By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
2026 Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships
- April 10-12, 2026
- Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
- Meet Central
- Entries/Results
The Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships will head to North Carolina for the first time this weekend, and North Carolina colleges have turned up big for the meet.
The University of North Carolina, specifically, which finished 44th in the men’s standings at last year’s Collegiate Club Swimming Nationals, have become a national force in a hurry – thanks in part to the addition of a number of former Power 4 varsity athletes.
That includes Walker Davis, who swam for UNC’s varsity from 2021 through 2025. A former Virginia High School State Champion, Davis finished 25th in the 100 back at the 2025 NCAA Championships. He has continued to compete since graduation, including at the World Cup in the fall, and he will now take on Collegiate Club Nationals as the top seed in four races: the 100 back (46.69), 50 free (20.00), 50 back (21.18), and 100 free (44.56).
Another former varsity swimmer Jack Donovan is entered in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free. He has raced at many of the same meets as Davis since finishing his college eligibility in March, though this is an event shift for him – he was more of a middle distance/IM swimmer for the varsity.
Other former UNC varsity swimmers at this meet include James Bennison, Harrison Gardner, and Everett Oehler.
The team also adds to their roster Bence Burton, a North Carolina High School State Champion last year who swam 54.71 in the 100 breast as a senior and opted to go the club swimming route.
UNC’s roster of 31 athletes at the meet is more than 50% higher than the roster of 20 they brought last year.
Other programs with big rosters include Virginia, which is bringing 37 women and 26 men and got a social media shoutout from Olympians Gretchen and Alex Walsh ahead of the meet. They won the women’s title at this meet last year.
Cal Poly, which is bringing 49 athletes a year after cutting their varsity program. The Mustangs already had a robust collegiate club swimming program, and their roster has been boosted by the addition of former members of the varsity squad.
The defending men’s champions from Purdue will bring a smaller roster of 38 this year. Another traditional club swimming power Georgia Tech will also bring a smaller roster this year – 36 athletes as compared to the 42 that won the combined scoring title last season.
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