List of college swimming and diving teams
This is a list of college swimming and diving teams that compete in the NCAA or NAIA Men's and/or Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
NCAA Division I
Suspended Teams
Institution | Athletic team | Diving | Men's | Women's | Conf. | State | Notes |
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Western Kentucky University | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers | CCSA(M) C-USA(W) | KY | [lower-alpha 3] | |||
Schools Transitioning to Division I
Institution | Athletic team | Diving | Men | Women | Conf. | State | Transition Start | Active | Notes |
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Bellarmine University | Bellarmine Knights | CCSA | KY | 2020-21 | 2024-25 | [lower-alpha 4] | |||
California Baptist University | California Baptist Lancers | WAC | CA | 2018-19 | 2022-23 | [lower-alpha 5] | |||
Dixie State University | Dixie State Trailblazers | RMAC | UT | 2020-21 | 2024-25 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
Merrimack College | Merrimack Warriors | NEC | MA | 2019-20 | 2023-24 | [lower-alpha 7] | |||
University of California, San Diego | UC San Diego Tritons | MPSF | CA | 2020-21 | 2024-25 | [lower-alpha 8] | |||
University of St. Thomas | St. Thomas Tommies | MIAC | MN | 2021-22 | TBA | [lower-alpha 9] | |||
- Notes
- California State University, Bakersfield is leaving the Western Athletic Conference for the Big West Conference on June 1, 2020. The BWC does not sponsor swimming. It has not been announce which conference the CSUB will be swimming in.
- University of Miami only participates in men's diving.
- Western Kentucky University announced on April 14, 2015 that it would suspend its men's and women's swimming & diving teams for at least 5 years. This followed a police investigation into claims of assault and hazing by a former men's team member which in turn found multiple violations of university policies on harassment and sexual misconduct.
- Bellarmine University will start the transition from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I in the 2020-21 school year. They are switching from GLVC to the Atlantic Sun Conference and swimming in the CCSA starting in the 2020-21 season.
- California Baptist University began transitioning out of the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference in the 2018-19 season and will become a full member in the 2022-23 school year.
- Dixie State University will start the transition from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I in the 2020-21 school year. They are switching from Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to the Western Athletic Conference.
- Merrimack College began transitioning out of the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference in the 2019-20 season and will become a full member in the 2023-24 school year.
- University of California, San Diego Will move to Division I in 2020, joining the Big West Conference for most sports. It will maintain its MPSF membership in swimming & diving, swimming not sponsored by the Big West.
- University of St. Thomas plans on moving out of the NCAA Division III MIAC and joining the Summit League starting in the 2021-22 season. St. Thomas is waiting on the waiver to move directly from Division III to Division I.
NCAA Division II
Schools Transitioning to Division II
Institution | Athletic team | Diving | Men | Women | Conf. | State | Transition Start | Active | Notes |
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College of Staten Island | Staten Island Dolphins | METS | NY | 2019-20 | 2022-23 | [lower-alpha 5] | |||
Frostburg State University | Frostburg State Bobcats | MEC | MD | 2019-20 | 2022-23 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
Schools Adding Swimming & Diving
Institution | Athletic team | Diving | Men | Women | Conf. | State | Active |
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Stonehill College | Stonehill Skyhawks | NE10 | MA | 2020-21 |
- Notes
- Bellarmine University will start the transition to NCAA Division I in the 2020-21 school year. They will switch to the Atlantic Sun Conference and swimming in the CCSA in the 2020-21 season.
- Limestone College will join the South Atlantic Conference for the 2020-21 school year. SAC does not sponsor swimming it is expected that the swim teams will have a membership with Conference Carolinas or Bluegrass Mountain Conference.
- University of California, San Diego will move to Division I in 2020, joining the Big West Conference for most sports. It will maintain its MPSF membership in swimming & diving, swimming not sponsored by the Big West.
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke is moving to Conference Carolinas starting in the 2021-22 season.
