2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

• March 26-29, 2025
• Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center, Federal Way, Washington
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• Start Times: Prelims: 10 AM ׀ Finals: 6 PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
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  • Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3
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FRIDAY FINALS HEAT SHEET

Welcome to day 3 finals of the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships. Tonight’s session should be even more action packed than the previous two, given that there are even more events tonight. We enter the night with a clear trio of contenders to win the team title. Texas is leading, while Cal is in 2nd, and Indiana in 3rd. Our projections based off prelims this morning have Indiana likely passing Cal by the end of the night, while Texas is likely to stay in 1st.

The night will kick off with the 100 fly, where we should see a terrific race. Josh Liendo led prelims this morning with a 43.49, while Dare Rose was also under 44 with a 43.74, and Ilya Kharun was 43.81.

Texas’ Rex Maurer will be looking to add a 2nd NCAA title to his name tonight in the 400 IM after winning the 500 free last night. Maurer came in as a the heavy favorite in the event, then went 3:37.17 in prelims this morning, leading a field in which 4 other guys went 3:37. It should be a really great race from top to bottom, as 1st and 8th were separated by less than 1.4 seconds this morning.

Fellow Longhorn Luke Hobson set the tone in the 200 free this morning, swimming a 1:29.60. While he’s the favorite as the NCAA record holder in the event, Hobson has his work cut out for him tonight with this field.

Speaking of exciting swims, we could see multiple men go under 50 seconds in the same heat of the 100 breast for the first time ever tonight. Indiana’s Finn Brooks, who has been under 50 already this season, led prelims with a 50.28. Florida’s Julian Smith, who has also been under 50 already this season, was 50.30 this morning. It took a 50.64 to make the ‘A’ final, so this should be a stunningly fast heat tonight.

We also saw two guys go under 44 seconds in the 100 back this morning. Florida’s Jonny Marshall was 43.88, while Texas’ Hubert Kos clocked a 43.90.

Scoring Update (Through Thursday)

1. Texas – 190
2. California – 159.5
3. Indiana – 146
4. Tennessee – 114
5. Arizona State – 111
6. Florida – 101
7. Georgia – 92
8. NC State – 90
9. Stanford – 81
10. Michigan/Alabama – 43 (Tie)
11. –
12. Texas A&M – 39.5
13. Ohio State – 38
14. Florida State – 34
15. USC – 32
16. Virginia Tech – 29
17. Louisville – 24
18. Georgia Tech/Purdue – 19 (Tie)
19. –
20. LSU – 18
21. North Carolina – 16
22. Utah – 15
23. Auburn/Wisconsin – 14 (Tie)
24. –
25. SMU – 12
26. Miami (FL) – 11
27. Yale – 9
28. Virginia – 8
29. Kentucky/Missouri – 6 (Tie)
30. –
31. Army – 4
32. Arizona – 1

Men’s 100 Butterfly – Finals

• NCAA Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• Championship Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• American Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• U.S. Open Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• 2024 Champion: Josh Liendo, Florida — 43.07
• 2024 Time to Final: 44.63/44.99

Top 8:

1. Josh Liendo (Florida) – 43.06
2. Ilya Kharun (Arizona State) – 43.43
3. Luca Urlando (Georgia) – 43.49
4. Dare Rose (California) – 43.52
5. Scotty Buff (Florida) – 43.95
6. Andrei Minakov (Stanford) – 43.97
7. Tyler Ray (Michigan) – 44.01
8. Youssef Ramadan (Virginia Tech) – 44.15

Florida junior Josh Liendo got the job done tonight, defending his NCAA title in the 100 fly. Liendo swam a 43.06 tonight, clipping his previous career best of 43.07, which he swam to win the event at last year’s meet. Despite trailing Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun at the 50, Liendo was able to pour it on on the back half of the race, splitting a stunningly fast 22.93 on the 2nd 50.

Kharun was out in 20.11, but just didn’t quite have the back half that Liendo did, and wound up 2nd with a 43.43. Still, the performance marks a new personal best for Kharun by a few tenths of a second.

Georgia’s Luca Urlando popped a career best of 43.49 to take 3rd, while Dare Rose‘s 43.52, and Scotty Buff‘s 43.95 were also career bests.

After taking 3rd in the 50 free last night, Tennessee’s Gui Caribe took the ‘B’ final in 44.31. That’s a new career best for Caribe.

