Males’s Swimming & Diving Opens NCAA Championships in Indy

The Emory University males’s swimming & diving staff opened the 2026 NCAA Championships on Wednesday on the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Eagles noticed six people attain the finals of their respective occasions on day one to go together with the 400 Medley Relay staff racing the championship remaining. Through someday of competitors, Emory stands second within the staff standings with 97 factors, one level forward of third place UChicago, and trails chief Denison by 21 factors.

Emory positioned at the very least one competitor in all 4 particular person A finals on the night with sophomore Ben Pritchard highlighting the solo performances along with his sixth place exhibiting within the 500 Freestyle with a finals mark of 4:26.86. It is his first podium end of his profession.

In the 200 IM, freshman Carson Kalish and junior McKee Thorsen took seventh and eighth, respectively, within the championship remaining with Kalish going for 1:47.78 and Thorsen touching at 1:49.36.

Junior Hayden Tupper shined within the A remaining of the 50 Freestyle as he went below 20 seconds for the primary time, notching 19.98 to safe All-American honors as he completed seventh. Sophomore Solly Berkenwald was the ultimate particular person podium finishers for the Eagles on night time one as he reached the championship finals within the 3-meter and positioned eighth at 486.85.

Graduate scholar Crow Thorsen added to Emory’s level tally along with his 11^th place exhibiting within the 500 Freestyle as he got here in with a time of 4:26.89 for Second Team All-America recognition.

In the ultimate occasion of the night, the Eagles registered a 3rd place end within the 400 Medley Relay because the group of M. Thosen, Tupper, sophomore Zachary Spicer and senior Henri Bonnault mixed for a mark of three:11.55.

The NCAA Championships proceed Thursday with prelims getting underway at 10:00 AM adopted by finals at 6:00 PM in Indy.