INDIANAPOLIS – Hamilton College's Jade Matthias '26 and Matthew Chang '28 competed in the 100-yard backstroke at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships inside IU Indianapolis' IU Natatorium on Friday morning, March 20.
 
Matthias posted a time of 56.35 seconds in the women's 100 back during the morning's preliminary heats and placed 25^th out of 44 swimmers. Her best time in the event this season was 55.61 seconds. She collected one of her three all-America awards by finishing 16^th in the 100 back at the 2024 championships.
 
Chang recorded a time of 50.39 seconds in the men's 100 back during prelims and placed 33^rd. He finished the first 50 yards in 24.28 seconds. Chang set the team record in the event earlier this season with a time of 48.07 seconds.
 
Saturday, March 21 will be a busy day for the Continentals. Nathaniel Taft '27 starts the morning for Hamilton with the 100-yard freestyle, an event in which he has already earned two all-America awards. Chang and Charlotte Sorensen '28 swim in the 200 back, and the Continentals end the championships with the 400 free relay.