Granville, Ohio - Fresh off a second consecutive NCAA Division III national championship, the seventh in program history, the Denison men's swimming and diving team returns 10 of its 12 All-Americans, including national Swimmer of the Year Jack Hill, as the Big Red chase a third straight title in 2026-27.

2025-26 Recap

Denison rolled through the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships at the Trumbull Aquatics Center in February, claiming the program's 15th NCAC title. The Big Red won all five relays, four of them in NCAC-record time, and Hill set conference records in the 200 Free (1:35.66) and 100 IM (48.81) on his way to NCAC Swimmer of the Year honors. Denison's coaching staff swept the conference's Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff of the Year awards for the second straight season.

At the NCAA Division III Championships in Indianapolis, the Big Red led wire-to-wire, finishing with 437 points to top runner-up NYU by 48.5 and earning the program's first back-to-back national titles since 2018-19. Hill set Division III records in winning the 100 Free (42.67) and 200 Free (1:33.94), while George Goins swept the distance events, taking the 500 Free (4:22.30) and the 1650 Free (15:04.33), the third-fastest mile in Division III history. Nick Fogle won both the 1-meter (548.80) and 3-meter (530.35) titles, and the 800 Free Relay of Hill, Goins, Harry Parsons and Nick Hensel shattered the NCAA record in 6:22.37.

Major Postseason Award Winners

Key Returners

Denison graduated national Diver of the Year Nick Fogle and must also replace All-American diver Brendan Stanley, but returns nearly all of its scoring firepower in the pool. Leading the way is Hill, now a senior, who earned seven first-team All-America honors last season across the 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM and four relays. Hill also won three NCAC titles (200 Free, 100 IM, 200 IM) and swam on all five of Denison's conference-champion relays. 

Junior Nick Hensel was right behind him with six first-team All-America nods in the 50, 100 and 200 Free and all three freestyle relays, after placing second in all three sprint freestyle events at the NCAC Championships. Fellow junior George Goins returns as the reigning national champion in both the 500 and 1650 Free, having also won both events at the conference meet, and added first-team honors in the 200 Free and 800 Free Relay. Junior Harry Parsons rounds out the record-setting 800 Free Relay, earning first-team status in the 200 Free and three relays.

Sophomore Cam Blevins-Mohr broke out as a first-year, winning the NCAC title in the 100 Fly (47.57) and collecting five All-America honors, including first team in the 100 Fly and three relays. Junior Ben Bevill claimed the NCAC crown in the 100 Back (48.42) and earned fourAll-America honors, while senior Liam Nelson anchors the breaststroke group after first-team honors in the 100 Breast and 400 Medley Relay.

The Big Red's IM and backstroke depth is led by seniors Devin Testin, a first-team AllAmerican in the 200 IM, and Luke Swiggett, a three-time second-team honoree in the 200 Back, 200 IM and 400 IM. Junior Ben Campbell gives Denison a second first-team AllAmerican in the mile, and sophomores Hunter Raymer (second, 500 Free) and Sam Hibbert (third, 100 Fly) return afterAll-NCAC finishes.

On the boards, junior Seamus McCann returns after placing third on 3-meter at the NCAC Championships and scoring 393.30 in his national 1-meter debut. He leads a diving group that includes junior Brock Butchko under national Coach of the Year Kai Robinson.

Newcomers

Denison welcomes 10 first-years to Granville: Ben Bricker, Kale Chow, Wesley Drake, Jack Eaddy, Grant Goins, Cameron Kline, William Pinchot, Jack White, and divers Zach Mikkelson and Olliver Polsinelli. 

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