Utah Men to Compete at NCAA Championships

Wednesday, March 25

Atlanta, GA

All Day

University of Utah

NCAA Championships

Swimming and Diving during the 2026 Big12 Swimming and Diving Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Thursday February 26th, 2026 (Photo by Kara Durrette/Big 12 Conference)

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3/24/2026 9:25 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

VanBrocklin, Chirafisi, Petersen off to Atlanta for NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving National Championships

SALT LAKE CITY – Seniors Evan VanBrocklin and Elias Petersen and junior Nick Chirafisi will represent the University of Utah at the NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta this week after the women's championships were held in McAuley Aquatic Center last week.

Chirafisi will compete in the 200, 500 and 1650 Free, VanBrocklin will swim in the 100 Fly, 200 Fly and 200 IM, and Petersen will compete on both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards.

Meet: NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships
Location: Atlanta, Ga. | McAuley Aquatic Center
Date: March 25-28
Watch: ESPN+
Live Results: Updates

Schedule of Events
Wednesday, March 25 – Timed Finals: 8 a.m. MT; Finals: 4:03 p.m. MT

1650 Free (Chirafisi)

Thursday, March 26 – Swim Prelims: 8 a.m. MT; Dive Prelims: 10 a.m. MT; Finals: 4 p.m. MT

100 Fly (VanBrocklin)
200 Free (Chirafisi)
1-meter (Petersen)

Friday, March 27 – Swim Prelims: 8 a.m. MT; Dive Prelims: 10 a.m. MT; Finals: 4 p.m. MT

500 Free (Chirafisi)
3-meter (Petersen)

Saturday, March 21 – Swim Prelims: 8 a.m. MT; Dive Prelims: 10 a.m. MT; Finals: 4 p.m. MT

200 IM (VanBrocklin)
200 Fly (VanBrocklin)

Looking Back
Utah has had success in its first two postseason competitions of 2026.
Big 12 Championships

Chirafisi and VanBrocklin were a part of the record-setting 800 Free relay team that set the school record with a 6:17.20, taking bronze. Chirafisi also broke his own program record in the 200 Free with his leadoff stint of 1:33.63, then broke it again with a 1:33.60 later in the week
Chirafisi also claimed the program record in the 500 Free, winning gold with a 4:13.48 swim
VanBrocklin's 1:43.80 in the 200 IM won gold and marked the second-fastest time by a Ute in program history.
VanBrocklin set the program record in the 100 Fly at the Big 12 Championships for the second year in a row, touching the wall in 45.69.
Petersen won gold on 1-meter took second on 3-meter while setting a new personal best, and finished sixth on platform.

NCAA Zone E Championships

Petersen took second on 1-meter, fifth on 3-meter and 17th on platform inside the Wall Athletic Center in Flagstaff to advance to NCAAs for the fourth time in his career. He also led the men's diving team to gold in the team event.

Big Scores Earn Big 12 Awards
Utah earned a total of 10 Big 12 Conference weekly awards this season:

Oct. 30, 2025

Attila Bernatsky, Men's Diver of the Week

Nov. 20, 2025

Kathryn Grant, Women's Diver of the Week

Dec. 11, 2025

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week

Dec. 30, 2025

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week
Callie Eaglestone, Women's Diver of the Week
Nolan Dunkel, Men's Newcomer of the Week
Stephanie Oiesen, Women's Newcomer of the Week

Jan. 15, 2026

Davis Stachelek, Men's Swimmer of the Week
Kathryn Grant, Women's Diver of the Week

Feb. 5, 2026

Nolan Dunkel, Men's Newcomer of the Week

Feb. 12, 2026

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week

Since joining the Big 12 prior to last season, Utah has claimed 20 weekly awards, 13 of which have come from divers. Petersen leads all Utes with five weekly awards, all Diver of the Week nods, and was recognized as the conference's Diver of the Year a season ago.

Stay Connected
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