Night 4 Division III Record Roundup, Seven D3 Records Set This Week

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)
• Psych Sheet
• Live Results
• Results on Meet Mobile: “NCAA DIII Championships”
• Live Video
• Live Recaps:
• Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

Men’s 100 Freestyle – Final

• Division III Record: 42.87, Jack Hill (Denison), 2026
• 2025 Champion: 42.88, Max Cory (Bates)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Jack Hill (DEN) – 42.67 *NCAA DIVISION III RECORD*
2. Djordje Dragojlovic (KEN) – 42.72
3. John Butler (CHIC) – 43.06
4. Max Cory (BATE) – 43.24
5. Nick Hensel (DEN) – 43.50
6. Charles Platt (CALV) – 43.90
7. Jacob Dzurica (SVC) – 44.01
8. Sam Brozek (WILL) – 44.31

Denison junior Jack Hill broke his own Division III 100 freestyle record, winning in a 42.67. That broke his 42.87 that he swam in prelims. 2nd place finisher Djordje Dragojlovic of Kenyon was also under the old record with a 42.72 in finals. Prior to today, the record stood at a 42.88 set Max Cory of Bates at 2025 Division III NCAAs.

Split Comparison

Hill was faster on both splits compared to his prelims swim. He trailed Dragojlovic until the final 25 when Hill came home in a 11.05, passing Dragojlovic who split a 11.33 on the final 25.

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Final

• Division III Record: 2:53.59, Kenyon (D. Somers, Z. Turk, C. Ramsey, I. Richardson), 2012
• 2025 Champion: 2:54.80, Chicago (Costello, Brooks, Butler, Vernhes)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Chicago – 2:53.33 *NCAA DIVISION III RECORD*
2. Denison – 2:54.76
3. Kenyon – 2:55.36
4. Bates – 2:57.90
5. Williams – 2:58.10
6. MIT – 2:58.38
7. UC Santa Cruz – 2:59.33
8. NYU – 2:59.61

The UChicago men also swam to a D3 record on the final night as they touched in a 2:53.33 in the 400 free relay, breaking Kenyon’s record of a 2:53.59 from 2012.

Split Comparison

Costello notably swam a 42.71 lead off, a time also under the previous D3 100 free record before today.

All Division III Records This Week:

Men:

• 200 free: Jack Hill (Denison), 1:33.94
• 100 free: Jack Hill (Denison), 42.67
• 400 medley relay: Bates, 3:08.43
• 100 fly: Cooper Costello (UChicago), 45.85
• 400 free relay: UChicago, 2:53.33
• 800 free relay: Denison, 6:22.37

Women:

• 200 free relay: NYU, 1:29.38
• 400 medley relay: Kenyon, 3:37.94