Males’s Swimming & Diving leads 2026 NCAA Championships after day three with 340.5 Factors

ATLANTA — Texas males’s swimming and diving holds its lead with 340.5 factors by three days of competitors on the NCAA Championships, forward of Florida (331) and Indiana (254) at McAuley Aquatic Center. The Longhorns have been led by record-breaking performances from Hubert Kós within the 100-yard backstroke and the 400-yard medley relay.

Kós broke his personal NCAA, U.S. Open, program and meet information throughout prelims of the 100-yard backstroke when he touched first in 43.08. During finals, Kós dropped 0.47 seconds from his prelim document to ascertain new information at 42.61 and defend his 100-yard backstroke title, enhancing on his earlier championship time of 43.20.

Texas additionally noticed two juniors earn All-American finishes. Nate Germonprez touched the wall fifth within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:49.69. Will Modglin completed fourth within the 100-yard backstroke, dropping 0.28 seconds from his prelim time of 44.08 to complete in 43.80.

Rex Maurer secured a third-place end within the 500-yard freestyle, dropping almost a full second from his prelim time of 4:08.78 to the touch in 4:07.88.

Nick Harris earned All-America honors with a sixth-place end on 3-meter, totaling 415.00 factors. Harris was highlighted by a ahead 4½ somersault tuck that scored 89.30, together with matching 74.80-point efforts on the ahead 2½ somersault with 2 twists pike and inward 3½ somersault tuck. Luke Forester adopted with a seventh-place All-America end, posting 405.55 factors, led by a 76.50-point inward 3½ somersault tuck and a 69.00-point inward 2½ somersault pike.

Texas capped the night time with a program-record efficiency within the 400-yard medley relay. The quartet of Modglin, Germonprez, Kós and Camden Taylor touched the wall in 2:57.22, breaking this system’s earlier document of two:57.64 set on the 2026 SEC Championships.

Will Scholtz earned an Honorable Mention All-America designation after ending sixteenth within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:52.05.

The closing day will characteristic the 200-yard IM, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard backstroke, platform diving and 400-yard freestyle relay. Prelims are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. CT with finals set for five p.m. CT at McAuley Aquatic Center. Both classes might be streamed on ESPN+.

Top-10 Team Rankings:

1. Texas – 340.5

2. Florida – 331 

3. Indiana – 254 

4. Arizona State – 245 

5. Tennessee – 199 

6. California – 186 

7. NC State – 175.5 

8. Michigan – 163 

9. Virginia – 110 

10. Stanford – 95

Texas Longhorns National Champions:

Rafael Fente-Damers: 800-yard freestyle relay

Hubert Kós: 100-yard backstroke 

Rex Maurer: 800-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard IM

Baylor Nelson: 800-yard freestyle relay

Camden Taylor: 800-yard freestyle relay

Texas Longhorns All-Americans:

Rafael Fente-Damers: 800-yard freestyle relay and 200-yard freestyle relay

Luke Forester: 3-meter diving

Nate Germonprez: 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay and 100-yard breaststroke

Garrett Gould: 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay

Nick Harris: 3-meter diving

Hubert Kós: 200-yard medley relay, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke, 400-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay

Cooper Lucas: 400-yard IM

Rex Maurer: 800-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard IM

Campbell McKean: 100-yard breaststroke

Will Modglin 200-yard medley relay, 100-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay and 100-yard backstroke

Baylor Nelson: 800-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard IM

Kyle Peck: 200-yard freestyle relay

Camden Taylor 800-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard medley relay

Texas Longhorns Honorable Mention All-Americans

Jacob Jones: 1-meter diving

Will Scholtz: 200-yard breaststroke