Scoring Update:

Scoring Update:

1. Texas – 190
2. California – 174.5
3. Indiana – 155
4. Florida – 135
5. Arizona State – 128
6. Tennessee – 123
7. Georgia – 108
8. NC State – 97
9. Stanford – 94
10. Michigan – 55

Men’s 400 IM – Finals

• NCAA Record: 3:28.82 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• Championship Record: 3:28.82 –Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• American Record: 3:33.42 – Chase Kalisz, Georgia (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 3:28.82 –Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• 2024 Champion: Leon Marchand, Arizona State – 3:32.12
• 2024 Time to Final: 3:39.85/3:41.91

Top 8:

1. Rex Maurer (Texas) – 3:34.00
2. Tristan Jankovics (Ohio State) – 3:34.98
3. Lucas Henveaux (California) – 3:36.22
4. Jake Magahey (Georgia) – 3:37.43
5. Dominik Mark Torok (Wisconsin) – 3:37.50
6. Cooper Lucas (Texas) – 3:38.18
7. Baylor Nelson (Texas A&M) – 3:39.84
8. David Johnston (Texas) – 3:42.73

Rex Maurer earned his 2nd NCAA title in as many days, getting out to a lead in the 400 IM and holding it through the end. Ohio State’s Tristan Jankovics did briefly inch ahead of Maurer at the breast-to-free turn, but his lead only lasted a few seconds. Maurer’s time of 3:34.00 marks a new personal best for the Texas sophomore. Speaking of Texas, they got a load of points of this event, seeing Cooper Lucas take 6th and David Johnston 8th as well.

For Jankovics, his final time of 3:34.98 not only marks a 2nd place finish, but an Ohio State and Big Ten record as well. He had previously set the conference record at the Big Ten Championships last month with a 3:35.51.

Cal’s Lucas Henveaux did what he needed to for his team tonight, taking 3rd in a new career best of 3:36.22.

The ‘B’ final saw a great race between NC State’s Kyle Ponsler and Cal’s Tyler Kopp develop. Kopp was leading for much of the race, but Ponsler pulled into the lead on freestyle and held Kopp off on the final 50. Ponsler’s time of 3:37.42 marked a huge new career best, blowing away his previous mark of 3:39.28 from last year’s NCAAs. Kopp’s time of 3:37.75 was also a massive career best, marking his first time under 3:40 in the event.

Scoring Update:

1. Texas – 234
2. California – 200.5
3. Indiana – 155
4. Florida – 146
5. Arizona State – 128
6. Tennessee/Georgia – 123 (Tie)
7. –
8. NC State – 106
9. Stanford – 94
10. Michigan/Ohio State – 55 (Tie)

Men’s 200 Freestyle – Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• Championship Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• American Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, Texas (2024)
• 2024 Champion: Luke Hobson, Texas – 1:28.81
• 2024 Time to Final: 1:31.42/1:32.15

Top 8:

1. Luke Hobson (Texas) – 1:28.33 (NCAA Record)
2. Chris Guiliano (Texas) – 1:29.42
3. Gabriel Jett (California) – 1:30.08
4. Charlie Hawke (Alabama) – 1:30.14
5. Jack Alexy (California) – 1:30.28
6. Jordan Crooks (Tennessee)/Tomas Koski (Georgia) – 1:31.36
7. –
8. Henry McFadden (Stanford) – 1:31.45

Texas’ Luke Hobson was spectacular in his final NCAA 200 free, shattering his own NCAA record with a blistering 1:28.33. Teammate Chris Guiliano was out pushing the pace early, leading the race through the first 100 yards, but it was all Hobson on the back half. It was a wonderfully split 200 free for Hobson, as he was 20.68, 22.33, 22.50, and 22.82 respectively by 50.

Guiliano had the best 200 free of his career as well, ripping a 1:29.42 for 2nd. He was out fast, splitting 42.92 on the opening 100, but despite that, he held up well on the back half. Guiliano was home in 46.52, earning him runner-up status and Texas a 1-2 finish.

Cal once again got in to score points, seeing Gabriel Jett make a late push for 3rd. Jett swam a 1:30.08, while fellow Golden Bear Jack Alexy was 5th in 1:30.28.

Alabama saw Charlie Hawke take 4th in 1:30.14, which is a career best and an Alabama record.

Arizona State’s Patrick Sammon took the ‘B’ final in 1:31.28.

Scoring Update:

1. Texas – 271
2. California – 234.5
3. Indiana – 156
4. Florida – 151
5. Arizona State – 137
6. Tennessee/Georgia – 135.5 (Tie)
7. –
8. NC State – 106
9. Stanford – 105
10. Alabama – 68

Men’s 100 Breaststroke – Finals

• NCAA Record: 49.51 – Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
• Championship Record: 49.53 – Liam Bell, Cal (2024)
• American Record: 49.51 – Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
• U.S. Open Record: 49.51 – Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Liam Bell, Cal – 49.53
• 2024 Time to Final: 51.27/51.87

Top 8:

1. Julian Smith (Florida) – 49.55
2. Denis Petrashov (Louisville) – 50.27
3. Nate Germonprez (Texas) – 50.29
4. Finn Brooks (Indiana) – 50.50
5. Ron Polonsky (Stanford) – 50.60
6. Caspar Corbeau (Indiana) – 50.62
7. Yamato Okadome (California) – 50.69
8. Jack Kelly (Brown) – 50.77

In the end, it wasn’t close. Florida’s Julian Smith won his first NCAA title, ripping a 49.55, which stands as the 3rd-fastest performance in history. Smith set the NCAA Record in the event at the SEC Championships last month, where he swam a 49.51.

