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Members of the CWRU men's swimming and diving team standing for the national anthem
Tim Phillis

Men's Swimming and Diving

2025-26 CWRU Men’s Swimming & Diving Season Recap

The Case Western Reserve University men's swimming and diving team recorded its third consecutive top 35 national finish during the 2025-26 season with five students representing CWRU at the national championship meet.

At the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, CWRU scored 22.0 points and placed 33rd in the country. Senior John Drumm capped his career with three All-America honors, including a First Team selection, and first-year diver Ryan Wells secured an All-America finish.

Drumm ended his career with seven All-America selections, including two First Team honors. He placed seventh in the 200 Fly, 11th in the 1650 Free, and 16th in the 500 Free, setting the school record in the event with a time of 4:26.67 in the prelims. Wells became just the second diver in program history to place in the top 16 at the national championship with his 14th-place finish in the 3-meter dive. Additionally, seniors Mason Bencurik and William Froass, and first-year Trevor Novak competed for Case Western Reserve at the national championship.

The Spartans placed sixth at the 2026 University Athletic Association Men's Swimming Championships in February, recording eight NCAA B cut times and setting five school records at the four-day meet. The squad recorded six school records throughout the season, three in relays and three in individual events. The 400 Free Relay of Novak, Bencurik, Froass, and Drumm swam a time of 2:58.67 at the Spartan Invitational, the 200 Free Relay of Novak, first-year Lucas Porta, sophomore Victor Trinh, and senior Ben Borvendeg recorded a time of 1:22.04 at the same meet, and Bencurik, Novak, Drumm, and sophomore Owen Miao swam a school record time of 6:36.58 at the UAA Championships in the 800 Free Relay. Novak added a school record in the 100 Free in 44.78 seconds at the Spartan Invite, and sophomore Edgar Rutkauskas swam the fastest time in program history in the 200 Breast when he touched the wall at 2:00.13.

Case Western Reserve finished the campaign with a 6-3 mark in dual meets. The Spartans started the year with three consecutive wins over Centre, Franklin, and Ohio Wesleyan before falling to sixth-ranked Carnegie Mellon. The team responded with a win over Division II Gannon in the last dual meet of the fall semester. In the spring, the squad lost to 15th-ranked SUNY Geneseo and fifth-ranked Kenyon before closing the year with wins over Oberlin and John Carroll.

In the classroom, 14 members of the squad received All-Academic honors from the UAA. In addition, Bencurik, Borvendeg, Drumm, and Froass were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. Froass earned the NCAA Elite Scholar Athlete Award for having the highest cumulative grade point average at the NCAA Championship, the second time a member of the CWRU men's swimming and diving team has received the prestigious honor.

The Spartans earned the following honors during the 2025-26 swimming and diving season:

All-America

John Drumm

200 Fly (seventh)

First Team

1650 Free (11th)

Second Team

500 Free (16th)

Ryan Wells

3-meter dive (14th)

Second Team

NCAA Championship Participants

Mason Bencurik

400 Free Relay (19th), 200 Free (29th)

John Drumm

200 Fly (7th), 1650 Free (11th), 500 Free (16th), 400 Free Relay (19th)

William Froass

400 Free Relay (19th)

Trevor Novak

400 Free Relay (19th), 100 Free (36th)

Ryan Wells

3-meter dive (14th), 1-meter dive (19th)

NCAA Elite Scholar Athlete Award

William Froass

Senior

CSC Academic All-District

Mason Bencurik

First Team

Ben Borvendeg

First Team

John Drumm

First Team

William Froass

First Team

UAA Athlete of the Week

Jack Rudofsky

Feb. 2 (Diver)

Ryan Wells

Nov. 3, Jan. 26 (Diver)

UAA All-Academic

Mason Bencurik

Michael Boelens

Ben Borvendeg

Caeden Couch

Jace Creech

John Drumm

William Froass

Joshua Hernandez

Adam Khatib

Jack Rudofsky

Vladimir Shibalov

Edward Steward

Victor Trinh

Jack Watson

 
The following were the top times/marks for the Spartans during the 2025-26 season:

