Males’s Swimming and Diving’s Mulgrew Turns into National Champion in 1500m Free

IRVINE, Calif. – Harvard Men’s Swimming and Diving rising sophomore William Mulgrew turned a nationwide champion late Tuesday night time after successful the 1500-meter freestyle on the Toyota National Championships. The Walpole, Massachusetts native posted a personal-best 14:58.50, which was additionally the quickest time by an American swimmer in 2026.
 
A 2026 CSCAA Second-Team All-American after ending in ninth place within the 1650 free on the NCAA Championships in March, Mulgrew completed with a sub-15-minute time within the 1500 for the primary time of his profession. The effort made for an uneventful end as he accomplished the race practically 10 seconds quicker than runner-up Sean Green (15:07.03).
 
Mulgrew, who edged Luka Mijatovic (14:59.27) for the quickest 1500m freestyle time within the U.S. this yr, turned the 22^nd American to complete beneath quarter-hour in occasion historical past and registered the 17^th-best efficiency in U.S. historical past.
 
Rising senior David Schmitt additionally appeared on the nationwide championships, competing within the 200m butterfly. The two-time staff captain completed 26^th general (1:59.37), lacking out on qualifying for the night time finals.
 
Schmitt is scheduled to return to motion on July 29 (50m fly) and July 30 (100m fly), with Mulgrew slated to compete on  July 31 (400m free) and Aug. 1 (800m free).