University of Tampa Wins 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Swimming National Championship

University of Tampa Wins 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Swimming National Championship

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Three national records fall as SSC competitors dominate the water.

A.J. Vazquez, Communications Contractor

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The University of Tampa won the 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Swimming National Championship, finishing with 522.5 points and defeating 2025 national champion Drury University, which totaled 509 points. Lynn University finished fifth with 260 points, Florida Southern College finished 10th with 161 points, Rollins College finished 17th with 59.5 points, Florida Tech finished 21st with 39 points, Nova Southeastern University finished 25th with 13 points, and Barry University finished 26th with 12 points.

The Spartans were fueled by five gold medals and a complete sweep of all freestyle relay events. On Day 1, they opened the championship by winning the 800-yard freestyle relay, setting a new NCAA Division II record of 6:16.64. They also won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:17.36 and the 400-yard freestyle relay in 2:51.14, which served as the final blow to Drury to secure the 2026 national title. Jacob Hamlin also earned a pair of gold medals, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 8:50.02 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:14.35, the latter a new NCAA Division II record.

Lynn University’s Maurice Grabowski was dominant throughout the week, scoring the most points of any competitor at the national championship. Grabowski totaled 80 points, fueled by five first-place finishes and one third-place finish. He won the 50-yard freestyle in 18.97, the 100-yard freestyle in 41.89, the 100-yard backstroke in 45.78, the 100-yard butterfly in 45.34, and the 200-yard medley relay with a split of 20.99 and a final time of 1:24.15, which is a new NCAA Division II record. Grabowski was also part of the third-place 400-yard medley relay team that finished in 3:06.65.

Rollins’ Luke Dinges led the Tars with their highest finish, placing second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:43.99.

Full results can be found here. 

Individual National Champions:
– Jacob Hamlin - Tampa - 1000 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle
– Maurice Grabowski - Lynn - 50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle

Relay Champions:
– Tampa - 800 Free Relay, 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle
– Lynn - 200 Medley Relay

All-America Honors:

Barry

– Teo Puig: 1000 Freestyle (second team), 1650 Freestyle (second team)

– Wiktor Wisniewski: 200 Breaststroke (second team)

Florida Southern

– Janek Barczyk: 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Peter Csicsaky: 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Daniel Meszaros: 200 Butterfly (second team), 200 Freestyle (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– William Neville: 50 Freestyle (second team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Simeon Prosinski: 400 Individual Medley (second team), 200 Breaststroke (second team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Matheus Da Rocha: 100 Freestyle (second team), 50 Freestyle (second team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Michael Tretyakov: 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Nino Viallon: 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

Florida Tech

– Akos Hajagos: 100 Butterfly (second team), 200 Butterfly (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Lucas Mitchelmore: 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Efe Ongoren: 400 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Emiel van Oord: 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Dylan Ostolaza: 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Anderson Pleiman: 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

Lynn

– Enzo Constable: 50 Freestyle (second team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Maurice Grabowski: 100 Backstroke (first team), 100 Butterfly (first team), 100 Freestyle (first team), 50 Freestyle (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Vitaly Kostin: 100 Butterfly (first team), 200 Butterfly (first team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Paul Melcer: 100 Backstroke (second team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Brady Moore: 200 Freestyle Relay  (second team)

– Maxim Tsyfarov: 100 Breaststroke (first team), 200 Breaststroke (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

Nova Southeastern

– Roland Nagy: 200 Backstroke (first team)

Rollins

– Seth Basinger: 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Trey Carter: 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Luke Dinges: 200 Butterfly (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– William Slowey: 200 Individual Medley (second team), 100 Breaststroke (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

Tampa

– Cody Ano: 200 Breaststroke (first team)

– William Beckstead-Holman: 200 Individual Medley (first team), 100 Backstroke (first team), 200 Backstroke (first team), 100 Butterfly (first team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Rufus Bernhardt: 100 Backstroke (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Nicholas Cavic: 200 Individual Medley (first team), 400 Individual Medley (second team), 200 Butterfly (first team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Barnabas Fluck: 1000 Freestyle (second team), 1650 Freestyle (second team), 200 Freestyle (second team), 500 Freestyle (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Jacob Hamlin: 1000 Freestyle (first team), 1650 Freestyle (first team), 200 Freestyle (first team), 500 Freestyle (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Joshua Noll: 200 Backstroke (first team), 200 Butterfly (first team), 200 Freestyle (first team), 800 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Riccardo Pandin: 100 Freestyle (second team), 50 Freestyle (second team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Oliver Pope: 400 Individual Medley (second team)

– Britton Spann: 100 Breaststroke (second team), 200 Breaststroke (first team), 400 Medley Relay  (first team)

– River Streefland: 200 Medley Relay  (first team)

– Tibor Tistan: 100 Butterfly (first team), 100 Freestyle (first team), 50 Freestyle (first team), 200 Freestyle Relay  (first team), 200 Medley Relay  (first team), 400 Freestyle Relay  (first team)

– Elliot Weisel: 200 Butterfly (second team), 1000 Freestyle (second team), 500 Freestyle (second team)