Jacob Hamlin Obliterates Another Division II Record With 14:51.81 1650 Free In Indianapolis

2025 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championship

• March 11-15, 2025
• IU Natatorium — Indianapolis, IN 
• SCY (25 Yards) 
• Defending Champions: 
  • Women: Nova Southeastern (2x)
  • Men: University of Tampa (1x)
• Women’s Psych Sheets
• Men’s Psych Sheets
• Live Results 
• Live Stream
• Recaps:
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  • Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5

University of Tampa sophomore Jacob Hamlin has done it again, breaking his third NCAA Division II record of the week at the 2025 NCAA Championships. His winning performance also represents a sweep of his events at this competition, meaning he’s gone 4-for-4 over the weekend.

Hamlin finished the men’s 1650-yard freestyle in 14:51.81, which broke the old record by exactly 3.21 seconds. He held the previous record with a time of 14:55.02, which he put on the board at the Gamecock Invite in November. Prior to his November record-setting swim, the mark was held by Fabio Dalu of McKendree University, who swam 14:55.12 to win the 2021 NCAA D2 title.

All-Time Top Performers, NCAA D2 Men’s 1650 Free:

1. Jacob Hamlin, Tampa – 14:51.81 (2025)
2. Fabio Dalu, McKendree – 14:55.12 (2021)
3. Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia, Wayne State – 14:57.68 (2024)
4. Mitchell Snyder, Drury – 15:00.51 (2009)
5. Cedric Buessing, UIndy – 15:02.54 (2023)

Hamlin’s time would have come very close to qualifying for this year’s NCAA Division I Championship meet, where the slowest qualifier is seeded at 14:48.80.

Hamlin had never broken 15 minutes prior to this season. He was 15:01.66 at the 2023 Gamecock Invite before adding about 15 seconds to place 6th at last year’s NCAA Championships (15:16.22).

The biggest contributing factor to Hamlin’s new record was his final 350 yards, which accounted for 2.80 of his 3.21-second time drop. In his record swim tonight, he split 55.12, 54.98, and 53.91 on the final three 100s before finishing in 25.31 for the final 50. In his previous record swim, he split 55.96, 55.70, and 54.48 for the final three 100s before clocking 25.98 over the final 50.

Splits Comparison:

Earlier in the meet, Hamlin set NCAA Division II records in both the 500 and 1000 freestyles. On night two, he annihilated his own 1000 record, lowering it from 8:53.99 to 8:47.23. On Friday, he touched the wall in 4:14.62 to take down Cedric Buessing‘s record of 4:16.15, which was set just last month.

In addition to his three record swims this week, Hamlin also threw down a 1:33.38 to win the 200 free on Thursday. It was a tight battle against McKendree freshman Volodymyr Gavrysh, who finished closely behind in 1:33.63.