Rounds Posts Three Lifetime Bests at USD Swimming National Championships

IRVINE, Calif. — The 2025-26 Summit League Swimmer of the Year Nick Rounds had a stellar displaying on the 2026 USD Swimming & Diving National Championships in Irvine, California final week.
 
The rising junior swimmer posted top-25 finishes in all three occasions he raced in out west. All 3 times posted by Rounds had been lifetime bests and new faculty information on a brief course (meters) report guide.
 
He shined within the 100-meter backstroke on July 31 with an eighth-place end within the finals with a time of 54.38. The time topped a faculty report that has stood since 2011 (56.38) by two full seconds.
 
Rounds completed top-20 (18^th) within the 50-meter freestyle on August 1 with a faculty report (quick course (meters)) time of twenty-two.50. It topped the earlier faculty report held by Rounds himself of twenty-two.98 in 2025 by almost half a second.
 
He additionally took a 24^th-place end within the 50-meter again with a time of 25.70 on July 30 to set a faculty report.