2026 Ivy League Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 25–Saturday, February 29
- Location: DeNunzio Pool, Princeton, New Jersey
- Defending Champions: Princeton men (1x)
- Teams: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale
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Harvard freshman William Mulgrew did it again: an Ivy League meet and conference record, this time in the mile. The Massachusetts native chopped 22 seconds off his lifetime best in the event for a 14:26.79, making him the 18th fastest performer in history.
Top 20 All-Time Fastest 1650 Freestyle Performers
| Rank | Time | Swimmer | Meet | Date |
| 1 | 14:12.08 | Bobby Finke | 2020 SEC Champs | 02/22/2020 |
| 2 | 14:18.25 | Zane Grothe | 2017 Winter Nationals | 12/02/2017 |
| 3 | 14:21.29 | Zalan Sarkany | 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships | 03/29/2025 |
| 4 | 14:22.41 | Clark Smith | 2017 NCAA DI – Men | 03/25/2017 |
| 5 | 14:22.88 | Felix Auboeck | 2017 NCAA DI – Men | 03/25/2017 |
| 6 | 14:22.99 | Akram Mahmoud | 2017 NCAA DI – Men | 03/25/2017 |
| 7 | 14:23.45 | Jordan Wilimovsky | 2017 NCAA DI – Men | 03/25/2017 |
| 8 | 14:23.52 | Connor Jaeger | 2014 Winter Nationals | 12/06/2014 |
| 9 | 14:24.08 | Martin Grodzki | 2012 NCAA DI – Men | 03/22/2012 |
| 10 | 14:24.35 | Chad La Tourette | 2012 NCAA DI – Men | 03/22/2012 |
| 11 | 14:24.43 | Anton Ipsen | 2018 NCAA DI – Men | 03/24/2018 |
| 12 | 14:24.96 | Jake Magahey | 2021 Men’s SEC Swimming & Divi | 02/26/2021 |
| 13 | 14:25.14 | Ahmed JAOUADI | 2026 Southeastern Conference Championships | 02/17/2026 |
| 14 | 14:25.22 | Rex Maurer | 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships | 03/29/2025 |
| 15 | 14:26.00 | David Johnston | 2025 Southeastern Conference Championships | 02/22/2025 |
| 16 | 14:26.62 | Chris Thompson | 2001 US Men’s NCAA Champs | 03/22/2001 |
| 17 | 14:26.70 | Larsen Jensen | 2007 NCAA DI – Men | 03/15/2007 |
| 18 | 14:26.79 | William Mulgrew | 2026 Ivy League Men’s Championships | 02/28/2026 |
| 19 | 14:26.86 | Sebastien Rouault | 2008 NCAA DI – Men | 03/27/2008 |
| 20 | 14:26.97 | Erik Vendt | 2008 Pro Swim SoCal | 01/18/2008 |
Going into the NCAA Championships, Mulgrew will be seeded 3rd based on results this season behind Hoosier Zalan Sarkany (14:23.85) and Florida Gator Ahmed Jaouadi (14:25.14). This is extraordinary company for Mulgrew, who before today held a personal best of 14:48.26 from New England’s LSC Senior Champs in 2024; Sarkany and Jaoaudi are both 2025 World Championship finalists, and Jaouadi is a double World Champion.
This marked a fairy tale ending to a breakout meet for Mulgrew. He previously got 2nd in the 500 and broke the Ivy records in the 1000 with an impressive 8:38.01, putting him as the #9 fastest performer in history in that event.
Within the Ivy League, it represents a change of guard. Racing against outgoing Yale senior Noah Millard, the freshman took down Millard’s meet (14:34.72) and conference (14:28.43) records. Today, Millard took runner-up with a 14:41.76, but he’ll get another swing at the event in March. Last year, Millard placed 4th in the event at NCAAs.
See a split comparison of the old and new Ivy League records below:
| William Mulgrew, 2026 Ivys | Noah Millard, 2025 NCAAs |
| 23.96 (23.96) | 23.73 (23.73) |
| 49.80 (25.84) | 49.47 (25.74) |
| 1:15.97 (26.17) | 1:15.87 (26.40) |
| 1:42.45 (26.48) | 1:42.31 (26.44) |
| 2:08.93 (26.48) | 2:08.73 (26.42) |
| 2:35.24 (26.31) | 2:35.33 (26.60) |
| 3:01.56 (26.32) | 3:01.98 (26.65) |
| 3:27.73 (26.17) | 3:28.40 (26.42) |
| 3:53.92 (26.19) | 3:55.08 (26.68) |
| 4:20.29 (26.37) | 4:21.72 (26.64) |
| 4:46.64 (26.35) | 4:48.29 (26.57) |
| 5:12.95 (26.31) | 5:14.60 (26.31) |
| 5:39.29 (26.34) | 5:41.11 (26.51) |
| 6:05.81 (26.52) | 6:07.77 (26.66) |
| 6:32.26 (26.45) | 6:34.37 (26.60) |
| 6:58.70 (26.44) | 7:00.98 (26.61) |
| 7:25.21 (26.51) | 7:27.54 (26.56) |
| 7:52.02 (26.81) | 7:54.23 (26.69) |
| 8:18.58 (26.56) | 8:20.65 (26.42) |
| 8:45.02 (26.44) | 8:47.01 (26.36) |
| 9:11.60 (26.58) | 9:13.56 (26.55) |
| 9:37.87 (26.27) | 9:40.01 (26.45) |
| 10:04.31 (26.44) | 10:06.69 (26.68) |
| 10:31.04 (26.73) | 10:33.18 (26.49) |
| 10:57.72 (26.68) | 10:59.63 (26.45) |
| 11:24.22 (26.50) | 11:26.37 (26.74) |
| 11:50.94 (26.72) | 11:52.93 (26.56) |
| 12:17.72 (26.78) | 12:19.61 (26.68) |
| 12:43.95 (26.23) | 12:45.89 (26.28) |
| 13:10.27 (26.32) | 13:12.24 (26.35) |
| 13:36.54 (26.27) | 13:38.18 (25.94) |
| 14:02.36 (25.82) | 14:04.02 (25.84) |
| 14:26.79 (24.43) | 14:28.43 (24.41) |
Mulgrew and the Crimson placed 3rd in the Ivy League team race.
a video would be nice.
This year there are more 14:30 and under swimmers than ever. And then a very few 14:40s, they fall over to the 50s. Not as strong a crowd as last year.
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Nice videos of Ivy Swimming!! Also wish there were more swim videos out there
Thanks for the find! This is an awesome channel
And hes only a freshman!!!
He’s so hot.
Thank you!