Carbondale, IL - The 2022 Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships begin this evening in Carbondale, IL on the campus of Southern Illinois University. The four-day championship will feature all six of the MAC men's swim and dive programs.
Events will begin Wednesday evening at approximately 6:30 PM CST beginning with the 200-yard medley relay.
Live results can be found on the meet mobile app. A live stream for each session will be available on our
MAC Championship Central page.
Ball State Cardinals
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming & diving team will look to finish the season on a strong note this week when it heads to Shea Natatorium on the campus of Southern Illinois for the 2022 Mid-American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships.
Joining the Cardinals and host Salukis at the four-day meet are Evansville, Miami, Missouri State, and Valparaiso.
The fast and fierce competition kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with the 200 medley relay and concludes Saturday evening with the 400 freestyle relay.
Ball State will be looking to build upon last season's MAC Championships meet in which it broke five program records, saw the program's first MAC individual swimming champion since 2006, and had the program's first MAC individual diving champion since 1998.
Overall, the Cardinals have been trending upwards under the leadership of fourth-year head coach J. Agnew, including tallying 511.50 total points at last season's meet. It was the program's highest point total at the MAC Championships since the 2005 event when Ball State finished third at 571.
Evansville Aces
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—After a month off from competition, the University of Evansville men's swimming team will return to the pool this week beginning on Wednesday night, as the Purple Aces will take part in the 2022 Mid-American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships in Carbondale, Illinois.
UE last competed on January 28, when the Purple Aces traveled to Bloomington, Indiana to battle the fifth-ranked Hoosiers of Indiana University. Now, after over a month of training, UE will compete in its biggest meet of the year.
"The guys are ready for this week's challenge," said UE head swimming coach Stuart Wilson. "They have had a good month of training, and I really like where we are at right now heading into the MAC Championships.
"Now, it is just about focusing on the task at hand, and doing the job that we have trained all year for."
Evansville will be returning to a pool at Southern Illinois which treated the Purple Aces well in November, when UE took part in the A3 Performance Invitational hosted by SIU. The UE men broke three school records at the A3 Performance Invitational, as sophomore Jackson Caudill (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) broke both the 1,000- and 1,650-yard Freestyle records, while freshman Carlos Souto Vilas (A Coruna, Spain) and sophomore Alon Baer (Gesher Haziv, Israel) both topped the previous school record in the 100-yard Breaststroke. In all, the UE men posted 13 program top ten times at the A3 Invitational.
"The pool in Carbondale is a very fast pool, and we should feel very comfortable competing there," said Wilson. "Like I said, now is the time where we just need to focus on the task at hand, and let all of our hard work in training pay off."
The 2022 MAC Championships will feature men's teams from UE, SIU, Missouri State, Valparaiso, Ball State and Miami (OH). The meet will begin Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. with finals in both the 200-yard Medley Relay and the 800-yard Freestyle Relay.
Miami RedHawks
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Missouri State Bears
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State men's swimming and diving team will look to close out its season with a conference title at the Mid-American Conference Championships (March 2-5) in Carbondale, Ill., at the Dr. Edward J. Shea Natatorium on the campus of Southern Illinois.
The Missouri State men have captured 21 conference titles throughout their storied history while producing 13 NCAA national qualifiers and five Olympians.
MSU has won conference crowns as members of the MIAA Conference (5), Mid-Continent Conference (7), Missouri Valley Conference (5), Sunbelt Conference (1), and the MAC (3).
The Bears' most recent conference title came in 2020 when Missouri State posted 892 points.
Return of the MAC
When the Bears dive off the blocks on Wednesday evening, it will be the 13th time Missouri State has competed at the MAC Championships since becoming an affiliate member in 2010.
Missouri State recorded a second-place finish at last year's MAC Championships with 687 total points.
The Bears return five of their 2021 first-team All-MAC honorees: Arthur Cury, Michael Hampel, AJ Huskey, Pawel Krawczyk and Dylan Moffatt. Robbie Hill, Jonathan Hill and John David Spence highlight second-team All-MAC returnees.
Overall, the Missouri State roster has accumulated 19 career golds at the MAC Championships.
Southern Illinois Salukis
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois men's swimming and diving team is set to host and compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships March 2-5 (Wednesday-Saturday) inside Shea Natatorium in the Student Recreation Center on campus.
Open to the public, all-session passes are $34 for adults, $16 for students (K-12) and single session tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students. Children under five and MAC students are free with an ID. Light concessions along with digital programs, and session heat sheets for $1 will be available.
The Salukis have brought the most team collective points at the MAC Championships since joining the conference in 2009. Last year in Oxford, Ohio, the Salukis posted a final standing in third place with 588.5 points in the MAC. SIU took home three first place results, while posting three swimmers as First-Team All-MAC in 2021: Adam Cernek, Donat Csuvarszki, and Zander Minano.
The Salukis saw numerous outstanding performances and career bests all season from the seasoned team. A battle in the freestyle, 10 different SIU men hold a top-five time in the events, ranging from 50-free to 1650-free. Sophomore Gustav Persson holds steady in the breaststroke, surpassing his best times in the 100- and 200- from a year ago. Newcomer Selim Hassan has shown growth in the water, placing top-five times in the 200- and 400-IM, while clocking in at a Saluki season best in the 200-fly. Junior Ian Marshall has been swimming the distance, earning his new personal bests in the 1000- and 1650-freestyle events.
Valparaiso Crusaders
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