Louisville picked up their highest finish of the meet so far, seeing Denis Petrashov take 2nd in 50.27, which is a new career best and Louisville program record in the event.

Texas only had one swimmer in this event, but he did his job marvelously for his team. He swam a 50.29, coming in 3rd and earning 16 points for the Longhorns.

After clocking the top time in prelims, Indiana’s Finn Brooks came in 4th tonight with a 50.50. It wasn’t his best swim, but he was 1 of 6, yes 6, Hoosiers in finals of this event, and he scored big points for his team. Fellow Hoosier Caspar Corbeau came in 6th with a 50.62.

In a ‘B’ final in which Indiana had 4 swimmers, they went 1-2-3. Jassen Yep won the heat in 50.89, while Josh Matheny was 50.95, and Brian Benzing was 50.99. The Hoosiers also saw Luke Barr take 7th in the B final with a 51.43. Combine that with their ‘A’ finals swims, and Indiana earned 52 points in this event.

Scoring Update:

1. Texas – 287
2. California – 247.5
3. Indiana – 208
4. Florida – 176
5. Arizona State – 140
6. Tennessee/Georgia – 135.5 (Tie)
7. –
8. Stanford – 119
9. NC State – 106
10. Alabama – 68

Men’s 100 Backstroke – Finals

• NCAA Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• Championship Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• American Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• U.S. Open Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
• 2024 Champion: Brendan Burns, Indiana – 43.86
• 2024 Time to Final: 44.52/45.20

Top 8:

1. Hubert Kos (Texas) – 43.20 (NCAA Record)
2. Jonny Marshall (Florida) – 43.22
3. Ruard Van Renen (Georgia) – 43.85
4. Mewen Tomac (California) – 43.94
5. Destin Lasco (California) – 44.10
6. Owen McDonald (Indiana) – 44.16
7. Will Modglin (Texas) – 44.17
8. Johnny Crush (Army) – 45.07

Texas set their 2nd NCAA Record of the night, seeing Hubert Kos rip a 43.20 to break the record in the 100 back. Florida’s Jonny Marshall was out in the led, splitting a blistering 20.70 on the first 50m but Kos was able to run him down on the last 25 of the race. Marshall also wound up under the previous NCAA record, swimming a 43.22 for a new Florida program record.

Georgia got in for a big 3rd place finish, seeing Ruard Van Renen swim a 43.85. That’s a massive swim for the junior, marking his first time under 44 seconds.

Cal had a big finish as well, seeing Mewen Tomac pop a new career best of 43.94 for 4th, while Destin Lasco was 5th with a 44.10.

Tennessee picked up a big win in the ‘B’ final, seeing Harrison Lierz win in a time of 44.40, a new personal best.

Scoring Update:

1. Texas – 319
2. California – 281.5
3. Indiana – 227
4. Florida – 193
5. Georgia – 151.5
6. Tennessee – 144.5
7. Arizona State – 140
8. Stanford – 122
9. NC State – 110
10. Alabama – 68

Men’s 3-Meter Diving – Finals

• Championship Record: 529.10 — Samuel Dorman, Miami (FL) (2015)
• 2024 Champion: Carson Tyler, Indiana — 476.85
• 2024 Scores to Final: 384.10/356.65

Top 8:

1. Carson Tyler (Indiana) – 467.45
2. Quentin Henninger (Indiana) – 466.15
3. Jack Ryan (Stanford) – 457.90
4. Jacob Welsh (Texas) – 395.95
5. Shangfei Wang (USC) – 393.10
6. Cameron Cash (Pitt) – 391.20
7. Max Weinrich (Indiana) – 389.20
8. Clayton Chaplin (Ohio State) – 383.60

Indiana went 1-2 in 3-meter diving tonight, matching Texas’ performance from the 200 free. Carson Tyler repeated as champion in the event, scoring a total of 467.45, which was just off his winning performance of 476.85 from last year. Quentin Henninger came in 2nd, a very close 2nd, finishing with a score of 466.15. The Hoosiers also saw Max Weinrich take 7th with a final score of 389.20. With the performances from that trio, Indiana made up a ton of ground in the team standings, and now enters the relay just 6.5 points behind Cal.

