LEXINGTON, Ky. – As announced on Wednesday, nine Kentucky swimmers on the men’s side have been selected to compete at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships. The championship will be held in Atlanta, Ga. from March 25-28.
The selected men to represent the Wildcats include: Adomas Gatulis, Carson Hick, Javier Lopez Guillen, Dziugas Miskinis, Lysander Osman, Justin Peresse, Levi Sandidge, AJ Terry, and Falemana Tuufui.
The list of qualifiers features five newcomers on the season, four relay teams, and three freshmen.
The distance duo of junior Hick and senior Sandidge are the only returning NCAA Qualifiers among the nine who punched their ticket to the national meet in Atlanta Georgia. Sandidge, coming off a silver worthy performance at the SEC Championship in the 1650 free, will compete in the mile, 500 free, and the 400 IM. Hick will compete alongside him once again in the 1650 free and 500 free, marking their third NCAA appearance as a duo in those events.
After a breakout performance at the SEC Championship in the 1650 free, Miskinis will make the distance duo a trio. The freshman is making his NCAA debut alongside the veterans and hopes to use his training teammates as fuel to make a big splash.
The French freshman Osman leads the Wildcats in the most events at seven. He will swim in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 back individually, along with four relays alongside a combination his fellow Cats in freshman Tuufui, sophomore Terry, sophomore Gatulis, sophomore Lopez Guillen, and junior Peresse.
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Qualifiers:
Adomas Gatulis: 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Carson Hick: 1650 free, 500 free
Javier Lopez: 200 Medley relay, 400 Medley relay
Dziugas Miskinis: 1650 free
Lysander Osman: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free relay, 100 back, 50 free, 400 Medley relay, 100 free, 400 Free relay
Justin Peresse: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Levi Sandidge: 1650 free, 400 IM, 500 free
AJ Terry: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Falemana Tuufui: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free relay, 400 Medley relay, 400 Free relay
Championship Schedule:
- Wednesday, March 25
- 1650-yard freestyle
- 200-yard medley relay
- 800-yard freestyle relay
- Thursday, March 26
- 100-yard butterfly
- 400-yard individual medley
- 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- One-meter diving
- Friday, March 27
- 100-yard backstroke
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 500-yard freestyle
- 50-yard freestyle
- 400-yard medley relay
- Three-meter diving
- Saturday, March 28
- 200-yard individual medley
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard butterfly
- 200-yard backstroke
- 400-yard freestyle relay
- Platform diving
