Women's Swimming & Diving Announces 2026-27 Schedule
8/7/2026 3:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Lions open the season on October 30 vs NYU
NEW YORK — Columbia women's swimming & diving has announced its 2026-27 schedule, with the Lions opening the season at Percy Uris Natatorium against NYU on Friday, Oct. 30.
Columbia will make the short trip to the Bronx the following day for its first road meet of the season, taking on Fordham on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The Lions begin Ivy League competition the following weekend, welcoming Dartmouth and Princeton to Uris Natatorium for a tri-meet. Diving competition will take place on Friday, Nov. 6, before the swimming events are contested on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Columbia then heads to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Harvard will host an Ivy League tri-meet featuring the Lions, Crimson and Brown Bears on Saturday, Nov. 14.
The swimmers will close out the fall semester at the Bucknell Invitational from Dec. 3-6 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Around the same time, the divers will travel to Princeton to compete at the annual Big Al Invitational.
Following the team's annual winter training trip, the Lions return to competition at an Ivy League tri-meet hosted by Penn and featuring Yale. Diving events are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 15, before the swimming competition takes place on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Columbia returns home on Friday, Jan. 23, to host Rutgers in its final home meet of the season. The meet will also serve as Senior Day, as the Lions recognize their graduating class, before closing out the regular season at Cornell on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The postseason begins with the Ivy League Championships, hosted by Princeton from Feb. 17-20.
The NCAA postseason opens with the NCAA Zone Diving Championships from March 8-10 in West Virginia. Qualifying swimmers and divers will conclude the season at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, from March 17-20.
Columbia's full 2026-27 schedule can be found HERE.
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