TicketsCINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving program announced its 2026-27 dual meet schedule on Wednesday.
The Bearcats open the season at home against Northern Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 10, followed by a matchup with Miami (OH) on Oct. 16 in Oxford, Ohio.
Cincinnati heads to Morgantown at the end of October for a tri-meet with West Virginia and Delaware on Oct. 23-24. Highlighting the fall season will be the annual Ohio State Invitational (Nov. 17-20) in Columbus, Ohio.
UC will conclude the fall slate with the CSCAA Open Water Championships on Dec. 12 in Sarasota, Florida.
The spring season begins Jan. 16-17 with the Big 12 Dual Meet Championships in Houston, Texas. The Bearcats then return home to host Xavier on Jan. 22 for Senior Night.
Cincinnati closes out the regular season with a home meet against Kentucky (Jan. 29) and an away meet at Louisville (Jan. 30).
The postseason begins at the Big 12 Championships Feb. 23-27 in Greensboro, N.C.
The NCAA Diving Zone Championships will be held March 8-10 in West Lafayette, IN. The NCAA Championships will take place in Austin, Texas, with the women’s meet running March 17-20, followed by the men’s on March 24-27.
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Sat., Oct 10 – Northern Kentucky University (9 a.m. Dive / 11:30 a.m. Swim)
Fri., Oct 16 – Miami University (2 p.m.)
Fri-Sat., Oct 23-24 – West Virginia & Delaware (5 p.m. / 10 a.m.)
Tue-Fri., Nov 17-20 – Ohio State Invitational (All Day)
Sat., Dec 12 – CSCAA Open Water Championships (8 a.m.)
Sat-Sun., Jan 16-17 – Big 12 East Dual Meet Championships (All Day)
Fri., Jan 22 – Xavier **Senior Night** (12 p.m. Dive / 3 p.m. Swim)
Fri., Jan 29 – University of Kentucky (11:30 a.m. Dive / 2 p.m. Swim)
Sat., Jan 30 – University of Louisville (12 p.m.)
Tues-Sat., Feb 23-Feb 27 – Big 12 Conference Championships (All Day)
Mon-Wed., March 8-10 – NCAA Diving Zone Championships (All Day)
Wed-Sat., March 17-20 – Women’s NCAA Championships (All Day)
Wed-Sat., March 24-27 – Men’s NCAA Championships (All Day)