Zalan Sarkany

2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Action is sure to be hot and heavy as the 100 back, 200 breast, 500 free and 50 free prelims take to the water, plus early heats in the 400 medley relay.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Rex Maurer and Ahmed Jaouadi will lock horns in an eagerly awaited matchup in the men’s 500 free this morning, with both having one event win apiece so far

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 2 Photo Vault

Take a look at the photos from day two of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, courtesy of SwimSwam photographer Jack Spitser.

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Breaking Down Ahmed Jaouadi’s Scintillating 22.73 Final 50 En Route to The NCAA Mile Record

Ahmed Jaouadi set a new NCAA record in the mile last night, but more impressive was his lightning-fast final 50 which would put most 200 freestylers to shame

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Photo Vault

Take a look at the photos from day one of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, courtesy of SwimSwam photographer Jack Spitser.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Florida Looking Good and other Night 1 Overreactions

Ahmed Jaouadi and the Florida Gators did very well on night one of the 2026 NCAA Championships, and they look very good heading into the rest of the week.

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Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 1 Of The Men’s 2026 NCAA Championships

Levi Sandidge moved up to #5 all-time in the mile thanks to the his 3rd-place finish tonight, holding off 2023 World Champion Ahmed Hafnoui

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WATCH: Ahmed Jaouadi’s Blazing 14:10.03 1650 NCAA Record & All Men’s NCAA Night 1 Race Videos

Watch all of the race videos from night one of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships, courtesy of “NCAA Championships” on YouTube.

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Ahmed Jaouadi on Going 22.7 Final 50 of 1,650: “Training with Bobby helped me a lot to evolve it”

In a battle of the titans, Zalan Sarkany and Ahmed Jaouadi were neck-and-neck at the 1,600 mark of the 1,650, but you wouldn’t have known it at the finish

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Texas’ Will Modglin aims to become the first man to break 20.00 in the 50 backstroke as he leads off the Longhorns in the 200 medley relay on Day 1 of NCAAs.

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Florida Freshman Ahmed Jaouadi Shatters Bobby Finke’s NCAA Record In 1650 Free (14:10.03)

Jaouadi was powered by a blistering 22.73 final 50 yards to catapult him up the top of the men’s 1650 free all-time rankings.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 1 Finals Preview and Relay Line-Ups

The finals heats of the 1650, 200 Medley Relay and 800 Free Relay take to the water with Indiana’s Zalan Sarkany hunting for a 3rd straight title in the mile.

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SwimSwam Pulse: With or Without Urlando, 100 Fly Is Most Anticipated Event of Men’s NCAAs

Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo will go head-to-head in the most anticipated event of the meet, the 100 fly, this week at Men’s NCAAs.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Pick’ems: What Races Are the Closest and What Races Have Clear Favorites?

Texas’ Rex Mauer is the overwhelming 500 free favorite based on our Pick ‘Em contest responses, earning more than 92% of the winning votes.

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: Many Pretenders To The 500 Free Throne, But There Can Only Be One King

Rex Maurer is the defending champion, but the field is more congested than ever this year with a fierce battle just to make the final

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