15 Buckeyes Compete at NCAA Championships This Week

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13 Ohio State men's swimming and diving team is in Federal Way, Wash. to compete in the NCAA Championships this Wednesday-Saturday at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center. Live coverage will be provided by ESPN+.

Event Schedule
Wednesday, March 26 – 9:00 p.m. ET (finals only)

200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay

Thursday, March 27 – 1:00 p.m. ET prelims, 9:00 p.m. ET finals

500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay
1-Meter Diving

Friday, March 28 – 1:00 p.m. ET prelims, 9:00 p.m. ET finals

400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
400 Medley Relay
3-Meter Diving

Saturday, March 29 -1:00 p.m. ET prelims, 9:00 p.m. ET finals

1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
Platform Diving
400 Freestyle Relay

Meet Notes

The Buckeyes finished third at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. It is the 16^th consecutive season Ohio State has placed in the top three. The Buckeyes earned 10 medals and Matt Klinge (50 free), Tristan Jankovics (400 IM) and Tomas Navikonis (100 free, 200 free) all won individual titles.
Last year, Ohio State placed 13^th at the NCAA Championships. The Buckeyes have placed in the top 15 for five straight seasons. 11 Buckeye student-athletes earned All-American honors.
15 Buckeyes will compete at this year's NCAA Championships. The complete list of participating athletes and the events they have qualified for is below.
- Daniel Baltes – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay
- Sam Campbell – 1650 free
- Clayton Chaplin – 3-meter, Platform
- Charlie Clark – 1650 free
- Mason Edmund – 500 free, 1650 free, 400 IM
- Evan Fentress – Relay alternate
- Karl Helmuth – 200 medley relay
- Ahmed Ismail – Relay alternate
- Cornelius Jahn – 100 back, 200 back, 200 free, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay
- Tristan Jankovics – 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 800 free relay
- Matt Klinge – 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay
- Mario McDonald – 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
- Tomas Navikonis – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay
- Tyler Read – 1-meter
- Jordi Vilchez – 800 free relay

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