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Friday, March 27
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NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
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van Renen and Green Earn First Team All-America Honors at NCAAs
March 27, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving
ATLANTA – Led by senior Ruard van Renen's career day, the University of Georgia men's swimming and diving team moved up the leaderboard with a strong performance Friday at the 2026 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center.
With one day of competition remaining, Georgia stands in 16th place with 50.5 points, moving up from 22nd place entering the day.
Fast Facts
100y Backstroke – van Renen reached the podium with a second-place finish, turning in a time of 43.54, the third-fastest in program history. For van Renen, it was his third consecutive First Team All-America honor in the event, preceded by a consolation final victory in 2023 during his freshman season at Southern Illinois. In the morning session, van Renen also placed second with a personal-best time of 43.41, the second-fastest time in program history. Also in prelims, freshman Hayden Meyers made his NCAA Championship debut, finishing 47th with a time of 46.55.
500y Freestyle – Freshman Sean Green earned his second All-America citation of the week, picking up First Team honors with an eighth-place time of 4:13.29. In prelims, Green also placed eighth with a personal-best time of 4:11.34, becoming the eighth-fastest performer in program history. Junior Tomas Koski earned Second Team All-America honors with a season-place time of 4:12.34, posting a season-best time and winning his prelims heat.
400y Medley Relay – van Renen joined sophomores Elliot Woodburn and Drew Hitchcock and freshman Tane Bidois to earn Second Team All-America honors with a 16th-place time of 3:02.91, the fourth-fastest in program history. Van Renen led off with a 100y back split of 43.65, the fourth-fastest time in program history, giving him three of the top four times all-time in one day of action. Bidois closed with a season-best anchor leg of 42.12.
Up Next
The NCAA Championships conclude Saturday with the 200y individual medley, 100y freestyle, 200y butterfly, 200y backstroke, platform diving, and 400y freestyle relay.
Prelims and early heats of the relay finals will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the full finals session at 6 p.m. Live coverage of the NCAA Championships will stream live on ESPN+, with live results available here and on MeetMobile.
Events
100y Backstroke
1. Hubert Kos, Texas – 42.61
2. Ruard van Renen, Georgia – 43.54
3. Adam Chaney, Arizona State – 43.75
47. Hayden Meyers, Georgia – 46.55
200y Breaststroke
1. Yamato Okadome, California – 1:48.61
2. Josh Bey, Indiana – 1:48.79
3. Luka Mladenovic, Michigan – 1:49.34
Cale Martter, Georgia – DQ (prelims)
500y Freestyle
1. Ahmed Hafnaoui, Florida – 4:06.56
2. Ahmed Jaouadi, Florida – 4:06.90
3. Rex Maurer, Texas – 4:07.88
8. Sean Green, Georgia – 4:13.29
14. Tomas Koski, Georgia – 4:12.34
50y Freestyle
1. Josh Liendo, Florida – 18.06
2. Gui Caribe, Tennessee – 18.19
3. Ilya Kharun, Arizona State – 18.24
3-meter Diving
1. Collier Dyer, Missouri – 497.75
2. Luke Sitz, SMU – 495.30
3. Moritz Wesemann, USC – 485.85
400y Medley Relay
1. Arizona State – 2:56.79
2. Texas – 2:57.22
3. Florida – 2:57.54
16. Georgia – 3:02.91
Standings
1. Texas, 340.5
2. Florida, 331
3. Indiana, 254
4. Arizona State, 245
5. Tennessee, 199
6. California, 186
7. NC State, 175.5
8. Michigan, 163
9. Virginia, 110
10. Stanford, 95
16. Georgia, 50.5
With one day of competition remaining, Georgia stands in 16th place with 50.5 points, moving up from 22nd place entering the day.
Fast Facts
100y Backstroke – van Renen reached the podium with a second-place finish, turning in a time of 43.54, the third-fastest in program history. For van Renen, it was his third consecutive First Team All-America honor in the event, preceded by a consolation final victory in 2023 during his freshman season at Southern Illinois. In the morning session, van Renen also placed second with a personal-best time of 43.41, the second-fastest time in program history. Also in prelims, freshman Hayden Meyers made his NCAA Championship debut, finishing 47th with a time of 46.55.
500y Freestyle – Freshman Sean Green earned his second All-America citation of the week, picking up First Team honors with an eighth-place time of 4:13.29. In prelims, Green also placed eighth with a personal-best time of 4:11.34, becoming the eighth-fastest performer in program history. Junior Tomas Koski earned Second Team All-America honors with a season-place time of 4:12.34, posting a season-best time and winning his prelims heat.
400y Medley Relay – van Renen joined sophomores Elliot Woodburn and Drew Hitchcock and freshman Tane Bidois to earn Second Team All-America honors with a 16th-place time of 3:02.91, the fourth-fastest in program history. Van Renen led off with a 100y back split of 43.65, the fourth-fastest time in program history, giving him three of the top four times all-time in one day of action. Bidois closed with a season-best anchor leg of 42.12.
Up Next
The NCAA Championships conclude Saturday with the 200y individual medley, 100y freestyle, 200y butterfly, 200y backstroke, platform diving, and 400y freestyle relay.
Prelims and early heats of the relay finals will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the full finals session at 6 p.m. Live coverage of the NCAA Championships will stream live on ESPN+, with live results available here and on MeetMobile.
Events
100y Backstroke
1. Hubert Kos, Texas – 42.61
2. Ruard van Renen, Georgia – 43.54
3. Adam Chaney, Arizona State – 43.75
47. Hayden Meyers, Georgia – 46.55
200y Breaststroke
1. Yamato Okadome, California – 1:48.61
2. Josh Bey, Indiana – 1:48.79
3. Luka Mladenovic, Michigan – 1:49.34
Cale Martter, Georgia – DQ (prelims)
500y Freestyle
1. Ahmed Hafnaoui, Florida – 4:06.56
2. Ahmed Jaouadi, Florida – 4:06.90
3. Rex Maurer, Texas – 4:07.88
8. Sean Green, Georgia – 4:13.29
14. Tomas Koski, Georgia – 4:12.34
50y Freestyle
1. Josh Liendo, Florida – 18.06
2. Gui Caribe, Tennessee – 18.19
3. Ilya Kharun, Arizona State – 18.24
3-meter Diving
1. Collier Dyer, Missouri – 497.75
2. Luke Sitz, SMU – 495.30
3. Moritz Wesemann, USC – 485.85
400y Medley Relay
1. Arizona State – 2:56.79
2. Texas – 2:57.22
3. Florida – 2:57.54
16. Georgia – 3:02.91
Standings
1. Texas, 340.5
2. Florida, 331
3. Indiana, 254
4. Arizona State, 245
5. Tennessee, 199
6. California, 186
7. NC State, 175.5
8. Michigan, 163
9. Virginia, 110
10. Stanford, 95
16. Georgia, 50.5
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