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Dooling puts GCU back at NCAAs with 2-race showing

3/27/2026 1:05:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Senior posts top-40 finishes in breaststroke events to be 1st Lope at NCAAs since 2019

By: Nathan Peters

dooling headshot ATLANTA — Grand Canyon senior Carter Dooling returned the Lopes to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2019 and delivered a two-day showing against the nation's top breaststrokers.

Dooling opened Thursday in the 100-yard breaststroke, posting a time of 53.00 seconds to place 37th in the national field. In a tightly packed field, Dooling finished ahead of Auburn's Maston Ballew while holding position against a group separated by fractions of a second across the middle of the standings.

On Friday, Dooling followed with a 31st-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching in 1 minute, 55.18 seconds. He placed ahead of Stanford's Go Nagaoka, Oakland's Chris Palvadre and Ballew, highlighting the Big West champion's consistency across both distances.

Dooling's NCAA appearance caps a senior season that produced an NCAA automatic qualifying time and helped return GCU to the NCAA Championships stage.

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dooling receiving award from steve

Dooling set for NCAA Championships this week

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team picture at cscaa NIC

Lopes men claim 3rd, women 11th at CSCAA nationals

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dooling celebrating after race

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