UNI swimming & diving announces 2025-26 schedule
8/22/2025 8:50:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The UNI swimming and diving team announced on Friday its meet schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Entering their ninth season under the leadership of head coach Nick Lakin, the Panthers will open the new season on October 4 with their annual Purple and Gold intrasquad meet inside the Glen F. Henry Pool in UNI's Wellness-Recreation Center. UNI's first dual meet will see the Panthers visit Iowa on October 10 before visiting Vermillion, South Dakota for the Coyote Extravaganza on October 31 and November 1, a unique dual meet that will see Northern Iowa face South Dakota, South Dakota State, St. Cloud State and Sioux Falls in a series of eight dual meets.
UNI will return to Iowa City for the second time this fall for the Hawkeye Invitational, scheduled for November 18-21 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City. Following the holiday break, the Panthers return to action hosting Iowa State and St. Thomas on senior day on January 10, followed by a two-day dual at Illinois State (January 16-17).
Northern Iowa makes its second visit to Vermillion at the end of January for the Coyote Invite (January 30-31), with Panther divers traveling to the UNO Diving Invite a week later (February 6-7). The 2026 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships return to the Deaconess Aquatics Center in Evansville, Indiana for the second time in three years, running from February 25-28 alongside the men's conference meet.
Qualified divers for the NCAA Diving Zones will travel to College Station, Texas from March 8-12, with qualified athletes heading to the NCAA Championships, scheduled to be held at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center in Atlanta from March 18-21.
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2025-26 UNI SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE
- Oct. 4 - Purple & Gold Intrasquad - 12 p.m. CT (Cedar Falls, Iowa / Glen F. Henry Pool)
- Oct. 10 at Iowa - 5 p.m. CT (Iowa City, Iowa / Campus Wellness & Recreation Center)
- Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Coyote Extravaganza (Vermillion, S.D. / USD Wellness Center)
- Nov. 18-21 at Hawkeye Invitational (Iowa City, Iowa / Campus Wellness & Recreation Center)
- Jan. 10 vs. Iowa State & St. Thomas (Cedar Falls, Iowa / Glen F. Henry Pool)
- Jan. 16-17 at Illinois State (Normal, Ill. / Horton Pool)
- Jan. 30-21 at Coyote Invite (Vermillion, S.D. / USD Wellness Center)
- Feb. 6-7 at UNO Diving Invite (Omaha, Neb. / H&K Pool)
- Feb. 25-28 at MVC Championships (Evansville, Ind. / Deaconess Aquatics Center)
- Mar. 8-12 at NCAA Diving Zones (College Station, Tex. / Rec Center Natatorium)
- Mar. 18-21 at NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga. / Georgia Tech Aquatics Center)
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UNI swimming and diving action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Swimming and Diving), X (@uniswimdive) and on Instagram (@uniswimdive). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.