Race Videos: Relive The Records and Closest Races From The 2025 Men’s NCAA DI Championships

2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

• March 26-29, 2025
• Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center, Federal Way, Washington
• Short Course Yards (25 yards)
• Start Times: Prelims: 10 AM ׀ Finals: 6 PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
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• Eligible Relays
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  • Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

The 2024-25 NCAA season has come to a close with the NCAA Championships wrapping up in Federal Way last week. But, you can keep the magic alive by reliving the highlights, including all of the record-setting swims and some of the closest races of the 2025 Men’s NCAA DI Championships.

The meet ended with the Texas Longhorns claiming the 2025 NCAA team title, the program’s first under Bob Bowman‘s leadership.

Day 1

800 Freestyle Relay

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 6:02.26 — Cal (Jett, Lasco, Alexy, Hanson) (2024)
• Championship Record: 6:02.26 — Cal (Jett, Lasco, Alexy, Hanson) (2024)
• American Record: 6:03.24 — Texas (Hobson, Maurer, Guiliano, Carrozza) (2025)
• U.S. Open Record: 6:02.26 — Cal (Jett, Lasco, Alexy, Hanson) (2024)
• 2024 Champion: Cal (Jett, Lasco, Alexy, Hanson) — 6:02.26

Top 8:

1. California (Alexy, Jett, Lasco, Henveaux) – 5:59.75 (NCAA Record)
2. Texas (Hobson, Guiliano, Maurer, Carrozza) – 6:00.08 (American Record)
3. Georgia (Koski, Urlando, Magahey, Branzell) – 6:06.02
4. Alabama (Hawke, Alves, Hagar, Dragoja) – 6:06.59
5. Stanford (Minakov, McFadden, Polonsky, Dupont) – 6:06.69
6. Indiana (McDonald, Miroslaw, Van Westering, Frankel) – 6:06.76
7. NC State (Winkler, Diehl, Miller, Hoover) – 6:06.95
8. Florida (Painter, Smith, Mitchell, Lindholm) – 6:06.96

It was a dramatic first night of the NCAA Championships with the Florida DQ in the 200 medley relay and Lucas Henveaux‘s flubbed relay start on the Cal relay. But, at the end of the day, we all saw what we wanted–a close race between Cal and Texas that resulted in the first sub-6:00 800 freestyle relay.

Cal defended its title by breaking the NCAA record they swam to win a year ago, putting up a jaw-dropping 5:59.75. Texas took second in 6:00.08, setting a new American record.

Day 2

200 IM

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• Championship Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• American Record: 1:37.91 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• 2024 Champion: Destin Lasco, Cal – 1:37.91
• 2024 Time to Final: 1:41.35/1:42.07

Top 8:

1. Hubert Kos (Texas) – 1:37.91
2. Destin Lasco (Cal) – 1:37.98
3. Owen McDonald (Indiana) – 1:39.42
4. Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech) – 1:39.52
5. Ron Polonsky (Stanford) – 1:39.84
6. Julian Smith (Florida) – 1:39.85
7. Gal Groumi (Michigan) – 1:40.17
8. DQ – Will Modglin (Texas)

Hubert Kos earned his first individual NCAA title in the 200 IM, swimming a 1:37.91 to tie Destin Lasco‘s winning time from last year. Kos got out to a fast start, making the halfway turn at 44.79. He held the lead through the breaststroke as Lasco began to pick up ground. Kos fought off Lasco’s signature charge on the freestyle, getting his hand on the wall by seven-hundredths.

The two were way ahead of the field as Indiana’s Owen McDonald swam 1:39.42 for third.

50 Freestyle

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• Championship Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• American Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• U.S. Open Record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• 2024 Champion: Josh Liendo, Florida – 18.07
• 2024 Time to Final: 18.76/19.04

Top 8:

1. Jordan Crooks (Tennessee) – 17.91
2. Josh Liendo (Florida) – 18.23
3. Gui Caribe (Tennessee) – 18.26
4. Ilya Kharun (Arizona State) – 18.31
5. Chris Guiliano (Texas)/Jack Alex (Cal) – 18.48 (Tie)
6. –
7. Jonny Kulow (Arizona State) – 18.74
8. Quintin McCarty (NC State) – 18.79

Jordan Crooks reclaimed the 50 freestyle NCAA title from Josh Liendo, turning in another sub-18 second performance. He swam a 17.91, leading a 1-3 finish for the Volunteers as Gui Caribe took third in 18.26.

