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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.- The University of Pennsylvania men’s swimming and diving team travels to Princeton, N.J. this week for the 2026 Ivy League Championships. 
 
The four-day event begins Wednesday at 6 p.m. with relays, while individual events will kick off Thursday morning at 11 a.m.
 
Preliminary sessions will start at 11 a.m. and final sessions are anticipated for 6 p.m.
 
2026 Ivy League Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
Feb. 25-28, 2026 | DeNunzio Pool | Princeton, N.J.
Heat Sheets | Psych Sheets
ESPN+ Day 1
ESPN+ Day 2 Session 1 | Session 2
ESPN+ Day 3 Session 1 | Session 2
ESPN+ Day 4 Session 1 | Session 2

Regular Season Results 

The Quakers concluded the regular season with a record of 6-5. They have wins over Ivy League competitors such as Brown & Dartmouth and non-conference opponents like Drexel, Boston College, La Salle, and West Chester. The Quakers enter Ivy’s having won five of their last six.

Swimmer Spotlight

The Quakers have had multiple top performers this season, with Eddie Jin (100 & 200 back, 50 & 100 back), Watson Nguyen (50 & 100 breast), and Alex Fu (50 & 100 fly) highlighting the group. Max Malakhovets, Aaron Jia, and James Curreri have also had bright seasons.

 

This Time Last Year

The 2025 Ivy League Championships saw Princeton take home the Ivy crown. Penn finished in seventh place with 701.5 points. Then-senior Matt Fallon claimed the top spot in the 200 breast with a 1:48.85.

Schedule  

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Finals (6 p.m.) | ESPN+ 

1          200-yard medley relay (timed final)

            Team Diving Relay (exhibition)

2          800-yard freestyle relay (timed final) 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Prelims (11 a.m.) | ESPN+ 

3          500-yard freestyle

4          200-yard individual medley

5          50-yard freestyle

6          1-meter diving prelims (1:30pm)

6          1-meter diving consolation finals (to begin 15 minutes after conclusion of prelims)

Finals (6 p.m.) | ESPN+ 

3          500-yard freestyle

4          200-yard individual medley

5          50-yard freestyle

6          1-meter diving finals

7          200-yard freestyle relay (timed final)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Prelims (11 a.m.) | ESPN+ 

9          100-yard butterfly

10       400-yard individual medley 

11        200-yard freestyle

12        100-yard breaststroke

13        100-yard backstroke

20         3-meter diving prelims (1:30pm)

8          1000-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat (to begin at approx. 4:30pm)

Finals (6 p.m.) | ESPN+ 

8          1000-yard freestyle (fastest heat)

9           100-yard butterfly

10         400-yard individual medley

11         200-yard freestyle

12        100-yard breaststroke

13        100-yard backstroke

20        3-meter diving consolations finals

14        400-yard medley relay (timed final)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Prelims (11 a.m.) | ESPN+ 

16         200-yard backstroke

17         100-yard freestyle

18         200-yard breaststroke

19         200-yard butterfly

15         1650-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat) (to begin at approx. 4:10 pm)

Finals (6 p.m.) | ESPN+ 

15         1650-yard freestyle (fastest heat)

16         200-yard backstroke

17         100-yard freestyle

18         200-yard breaststroke

19         200-yard butterfly

20         3-meter diving finals

21         400-yard freestyle relay (timed final)

For the latest on Penn swimming & diving, follow @PennSwimDive on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, and on the web at PennAthletics.com.

 

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