{"id":40658,"date":"2026-03-21T22:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-swimmers-cap-historic-season-with-strong-ncaa-showing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:05:53","slug":"salisbury-university-swimmers-cap-historic-season-with-strong-ncaa-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-swimmers-cap-historic-season-with-strong-ncaa-showing\/","title":{"rendered":"Salisbury University Swimmers Cap Historic Season with Strong NCAA Showing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774145153362.webp?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774145153362.webp?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774145153362.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 Salisbury University&#8217;s nationally-ranked men&#8217;s swimming program wrapped up what coaches are calling their most successful campaign in school history, securing a 26th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Swimming &#038; Diving Championships.<\/p><p>The Sea Gulls, who entered the competition ranked 18th in the nation, concluded their championship run Saturday evening at Indianapolis&#8217; IU Natatorium following four days of intense competition.<\/p><p>The strong showing at nationals caps off a breakthrough year for the Salisbury swimming program, marking their highest achievement at the Division III level.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salisbury University&#8217;s men&#8217;s swimming team concluded their most successful season ever by placing 26th at the NCAA Division III Championships. The Sea Gulls, ranked 18th nationally, finished the competition Saturday at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774145153362.webp?fit=450%2C253&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-azM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39765,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-swimmer-cameron-byrd-earns-all-america-honor-at-ncaa-championships\/","url_meta":{"origin":40658,"position":0},"title":"Salisbury University Swimmer Cameron Byrd Earns All-America Honor at NCAA Championships","author":"Admin","date":"March 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"First-year swimmer Cameron Byrd from Salisbury University claimed All-America recognition in the 100-meter butterfly at the NCAA Division III Swimming Championships. 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