Friday, Oct. 9 Swim & Dive Schedule
Akron vs. Bowling Green | 1:00 PM
Massachusetts vs. Colgate Invitational | 4:00 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10 Swim & Dive Schedule
Massachusetts vs. Colgate Invitational | 10:00 AM
Toledo vs. Toledo Alumni Meet | 8:30 AM
Akron vs. Akron Alumni Meet | 10:00 AM
Previews courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Bowling Green Falcons
The Bowling Green swimming and diving team returns to Cooper Pool on Friday to host Akron. The dual meet begins at 1 p.m.
The Falcons are 5-0 after opening the 2026-27 season at the IU Indy Double Duals on Oct. 3. They beat IU Indy 200-99, Xavier 216-74, Butler 222-71, Eastern Illinois 235-58 and Bellarmine 239-53, winning 12 of 16 events and both relays.
Samia Becdach won four times at IU Indy. She won the 50 freestyle (23.35) and 100 freestyle (51.01), swam the freestyle leg on the winning 200 medley relay and led off the winning 200 freestyle relay. Newcomers
Anna Helmuth and
Kylie Thompson each won an individual event in their collegiate debuts. Helmuth won the 100 breaststroke (1:05.47) and 200 breaststroke (2:24.40), and Thompson won the 500 freestyle (5:08.31).
Karina Solera won the 100 butterfly (56.07),
Bella Treib won the 100 backstroke (56.59), and
Caroline Toledo won the 1000 freestyle (10:37.84).
In diving,
Natalia Mayorga won both the 1-meter (267.90) and 3-meter (282.50).
Ava Roffel and
Claire Werner took second and third on 3-meter, and
Victoria Miller placed second on 1-meter.
Akron presents a formidable early season test. The Zips won the 2024-25 Mid-American Conference Championship, their fourth in a row and 11th in 12 seasons, and hosted the 2026 MAC Championships at Ocasek Natatorium.
Bowling Green last met Akron in a dual meet on Nov. 1, 2024, at Ocasek Natatorium, where the Zips won 195-105. Mayorga won both diving events in that meet. The Falcons also finished fourth at the Zippy Invitational in Akron in December, behind Akron, Cornell and Buffalo.
Akron Zips
The University of Akron Zips Swimming & Diving team was predicted to finish first in the 2026-27 Preseason Swimming & Diving Coaches Poll, the conference office announced Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Akron will begin the 2026-27 season with a dual meet against Bowling Green at Cooper Pool on Friday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. Akron debuts the 2026-27 squad at home for the Annual Zips Classic at the Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium from October 16-17.
Massachusetts Minutewomen
University of Massachusetts women's swimming and diving team unveils 2026-27 schedule. After the Maroon and White Intrasquad meet on Saturday, October 3, the Minutewomen kick off the season at the Colgate Invitational, hosted by Colgate, on Friday, October 9, through Saturday, October 10.
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