Jobe Earns All-America Honors, Chapman Competes on Day One among Swimming Nationals

INDIANAPOLIS — Washington and Lee opened competitors on the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, highlighted by an All-America efficiency from senior Dalton Jobe and a robust dash displaying from junior Leighton Chapman on the IU Natatorium.

Jobe earned Second Team All-America honors with a 14th-place end within the 200-yard particular person medley, touching in 1:48.16 within the night finals. He certified for the finals with the Thirteenth-fastest time in prelims (1:48.69), with the 2 swims standing because the second- and third-fastest occasions in program historical past within the occasion. In the finals, he recorded splits of 24.03, 27.92, 31.17 and 25.04.

Chapman competed within the 50-yard freestyle, posting a time of 20.41 within the preliminary heats after competing within the swim-off.

Event Schedule and Results (W&L Combined Entries by Competition Day)

• Day 1 (March 18)
  
• Day 2 (March 19)
  • 200 Freestyle – Dalton Jobe | Heat 5 of 5
  • 200 Freestyle Relay (Chapman, Gordon, Byars, Jobe) | Heat 2 of three

• Day 3 (March 20)
  • 800 Freestyle Relay (Jobe, Chapman, Byars, Denton)
  • 200 Backstroke – Maria Jellig

• Day 4 (March 21)
  • 100 Freestyle – Leighton Chapman
  • 400 Freestyle Relay (Chapman, Gordon, Byars, Jobe)

Notes

• Daily preliminary warmth sheets can be launched by the NCAA at some point prior to every occasion session.
• Official championship data, together with stay outcomes and updates, can be obtainable at NCAA.com, here.

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