Eagles set 2026-27 swimming and diving schedule

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University Swimming and Diving has introduced its 2026-27 schedule, that includes 14 meets, together with seven at house, together with a slate of qualifier occasions for people who earn the requirements.

“We cannot wait to get the season started,” head coach Dave Rollins mentioned. “We approached this year with more focus on whom we are competing with to help provide our program the best opportunity to prepare for the ASUN and NCAA Championships. We are excited to compete against multiple SEC and ACC programs on the road this year, which will be great challenges for our program.”

The marketing campaign opens with two house exhibition meets: the Wings Up Classic on Sept. 25 and the Green vs. Blue Intrasquad meet on Sept. 26. The Eagles then journey to Miami for the FIU Classic (Oct. 2-3) to open the common season earlier than returning to Fort Myers to host Keiser within the house dual-meet opener Oct. 10.

FGCU heads to Charlotte, N.C., for back-to-back days of competitors Oct. 23-24, taking over Queens and Virginia Tech within the first meet and Queens and Wingate within the second. The divers then journey to the South Florida Diving Invite in Fort Lauderdale (Nov. 6-7), whereas the swimmers host SMU on Nov. 7. The Eagles shut out the 2026 portion of the schedule on the Nest in opposition to UNC Asheville on Dec. 16.

Eagles who obtain qualifying requirements may even have the chance to compete on the U.S. World Championship Trials in Chicago, Ill. (Oct. 28-31) and the U.S. Open in Austin, Texas (Dec. 2-5).

The Eagles start 2027 with a Tennessee swing, because the divers compete on the UT Diving Invitational in Knoxville (Jan. 7-9) and the swimmers face Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Indiana State in Nashville (Jan. 8-9). FGCU then returns house for the ultimate two common season meets, internet hosting FIU on Jan. 23 and North Florida in a two-day meet Jan. 29-30.

The 2027 ASUN Swimming and Diving Championships are set for Feb. 17-20 in Knoxville, Tenn. FGCU completed second finally 12 months’s meet by simply eight factors, successful eight convention titles and reaching the rostrum in 16 of 21 occasions. The Eagles opened the meet by setting FGCU and ASUN data within the 200 Medley Relay behind Izzy Ackley, Cassie Bauer, Libby Russum and Mia Burke, and went on to say particular person titles from Ackley (100 Backstroke), Russum (50 Freestyle), Jasmin Kroll (100 Freestyle), Aislyn Barnett (200 Breaststroke) and Alexandra Andueza (Platform Diving). FGCU additionally swept the highest three spots within the 100 Freestyle and received the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays.

Postseason motion continues with the Last Chance Qualifier in Doral, Fla. (Feb. 26-28) and the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in Athens, Ga. (March 7-10) for divers who obtain qualifying marks. Andueza grew to become the primary diver in program historical past to advance to a finals spherical on the Zone meet final spring. The season concludes for qualifying swimmers and divers on the NCAA Championships (March 17-20) in Austin, Texas.

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