Liendo got his hand on the wall three-hundredths ahead of Caribe, swimming an 18.23 for the runner-up spot.

200 Freestyle Relay

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 1:12.80 — Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman) (2025)
• Championship Record: 1:13.35 — Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Friese, McDuff)
• American Record: 1:14.13 — NC State (Henderson, Miller, Fox, McCarty) (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:12.80 — Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Taylor, Blackman) (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff) — 1:13.49

Top 8:

1. Tennessee (Crooks, Caribe, Blackman, Taylor) – 1:12.84 (Championship Record)
2. Arizona State (Kharun, Palmer, Sammon, Kulow) – 1:13.05
3. Florida (Liendo, Smith, Painter, Buff) – 1:13.37
4. California (Alexy, Seeliger, Jensen, Lasco) – 1:14.12
5. NC State (McCarty, Salls, Fox, Miller) – 1:14.37
6. Texas (Guiliano, Kos, Modglin, Hobson) – 1:14.66
7. Indiana (Brooks, King, Lee, Smiley) – 1:14.67
8. Texas A&M (Foote, Scholl, Reno, Sytsma) – 1:15.25

Crooks, Caribe, Nikoli Blackman, and Lamar Taylor won Tennessee’s first NCAA relay title since 1996 by ripping a 1:12.84, just four-hundredths off the NCAA record they swam at the SEC Championships. Crooks led off in a lifetime best 17.82 in the final 50-yard freestyle of his NCAA career, getting them off to a hot start as they set a Championship record.

Arizona State was also under the old championship record, swimming a 1:13.05 as Florida took third in 1:13.37. The entire top three were sub-1:14 with Cal swimming 1:14.12 for fourth.

Day 3

200 Freestyle

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• Championship Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• American Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• 2024 Champion: Luke Hobson, Texas – 1:28.81
• 2024 Time to Final: 1:31.42/1:32.15

Top 8:

1. Luke Hobson (Texas) – 1:28.33 (NCAA Record)
2. Chris Guiliano (Texas) – 1:29.42
3. Gabriel Jett (California) – 1:30.08
4. Charlie Hawke (Alabama) – 1:30.14
5. Jack Alexy (California) – 1:30.28
6. Jordan Crooks (Tennessee)/Tomas Koski (Georgia) – 1:31.36
7. –
8. Henry McFadden (Stanford) – 1:31.45

Luke Hobson took care of business in the final 200-yard freestyle of his collegiate career. He led teammate Chris Guiliano push the pace early before absolutely taking over the race on the back half. A 22.50/22.82 back half pushed him to a 1:28.33 as he took down the NCAA record he swam a year ago.

Guiliano held on for second place, giving Texas another 1-2 finish to go with their 1-2 in the 500 freestyle. After missing the 500 freestyle ‘A’ final, Gabriel Jett rallied with a 1:30.08 lifetime best for third place.

100 Backstroke

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• Championship Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• American Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• U.S. Open Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• 2024 Champion: Brendan Burns, Indiana – 43.86
• 2024 Time to Final: 44.52/45.20

Top 8:

1. Hubert Kos (Texas) – 43.20 (NCAA Record)
2. Jonny Marshall (Florida) – 43.22
3. Ruard Van Renen (Georgia) – 43.85
4. Mewen Tomac (California) – 43.94
5. Destin Lasco (California) – 44.10
6. Owen McDonald (Indiana) – 44.16
7. Will Modglin (Texas) – 44.17
8. Johnny Crush (Army) – 45.07

The men’s 100 backstroke featured a tense race between Kos and Jonny Marshall. Marshall got the better of Kos at the SEC Championships and had the top seed coming into the evening. But, Kos got the better of him in the final by two-hundredths, winning his second NCAA title of the meet. Both soared under the NCAA record Luca Urlando swam three years ago, with Kos establishing a new record of 43.20.

