TAMPA MEN'S SWIMMING WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 400 FREESTYLE RELAY WINS NATIONAL TITLE ON FINAL NIGHT IN EVANSVILLE

TAMPA MEN'S SWIMMING WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 400 FREESTYLE RELAY WINS NATIONAL TITLE ON FINAL NIGHT IN EVANSVILLE

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Courtesy of University of Tampa Athletic Communications

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams wrapped up action at the 2026 NCAA Swimming & Diving National Championship this evening, highlighted by the Tampa Men winning the 2026 NCAA National Championship. On the women's side, the Spartans finished as National Runner-Up, the highest finish for the program since 1988.

The Men's Swimming National Championship is the second in program history for the Spartans, and the second title in the last three seasons. On top of the team National Championship, the 400 Freestyle Relay team of Tibor Tistan, Riccardo Pandin, Jacob Hamlin, and Nick Cavic won the National Title, making it a complete sweep of the relay titles for Tampa.

National Championship-winning head Coach Jimi Kiner on his team's performance this week, "They just came out and let it rip. They knew what they needed to do, and even at night, they stepped up, and it was absolutely amazing."

TOP PERFORMANCES (MEN)

  • In the 1650 freestyle, Jacob Hamlin finished as the National Runner-Up with a final time of 15:00.42. Barnabas Fluck picked up a 10th-place finish, hitting the touchpad at 15:22.70.

  • In the 100 freestyle, Tibor Tistan swam to a sixth-place finish, putting up a final time of 42.95. In the consolation final, Riccardo Pandin finished in first place to finish ninth overall, 43.32.

  • William Beckstead-Holman picked up another All-American selection with his fourth-place finish in the 200 backstroke, 1:43.90. He was joined in the championship final by Joshua Noll, who finished in seventh place with a final time of 1:44.96.

  • The 200 breaststroke saw Britton Spann pick up his first All-American selection thanks to a fourth-place finish, touching in a new school record 1:55.57. Freshman Cody Ano also made his way to the podium, swimming to sixth place with a final time of 1:56.93.

  • The 400 freestyle relay team of Tibor Tistan, Riccardo Pandin, Jacob Hamlin, and Nick Cavic won the National Championship in a new school record time of 2:51.14.

TEAM STANDINGS (MEN)

  1. Tampa - 522.5 points

  2. Drury - 509 points

  3. Colorado Mesa - 416 points

  4. Indy - 399 points

  5. Lynn - 260 points