Bears Swimming & Diving To Open Season Towards Southern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State males’s and girls’s swimming & diving groups start the 2025-26 season this Friday Oct. 3 by internet hosting a two-day meet towards Southern Illinois. Friday’s competitors begins at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday’s competitors begins at 10 a.m. at Hammons Student Center Pool.

Head Coach Dave Collins is happy to open the season, “We are very excited to get the season started this weekend with Southern Illinois. They will be a great test for us early in the season. I’m looking forward to seeing how we respond to the training up to this point. We are anticipating a good home crowd and look forward to a great home meet atmosphere and some fast racing.”

 

Bear Splashes (Women)

 
Bear Splashes (Men)

Series History vs. Southern Illinois

Missouri State males’s swimming & diving holds a 22-13 twin document towards the Salukis. Last season at Southern Illinois the Bears took victory with a 200–151 scoreline.

Missouri State ladies’s swimming & diving holds a 13-15 twin document towards the Salukis. Last season at Southern Illinois the Salukis took victory with a 246–107 scoreline.

Head Coach Dave Collins

• Missouri State swimming & diving head coach Dave Collins enters his fifteenth season and can search for his thirteenth ladies’s convention championship and fourth males’s league title. He has been named MVC Swimming Coach of the Year eight instances. He was additionally a five-time MAC Swimming Coach of the Year.

List of Events

Friday 

4:00  p.m.     Swimming Competition Begins

              400 Medley Relay

              -5 Min Break-

              1000 Freestyle

              200 Freestyle

              50 Freestyle

              200 IM

-15 Min Break-

             200 Butterfly

             100 Freestyle

             200 Backstroke

             500 Freestyle

-10 Min Break-

             200 Breaststroke 

             200 Freestyle Relay

-45 Minute Diving Warmup-

             Women’s 3M Diving

             Men’s 1M Diving

Saturday 

10:00 a.m.    Swimming Competition Begins

              200 Medley Relay

 

-5 Min Break-

              1000 Freestyle

              200 Freestyle

              50 Freestyle

              400 IM

  -15 Min Break-

              100 Butterfly 

              100 Freestyle

              100 Backstroke

              500 Freestyle

-10 Min Break-

             100 Breaststroke 

             400 Freestyle Relay

-45 Minute Diving Warmup-

             Women’s 1M Diving

             Men’s 3M Diving

Bear Pantry can be accepting donations at this meet, and followers are inspired to convey donations with assortment buckets obtainable on the pool. Suggested objects embrace pasta, canned items, snack objects, family provides, and private hygiene merchandise. Come and assist the Bears whereas making a distinction to our college group!

 

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