Ruard van Renen was a surprise third-place, swimming 43.85 as the top four were all sub-44 seconds.

400 Medley Relay

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 2:55.66 — Florida (Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter) (2025)
• Championship Record: 2:57.32 — Arizona State (Kos, Marchand, Kharun, Kulow) (2024)
• American Record: 3:01.51 — Cal (Murphy, Hoppe, Josa, Jensen) (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 2:55.66 — Florida (Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter) (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Arizona State (Kos, Marchand, Kharun, Kulow) — 2:57.32

Top 8:

1. Florida (Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter) – 2:56.10 (Championship Record)
2. Texas (Modglin, Germonprez, Kos, Hobson) – 2:58.95
3. Arizona State (Wadsworth, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow) – 2:58.97
4. Cal (Tomac, Okadome, Rose, Lasco) – 2:59.12
5. Indiana (McDonald, Brooks, Frankel, King) – 2:59.73
6. Georgia (Van Renen, Pitshugin, Urlando, Branzell) – 3:00.38
7. Stanford (Sequeira, Polonsky, Minakov, Dupont Cabrera) – 3:00.91
8. Michigan (Wilkening, Kalafat, Ray, Groumi) – 3:01.19

The Florida quartet of Marshall, Smith, Liendo, and Alex Painter missed the NCAA record they swam at the SEC Championships but still crushed the championship record (2:56.10) and the field as they regained the 400 medley relay NCAA title. It was a redemption swim for Florida, a team known for its relays, after they were disqualified in the 200 medley relay after touching first and seemingly breaking the NCAA record.

Over two seconds behind, Texas edged out Arizona State by two-hundredths for second place.

Day 4

200 Backstroke

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
• Championship Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
• American Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
• 2024 Champion: Destin Lasco, Cal – 1:35.37
• 2024 Time to Final: 1:38.36/1:39.92

Top 8:

1. Hubert Kos (Texas) – 1:34.21 (NCAA Record)
2. Destin Lasco (California) – 1:36.41
3. Gabriel Jett (California) – 1:36.76
4. Mewen Tomac (California) – 1:36.90
5. Jonny Marshall (Florida) – 1:37.00
6. Owen McDonald (Indiana) – 1:37.59
7. Ruard Van Renen (Georgia) – 1:38.11
8. Will Modglin (Texas) – 1:39.53

Kos took down his second NCAA record of the meet in the 200 backstroke. After breaking the 100 backstroke record it seemed this record was on borrowed time and the Longhorn delivered in epic fashion. He crushed a 1:34.21, taking more than a second off the year-old NCAA record and nearly breaking 1:34 in the process.

Lasco, the defending champion, retains the American record. He earned second-place this year as the Golden Bears went to work in this race, finishing second through fourth.

100 Freestyle

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 39.83 – Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025)
• Championship Record: 39.83 – Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025)
• American Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• U.S. Open Record: 39.83 – Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Josh Liendo, Florida – 40.20
• 2024 Time to Final: 41.29/41.71

Top 8:

1. Josh Liendo (Florida) – 39.99
2. Jordan Crooks (Tennessee) – 40.06
3. Gui Caribe (Tennessee) – 40.15
4. Jack Alexy (California) – 40.36
5. Chris Guiliano (Texas) – 40.53
6. Jonny Kulow (ArizonaState) – 40.84
7. Jere Hribar (LSU) – 41.20
8. Matt King (Indiana) – 41.28

The final collegiate clash between Crooks and Liendo was prefaced by Crooks taking down Caeleb Dressel‘s NCAA record in prelims. Crooks soared to a 39.83, chopping seven-hundredths off Dressel’s mark from 2018.

The two swam next to each other and Liendo chased down Crooks after the Volunteer’s blistering start and got his hand on the wall first for the total. He became the third man to break 40 seconds, stopping the clock at 39.99 to defend his title. Crooks earned second in 40.06, leading a 2-3 for Tennessee as Gui Caribe swam a lifetime best 40.15.

