UCLA Swim & Dive Announces 2025-26 Schedule
August 29, 2025 | Swimming & Diving
LOS ANGELES โ Head Coach Jordan Cordry and the UCLA swimming and diving program officially announced its 2025-26 schedule on Friday. The Bruins will compete at home at the Spieker Aquatic Center on eight occasions throughout the 2025-26 season.
UCLA's schedule features five invitational meets, 10 dual meets, as well as the Big Ten Championships in Minnesota, and the NCAA Championships, which will be held March 18-21 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Bruins will open the season on Oct. 3 with the annual Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet, before heading to USC for the USC Invite on October 10-11 to begin the regular season slate.
UCLA has eight dual meets on the calendar for the upcoming season, with five of them happening at home. The Bruins are slated to travel for road duals at Arizona State (Nov. 7), at Arizona (Nov. 8), and at UCSD (Jan. 3).
The squad will host five dual meets and a quad meet during the winter 2026 portion of the calendar. UCLA hosts Iowa (Jan. 9), Stanford (Jan. 16), Cal (Jan. 17), before hosting rival USC (Jan. 30). UCLA's senior day will be on Jan. 31 at 11 am PT when the Bruins host Nevada for their final dual of the season.
UCLA will also compete in multiple tri or quad meets in 2026, traveling to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to take on Michigan & Northwestern (Oct. 25). The team will then host a quad meet with Iowa, Utah, and UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 10).
The Bruins will travel to two mid-season invitationals throughout the year. The squad will travel to the USC Invitational Oct. 10-11, and the Ohio State Invitational (Nov. 18-21).ย
UCLA divers are slated to attend the USC Diving Invite (Nov.ย 20-22), and the Riverside Diving Invite (Dec. 19-20). In addition, UCLA will host the Bruin Diving Invitational (Jan. 9-11) at Spieker Aquatics Center.
Championship season opens with the 2026 Big Ten Championships (Feb. 18-21) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships (Mar. 9-11) in Flagstaff, Arizona. The NCAA Championships (March 18-21) will take place the following week in Atlanta, Georgia.
UCLA is coming off a successful 2024-25 campaign, as the Bruins sent seven student-athletes to the NCAA Championships, along with four relay squads. The Bruins welcome back a strong core of returners, led by 2025 Second Team All-American and NCAA honorable mention honoree Eden Cheng, as well as NCAA qualifiers Sarah Bennetts, Molly Brascia, Fay Lustria, Rosie Murphy, and Claudia Yovanovich. ย
Follow @UCLASwimAndDive on X and Instagram for all team updates.
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2025-26 UCLA Swim & Dive Schedule:
Oct. 3 โ Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet (exhibition)
Oct. 10-11 โ @USC Invite
Oct. 25 โ @Michigan* & Northwestern* (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Nov. 7 โ @ASU
Nov. 8 โ @Arizona
Nov. 18-21 โ @OSU Invite
Nov. 20-22 โ @USC Diving Invite
Dec. 19-20 โ @Riverside Diving Invite
Jan. 3 โ @UCSD
Jan. 9 โ Iowa*
Jan. 10 โ Iowa, Utah, UCSB
Jan 9-11 โ Bruin Diving Invite
Jan. 16 โ Stanford
Jan. 17 โ Cal
Jan. 30 โ USC*
Jan. 31 โ Nevada
Feb. 18-21 โ Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
March 9-11 โ NCAA Zone E Championships (Flagstaff, Arizona)
March 18-21 โ NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Georgia)
Home events in bold
*Big Ten competition
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UCLA's schedule features five invitational meets, 10 dual meets, as well as the Big Ten Championships in Minnesota, and the NCAA Championships, which will be held March 18-21 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Bruins will open the season on Oct. 3 with the annual Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet, before heading to USC for the USC Invite on October 10-11 to begin the regular season slate.
UCLA has eight dual meets on the calendar for the upcoming season, with five of them happening at home. The Bruins are slated to travel for road duals at Arizona State (Nov. 7), at Arizona (Nov. 8), and at UCSD (Jan. 3).
The squad will host five dual meets and a quad meet during the winter 2026 portion of the calendar. UCLA hosts Iowa (Jan. 9), Stanford (Jan. 16), Cal (Jan. 17), before hosting rival USC (Jan. 30). UCLA's senior day will be on Jan. 31 at 11 am PT when the Bruins host Nevada for their final dual of the season.
UCLA will also compete in multiple tri or quad meets in 2026, traveling to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to take on Michigan & Northwestern (Oct. 25). The team will then host a quad meet with Iowa, Utah, and UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 10).
The Bruins will travel to two mid-season invitationals throughout the year. The squad will travel to the USC Invitational Oct. 10-11, and the Ohio State Invitational (Nov. 18-21).ย
UCLA divers are slated to attend the USC Diving Invite (Nov.ย 20-22), and the Riverside Diving Invite (Dec. 19-20). In addition, UCLA will host the Bruin Diving Invitational (Jan. 9-11) at Spieker Aquatics Center.
Championship season opens with the 2026 Big Ten Championships (Feb. 18-21) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships (Mar. 9-11) in Flagstaff, Arizona. The NCAA Championships (March 18-21) will take place the following week in Atlanta, Georgia.
UCLA is coming off a successful 2024-25 campaign, as the Bruins sent seven student-athletes to the NCAA Championships, along with four relay squads. The Bruins welcome back a strong core of returners, led by 2025 Second Team All-American and NCAA honorable mention honoree Eden Cheng, as well as NCAA qualifiers Sarah Bennetts, Molly Brascia, Fay Lustria, Rosie Murphy, and Claudia Yovanovich. ย
Follow @UCLASwimAndDive on X and Instagram for all team updates.
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2025-26 UCLA Swim & Dive Schedule:
Oct. 3 โ Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet (exhibition)
Oct. 10-11 โ @USC Invite
Oct. 25 โ @Michigan* & Northwestern* (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Nov. 7 โ @ASU
Nov. 8 โ @Arizona
Nov. 18-21 โ @OSU Invite
Nov. 20-22 โ @USC Diving Invite
Dec. 19-20 โ @Riverside Diving Invite
Jan. 3 โ @UCSD
Jan. 9 โ Iowa*
Jan. 10 โ Iowa, Utah, UCSB
Jan 9-11 โ Bruin Diving Invite
Jan. 16 โ Stanford
Jan. 17 โ Cal
Jan. 30 โ USC*
Jan. 31 โ Nevada
Feb. 18-21 โ Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
March 9-11 โ NCAA Zone E Championships (Flagstaff, Arizona)
March 18-21 โ NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Georgia)
Home events in bold
*Big Ten competition
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