JMU Broadcasts 2026-27 Swimming & Diving Schedule

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison swim & dive has unveiled its schedule for the 2026-27 season, Head Coach Dane Pedersen introduced on Tuesday morning.

JMU will start its season on Oct. 16, touring to Lynchburg for a tri-meet with Liberty and Rutgers. The Dukes will stay on the highway to shut out October, competing in a twin meet towards Marshall in Huntington on Oct. 30.

James Madison opens November with a tri-meet at Georgetown with the Hoyas and Johns Hopkins. The Dukes will conclude their fall schedule on the Navy Invitational in Annapolis on Nov. 19-21.

JMU will compete in a pair of twin meets in January, internet hosting Richmond within the Savage Natatorium on Jan. 15 and touring as much as Annapolis to tackle Navy on Jan. 22. The crew will break up up following the twin meet, with the divers trekking to Blacksburg for the Virginia Tech invitational from Jan. 29-31 and the swimmers heading to Charlottesville for the Cavalier invitational from Feb. 4-6. 

The American Conference Championships can be held in Lynchburg, VA on the Liberty Natatorium from Feb. 17-20. Less than every week later, the swimmers will compete within the ECAC Championships from Feb. 26-28 at a location to be decided. Qualified divers will compete within the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships at a to-be-determined location from March 8-10.