NU Concludes 2026 NCAA Championships

On the final day of the 2026 NCAA Championships, Kelsey Clairmont and Beatrix Tanko paced the Nebraska swimming and diving team on the final day of the championships in Atlanta, Ga., at the McAuley Aquatic Center. 

Clairmont, the senior from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, amassed a score of 240.75 on the platform board. In her third NCAA Championship, the platform specialist notched a 27th-place finish to conclude competition for the Big Red. 

At the Big Ten Championships, Clairmont produced a ninth-place B final score of 263.35 before she traveled to the Zone D Diving Championships. At Zones, the fourth-year diver finished in seventh with an accumulated score of 513.25. 

To conclude her inaugural nationals, Tanko competed in the first event of the day. Holding three school records, the junior from Budapest, Hungary, swam a 48.72 in the 100 free on Saturday morning for a 43rd-place finish. 

The team of four–Abby Baxter, Clairmont, Gena Jorgenson, and Tanko–combined for 27 points, a 27th-place finish. This marks the best team finish since 2021, when the team finished in 26th. 

The Huskers were one of eight Big Ten teams to finish among the top 30 at the NCAA Championships. Virginia won the title, with Stanford in second and Texas in third. 

Nebraska 2026 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championship Results 

Gena Jorgenson - First-Team All-America (1,650 Free), Second-Team All-America (500 Free)
1,650 Free - 4th - 15:42.94 (School Record)
500 Free - 14th - 4:38.77 (School Record)
400 IM - 22nd - 4:08.70

Beatrix Tanko 
100 Fly - 32nd - 51.94
50 Free - 39th - 22.36
100 Free - 43rd - 48.72

Abby Baxter - Second-Team All-America (Three Meter)
One-Meter - 18th - 263.75
Three-Meter - 11th - 312.15

Kelsey Clairmont 
Platform - 27th - 240.75