Stanford got a big finish out of Jack Ryan, who came in 3rd with a score of 457.90. Texas only had one diver score in this event, but Jacob Welsh, just a freshman, did his job beautifully, taking 4th tonight.

Pitt also earned their first ‘A” finalist of the meet, seeing Cameron Cash take 6th tonight.

Scoring Update:

1. Texas – 334
2. California – 282.5
3. Indiana – 276
4. Florida – 193
5. Georgia – 151.5
6. Tennessee – 148.5
7. Arizona State – 140
8. Stanford – 138
9. NC State – 110
10. Alabama/Ohio State – 68 (Tie)

Men’s 400 Medley Relay

• NCAA Record: 2:55.66 — Florida (Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter) (2025)
• Championship Record: 2:57.32 — Arizona State (Kos, Marchand, Kharun, Kulow) (2024)
• American Record: 3:01.51 — Cal (Murphy, Hoppe, Josa, Jensen) (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 2:55.66 — Florida (Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter) (2025)
• 2024 Champion: Arizona State (Kos, Marchand, Kharun, Kulow) — 2:57.32

Top 8:

1. Florida (Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter) – 2:56.10 (Championship Record)
2. Texas (Modglin, Germonprez, Kos, Hobson) – 2:58.95
3. Arizona State (Wadsworth, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow) – 2:58.97
4. Cal (Tomac, Okadome, Rose, Lasco) – 2:59.12
5. Indiana (McDonald, Brooks, Frankel, King) – 2:59.73
6. Georgia (Van Renen, Pitshugin, Urlando, Branzell) – 3:00.38
7. Stanford (Sequeira, Polonsky, Minakov, Dupont Cabrera) – 3:00.91
8. Michigan (Wilkening, Kalafatm Ray, Groumi) – 3:01.19

Florida put up a dominant performance in the 400 medley relay tonight, swimming a 2:56.10, which shattered the Championship Record by more than a second. Jonny Marshall led off in 43.87, then Julian Smith put up the 2nd-fastest breaststroke split in history with a head-turning 48.85. That broke the race wide open, just in time for Josh Liendo to dive in and throw down a 42.46 fly split. Alexander Painter, the freshman, then anchored the Gators in 40.92, securing the victory and the meet record.

Texas managed to get in for 2nd in a very tight race. Will Modglin (44.37), Nate Germonprez (50.49), Hubert Kos (43.45), and Luke Hobson (40.64) got the job done, swimming a 2:58.95.

Arizona State was right there at the finish, thanks in large part to a 40.11 anchor from Jonny Kulow. Ilya Kharun was also exceptional, putting up a 42.83 on the fly leg for the Sun Devils.

Other notable splits included Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks anchoring his relay in 39.95 and Matt King’s 40.56 on the anchor of Indiana’s relay.

Georgia was incredible in heat 2 tonight, swimming a 3:00.38, which wound up good for 6th. Their seed was a result of their being DQ’d in the event at the SEC Championships, which meant they entered the meet as the 24th seed with a 3:05.94. They blew that time away by more than 5 seconds. Ruard Van Renen (43.86), Kristian Pitshugin (51.37), Luca Urlando (43.15), and Reese Branzell (42.00) combined to get it done tonight.

Swimming in heat 3, Michigan put up a 3:01.19, shattering their team record of 3:02.77, which was set last month at the Big Ten Championships. On top of that, Jack Wilkening broke the Michigan program record in the 100 back, leading off in 44.90, which makes him the first Wolverine in history to go under 45 in the event. Wilkening was followed by Ozan Kalafat in 51.34 on breast, then Tyler Ray clocked a 43.99 on fly, and Gal Groumi anchored in 40.96.

Scoring Update (Through Friday)

1. Texas – 368
2. California – 312.5
3. Indiana – 304
4. Florida – 233
5. Georgia – 177.5
6. Arizona State – 172
7. Tennessee – 162.5
8. Stanford – 162
9. NC State – 128
10. Michigan – 83
11. Alabama/Ohio State – 68 (Tie)
12. –
13. Virginia Tech – 63
14. Texas A&M – 57.5
15. USC – 55
16. Louisville – 53
17. Florida State – 48
18. Purdue – 33
19. Wisconsin – 28
20. LSU – 26
21. Georgia Tech – 24
22. North Carolina – 21
23. Army/Yale/Utah – 15 (Tie)
24. –
25. –
26. Auburn – 14
27. Pitt – 13
28. Virginia/SMU – 12 (Tie)
29. –
30. Brown/Miami (FL) – 11 (Tie)
31. –
32. Missouri/Kentucky – 6
33. –
34. Arizona – 1