UNC Swimming & Diving Announce 2026-27 Schedule

GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado Swimming & Diving head coach Lisa Ebeling coming into her 10^th season on the helm introduced the Bears 2026-27 schedule on Monday.

UNC will host three dwelling meets this season with 4 others occurring in Colorado.

The season’s first two meets will happen in Fort Collins starting with the Horsetooth Open Water on Sept. 13, adopted by the Front Range Invitational Oct. 2-3. The subsequent three meets will happen on the west coast, competing towards Washington State on Oct. 9, Idaho on Oct. 10, and the MPSF Open Water Championship in Long Beach, Calif.

After the stretch on the street, UNC will come again to Greeley for back-to-back dwelling meets. First shall be New Mexico State on Oct. 23. The subsequent competitors shall be towards Northern Arizona on Nov. 6.

The Bears will wrap up the autumn portion of the schedule cut up between two places. The diving crew will compete within the Trojan Diving Invitational in Los Angeles, Calif., whereas the swim crew will compete within the Gamecock Swimming Invitational in Colombia, S.C. each from Nov. 19-21.

After the break the crew will open again up at dwelling towards Colorado State on Jan. 15. The subsequent three weeks the crew will keep within the space with a meet at Wyoming on Jan. 15, adopted by the Air Force Academy Diving Invitational on Jan. 28-30. The last in-state and common season competitors shall be on Feb. 5 on the DU First Chance Invitational.

Following the competitors in Denver, it can flip to postseason competitors starting with the Mountain Pacific Swimming and Diving Championships with the athletes competing Feb.17-20. The swimming crew will compete in St. George, Utah, and the diving crew shall be in Flagstaff, Ariz. UNC shall be seeking to qualify for the NCAA Championships in addition to a convention title. The divers can have one last alternative March 8-10 on the NCAA Zone E.

Bears who qualify past convention will compete on the CSCAA National Invitational March 8-10 in Ocala, Fla. and the NCAA Championships March 17-20 in Austin, Texas.

2026-27 Schedule

Sept. 13 – Horsetooth Open Water – Ft. Collins

Oct. 2-3 – Front Range Invitational – Ft. Collins

Oct. 9 – at Washington State – Pullman, Wash.

Oct. 10 – at Idaho – Moscow, Idaho

Oct. 17 – MPSF Open Water Championship – Long Beach, Calif.

Oct. 23 – New Mexico State – Butler-Hancock Pool

Nov. 6 – Northern Arizona – Butler-Hancock Pool

Nov. 19-21 – Gamecock Swimming Invitational – Columbia, S.C.

Nov. 19-21 – Trojan Diving Invitational – Los Angeles, Calif.

Jan.15 – Colorado State – Butler-Hancock Pool

Jan. 23 – at Wyoming – Laramie, Wyo.

Jan. 28-30 – AFA Diving Invitational – Colorado Springs, Colo.

Feb. 5 – DU First Chance Invitational – Denver, Colo.

Feb. 17-20 – MPSF Swimming Championship – St. George, Utah  

Feb. 17-20 – MPSF Diving Championship – Flagstaff, Ariz.

March 8-10 – NCAA Zone E Diving – Flagstaff, Ariz.

March 11-13 – CSCAA National Invitational Championship – Ocala, Fla.

March 17-20 – NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship – Austin, Texas

 

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