ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Navy men's swimming and diving season concluded with the Mids setting two school relay records and posting nine top-10 times during the four-day NCAA Championship that ended Saturday at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.

"This was a bittersweet meet for us," said Navy head coach Bill Roberts.  "On one level, we are honored to bring as many guys as we did to the 2026 NCAA Championship.  However, we were hoping to perform a little better in our events.  It is never an easy meet as we have learned a lot of about where we can grow and improve as a program.  All this said, I am very proud of this group and the 2025-26 team for what they accomplished together.  They were a special group who just completed one of our best seasons to date."

Headlining Navy's efforts were the Mids attaining new school standards in the 200 free relay and the 400 medley relay.

Ben Denman-Grimm, Lachlan Andrew, Henry Cain and Preston Kessler combined to post a time of 1:16.70 in the 200 free relay to break the previous mark of 1:16.80.  Also, Ben Irwin, Juan Mora, Dean Jones and Denman-Grimm set a new record in the 400 medley relay as their clocking of 3:05.81 bettered the previous standard of 3:05.85.

Navy's two additional relay entries also had productive showings.  The 400 free relay team of Preston Kessler, Denman-Grimm, Andrew and Jones set the third-best time in the event with a clocking of 2:51.99, while the 200 medley relay team's time of 1:24.27 ranks fourth at the school.  Irwin, Mora, Jones and Denman-Grimm comprised that foursome.

Individually, Jones posted Navy's second-fastest time in 200 free as his effort of 1:33.79 just barely missed the current record of 1:33.77.  Also, his 200 fly effort of 1:43.56 ranks ninth in program history.  Michael Phillips recorded the fifth-best Navy time in the 200 breast (1:54.28), with Denman-Grimm also attaining the No. 5 time in the 100 free (42.82) and tying for the fifth-best time in the 50 free (19.49).

Wednesday
1650 free - Chase Maier - 19th / 15:07.91 
200 medley relay - Ben Irwin, Juan Mora, Dean Jones, Ben Denman-Grimm - 19th / 1:24.27

Thursday
100 fly - Ben Irwin - 37th / 46.35 
200 free - Dean Jones - 40th / 1:33.79
200 free relay - Ben Denman-Grimm, Lachlan Andrew, Henry Cain, Preston Kessler - 19th / 1:16.70

Friday
100 back - Ben Irwin - 44th / 46.44
200 breast - Michael Phillips - 27th / 1:54.28
500 free - Dean Jones - 41st / 4:20.65
50 free - Ben Denman-Grimm - 36th / 19.49 
400 medley relay - Ben Irwin, Juan Mora, Dean Jones, Ben Denman-Grimm - 17th / 3:05.81

Saturday
100 free - Ben Denman-Grimm - 39th / 42.82
200 fly - Dean Jones - 29th / 1:43.56
200 back - Ben Irwin - 37th / 1:42.22
400 free relay - Preston Kessler, Ben Denman-Grimm, Lachlan Andrew, Dean Jones - 22nd / 2:51.99