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Chris Szagola

Men's Swimming and Diving

Men's Swimming and Diving Eyes Ivy League Championships Wednesday

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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Players Mentioned

Matt Fallon

Matt Fallon

Breast/IM
Senior
James Curreri

James Curreri

Back
Senior
Alex Fu

Alex Fu

Fly/Breast
Senior
Max Malakhovets

Max Malakhovets

Fly/Free
Sophomore
Watson Nguyen

Watson Nguyen

Breast
Sophomore
Aaron Jia

Aaron Jia

Free/IM
Freshman
Eddie Jin

Eddie Jin

Back/Free
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matt Fallon

Matt Fallon

Senior
Breast/IM
James Curreri

James Curreri

Senior
Back
Alex Fu

Alex Fu

Senior
Fly/Breast
Max Malakhovets

Max Malakhovets

Sophomore
Fly/Free
Watson Nguyen

Watson Nguyen

Sophomore
Breast
Aaron Jia

Aaron Jia

Freshman
Free/IM
Eddie Jin

Eddie Jin

Sophomore
Back/Free