(Atlanta, GA) Sun Devil Men’s Swimming opened the week at the NCAA Championships by winning a national championship in the 200 medley relay, setting a meet record of 1:20.07 Wednesday night at McAuley Aquatic Center.
It’s the first national championship in the 200 medley relay for the Sun Devils in program history, led by graduate Adam Chaney, senior Andy Dobrzanski, junior Ilya Kharun and senior Jonny Kulow. The team sits in fourth place after three events with 62 points.
Team standings
T1. Florida – 86
T1. Indiana – 86
3. Texas, 72
4. Arizona State, 62
5. NC State, 61
Kulow brought home the win with an electric 17.98 50-meter freestyle anchor leg to touch the wall first. Kharun, the butterfly specialist, put the Sun Devils in second with an 18.70, 50 fly leg. Dobrzanski swam a 23.04 50 breast leg before Chaney started the relay with a 20.35, 50 backstroke leg. The winning time of 1:20.07 is the third fastest 200 medley relay all time, setting a Big 12 record and a school record.
In the final event of the night, the Sun Devils placed eighth in the 800 free relay with a time of 6:08.71 to earn a spot on the podium and First Team All-American honors.
Six Sun Devils are slated to compete in tomorrow’s preliminary swims starting at 7 a.m. MST and finals starting at 3 p.m. The championships can be streamed on ESPN+. Only the top eight in preliminary swims will have the opportunity to swim in the evening finals session. All relay swims are timed finals.
Meet schedule
Saturday, March 28
200 IM, 100 free, 200 fly, 200 back, 400 free relay
National champions
200 Medley Relay – Adam Chaney, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Jonny Kulow – 1:20.07 *Meet record
All-Americans
200 Medley relay – Adam Chaney, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Jonny Kulow – 1:20.07 – (First Team All-American)
800 Free relay – Fabiani, Filip Senc-Samardzic, Mattia Mauri, Jonny Kilow – 6:08.71 – (First Team All-American)
2026 Big 12 Champions
Men’s 50 free – Ilya Kharun – 18.46 *Meet record
Men’s 100 free – Remi Fabiani – 40.67 *Big 12 record
Men’s 200 free – Remi Fabiani – 1:31.24 *Meet record
Men’s 100 back – Adam Chaney – 44.13
Men’s 200 back – Adam Chaney – 1:38.33 *Meet record
Men’s 100 breast – Andy Dobrzanski – 51.32
Men’s 200 breast – Andy Dobrzanski – 1:51.92
Men’s 100 fly – Ilya Kharun – 43.77 *Meet record
Men’s 200 fly – Ilya Kharun – 1:37.70 *Meet record
Men’s 200 free relay – Remi Fabiani, Jonny Kulow, Adam Chaney, Ilya Kharun – 1:12.98 *Big 12 record, meet record, school record
Men’s 400 free relay – Ilya Kharun, Adam Chaney, Remi Fabiani, Jonny Kulow – 2:42.15 *NCAA Record, Big 12 Record, Meet Record, School Record
Men’s 200 medley relay – Adam Chaney, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Tommy Palmer – 1:20.96 *Meet record
Men’s 400 medley relay – Adam Chaney, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Remi Fabiani – 2:57.48 *Big 12 record, meet record
Men’s 800 free relay – Filip Senc-Samardzic, Jonny Kulow, Quin Seider, Remi Fabiani – 6:08.31 *Meet record
Sun Devil Big 12 Conference team champions
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