For the second consecutive day, the Case Western Reserve University men's swimming and diving team set a school record at the 2026 University Athletic Association Championships hosted by the University of Chicago at the Ratner Athletics Center in Chicago on Thursday.
The Spartan quartet of first-year Trevor Novak, senior William Froass, senior Ben Borvendeg, and senior Mason Bencurik lowered the school record in the 200 Free Relay by 0.22 seconds to pace the team at the championship meet.
School Record
- 200 Free Relay, 1:22.07
- Novak, Froass, Borvendeg, Bencurik
- Previous record of 1:22.29 set by Froass, Borvendeg, Bencurik, and Emil LaSida at 2025 UAA Championships
NCAA B Cut Time
200 Free Relay
- Novak, Froass, Borvendeg, Bencurik
400 Medley Relay
500 Free
50 Free
- C Final
- Novak, t-18th, 20.80 seconds
- Borvendeg, 21st, 20.88 seconds
200 IM
- C Final
- Rutkauskas, 23rd, 1:52.16
- Senior Joshua Hernandez, 24th, 1:54.39 (1:52.86 in prelims)
B Cut Tracker (3)
School Record Tracker (2)
- 800 Free Relay
- 200 Free Relay
Team Standings (after two days)
- Emory, 626.5 points
- NYU, 590.0 points
- Chicago, 554.5 points
- WashU, 432.5 points
- Carnegie Mellon, 378.0 points
- CWRU, 305.5 points
- Rochester, 253.0 points
- Brandeis, 198.0 points
Up Next
The third day of the conference championships will feature the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, and men's 1-meter dive. Preliminary action is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET with the evening session scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.
