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Men's Swim & Dive leads NCAA Championships after day three as Kós sets 100 backstroke record
03.27.2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Record-breaking night highlighted by Kós’ NCAA mark and a program-best 400 medley relay performance.
ATLANTA — Texas Men's Swimming and Diving maintained its lead in the NCAA Championships with 340.5 points after three days of competition, ahead of Florida (331) and Indiana (254) at McAuley Aquatic Center on Friday. The Longhorns were paced by record-breaking performances from Hubert Kós in the 100-yard backstroke and a program record in the 400-yard medley relay.
Hubert Kós set a new NCAA, U.S. Open, meet and program record in the 100-yard backstroke with a winning time of 42.61 in the finals, defending his national title. Earlier in the day, he had broken his own records in the prelims of the event with a time of 43.08. Kós' final swim shaved 0.47 seconds off his earlier mark and improved on his previous championship-winning time of 43.20.
Texas also saw two juniors earn All-American finishes. Nate Germonprez touched the wall fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:49.69. Will Modglin finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke, dropping 0.28 seconds from his prelim time of 44.08 to finish in 43.80.
Texas added multiple All-America finishes in the pool. Nate Germonprez placed fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke touching the wall in 1:49.69, while Will Modglin finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in 43.80, lowering his prelim time by 0.28 seconds. Rex Maurer recorded a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, touching in 4:07.88 after improving on his prelim time of 4:08.78.
In the diving well, Nick Harris earned All-America honors with a sixth-place finish on 3-meter with 415.00 points, highlighted by an 89.30-point forward 4½ somersault tuck, along with matching 74.80-point efforts on the forward 2½ somersault with 2 twists pike and inward 3½ somersault tuck. Luke Forester followed with a seventh-place finish with 405.55, led by a 76.50-point inward 3½ somersault tuck and a 69.00-point inward 2½ somersault pike.
Texas closed the night with a program-record performance in the 400-yard medley relay, as the quartet of Modglin, Germonprez, Kós and Camden Taylor finished second with a time of 2:57.22, surpassing the previous school record of 2:57.64 set at the SEC Championships.
Will Scholtz added an honorable mention All-America finish, placing 16th in the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:52.05.
The NCAA Championships conclude Saturday with the 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard backstroke, platform diving and 400-yard freestyle relay. Preliminaries are scheduled for 9 a.m. CT, with finals at 5 p.m. CT. Both sessions will be streamed on ESPN+.
Top-10 Team Rankings
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
Texas Longhorns National Champions
Rafael Fente-Damers: 800-yard freestyle relay
Hubert Kós: 100-yard backstroke
Rex Maurer: 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard IM
Baylor Nelson: 800-yard freestyle relay
Camden Taylor: 800-yard freestyle relay
Texas Longhorns All-Americans
Rafael Fente-Damers: 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard freestyle relay
Luke Forester: 3-meter diving
Nate Germonprez: 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay, 100-yard breaststroke
Garrett Gould: 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay
Nick Harris: 3-meter diving
Hubert Kós: 200-yard medley relay, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke, 400-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay
Cooper Lucas: 400-yard IM
Rex Maurer: 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard IM
Campbell McKean: 100-yard breaststroke
Will Modglin 200-yard medley relay, 100-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay, 100-yard backstroke
Baylor Nelson: 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard IM
Kyle Peck: 200-yard freestyle relay
Camden Taylor 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay
Texas Longhorns Honorable Mention All-Americans
Jacob Jones: 1-meter diving
Will Scholtz: 200-yard breaststroke
