Buckeyes Head to Atlanta for NCAA Championships
3/24/2026 2:47:00 PM | Men's Swim & Dive
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 11 Ohio State men's swimming and diving team competes at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday, March 25-Saturday, March 28.
Prelims will begin at 10 a.m. each day and finals will begin at 6 p.n. each day. All sessions will be streamed on ESPN+.
Event Schedule
Wednesday, March 25
Thursday, March 26
Friday, March 27
Saturday, March 28
Buckeye Meet Notes
Prelims will begin at 10 a.m. each day and finals will begin at 6 p.n. each day. All sessions will be streamed on ESPN+.
Event Schedule
Wednesday, March 25
- 1650 Freestyle
- 200 Medley Relay
- 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday, March 26
- 100 Butterfly
- 400 Individual Medley
- 200 Freestyle
- 100 Breaststroke
- One-Meter Diving
- 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, March 27
- 100 Backstroke
- 200 Breaststroke
- 500 Freestyle
- 50 Freestyle
- Three-Meter Diving
- 400 Medley Relay
Saturday, March 28
- 200 Individual Medley
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 Butterfly
- 200 Backstroke
- Platform Diving
- 400 Freestyle Relay
Buckeye Meet Notes
- The Buckeyes placed third at the Big Ten Championships. It is the 17th consecutive season Ohio State has placed in the top three at the conference championships. The Buckeyes collected nine medals over the course of the four-day competition and totaled 1,035.5 points. Tomas Navikonis won his third straight 200 free title and the 800 free relay team of Navikonis, Cornelius Jahn, Jordi Vilchez and Tristan Jankovics also won gold with the second-fastest time in the country (6:06.64). Winning silver medals were Matt Klinge (50 free,100 fly) and Jahn (200 back) and winning bronze medals were Jankovics (400 IM, 200 IM), the 200 free relay team and the 400 free relay team.
- Ohio State placed 16th at the 2025 NCAA Championships. It was the sixth consecutive season finishing in the top 20. Ten Buckeyes earned All-American honors.
- Jankovics was the silver medalist in the 400 IM, turning in a time of 3:34.98.
- 11 Buckeyes will compete at the 2026 NCAA Championships:
- Ernest Braitenbach – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
- Evan Fentress – Relay Alternate
- Rasmus Hanson – Relay Alternate
- Ahmed Ismail – Relay Alternate
- Cornelius Jahn – 200 Back
- Tristan Jankovics – 200 IM, 400 IM
- Matt Klinge – 50 Free, 100 Fly
- Tomas Navikonis – 200 Free
- Tyler Read – 1-Meter, Platform
- Jack Schuster – Relay Alternate
- Jordi Vilchez – 500 Free
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