Lopez Miro releases 2025-26 competitors slate

BLACKSBURG – Head Coach Sergio Lopez Miro announced the team’s 2025-26 schedule on Thursday morning. The Hokies will host three dual meets and the Virginia Tech Invitational at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. 

The season kicks off their with the annual Hokie Belt Challenge as the squad splits in two, pitting the orange team against the maroon team. Next up, the squad will take on George Washington (Oct. 3-4) in Washington, D.C. After two weeks off, the Hokies host Duke for a dual meet on Oct. 25 before heading down to Raleigh, N.C. to take on NC State and Ohio State on Nov. 7-8.

The diving squad will travel to Atlanta, Ga. for the Georgia Tech Diving Invite Nov. 13-15. The following week, Lopez Miro’s squad will take on the NC State Invite in Raleigh, N.C. from Nov. 20-22. The team will head back to Raleigh, N.C. for the U.S. Open (Dec. 3-6). 

To open up the new year, Queens will come to the Christiansburg Aquatic Center on Jan. 2, before the Hokies hit the road again on Jan. 10 to take on South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. The squad will host in-state rivals the Virginia Cavaliers on Jan. 17 for the annual Commonwealth Clash. 

Heading north to Princeton, N.J., the team will take on Princeton and Penn State on Jan. 24. The Virginia Tech Invitational will follow two weeks later, from Feb. 6-8 at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. 

Championship season will begin with ACC Championships in Atlanta, Ga. from Feb. 15-21, followed by two last-chance meets Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7. The women’s NCAA Championships will be held March 18-21 in Atlanta, Ga., and the men’s will be the following week, March 25-28.