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Men's Swimming and Diving 3/10/2026 7:50:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Wildcat Swim Opens NCAA Championship

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The NMU men's swim team opened the NCAA Championships with its entry in the 800 free relay.

Only two events were held to start the championships: the women's 800 free relay and the men's 800 free relay.

The team of Alessandro Rosatelli, Daniel Khmara, Gabriel Fulconi, and Matteo Ballardin posted a time of 6:30.13, dropping 2.62 seconds off its entry time to take fourth in the heat and 11th overall out of 15 teams.

The NCAA championships continue tomorrow morning with the preliminary sessions beginning at 11 a.m. ET, followed by the championship heats starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. Fans can watch for free at Ncaa.com, and follow along with live results on Meet Mobile.

Running Event Count
Tuesday, March 10

Event 2 - 800 Free Relay: Rosatelli, Khmara, Fulconi, Ballardin (Xth place)

How It Happened
The 'Cats swam in the only event of the night, as the 800 free relay team took to the pool in the first heat of two. The 'Cats, swimming in a heat with seven, found themselves in a hole at the halfway point in last place. The 'Cats were able to make ground on the field when Ballardin took to the pool at anchor, as he surpassed a trio of teams to take fourth in the heat.

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Players Mentioned

Gabriel Fulconi: 5' 11"; Junior

Daniel Khmara: 5' 9"; Senior

Alessandro Rosatelli: 5' 11"; Junior

Matteo Ballardin: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriel Fulconi
: 5' 11"; Junior

Daniel Khmara
: 5' 9"; Senior

Alessandro Rosatelli
: 5' 11"; Junior

Matteo Ballardin
: Freshman