Swimming & Diving Reveals 2025-26 Schedule

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SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State swimming & diving accomplished its 2025-26 schedule, head coach Dave Collins introduced Thursday. Both the Bears’ males’s and girls’s groups will compete within the Missouri Valley Conference this season, the place they appear to construct on a prolonged run of success in that league.

 

The Bears host 4 house meets on the Hammons Student Center Pool, starting with a two-day twin towards Southern Illinois on Oct. 3-4.

 

“We look forward to continuing our goal of creating a fun and high-energy atmosphere at our home meets,” stated Collins. “Adding a DJ a few years ago really boosted the experience for our athletes and fans. College swim meets can and should be lots of fun to experience so we hope to have some big crowds at Hammons this year.”

 

MoState stays house for its second competitors of the season Oct. 17-18. The males will swim towards Ouachita Baptist whereas the ladies face Indiana State. MSU additionally hosts cross-town rival Drury on Jan. 17 and UIC on Jan. 30-31 to spherical out the house slate.

 

The Bears have street meets at Omaha (Oct. 31-Nov. 1), the House of Champions Invitational in Indianapolis (Nov. 20-22) and Drury (Jan. 16), earlier than the MVC Championships happen Feb. 25-28 in Evansville, Ind.

 

“This year’s MVC Championships will have a new look as we combine the men’s and women’s meets into one big meet in Evansville,” added Collins. “This move will double the excitement and energy on the pool deck, no doubt.”

 

Missouri State has loved important success within the MVC meet through the years, with the ladies claiming 21 of the final 24 titles and the lads bringing house 5 group championships, most just lately in 2003. The league didn’t sponsor males’s swimming from 2004-24 earlier than including it again final season.

 

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