2026 NCAC Championships
- February 10-14, 2026
- Granville, Ohio
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Meet Mobile: 2026 NCAC Swimming & Diving Championships – c
The Denison men lead the way after day 1 of the NCAC Championships and will look to defend their conference title later this weekend. They swept the relays, winning the 200 medley relay in a 1:26.68, marking a new conference record. The team of Ben Bevill, Liam Nelson, Samuel Hibbert, and Nick Hensel combined for the win.
Denison also won the men’s 800 free relay as Jack Hill, Hensel, Luke Swiggett, and Devin Testin combined for a 6:27.16. That was a new pool and conference record. They won the event by over 10 seconds as rival Kenyon touched 2nd in a 6:38.36. Hill and Hensel both split a 1:36.10, with Hill’s being about a second off his lifetime best 1:35.18 that he swam in December at midseason.
Diving also boosted the Denison men, with senior Nick Fogle winning the 3 meter event in a 516.20. Seamus McCann and Brendan Stanley finished 3rd and 4th respectively to also boost the Big Red.
The Kenyon and Denison women are tied after day 1 of competition. The two teams were separated by less than half a second in the 200 medley relay as Kenyon’s team of Gwen Eisenbeis, Kelsey Van Eldik, Nora Kortuem, and Kate Bogan combined for a 1:40.29. Denison’s team of Jassy Park, Riley Tofflemire, Phoebe Ferguson, and Caroline Ramirez touched 2nd in a 1:40.79.
The two teams flipped places in the 800 free relay as Denison earned the win, finishing four seconds ahead of Kenyon. Denison’s team of Emily Harris, Olivia Morse, Reilly O’Hara, and Quinn Brown combined for a final time of a 7:19.14. Harris notably led off in a 1:48.47, the fastest split of the night.
Denison rules!