Swim and Dive Announces 2025-26 Meet Schedule
8/7/2025 11:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Reigning American champions will host four home meets
HOUSTON – Rice swimming and diving head coach Seth Huston has announced the schedule for the 2025-26 campaign.
"This season's schedule has a lot of new looks," said Coach Huston. "We have added a number of schools that we have not crossed paths in years: FSU, Illinois, West Virginia, TCU, UTRGV and LSU. In addition, we added the MPSF open water event to increase opportunities for our open water swimmers. Finally, the expansion of the American by adding affiliate members; James Madison, Liberty and Marshall elevates our team's championship experience to another level. I think this schedule will challenge our team to be better."
The season kicks off with the Seminole Fall Classic in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 26. Rice will take part in the two-day event with host Florida State, Illinois, and West Virginia.
Rice returns to South Main to host its first home meet, Dual-A-Pooluza. TCU, Houston, and Villanova will be competing with the Owls in the two-day meet, beginning on October 10.
Rice will then head westward to Long Beach, California, to take part in the MPSF Open Water Championships on October 18. It will be the Owls first time competing in the event, which is going into its third year of competition.
The Owls return home to host the annual Rice Fall Splash, welcoming in a bevy of teams to the event. Rice will host UTRGV, Incarnate Word, Little Rock, St. Thomas, and Loyola in the two-day meet beginning on October 24. The Fall Splash will also coincide with the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame induction weekend, where swim alumni Brittany Massengale earn the honor of being inducted.
Rice opens November with a dual meet against North Texas. The meet is currently set for Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
The following week, the Owls will head to the Pelican State for two meets, taking on Tulane in a dual meet on November 7 before heading to LSU on November 8 to take part in a quad meet with the Tigers, Tulane, and Houston.
Rice comes back to Space City from November 19 to November 21 to take part in the annual Phil Hansel Invitational, hosted by Houston.
Rice will look to three-peat and Ella Dyson will look to defend her Open Water National Championship title in the CSCAA Open Water Nationals, hosted in Sarasota, Florida, on December 13.
The Owls will stay in the Sunshine State for the Florida Atlantic Fun Meet, hosted in Boca Raton on December 20. This meet occurs while the Rice team will be taking part in a training camp in Pompano Beach.
The new year begins with the Double Up Meet on January 10, Rice's final home meet of the season. The Owls will host cross-town foe St. Thomas to wrap up the home slate of the 2025-26 season.
Rice will take on Houston in a dual meet hosted by the Cougars on January 31 and then return to the CRWC Natatorium from February 6 to February 7 for the First Chance Meet.
The Owls will try to defend its American crown from February 18 to February 21 in the American Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The final meet before nationals will be the Aggie Last Chance Meet, hosted by Texas A&M in College Station. The Last Chance Meet will go on from February 26 to February 28.
The CSCAA National Invitational Championships will begin on March 12 and go on until March 14 in Ocala, Florida, returning to the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (F.A.S.T.) facility.
The season concludes with the NCAA Championships, hosted by Georgia Tech in the McAuley Aquatic Center, from March 18 – March 21.
"This season's schedule has a lot of new looks," said Coach Huston. "We have added a number of schools that we have not crossed paths in years: FSU, Illinois, West Virginia, TCU, UTRGV and LSU. In addition, we added the MPSF open water event to increase opportunities for our open water swimmers. Finally, the expansion of the American by adding affiliate members; James Madison, Liberty and Marshall elevates our team's championship experience to another level. I think this schedule will challenge our team to be better."
The season kicks off with the Seminole Fall Classic in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 26. Rice will take part in the two-day event with host Florida State, Illinois, and West Virginia.
Rice returns to South Main to host its first home meet, Dual-A-Pooluza. TCU, Houston, and Villanova will be competing with the Owls in the two-day meet, beginning on October 10.
Rice will then head westward to Long Beach, California, to take part in the MPSF Open Water Championships on October 18. It will be the Owls first time competing in the event, which is going into its third year of competition.
The Owls return home to host the annual Rice Fall Splash, welcoming in a bevy of teams to the event. Rice will host UTRGV, Incarnate Word, Little Rock, St. Thomas, and Loyola in the two-day meet beginning on October 24. The Fall Splash will also coincide with the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame induction weekend, where swim alumni Brittany Massengale earn the honor of being inducted.
Rice opens November with a dual meet against North Texas. The meet is currently set for Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
The following week, the Owls will head to the Pelican State for two meets, taking on Tulane in a dual meet on November 7 before heading to LSU on November 8 to take part in a quad meet with the Tigers, Tulane, and Houston.
Rice comes back to Space City from November 19 to November 21 to take part in the annual Phil Hansel Invitational, hosted by Houston.
Rice will look to three-peat and Ella Dyson will look to defend her Open Water National Championship title in the CSCAA Open Water Nationals, hosted in Sarasota, Florida, on December 13.
The Owls will stay in the Sunshine State for the Florida Atlantic Fun Meet, hosted in Boca Raton on December 20. This meet occurs while the Rice team will be taking part in a training camp in Pompano Beach.
The new year begins with the Double Up Meet on January 10, Rice's final home meet of the season. The Owls will host cross-town foe St. Thomas to wrap up the home slate of the 2025-26 season.
Rice will take on Houston in a dual meet hosted by the Cougars on January 31 and then return to the CRWC Natatorium from February 6 to February 7 for the First Chance Meet.
The Owls will try to defend its American crown from February 18 to February 21 in the American Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The final meet before nationals will be the Aggie Last Chance Meet, hosted by Texas A&M in College Station. The Last Chance Meet will go on from February 26 to February 28.
The CSCAA National Invitational Championships will begin on March 12 and go on until March 14 in Ocala, Florida, returning to the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (F.A.S.T.) facility.
The season concludes with the NCAA Championships, hosted by Georgia Tech in the McAuley Aquatic Center, from March 18 – March 21.
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