2026 Big 12 Championships
- Dates: Tuesday, February 24–Saturday, February 28
- Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
- Defending champions: Arizona State women (1x); Arizona State men (1x)
- Live Results
- Live Video: ESPN +
- Championship Central
- Men’s Championship Preview
- Women’s Championship Preview
- Teams: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Christian, Utah, West Virginia
- Psych Sheets
- Live Recaps
- Prelims: Day 2
- Finals: Day 1 Relays | Day 2
The 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships continued Wednesday night with finals of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, and 50 freestyle. Race videos from the session, courtesy of the Big 12 Conference’s YouTube channel, are linked below. For a full written recap of the session, see the bullet points above.
WOMEN’S 500 FREESTYLE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 4:24.06 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
- Big 12 Record: 4:35.02 – Evie Pfeifer, Texas (2021)
- Big 12 Championship Record: 4:36.35 – Evie Pfeifer, Texas (2021)
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:43.70
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:39.47
Top 8 Finishers:
- Deniz Ertan (ASU) — 4:41.34
- Alexa Reyna (ASU) — 4:44.01
- Avery Dillon (TCU) — 4:45.63
- Grace Lindberg (ASU) — 4:47.26
- Ivy Solt (KANS) — 4:49.36
- Elise Clift (ARIZ) — 4:49.37
- Emma Overall (UH) — 4:49.44
- Gabi Dyer (KANS) — 4:49.50
MEN’S 500 FREESTYLE – Finals
- NCAA Record: 4:02.31 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2024)
- Big 12 Record: 4:06.93 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
- Big 12 Championship Record: 4:11.11 – Clark Smith, Texas (2017)
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:18.07
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:14.13
Top 8 Finishers:
- Nick Chirafisi (UTAH) — 4:13.48
- Jones Lambert (UTAH) — 4:15.70
- Reece Grady (ASU) — 4:15.93
- Tanner Nelson (BYU) — 4:17.04
- Noah Mudadu (ASU) — 4:18.21
- Joel Nace (ARIZ) — 4:19.03
- Beck Parhnam (ARIZ) — 4:21.54
- Nolan Arnholt (UTAH) — 4:21.57
WOMEN’S 200 IM – Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:48.37 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2022)
- Big 12 Record: 1:52.58 – Madisyn Cox, Texas (2017)
- Big 12 Championship Record: 1:52.82 – Madisyn Cox, Texas (2017)
- 2026 NCCA Qualifying Time: 1:57.88
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:56.69
Top 8 Finishers:
- Sonia Vaishnani (ASU) — 1:57.16
- Jordan Greber (ASU) — 1:57.36
- Julia Ullmann (ASU) — 1:57.40
- Alexia Duncan (UH) — 1:59.20
- Zoe Summar (ASU) — 1:59.30
- Paige Armstrong (ARIZ) — 1:59.96
- Ella Guilfoil (ASU) — 2:00.45
- Evelyn Entrekin (UH) — 2:03.74
MEN’S 200 IM – Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:36.34 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2022)
- Big 12 Record: 1:39.63 – John Shebat, Texas (2019)
- Big 12 Championship Record: 1:40.42 – Carson Foster, Texas (1:40.42)
- 2026 NCCA Qualifying Time: 1:44.13
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:42.65
Top 8 Finishers:
- Evan VanBrocklin (UTAH) — 1:43.80
- JT Ewing (ASU) — 1:43.92
- Jordan Tiffany (ASU) — 1:43.98
- Lucien Vergnes (ASU) — 1:44.03
- Owen Chiles (CINC) — 1:44.53
- Strahinja Maslo (UTAH) — 1:44.99
- Finn Winkler (UTAH) — 1:44.99
- Michael Hochwalt (ASU) — 1:47.42
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Finals
- NCAA Record: 20.37 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
- Big 12 Record: 21.65 – Caroline Bentz, ASU (2025)
- Big 12 Championship Record: 21.76 – Grace Cooper, Texas (2024)
- 2026 NCCA Qualifying Time: 22.28
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 22.02
Top 8 Finishers:
- Albane Cachot (ASU) — 21.80
- Julia Wozniak (ARIZ) — 21.93
- Riley Botton (ARIZ) — 22.08
- Erin Palmer (UTAH) — 22.17
- Patricija Kondraskaite (ARIZ) — 22.26
- Molly Cullen (TCU) — 22.58
- Shane Golland (ASU) — 22.75
- Miriam Sheehan (ASU) — 22.77
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Finals
- NCAA Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- Big 12 Record: 18.31 – Ilya Kharun, ASU (2025)
Big 12 Championship Record: 18.47 – Ilya Kharun, ASU (2026)- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 19.43
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 19.02
Top 8 Finishers:
- Ilya Kharun (ASU) — 18.46 *Meet Record*
- Remi Fabiani (ASU) — 18.68
- Adam Chaney (ASU) — 18.81
- Jonny Kulow (ASU) — 18.86
- Tommy Palmer (ASU) — 18.92
- Tolu Young (ASU) — 19.00
- Duncan Henderson (ARIZ) — 19.16
- Quin Seider (ASU) — 19.25
Team Scores After Day 2
Women
- ASU — 521.5
- Arizona — 423
- Houston– 302.5
- Utah– 288
- TCU — 283
- Cincinnati — 274
- Kansas — 243
- BYU — 298
- BYU — 189
- Iowa State — 191
- West Virginia — 154
Men
- ASU — 618
- Utah — 473
- Arizona — 472
- TCU — 283
- BYU — 263
- Cincinnati — 228
- West Virginia — 218