50 Free

Trevor Novak

20.80

UAA Championships

100 Free

Trevor Novak

44.78 *SR

Spartan Invite

200 Free

Mason Bencurik

1:39.06

Total Performance Invite

500 Free

John Drumm

4:26.67 *SR

NCAA Championships

1000 Free

John Drumm

9:27.81

Vs. Kenyon

1650 Free

John Drumm

15:42.78

NCAA Championships

100 Back

William Froass

49.42

Total Performance Invite

200 Back

William Froass

1:50.81

Total Performance Invite

100 Breast

Edgar Rutkauskas

55.72

UAA Championships

200 Breast

Edgar Rutkauskas

2:00.13 *SR

Spartan Invite

100 Fly

William Froass

49.47

Total Performance Invite

200 Fly

John Drumm

1:47.21

NCAA Championships

200 IM

Edgar Rutkauskas

1:51.64

Total Performance Invite

400 IM

Sam Schultz

4:01.35

UAA Championships

1-Meter Dive (11 dives)

Jack Rudofsky

462.15

Yellow Jacket Diving Invite

3-Meter Dive (11 dives)

Ryan Wells

461.01

NCAA Championships

200 Free Relay

Lucas Porta, Victor Trinh, Trevor Novak, Ben Borvendeg

1:22.04 *SR

Spartan Invite

400 Free Relay

Trevor Novak, Mason Bencurik, William Froass, John Drumm

2:58.67 *SR

Spartan Invite

800 Free Relay

Mason Bencurik, Trevor Novak, Owen Miao, John Drumm

6:26.58 *SR

UAA Championships

200 Medley Relay

Sebastian Illum, Edgar Rutkauskas, William Froass, Trevor Novak

1:30.35

UAA Championships

400 Medley Relay

William Froass, Edgar Rutkauskas, John Drumm, Mason Bencurik

3:18.48

Total Performance Invite

*SR indicates school record

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Players Mentioned

Mason Bencurik

Mason Bencurik

Fr
6' 0"
Senior
Michael Boelens

Michael Boelens

Bk/IM
5' 9"
Junior
Ben Borvendeg

Ben Borvendeg

SFr
6' 0"
Senior
Caeden Couch

Caeden Couch

Fr
6' 1"
Senior
John Drumm

John Drumm

Fr/Fl
6' 2"
Senior
William Froass

William Froass

Bk/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Joshua Hernandez

Joshua Hernandez

Fr/IM
5' 8"
Senior
Adam Khatib

Adam Khatib

Fl
5' 5"
Senior
Owen Miao

Owen Miao

Fr/Fl
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jack Rudofsky

Jack Rudofsky

Dv
6' 4"
Junior
Edgar Rutkauskas

Edgar Rutkauskas

Br/IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Sam Schultz

Sam Schultz

DFr/Br
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mason Bencurik

Mason Bencurik

6' 0"
Senior
Fr
Michael Boelens

Michael Boelens

5' 9"
Junior
Bk/IM
Ben Borvendeg

Ben Borvendeg

6' 0"
Senior
SFr
Caeden Couch

Caeden Couch

6' 1"
Senior
Fr
John Drumm

John Drumm

6' 2"
Senior
Fr/Fl
William Froass

William Froass

5' 10"
Senior
Bk/IM
Joshua Hernandez

Joshua Hernandez

5' 8"
Senior
Fr/IM
Adam Khatib

Adam Khatib

5' 5"
Senior
Fl
Owen Miao

Owen Miao

5' 10"
Sophomore
Fr/Fl
Jack Rudofsky

Jack Rudofsky

6' 4"
Junior
Dv
Edgar Rutkauskas

Edgar Rutkauskas

5' 10"
Sophomore
Br/IM
Sam Schultz

Sam Schultz

6' 0"
Sophomore
DFr/Br