USD Women’s Swimming & Diving to Rejoin the MPSF

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The University of San Diego ladies’s swimming & diving program will rejoin the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) starting with the 2026-27 season, the convention has introduced. The Toreros return after a one-year absence, having beforehand been MPSF members because the inaugural swim & dive season of 2011. USD’s return follows a 2025 runner-up end within the closest competitors in MPSF Women’s Championship historical past.

“We’re excited to rejoin the MPSF ahead of the 2026-2027 season,” mentioned Kimya Massey, University of San Diego Associate Vice President/Executive Director of Athletics. “Our Torero swimming and diving program has a long history in the MPSF, and returning was a natural fit for us. We’re especially appreciative of Commissioner Mellis and his staff for providing us with the opportunity to continue competing in the MPSF and beyond.”

“We are excited and appreciative to be rejoining the MPSF this season,” mentioned Mike Keeler, USD Swimming and Diving Head Coach. “With the addition of several new teams to complement the existing membership, the conference will be very competitive with depth throughout all scoring opportunities.”

The Toreros are certainly one of six applications returning to MPSF swimming & diving in 2026-27. Men’s and girls’s groups from CSU Bakersfield, Seattle University, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and the University of Denver will even enter the convention, with all six faculties having beforehand competed in MPSF Swimming & Diving. The additions push the convention’s seventeenth swimming & diving championship to a report discipline of 24 groups — 16 ladies and eight males — scheduled for February 17-20, 2027. The earlier membership excessive was 19 groups in the course of the 2011-12 season.

“We are proud to welcome these exceptional programs back to the MPSF,” mentioned MPSF Commissioner Foti Mellis. “Their rich history in our conference and commitment to excellence will elevate an already outstanding championship experience. We look forward to seeing them compete as part of a record-setting field in 2027.”

Saint Mary’s will even start its inaugural season as an MPSF participant, as introduced final September, becoming a member of present members Idaho, Incarnate Word, Pacific, Pepperdine, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Texas Rio Grande Valley and Utah Tech.

The MPSF enters 2026-27 with 127 complete nationwide championships throughout 10 sports activities courting to 1992, together with a conference-record six titles in the course of the 2025-26 tutorial 12 months. Its 117 NCAA titles lead the nation amongst Division I Non-Power Four conferences.

MPSF Swimming & Diving data, together with particular championship particulars, is on the market on the convention web site’s Championship Central web page at https://mpsports.org/. Follow the MPSF on social media at @MPSFSports.