200 Breaststroke

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 1:46.35 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
• Championship Record: 1:46.35 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
• American Record: 1:47.91 – Will Licon, Texas (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:46.35 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
• 2024 Champion: Leon Marchand, Arizona State – 1:46.35
• 2024 Time to Final: 1:51.65/1:52.71

Top 8:

1. Jassen Yep (Indiana) – 1:48.30
2. Matt Fallon (Penn) – 1:48.87
3. Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech) – 1:48.89
4. Denis Petrashov (Louisville) – 1:49.37
5. Caspar Corbeau (Indiana) – 1:50.04
6. Yamato Okadome (California) – 1:50.23
7. Jacob Eccleston (Louisville) – 1:50.27
8. Jack Kelly (Brown) – 1:50.77

Jassen Yep had the swim of his career in the men’s 200 breaststroke final. He upset the field, which included 200-meter breaststroke American record holder Matt Fallon and reigning short course world champion Carles Coll Marti.

Yep ripped a huge personal best of 1:48.30, becoming the third-fastest performer in history. Fallon earned runner-up status again with a 1:48.87 as he ran out of room to run down Yep. Coll Marti touched two-hundredths behind Fallon, clocking a lifetime best 1:48.89.

200 Butterfly

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 1:37.17 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
• Championship Record: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
• American Record: 1:37.17 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:37.17 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Ilya Kharun, Arizona State – 1:38.26
• 2024 Time to Final: 1:40.40/1:41.38

Top 8:

1. Luca Urlando (Georgia) – 1:36.43 (NCAA Record)
2. Dare Rose (California) – 1:38.04
3. Ilya Kharun (Arizona State) – 1:38.74
4. Andrei Minakov (Stanford) – 1:39.18
5. Martin Espernberger (Tennessee) – 1:39.49
6. Krzysztof Chmielewski (USC) – 1:39.66
7. Jake Magahey (Georgia) – 1:39.67
8. Colin Geer (Michigan) – 1:39.83

Luca Urlando went for it in the men’s 200 butterfly final. He was out in 45.21, then held on to win his first individual NCAA title by smashing his NCAA record from earlier this year. He became the first man under 1:37 in this event with a 1:36.43.

He won the race by 1.61 seconds as Cal got a big second place finish from Dare Rose (1:38.04) with defending champion Ilya Kharun took third (1:38.74).

400 Freestyle Relay

Courtesy: NCAA Championships

• NCAA Record: 2:42.41 — Tennessee (Caribe, Blackman, Taylor, Crooks) (2025)
• Championship Record: 2:43.40 — Arizona State (Marchand, Dolan, Sammon, Kulow) (2024)
• American Record: 2:44.31 — NC State (Held, Ress, Molacek, Stewart) (2018)
• U.S. Open Record: 2:42.41 — Tennessee (Caribe, Blackman, Taylor, Crooks) (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Arizona State (Marchand, Dolan, Sammon, Kulow) — 2:43.40

Top 8:

1. Tennessee (Caribe, Taylor, Blackman, Crooks) – 2:42.30 (NCAA Record)
2. Arizona State (Kharun, Sammon, Palmer, Kulow) – 2:43.22
3. Florida (Liendo, Smith, Painter, Buff) – 2:44.02
4. California (Alexy, Seeliger, Jensen, Lasco) – 2:44.59
5. Indiana (McDonald, King, Smiley, Miroslaw) – 2:45.08
6. NC State (McCarty, Fox, Miller, Hoover) – 2:45.09
7. Texas (Guiliano, Kos, Maurer, Hobson) – 2:45.12
8. Virginia Tech (Ramadan, Whitfield, Coll Marti, Molla Yanes) – 2:46.21

Tennessee followed up its 200 freestyle relay NCAA title by storming to the win in the 400 freestyle relay to close the meet. This time, Caribe, Lamar Taylor, Nikoli Blackman, and Crooks took down the NCAA record they swam at the SEC Championships. They swam a 2:42.30, chopping .11 seconds off the record as Crooks turned in the fastest 100 freestyle relay split in history.

Arizona State was under the former championship record as Johnny Kulow split sub-40 seconds to anchor the quartet to a 2:43.22. Florida rounded out the top three in 2:44.02.