Six Bulldogs Punch Tickets to the NCAA Males’s Swimming & Diving Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Following a historic efficiency on the Ivy League Championships, six members of the Yale males’s swimming and diving group have secured their spots within the postseason and can compete on the 2026 NCAA Championships at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Georgia Tech.
 
Yale Selections 

Qualified Relay Events

• 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays
• 200 and 400 medley relays

 
Millard, a three-time Ivy League champion within the 500 freestyle, secured gold and certified for the occasion with a pool-record time of 4:10.19 on the championships. He additionally earned a visit to Georgia within the 1650 freestyle, ending second with a time of 14:41.76. Millard is an Honorable Mention All-American within the 500 freestyle after a top-10 end within the occasion final season, and he additionally earned First Team All-American honors within the 1650 freestyle with a fourth-place end.
 
Finch delivered historic performances on the league championships, punching his ticket within the 50 freestyle in type by profitable gold with a pool and Ivy meet document time of 18.82, which additionally tied the group and league data. He adopted that with one other gold medal within the 100 butterfly, setting an Ivy League document with a time of 44.34 and earned silver within the 100 freestyle (41.84). The sophomore beforehand earned Honorable Mention All-American honors within the occasion final season after ending eleventh.
 
The Bulldog relays delivered stellar performances on the Ivy League Championships. The 200 medley relay captured gold with a record-breaking time of 1:23.55, setting Ivy League, group, and pool data whereas additionally securing its place within the occasion. The 400 medley relay additionally claimed gold, ending in an Ivy League document time of 1:16.41. Meanwhile, the 800 freestyle relay (6:13.92 – group document), 200 freestyle relay (1:16.41 – group document), and 400 freestyle relay (2:49.46) every earned silver-medal finishes.