, winning their second straight title and seventh in school history, racking up 437 points to hold off slight pre-meet favorite NYU by 48.5 points, and that’s with a relay disqualification factored in.
It is the latest chapter in one of Division III’s most consistent championship programs. The Denison men have finished outside the top three only twice in the past 19 years, with the lone exceptions coming in 2007 and 2023.
The Big Red were powered by junior Jack Hill and sophomore George Goins, who combined for four individual national titles and broke NCAA records in the process.
Hill swept the sprint freestyles, setting Division III records in both the 100 free (42.67) and 200 free (1:33.94), while Goins swept the distance events, winning the 500 free (4:22.30) and 1650 free (15:04.33), the latter ranking third in Division III history. The two combined for 111 points, and with neither graduating, Denison returns its two biggest engines heading into next season.
The Big Red also set an NCAA Record in the 800 freestyle relay, with Hill (1:34.35), Goins (1:36.59), and sophomores Harry Parsons (1:36.77) and Nick Hensel (1:34.66) edging UChicago 6:22.37 to 6:22.72 in a thrilling finish, more than four seconds under the former mark of 6:26.98 that had been co-held by Emory and UChicago since 2023 and 2025.
That full relay returns next season, and the relay picture only figures to improve from there. Denison was runner-up in both the 200 and 400 free relays, which were both loaded with underclassmen, and sixth in the 400 medley relay.
On the boards, senior Nick Fogle claimed both the 1-meter and 3-meter titles; his graduation is the biggest void looking toward 2026-27.
National Titles:
Individual:
- 1m Diving, Nick Fogle (senior) – 548.80 points
- 3m Diving, Nick Fogle (senior) – 530.35 points
- 100 Freestyle, Jack Hill (junior), 42.67 *NCAA DIII Record*
- 200 Freestyle, Jack Hill (junior), 1:33.94 *NCAA DIII Record*
- 500 Freestyle, George Goins (sophomore), 4:22.30
- 1650 Freestyle, George Goins (sophomore), 15:04.33
Relay:
- 800 Freestyle Relay, 6:22.37 *NCAA DIII Record*
Denison Men’s NCAA Roster:
- Ben Bevill (sophomore) – 10 points
- Cam Blevins-Mohr (freshman) – 12 points
- Ben Campbell (sophomore) – 12 points
- Nick Fogle (senior) – 40 points
- George Goins (sophomore) – 54 points
- Nick Hensel (sophomore) – 41 points
- Samuel Hibbert (freshman)
- Jack Hill (junior) – 57 points
- Max Lough (junior)
- Seamus McCann (sophomore)
- Liam Nelson (junior) – 19.5 points
- Harry Parsons (sophomore) – 11 points
- Brendan Stanley (senior) – 9 points
- Luke Swiggett (junior) – 20 points
- Devin Testin (junior) – 17.5 points
Denison Men’s Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff:
- Head Swimming Coach: Gregg Parini
- Head Diving Coach: Kai Robinson
- Associate Head Swimming Coach: Kellen Beckwith
- Assistant Swimming Coach: Kristen Skroski
Final Team Scores:
- Denison – 437
- NYU – 388.5
- Chicago – 353
- Kenyon – 299
- Emory – 275
- Bates – 185
- Carnegie Mellon – 168
- Williams – 144
- Johns Hopkins – 1123
- Wash U. MO – 122
- TCNJ – 117
- Calvin – 100
- Centre College – 91.5
- MIT – 91
- Connecticut College – 78
- Pomona-Pitzer – 73
- UC Santa Cruz – 70.5
- Grove City – 53
- SUNY Geneseo – 48
- Swarthmore – 45
- Bowdoin – 41
- Amherst – 39
- Trinity – 36.5
- Alfred State – 34
- Tufts – 33
- Hope College, Gettysburg, Salisbury, & Coast Guard – 32
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- Saint Vincent – 30
- Rhodes – 29
- Whittier College – 27
- Case Western – 22
- US Merchant Marine Academy – 20
- John Carroll & W&L – 19
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- St. John’s & Bridgewater College – 16
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- Rochester Insititute of Tech & Asbury – 14
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- UW La Crosse – 13
- Hobart – 12
- Wabash – 11
- Hamilton – 8
- Claremont MS – 4
- Chapman – 1
Denison out swam all the other men’s teams. After they DQed their 200 medley relay they just tried harder and swam faster
Great article, but a small correction: Denison slipped to 8th in 2023. Still, they’ve undoubtedly been one of the most consistent programs this century, and I’d say their track record for developing talent is better than their peers: they do not get as good of recruiting classes as the other top programs, yet still win very often.
The program teaches great values.
It was a springboard to our son’s career as a physician.
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That’s the great thing about D3 swimming – lots of smart kids with serious majors!