Men’s swimming and diving locations sixth at 2026 NESCAC championships

WATERVILLE, Maine – Hamilton College athletes broke three group information and made NCAA championships ‘B’ cuts in two occasions on the fourth and closing day of the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships contained in the Colby College Aquatics Center on Sunday, Feb. 22.
 
The Continentals completed in sixth place within the closing group standings with 800.5 factors. It was one of the best efficiency by the Hamilton males since they positioned fifth on the 2010 championships.
 
The 400-yard freestyle relay of Nathaniel Taft ’27, Alex Vasquez ’27, Loui Chambon ’28 and Steven Roche ’27 set a document and made an NCAA ‘B’ reduce with a time of three:00.18. That similar lineup posted the outdated document of three:00.66 eventually yr’s NESCAC meet.
 
Calvin Meeker ’29 set the group document within the 200 backstroke and completed fourth with a time of 1:48.94. Chambon, who completed fifth within the occasion, was the earlier document holder with a time of 1:50.41 on the 2025 convention championships.
 
Matthew Chang ’28, who broke three group information on Feb. 21, bettered his personal mark by 23 one-hundredths of a second within the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:50.74. Chang set his earlier document eventually yr’s meet.
 
Taft made an NCAA ‘B’ reduce within the 100 free with a time of 43.86 seconds within the preliminary heats. He went on to complete second within the championship closing in 44.02 seconds.
 
The Continentals discover out on March 2 if any of their swimmers are chosen for the NCAA championships.

TOP PERFORMANCES

 

200 Backstroke

4. Calvin Meeker ’29, 1:48.94 (group document)

5. Loui Chambon ’28, 1:49.26

12. William Roth ’28, 1:52.06 (4^th in conso closing; 1:51.91 in prelims)

 

100 Freestyle

2. Nathaniel Taft ’27, 44.02 (NCAA ‘B’ reduce; 43.86 in prelims)

 

200 Breaststroke

16. Ben Chidley ’27, 2:06.20 (8^th in conso closing; 2:04.99 in prelims)

22. Sebastian van Wanroy ’26, 2:05.59 (6^th in preconso closing)

 

200 Butterfly

13. Matthew Chang ’28, 1:51.30 (5^th in conso closing; group document 1:50.74 in prelims)

 

400 Freestyle Relay

5. Taft, Alex Vasquez ’27, Chambon, Steven Roche ’27 (3:00.18; NCAA ‘B’ reduce; group document)

 

1650 Freestyle

11. Jaiden Xu ’29, 16:13.83