At the half-way point of this year’s NCAA Swim and Dive season, here is where the Cardinal stack up in the national rankings (as of Jan. 1, 2026).
Each year, the NCAA provides a list of qualifying standards for each event at the national championships in March. In the past, there have been two standards, one automatic “A” cut and a slower, provisional “B” standard. All swimmers achieving the “A” cut would compete at the championship meet, and “B” standard swimmers would fill in the remaining spots until event-dependent capacity was reached.
This year, individual times are calculated “using the three-year average of the 72nd best [overall] time” from the prior three seasons. Relay times still use the automatic (“qualifying”)/provisional format and are calculated similarly to the individual events. The three-year average of the 16th-best relay time determines the qualifying standard, and the three-year average of the 24th-best relay time determines the provisional.
Gathered from USA Swimming’s Top Times Data Hub, the list below covers where Stanford swimmers land, up to the 100th fastest time this year. Bolded swimmers have reached this standard, and underlined swimmers are the current NCAA-leading athletes in that event.
50-Yard Freestyle
NCAA Standard: 19.43
- 24: Rafael Gu, 19.13
- 48: Ethan Harrington, 19.34
- 51: Jonathan Tan, 19.37
100-Yard Freestyle
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 42.55
- 28: Andres Dupont, 42.17
- 43: Rafael Gu, 42.41
- 70: Henry McFadden, 42.64
- 80: Ethan Harrington, 42.77
- 82: Jonathan Tan, 42.78
200-Yard Freestyle
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:33.93
- 22: Henry McFadden, 1:32.72
- 39: Ethan Ekk, 1:33.45
- 46: Andres Dupont, 1:33.68
- 88: Omer Wiener, 1:34.62
- 96: Jason Zhao, 1:34.93
500-Yard Freestyle
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 4:18.07
- 4: Ethan Ekk, 4:11.10
- 34: Henry McFadden, 4:16.36
- 59: Liam Custer, 4:18.84
1650-Yard Freestyle
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 15:06.60
- 5: Ethan Ekk, 14:43.13
- 6: Liam Custer, 14:44.51
- 58: Morrissey, 15:11.58
100-Yard Butterfly
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 46.11
- 10: Rafael Gu, 44.83
- 55: Jonathan Tan, 46.16
- 91: Ethan Harrington, 46.68
200-Yard Butterfly
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:43.79
- 25: Henry McFadden, 1:42.27
- 27: Gibson Holmes, 1:42.35
- 77: Josh Zuchowski, 1:44.69
100-Yard Backstroke
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 46.29
- 55: Finn Harland, 46.24
- 79: Hayden Kwan, 46.61
200-Yard Backstroke
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:42.14
- 14: Ethan Ekk, 1:40.02
- 28: Josh Zuchowski, 1:40.98
- 61: Hayden Kwan, 1:42.46
100-Yard Breaststroke
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 52.58
- 12: Zhier Fan, 51.28
- 34: Daniel Li, 52.11
- 67: Abram Mueller, 52.87
- 75: Go Nagaoka, 52.92
200-Yard Breaststroke
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:54.95
- 10: Daniel Li, 1:51.88
- 27: Go Nagaoka, 1:53.42
- 67: Abram Mueller, 1:55.67
- 77: Zhier Fan, 1:55.98
200-Yard Individual Medley
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:44.13
- 26: Omer Wiener, 1:43.79
- 27: Jason Zhao, 1:43.89
- 50: Daniel Li, 1:44.74
- 67: Gibson Holmes, 1:45.37
400-Yard Individual Medley
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 3:46.19
- 19: Ethan Ekk, 3:42.01
- 53: Josh Zuchowski, 3:46.01
- 55: Liam Custer, 3:46.06
- 59: Gibson Holmes, 3:46.54
Italicized swimmers have reached the provisional standard.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:16.23
NCAA Provisional Standard: 1:16.91
- 13: Ethan Harrington, Jonathan Tan, Andres Dupont, Rafael Gu, 1:16.31
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 2:49.36
NCAA Provisional Standard: 2:50.42
- 10: Andres Dupont, Ethan Harrington, Jonathan Tan, Rafael Gu, 2:48.01
800-Yard Freestyle Relay
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 6:14.67
NCAA Provisional Standard: 6:16.79
- 8: Ethan Ekk, Andres Dupont, Jason Zhao, Henry McFadden, 6:13.35
200 Medley Relay
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 1:23.61
NCAA Provisional Standard: 1:23.85
- 19: Ethan Harrington, Zhier Fan, Rafael Gu, Jonathan Tan, 1:23.83
400 Medley Relay
NCAA Qualifying Standard: 3:04.96
NCAA Provisional Standard: 3:06.20
- 10: Finn Harland, Zhier Fan, Rafael Gu, Andres Dupont, 3:03.89