By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
2026 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, March 4–Saturday, March 7
- Times: Prelims 9AM Eastern, Finals 5PM Eastern
- Location: Elkhart Aquatic Center, Elkhart, IN
- Defending Champions: Keiser women (4x); Keiser men (1x)
- Championship Program
- Psych Sheet
- Qualifiers per School: Men | Women
- Live Results
- Live Stream
- Championship Central
- Recaps
Day 2
Women’s Top 10 After Day 1
- Keiser, 80
- SCAD, 68
- Masters, 64
- St Thomas (FL), 58
- Cumberlands, 56
- Bethel (IN) , 52
- Lindsey Wilson, 46
- Milligan, 36
- William Carey, 34
- Olivet Nazarene, 28
Men’s Top 10 After Day 1
- Keiser, 121
- SCAD, 64
- William Carey, 62
- Milligan, 58
- Masters, 56
- St Thomas (FL), 54
- St Ambrose, 50
- Aquinas College, 46
- (tie) Lindsey Wilson / Cumberlands, 34
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Women’s 500 Freestyle — Finals
- Meet Record: 4:52.24 — Alex Peters, Concordia (2011)
- 2025 Champion: Haley Vanbuskirk (St. Thomas), 5:00.87
Podium:
- Bella Hoare (Cumberlands), 4:56.45
- Lena Gerl (SCAD), 4:56.60
- Riley Renaud (Milligan), 5:00.06
- Juliana Lopez Morales (Cumberlands), 5:01.75
- Hannah Jyawook (Arizona Christian), 5:02.01
- Nathalie Medina (Lindsey Wilson), 5:04.35
- Alanis Santiago (Keiser), 5:07.57
- Bea Moron Alonso (St. Thomas), 5:09.67
Men’s 500 Freestyle — Finals
- Meet Record: 4:20.35 — Joel Ax, SCAD (2017)
- 2025 Champion: Mate Miszlai (William Carey), 4:23.81
Podium:
- Titouan Bernot (Cumberlands), 4:22.64
- Izaiah Trevino-Iozano (Masters), 4:23.67
- Alan Gonzalez Torres (St. Thomas), 4:28.18
- Alex Menzel (Keiser), 4:29.80
- Sergio Ybarra (Lindsey Wilson), 4:29.59
- Marat Usov (St. Ambrose), 4:31.31
- Ethan Butler (Lindsey Wilson), 4:34.07
- Miguel Leal Vieira (William Carey), 4:35.85
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