- College of Staten Island will started the transition to Division II in the 2019-20 season, joining the East Coast Conference for most sports. Swimming & diving is not sponsored by the ECC, it will maintain its METS membership.
- Frostburg State University will complete the transition to Division II in the 2022-23 season.
NCAA Division III
Schools Adding Swimming & Diving
Institution | Athletic team | Diving | Men | Women | Conf. | State | Active |
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Moravian College | Moravian Greyhounds | LC | PA | 2021-22 | |||
- Notes
- Cazenovia College and State University of New York at Cobleskill are moving to the North Atlantic Conference for the 2020-21 season. However NAC does not sponsor swimming and NEAC is dropping swimming in the 2020-21 season. It has not been announce where either team will swim.
- Cedar Crest College was an associate member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference through the 2019-20 season. It has not been announced which conference they will compete in starting in the 2020-21 season.
- Gallaudet University is a member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference which will not be sponsoring swimming starting in the 2020-21 school year. It has not been announced in which conference Gallaudet will compete.
- Johns Hopkins University is a charter member of the Centennial Conference but has never attended the conference championship. They are often referred to as Independent.
- Neumann University announced the addition of swimming and diving for the 2016-17 season but is yet to have their inaugural season.
- Plymouth State University is adding Men's swimming and diving for the 2020-21 school year.
- St. Norbert College will switch to the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in the 2020-21 season. However, NACC does not sponsor swimming and diving, it has not been announced which conference St. Norbert will compete in.
- Southern Virginia University will switch to the USA South Athletic Conference in the 2021-22 season. However, USASAC does not sponsor swimming and diving and CAC is dropping swimming in the 2020-21 school year, it has not been announced which conference SVU will compete in.
- University of Rochester has dual membership to both the University Athletic Association and Liberty League. However Rochester only competes at the UAA conference championship.
NAIA
- Notes
- University of British Columbia and University of Victoria hold concurrent memberships in U Sports and NAIA. They are not members of an NAIA conference that sponsors swimming.
Championships
National Championships
Championship | Defending Champions [lower-alpha 1] | |
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Men | Women | |
NCAA Division I Men's Championship NCAA Division I Women's Championship |
California (x1) (2019) |
Stanford (x3) (2017-19) |
NCAA Division II Championship | Queens (NC) (x5) (2015-19) |
Queens (NC) (x5) (2015-19) |
NCAA Division III Championship | Denison (x2) (2018-19) |
Emory (x10) (2010-19) |
NAIA Championship | Keiser (x2) (2018-19) |
SCAD (x2) (2018-19) |
- Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic all national 2020 championships were cancelled. The NCAA Division II Championship started its 2020 Championship but it was cancelled after day two. The results after day two are not considered final results and no champion was awarded.
Conference Championships
- Notes
- Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and Empire 8 have a joint championship but separate champions are awarded.
- Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Champion.
- Empire 8 Champion.
- Bluegrass Mountain Conference and Conference Carolinas have a joint championship but separate champions are awarded.
- 12 (M) and 13 (W) in the 2020-21 season with the departure of Limestone College. 14 (W) in the 2021-22 season with the addition of University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
- Bluegrass Mountain Conference Champion.
- Conference Carolinas Champion.
- Capital Athletic Conference will discontinue swimming after the 2019-20 season.
- 8 (M) and 9 (W) in the 2020-21 season with the addition of Bellarmine University.
- 9 (M) and 8 (W) in the 2020-21 season with the departure of Bellarmine College.
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference and Mountain East Conference have a joint championship one champion is awarded.
- 12 (W) in the 2021-22 season with the departure of University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
- 8 (M) and 8 (W) in the 2021-22 season with the addition of Moravian University.
- 8 (W) in the 2020-21 season with the addition of Dixie State University.
See Also
- NCAA Division I
- List of NCAA Division I Institutions
- NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
- NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
- NCAA Division II
- List of NCAA Division II Institutions
- NCAA Division III
- List of NCAA Division III Institutions
- List of NCAA conferences
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
- NAIA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
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