Iowa State Publicizes 2026-27 Swimming and Diving Schedule

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State swimming and diving head coach Matt Leach introduced the schedule for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday afternoon. Leach enters his third season as head coach of the Cyclones with longtime head diving coach Jeff Warrick and third-year assistant Morgan McGhee.

Iowa State is coming off a season wherein three swimmers certified for the National Invitational Championships (NIC) and three student-athletes earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors.

The Cyclones will host their annual Cardinal and Gold intrasquad preseason meet on September 18 to kick off motion in Beyer Pool. Iowa State’s first three competitions of the common season will happen on the street, touring to Nebraska on October 2 for the season opener. ISU will even compete on the Florida State Invite (October 9-10) and at Illinois (October 16-17) for a two-day twin in its first month.

In November, Iowa State hosts South Dakota for its first common season residence meet. The Cyclones will even journey to the east facet of the state for the Hawkeye Invite (November 18-21). Cyclone divers will take their winter coaching journey on the Minnesota Invitational December 3-5 for the ultimate motion earlier than the vacation break.

ISU opens 2027 motion with an in-state matchup with Northern Iowa on January 9 in Ames earlier than touring to Houston for the second annual Big 12 Dual meets (January 16-17). The Cyclones will host St. Thomas on January 29 earlier than touring to Iowa City for the annual Cy-Hawk sequence meet on January 30. The ultimate common season twin will ship the Cyclones to Lawrence to tackle Kansas on February 5.

ISU opens postseason competitors on the Big 12 Championships in Greensboro, N.C. on February 23. Zone Diving Qualifications will happen March 8-10 in Austin, Texas whereas NICs in Ocala, Florida are set for March 11-13. The NCAA Championships will even be held in Austin from March 17-20.