2026 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships
- March 10-14, 2026
- Deaconess Aquatic Center — Evansville, Indiana
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Defending Champions
- Women: Nova Southeastern (3x)
- Men: vacant
- Psych Sheets
- Live Video
- Live Results
- Live Recaps:
MEN’S 500 FREESTYLE – Finals
NCAA DII Record: 4:14.62, Jacob Hamlin (Tampa) – 2025Meet Record: 4:14.62, Jacob Hamlin (Tampa) – 2025
Top 8 Finishers
- Jacob Hamlin (TAMP) — 4:14.35
- Sebastian Camacho Gomez (UFIN) — 4:15.92
- Swann Plaza (INDY) — 4:17.63
- Matteo Vissotto (DRUR) — 4:21.14
- Nazar Herashchenko (CATC) — 4:21.67
- Barnabas Fluck (TAMP) — 4:25.03
- Mari Rosell Diez (WCU) — 4:25.32
Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin broke his own Division II record with a 4:14.35 in the men’s 500 freestyle. That broke his own record of a 4:14.62 that he swam a year ago to win the title. Hamlin is notably the Division II NCAA record holder in 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyles.
Split Comparison
| Hamlin 2026 NCAAs |
Hamlin 2025 NCAAs
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| 50 | 22.73 | 23.04 |
| 100 | 24.99 | 25.07 |
| 150 | 25.62 | 25.51 |
| 200 | 25.91 | 25.79 |
| 250 | 26.15 | 25.82 |
| 300 | 26.17 | 25.8 |
| 350 | 26.2 | 26.08 |
| 400 | 26.17 | 26.14 |
| 450 | 25.86 | 25.95 |
| 500 | 24.55 | 25.42 |
| 4:14.35 | 4:14.62 |
The biggest difference between a year ago and today was his final 50 as he blasted a 24.55 on the bell lap compared to a 25.42 from a year ago. Part of that can most likely be attributed by the push from Findlay’s Sebastian Camacho Gomez who was 2nd in a 4:15.92 today and was just over half a second behind Hamlin at the final turn. Last year, Hamlin won by over six seconds. Camacho Gomez became the #2 Division II performer all-time with his swim.
Hamlin dominated the 2025 NCAA Championships, setting NCAA records in the 500, 1000, and 1650 frees. So far this year, he defended his NCAA title in the 1000 free and will look to do the same in the 1650 free tomorrow.
Okay, Barnabus Fluck has to be the coolest name in swimming.
I remember the days when he would have headed to D1s after winning D2s with a qualifying time. That was fun.
Did this ever actually exist? It feels like a fever dream that everyone collectively hallucinated. What years was it? Wonder how often it actually happened.
Jim Born won D3s and went to D1s in the early 80s. I had a friend who won a D2 wrestling title and advanced to D1s and took 4th in 90 & 91. I’m not sure when they stopped it.
He did, and in fact finished 8th at D1s in 1986 and became the first D3 swimmer to earn D1 All-America status.
Not sure when it stopped either…I’ll ask around and see who might know.
Kenyon D3 & Oakland D2 both sent swimmers to D1’s in mid to late 80’s!
Did that D2 flier in 2004 get to go to D1 NCAAs? Ben Michaelson I think?
He swam breast not fly. Not sure if he got to go to D1s.
I’m thinking of this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Michaelson
Being allowed into the D1 meet as a D2 swimmer wasn’t a thing when Michaelson swam. He did swim the fastest 100Fly of the year for all meets in 2003 (his senior year, did it in NCAAs at North Dakota that year).
Sorry for my ignorance or senility, but why is the 2025 men’s title vacant? Thanks
Failed drug test so it was vacated instead of awarding to University of Tampa.