Aztec Swim and Dive Proclaims 2026-27 Schedule

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State swim and dive program revealed its eagerly awaited 2026-27 schedule on Friday, as head coach Mike Shrader and the Aztecs embark on their inaugural season as Pac-12 members in pursuit of their sixth consecutive convention championship.

SDSU’s extremely anticipated slate commences on Friday, Sept. 18, when the Scarlet and Black invades the University of San Diego for the annual pentathlon meet between the 2 applications. Two weeks later, the Aztecs will return to USD Sports Center to battle the Toreros in one other crosstown conflict on Friday, Oct. 2. Both competitions are scheduled to start at 1 p.m. PT.

San Diego State will hit the street for the subsequent 5 workforce occasions, beginning with a dash meet towards Pepperdine on Oct. 15 in Malibu, California, earlier than continuing north to the Central Valley for its annual look within the Fresno State Invitational, Oct. 16-17.

Following a three-week hiatus, the Aztecs might be again in motion for the Rick Rowland Joust, Nov. 6-7, hosted by California Baptist at Lancer Aquatics Center in Riverside.

After one other break of practically two weeks, SDSU swimmers will return to St. George, Utah, trying to defend their workforce title on the Utah Tech Trailblazer Invitational, Nov. 18-21. In 2025, the Aztecs took house the crown of their inaugural entry on the meet, highlighted by 9 occasion titles and 22 top-three placements total.

Since the start of the 2017-18 season, San Diego State has competed in 20 regular-season invitational meets and have completed outdoors of the highest three simply as soon as throughout that span, logging seven first-place performances, 10 second-place efforts and a pair of third-place outcomes.

Meanwhile, Aztec divers will make the primary of three excursions to Flagstaff, Arizona, that very same weekend for the primary version of the Lumberjack Invitational, set for Nov. 19-21, at Northern Arizona University.

Just earlier than the vacation break, SDSU will conduct its house opener on Dec. 18, when it performs host to Cal State Bakersfield at Aztec Aquaplex. The Scarlet and Black has captured all earlier conferences towards the Roadrunners, together with a 189-90 triumph in 2012 at Fresno, California, the final time the 2 groups met.

After ringing within the New Year, a busy month awaits the Aztecs with 9 meets in January, together with seven at house.

SDSU welcomes Alaska Fairbanks, Colorado College, New Mexico and Puget Sound to “America’s Finest City” for a quad meet on Jan. 4, whereas Pepperdine and Utah Tech invade The Mesa 4 days later for a double twin on Jan. 8, that includes swimmers solely.

Aztec swimmers might be afforded no relaxation, as Fresno State, Nevada and UC Santa Barbara pay a go to to the Aquaplex for the Aztec Invitational the subsequent morning on Jan. 9. Later that afternoon, SDSU will stay on campus to face the identical Fresno State squad in a head-to-head scrimmage.

Meanwhile, Aztec divers may also discover themselves within the highlight that very same weekend after they compete on the Bruin Invitational, Jan. 8-10, on the campus of UCLA.

SDSU shortly jumps again within the pool on Jan. 12 when it battles Cal State East Bay and San Diego in one other swim-only double twin on the Aquaplex. Four days later, the Aztecs will head to the Valley of the Sun with a full squad to face Grand Canyon and California Baptist in a double twin at Fr. Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

As the month attracts to an in depth, Aztec divers will take heart stage as soon as once more after they return to the Grand Canyon State for the second installment of the Lumberjack Invitational, Jan. 28-30.

For the fifth straight season, SDSU will journey to Houston, Texas, for a convention meet, with the revived Pac-12 Championships happening Feb. 24-27 on the acquainted CRWC Natatorium on the University of Houston campus. The Aztecs will sq. off towards former Mountain West rivals Colorado State, Fresno State and Washington State, with California Baptist becoming a member of the brand new circuit as a swimming and diving affiliate.

In its ultimate season as a Mountain West member in 2026, SDSU captured its fifth straight convention title and tenth because the 2010-11 marketing campaign. The Aztecs’ large depth was on show all through the meet, because the Scarlet and Black recorded 36 placements within the championship finals, that includes two gold, seven silver and 4 bronze medals.

Postseason competitors ramps up the next month when Aztec divers make yet one more journey to Northern Arizona’s Wall Aquatic Center for the NCAA Zone E Championships, March 8-10, in Flagstaff.

Shortly thereafter, SDSU’s quest for nationwide glory continues for choose qualifiers, March 17-20, when the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships convene on the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.

San Diego State returns 20 letterwinners in 2026-27, together with the trio of Alli Mann (7), Alyssa Schiller (6) and Kaydence Bispo (5), who mixed to earn 18 all-conference honors final season.