NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships:Liendo re-breaks NCAA 100 butterfly record to win national title

FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON - MARCH 29: Josh Liendo of the Florida Gators celebrates winning the 100 yard freestyle during the Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championship held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center on March 29, 2025 in Federal Way, Washington. (Photo by Mollie Handkins/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Mollie Handkins via Getty Images Two NCAA records fell on the second night of the Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. First it was Josh Liendo, who cemented himself as the NCAA butterfly king.

Then it was the Arizona State Sun Devils who crushed Tennessee's 200 freestyle relay NCAA record from one year ago. In the race of the night Texas senior Hubert Kos made sure Liendo had to earn every bit of the 100 buttefly NCAA title and record. The championship final was an instant classic, with both Kos and Liendo battling under NCAA record pace for the full 100 yards.

Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season Kos looked like he was shot out of a cannon to start the race, touching first at the first, second, and third wall. The Texas senior was out in 19. 56 seconds, faster than Liendo by three tenths of a second.

Liendo brought it back on the third 25, but still trailed Kos heading into the final length. Kos, traditionally a 200 backstroker, showcased incredible versatility in the 100 butterfly. In the end it was the defending champion who had enough gas in the tank to pass Kos and win the NCAA title by 0.