INDIANAPOLIS – The 18th-ranked Salisbury University men's swimming team completed its most fruitful season in program history with a finish among the nation's best, tying for 26th after the fourth and final day of the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday at the IU Natatorium.
The Sea Gulls garnered a total of 32 points throughout the national meet, sitting in a tie with Gettysburg, Coast Guard, and Hope College for 26th out of 46 scoring teams. The placement marks Salisbury's highest-ever final placement at nationals after the men slotted 30th at the 1998 championships.
In their only event on Saturday,
Owen Brewer,
Mason Potts,
Michael DeSimone, and
Cameron Byrd took to the water in the 400-yard freestyle relay, ultimately placing 22nd in prelims.
Salisbury finishes the meet with a haul of three All-America titles, including its first-ever First-Team All-America laurels in the 200 medley relay (Potts,
Dominic Kazzi,
Michael Paulos, DeSimone). Standing alongside were Second-Team honorees Byrd (100 butterfly) and the 400 medley relay quartet (Potts, Kazzi, Byrd, Brewer).
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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