GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 No. 4 Florida men send 12 swimmers and three divers to compete at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, held Wednesday March 25 to Friday, March 28 at the McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n
Swimming trials will begin each day at 10 a.m. ET., followed by diving events on Thursday-Saturday, with finals at 6 p.m. each day. ESPN+ (Subscription required) will provide live digital coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Tape-delayed coverage of the men’s championships will be on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, March 30.
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\nThis year’s championships feature a revised format, with only the A Final (top eight) swimming at night. What would be the B Final (places 9-16) will be scored based on morning times. Additionally, all event award ceremonies will take place following the final event each night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n\tJesus Agundez Mora<\/a> (1-meter, 3-meter, platform), Eric Brown<\/a> (500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) Scotty Buff<\/a> (50 free, 100 fly, 100 back), Devin Dilger<\/a> ( 200 free relay, 400 free relay) ( Conor Gesing<\/a> (1-meter, 3-meter), Jesus Gonzalez<\/a> (1-meter, 3-meter, platform), Koen de Groot<\/a> (100 breast), Ahmed Hafnaoui<\/a> (500 free, 1,650 free), Charlie Hutchison<\/a> (500 free, 400 IM), Ahmed Jaouadi<\/a> (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free) Josh Liendo<\/a> (50 free, 100 free, 100 fly), Gio Linscheer<\/a> (500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM), Jonny Marshall<\/a> (100 back, 200 back), Aiden Norman<\/a> (100 back, 200 back, 200 free), and Alexander Painter<\/a> (50 free, 100 free, 200 free)
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\n\t\tReturners: Brown, Buff, Gesing, Gonzalez, Liendo, Linscheer, Marshall, Norman, Painter
\n\t\tMaking NCAA Debut: Agundez Mora, de Groot, Dilger, Hafnaoui, Jaouadi
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\n\tAll prelim and final sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required)
\n\tLive scoring will be available on the Meet Mobile app, Dive Meets and via the live results link on the \u00a0women’s swimming page on FloridaGators.com
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\n\tWednesday: 1,650 free, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
\n\tThursday: 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 1-meter diving, 200 free relay
\n\tFriday: 100 back, 200 breast, 500 free, 50 free, 3-meter diving, 400 medley relay
\n\tSaturday: 200 IM, 100 free, 200 fly, 200 back, platform diving, 400 free relay
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\n\t11 swimmers will represent the Orange and Blue across 28 individual events at the NCAA Championships. Florida’s qualifiers are tied for the fourth-most in the nation, matching Arizona State and trailing only Indiana (16) and both Cal and Texas (13).Brown, Buff, Jaouadi, Liendo, Linscheer, Norman and Painter will compete in three individual events.
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\n\t\tBrown, Buff, Jaouadi, Liendo, Linscheer, Norman and Painter will each compete in three individual events.
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\n\tThree Gator divers earned NCAA qualifying spots across eight events. Agundez Mora and Gonzalez qualified in all three diving events, while Gesing secured spots in both springboard events.
\n\tThe Gators also qualified five relays, the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley relays, with the 200 medley relay holding the fastest qualifying time heading into Atlanta.
\n\tLiendo enters his final NCAA Championships with five individual national titles and 11 total, including relays. He captured the 50 free title in 2024 and the 100 free in 2023 and 2025, while also winning back-to-back 100 fly titles in 2024 and 2025. The Canadian Olympian has also been a member of multiple national title-winning relays, including the 200 free (2023, 2024), 400 free (2023), 200 medley (2024) and 400 medley (2023, 2025).
\n\tFlorida boasts at least one swimmer seeded in the top-16 scoring positions in nine of the 13 individual swimming events. Liendo is seeded No. 1 in both the 100 fly and 50 free, while Marshall holds the top seed in the 200 back. The Gators have three swimmers seeded in the top-16 of the 1,650 free: Jaouadi (No. 2), Hafnaoui (No. 5) and Linscheer (No. 15). Jaouadi and Hafnaoui are also seeded No. 3 and No. 6 in the 500 free, respectively, while de Groot is No. 2 in the 100 breast.
\n\tFlorida’s 73 NCAA championships (including relays) rank eighth all-time and are the most in program history.
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\n\t\tCaeleb Dressel holds the NCAA records in the 50 free (17.63) and 100 fly (42.80), both set in 2018. Bobby Finke owns the NCAA record in the 1,650 free (14:12.52), set in 2021.
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\n\tThe Gators also hold NCAA records in the 200 medley relay (1:20.15) and 400 medley relay (2:56.10)
\n\tThe Gators have recorded back-to-back top-four finishes at the NCAA Championships (3rd in 2024, 4th in 2025) and have placed top-five or better five times since Anthony Nesty<\/a> became head coach in 2018.
\n\tLast season, Florida placed fourth at the NCAA Championships and captured four national titles. Liendo won his second 100 free title and repeated as 100 fly champion, while Liendo, Marshall and Painter contributed to Florida’s victory in the 400 medley relay.
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