LAKELAND, Fla. – The Florida Southern College swimming teams will take on the national stage with the 2026 NCAA DII Swimming Championships this week in Evansville, Ind.
 
2026 NCAA Division II Swimming Championships
WHEN: March 10-14, 2026
WHERE: Deaconess Aquatic Center | Evansville, Ind.
WATCH: https://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule
LIVE RESULTS: https://swimmeetresults.tech/NCAA-Division-II-2026
TICKETS: https://www.evansvilleregion.com/sports/2026-ncaa-swim-dive/
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://www.ncaa.com/news/swimming-men/article/2026-02-18/2026-dii-swimming-diving-championships-selections-info-schedule-dates
 
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has released the final edition of the Division II Top 25 dual meet poll, with Florida Southern College men's team ranked No. 9 and women's team ranked No. 18. The final rankings come a month after the FSC men's and women's teams finished fourth overall at the 2026 Sunshine State Conference Championships. The men's team made the jump from No. 12 in the February edition of the CSCAA poll, and the women's team rose from No. 19 to No. 18.
 
No. 9 Florida Southern Men's Swimming
The Mocs returned three of the four qualifiers from last year's squad, including Janek Barczyk, Peter Csicsaky, and Nino Viallon (relays). For the 2026 finals, the men's team has seven individuals who qualified, the most since the 2022 championship. This year's qualifiers are: Barczyk (100 BR), Csicsaky (1650 free, 500 free, 1000 free), Matheus Da Rocha (50 free, 100 free), Daniel Meszaros (200 fly, 200 free), Will Neville (50 free), Simeon Prosinski (400 IM, 200 BR), and Michael Tretyakov (100 back). All secured qualifying events with strong NCAA B cut times, many of which secured spots during the 2026 Sunshine State Conference Championships.
 
Csicsaky and Prosinski were both selected to the All-SSC Second Team, and Meszaros to the Third Team. This is the third all-conference award for Csicsaky, who was named to the All-SSC Third Team in 2023-24 and the First Team in 2024-25. Prosinski and Meszaros earned their first all-conference selections this year.
 
No. 18 Florida Southern Women's Swimming
Representing the women's swimming team as NCAA qualifiers, the Mocs will send Mallory Baker (50 free) and Elizabeth Sikes (200 fly). Sikes will return to the NCAA for her fourth straight year. With the addition of B cut times, Baker will take part in the 100 free and Sikes in the 100 fly. The Mocs were unable to qualify for a relay in this year's championships and will look for big points to come from their individuals.
 
FSC in the NCAA Tournament
The women's team has competed in the NCAA Championships 14 times, dating back to 2009-10, when the team finished in a tie for 34th place. Last year, the Mocs finished 33^rd overall. Florida Southern women have placed in the top 10 four times, with a sixth-place finish in 2012-13 their best NCAA finish to date. Mary O'Sullivan won two NCAA championships in her FSC career, finishing first in the 200 free and 200 back at the 2011 NCAA Finals. Alli Crenshaw, the SSC Swimmer of the Decade, won three total NCAA Championships, defending her 1000 free in 2013 and 2014, with a 2013 title in the 1650.
 
The men's team has competed well at the NCAA National Championships since their first NCAA appearance in the 2009-10 season, with back-to-back Runner-Up finishes in the 2013 and 2014 championships. Last season, the Mocs finished 10^th overall, highlighted by several SSC and program records being broken. Florida Southern's 28^th individual national champion in the 2024 Finals, as Kyle Micallef won the 50 freestyle for the first time in program history.  Back in 2022, FSC had its 27th individual national champion as freshman Ludovico Viberti won the 100 breast National Championship. Both Micallef (Malta) and Viberti (Italy) went on to participate in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The men's team has a combined 13 NCAA National Champions in its history, including SSC Swimmer of the Decade Jeb Halfacre, who defended his 200-backstroke national championship three years in a row. Matthew Holmes won back-to-back 400 IM national titles, with six relay championships over 10 years.