ATLANTA – The University of Georgia males’s swimming and diving staff makes the brief journey down the freeway to tackle the nation’s high competitors on the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, working March 25-28 at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center.
Each day of competitors will start morning periods at 10 a.m. that includes particular person prelims and timed relay finals for all however the high eight seeds, adopted by finals at 6 p.m. The early heats of the mile finals may even be contested Wednesday morning. In the night periods, solely ‘A’ finals can be contested in particular person occasions, and the highest eight seeds will swim their relays.
Live protection of the meet will stream on ESPN+, with reside outcomes accessible
here and to paid subscribers on the MeetMobile app.
Eight members of the Georgia males’s staff will compete on the NCAA Championships, with seven-time All-American senior
Ruard van Renen making his fourth look, seeded third within the 100-yard backstroke. Junior
Tomas Koski is making his third look, whereas sophomore
Drew Hitchcock and senior
Cale Martter are of their second championships. Four Bulldogs can be making their particular person debuts, led by sophomore
Elliot Woodburn, who was a relay alternate final 12 months, together with freshmen
Sean Green,
Finn Hammer, and
Hayden Meyers.
The Bulldogs’ championship roster is bolstered by 4 relay alternates: senior
Roman Valdez, sophomore
Tane Bidois, and freshmen
Sascha Macht and
Kris Mihaylov. Bidois is showing at his second NCAAs, with the opposite three making their debuts.
Last season, Georgia stunned with a seventh-place end, the primary high 10 end of coach
Neil Versfeld‘s tenure. The Bulldogs lately completed fourth on the SEC Championships in Knoxville. Koski is seeded ninth within the 200y freestyle, with Hitchcock seeded 10
th within the 200y butterfly and 12
th within the 400y IM. The Bulldogs will compete in all 5 relays at NCAAs, led by the seventh-seeded 400y medley relay.
QUALIFIERS Psych sheet seed in parentheses Sean Green – 1,650y Freestyle (#16), 500y Freestyle (#17)
Finn Hammer – 400y IM (#22)
Drew Hitchcock – 200y Butterfly (#10), 400y IM (#12)
Tomas Koski – 200y Freestyle (#9), 500y Freestyle (#26)
Cale Martter – 400y IM (#18), 200y IM (#24)
Hayden Meyers – 200y Backstroke (#22)
Ruard van Renen – 100y Backstroke (#3), 100y Butterfly (#19)
Elliot Woodburn – 100y Breaststroke (#14)
RELAY ALTERNATES Tane Bidois Sascha Macht Kris Mihaylov Roman Valdez SCHEDULE All instances Eastern Daylight Time Wednesday March 25 10 a.m. – 1,650y Freestyle (Early Finals Heats), 200y Medley Relay (Early Finals Heats), 800y Freestyle Relay (Early Finals Heats)
6 p.m. – 1,650y Freestyle (Top 8 Seeds), 200y Medley Relay (Top 8 Seeds), 800y Freestyle Relay (Top 8 Seeds)
Thursday, March 26 10 a.m. – 100y Butterfly, 400y IM, 200y Freestyle, 100y Breaststroke (Prelims); 200y Freestyle Relay (Early Finals Heats)
12:30 p.m. – 1-meter Diving (Prelims)
6 p.m. – 100y Butterfly, 400y IM, 200y Freestyle, 100y Breaststroke, 1-meter Diving (Finals); 200y Freestyle Relay (Top 8 Seeds)
Friday, March 27 10 a.m. – 100y Backstroke, 200y Breaststroke, 500y Freestyle, 50y Freestyle (Prelims); 400y Medley Relay (Early Finals Heats)
12:30 p.m. – 3-meter Diving (Prelims)
6 p.m. – 100y Backstroke, 200y Breaststroke, 500y Freestyle, 50y Freestyle, 3-meter Diving (Finals); 400y Medley Relay (Top 8 Seeds)
Saturday, March 28 10 a.m. – 200y IM, 100y Freestyle, 200y Butterfly, 200y Backstroke (Prelims); 400y Freestyle Relay (Early Finals Heats)
12:30 p.m. – Platform Diving (Prelims)
6 p.m. – 200y IM, 100y Freestyle, 200y Butterfly, 200y Backstroke, Platform Diving (Finals); 400y Freestyle Relay (Top 8 Seeds)