Cardinals Move Up at NCAA Championships After Day 2

Thursday, March 26

Atlanta, GA

Prelims 10 a.m. | Finals 6 p.m.

University of Louisville

Men's NCAA Championships

March 26, 2026 | Swimming & Diving

Rayce Winn makes history as the first male diver to score at NCAAs

By: Nancy Worley

ATLANTA -- The University of Louisville moved into 12^th place after two days of competition at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championship at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech.

Louisville has scored 53 points after two days of competition. Texas took the lead today with 215.5 points followed by Florida (205), Arizona State (133.5) Indiana (132.5), Cal (124), NC State (122), Michigan (115), Tennessee (107), Virginia (88), Stanford (83), and Ohio State (63) to round out the top 12.

UofL swam in the finals of the 200 free relay, finishing sixth with a time of 1:14.94, second fastest relay in school history, a mark this same foursome set at the ACC Championships in February. Nikita Sheremet led off with an 18.74 split, followed by Charlie Crush, who went 18.76. Next in the water was Aiden Musso, who turned in an 18.52 before Rian Graham anchored with a time of 18.92. The event was won by Arizona State with the Sun Devils posting a time of 1:12.46.

The Cardinals also picked up valuable points from diver Rayce Winn, who finished 13^th on the 1-meter springboard to become the first male diver to score at NCAAs.

ESPN+ 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. ET, Monday, March 30.

A total of 270 participants (235 swimmers and 35 divers) will compete in the championships. Swimmers qualified for the championships either by winning their conference championship in an event with an established minimum time in that swim or by meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered. Divers were determined by performances achieved at the Zone C Diving Championships held Mar. 8-11 in Ypsilanti, Mich. Selected divers were announced Thursday, Mar. 12. The complete lists of all swimmers (athletes by institution, official psych sheet, relays, and alternates) competing in the championships is available at usaswimming.org/ncaa.

Tommy Bried, Guy Brooks, Jake Eccleston, Gregg Enoch, Jackson Millard, and Nikita Sheremet along with relay swimmers Finnley Conklin, Charlie Crush, Rian Graham, and Aiden Musso will represent the Cards down in Atlanta. Rayce Winn will compete in 1-meter diving, while Ray Preas will compete on the platform.

Cardinal Qualifiers
Tommy Bried (400 IM)
Guy Brooks (200 Free)
Jake Eccleston (200 Breast)
Gregg Enoch (400 IM)
Jackson Millard (400 IM, 200 IM)
Nikita Sheremet (50 Free, 100 Free)
Finnley Conklin (Relay)
Charlie Crush (Relay)
Rian Graham (Relay)
Aiden Musso (Relay)

Diving
Rayce Winn (1-meter)
Ray Preas (Platform)

The Cardinals are also qualified in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay.

Meet Information
Meet Information

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 27 | Live results
Trials – 10 a.m. ET | Finals – 6 p.m. ET

100-yard backstroke
200-yard breaststroke
500-yard freestyle
50-yard freestyle
400-yard medley relay
Three-meter diving

Saturday, March 28 | Live results
Trials – 10 a.m. ET | Finals – 6 p.m. ET

200-yard individual medley
100-yard freestyle
200-yard butterfly
200-yard backstroke
400-yard freestyle relay
Platform diving

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