NEWARK, Del. — The University of Delaware announced its 2016-17 men’s and women’s swimming and diving schedules Monday highlighted by three home meets at Rawstrom Natatorium, including a matchup with longtime Colonial Athletic Association rival Towson in the regular season finale in January.
Head coach John Hayman, now in his 28th year of the helm of both squads, will lead his teams into 10 regular season events in addition to the season-opening Blue-Gold Intrasquad exhibition this Saturday, Sept. 24 at Rawstrom Natatorium.
The three regular season home meets include a season-opening tri-meet with Georgetown and St. Francis of Pennsylvania (women’s team only) on Oct. 1; a dual meet with local rival La Salle University on Nov. 12; and the regular season finale against Towson on Jan. 28 for Senior Day.
The remainder of the schedule includes dual meets at George Mason on Oct. 15; a Colonial Athletic Association Pod Meet at James Madison with UNCW and William & Mary on Nov. 5-6; a Jan. 7 dual at Drexel; and a Jan. 15 dual at Iona. William & Mary is the defending CAA champion on both the men’s and women’s side.
Among the invitationals the Hens will compete in 2016-17 will be the Franklin & Marshall Winter Invitational on Nov. 18-20 in Lancaster, Pa. and the annual USS Winter Nationals at Atlanta, Ga. on Nov. 30-Dec. 3.
The season will reach its pinnacle on Feb. 22-25 when the Blue Hens join the rest of its league opponents for the CAA Swimming & Diving Championships at the Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatic Center.
Both Delaware team’s placed fourth at the championships a year ago but Hayman expects solid improvement as he welcomes back a strong nucleus of returning swimmers along to mesh with a talented group of newcomers.
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME (ET) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 24 | Blue-Gold Instrasquad Scrimmage (Exhibition) | Rawstrom Natatorium | 10:00 AM | ||||
| Sat, Oct 01 | Georgetown | Rawstrom Natatorium | 1:00 PM | ||||
| Sat, Oct 15 | George Mason | at Fairfax, Va. | 1:00 PM | ||||
| CAA Pod Meet at James Madison | |||||||
| Sat, Nov 05 | William & Mary * | at Harrisonburg, Va. | TBA | ||||
| Sat, Nov 05 | UNCW * | at Harrisonburg, Va. | TBA | ||||
| Sun, Nov 06 | William & Mary * | at Harrisonburg, Va. | TBA | ||||
| Sun, Nov 06 | UNCW * | at Harrisonburg, Va. | TBA | ||||
| Sat, Nov 12 | La Salle | Rawstrom Natatorium | TBA | ||||
| Franklin & Marshall Winter Invitational | |||||||
| Fri, Nov 18 | Franklin & Marshall Winter Invitational Day 1 | at Lancaster, Pa. | TBA | ||||
| Sat, Nov 19 | Franklin & Marshall Winter Invitational Day 2 | at Lancaster, Pa. | TBA | ||||
| Sun, Nov 20 | Franklin & Marshall Winter Invitational Day 3 | at Lancaster, Pa. | TBA | ||||
| USS Winter Nationals | |||||||
| Wed, Nov 30 | USS Winter Nationals Day 1 | at Atlanta, Ga. | TBA | ||||
| Thu, Dec 01 | USS Winter Nationals Day 2 | at Atlanta, Ga. | TBA | ||||
| Fri, Dec 02 | USS Winter Nationals Day 3 | at Atlanta, Ga. | TBA | ||||
| Sat, Dec 03 | USS Winter Nationals Day 4 | at Atlanta, Ga. | TBA | ||||
| Sat, Jan 07 | Drexel * | at Philadelphia, Pa. | 1:00 PM | ||||
| Sun, Jan 15 | Iona | at New Rochelle, N.Y. | 1:00 PM | ||||
| Sat, Jan 28 | Towson (Senior Day) * | Rawstrom Natatorium | 1:00 PM | ||||
| Colonial Athletic Association Championships | |||||||
| Wed, Feb 22 | Colonial Athletic Association Championships Day 1 | at Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatic Center | TBA | ||||
| Thu, Feb 23 | Colonial Athletic Association Championships Day 2 | at Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatic Center | TBA | ||||
| Fri, Feb 24 | Colonial Athletic Association Championships Day 3 | at Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatic Center | TBA | ||||
| Sat, Feb 25 | Colonial Athletic Association Championships Day 4 | at Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatic Center | TBA | ||||
| NCAA Zone Diving Championships | |||||||
| Sun, Mar 05 | NCAA Zone Diving Championships Day 1 | at TBA | TBA | ||||
| Mon, Mar 06 | NCAA Zone Diving Championships Day 2 | at TBA | TBA | ||||
| Tue, Mar 07 | NCAA Zone Diving Championships Day 3 | at TBA | TBA | ||||
Press release courtesy of University of Delaware Athletics.