MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Director of Athletics Shane Lyons announced the 2021 men’s and women’s swimming and diving schedule Thursday.
In the Mountaineers’ second season at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park, the team is set to host three home events, including the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships for the second consecutive season.
“I’m very excited to announce our 2021 schedule,” Mountaineer coach Vic Riggs said. “It will be great to finally get to race and dive competitively this season. The teams have done a great job in practice this fall, and we are looking forward to the start of a competitive season and the Big 12 Championship in February.”
The 2021 campaign opens with a two-day competition against Pitt, split between Morgantown and Pittsburgh. The Panthers’ divers will travel to the Aquatic Center on Jan. 13 to complete the diving portion of the meet before the Mountaineers’ swimmers make the trek to Trees Pool in Pittsburgh on Jan. 14, for the swimming portion.
The WVU women are set to travel to Iowa State on Jan. 23 with action at ISU’s Beyer Pool.
West Virginia will honor its 10 senior members on Senior Day against Notre Dame. The two-day, regular season finale will take place on Jan. 29-30.
Postseason action begins on Feb. 24 as the Mountaineers travel to the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship, hosted by the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas. West Virginia hosted the Big 12 Championship for the first time in program history last season, earning a combined 11 medals as the men placed third and the women finished fifth. The conference meet concludes on Feb. 27.
For the second year in a row, the Mountaineers play host to the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, held at the Aquatic Center from March 8-10.
The CSCAA National Invitational is tabbed for March 11-13, in Elkhart, Ind., before the Mountaineers conclude the season at the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Women’s Championships are scheduled for March 17-20, while the NCAA Men’s Championships are set for the following weekend, March 24-27. The championships will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
