Dorka Dancsok Qualifies for NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

FAIRBANKS – Dorka Dancsok has formally certified for the 2026 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the NCAA introduced Wednesday afternoon in a  release. Dancsok used a time of 4:23.31 within the 400-yard IM to earn her spot on the NCAA Championships, and her B Cuts within the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM imply she was invited to compete in 4 occasions.

“It’s great to have the Nanooks back at NCAA Champs,” mentioned performing head coach Logan Indest. “Dorka has been putting in a tremendous amount of work all three seasons she’s been at UAF. It’s great to see that work be rewarded and I am excited to see her perform on the biggest stage.”

Dancsok has been a constant performer for the Nanooks this season, accumulating a number of private bests and program data in her third season in Fairbanks. The junior from Budapest, Hungary, set the Patty Center Pool document for the 400-yard IM on October 31 vs. Simon Fraser, posting a 4:28.39. She went on to set this system document within the 400 IM on the UNLV Invitational on December 16, swimming to a time of 4:24.90, after which bested that mark on the PCSC Championships on February 12, ending in 4:23.31 to set the college document and take dwelling gold within the occasion. Dancsok turns into the primary Nanook to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Charlotte Fletcher-Stables in 2023-24.

The championships will run from Tuesday, March 10, to Saturday, March 14, on the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind., with Dancsok competing from the eleventh to the 14th.

Follow the ‘Nooks
IG – @NanookSwim
X – @NanooksSwim
FB – Alaska Nanooks Swimming