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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Swimming & Divings Championships<\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Swimming & Diving Dates<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n- Last day of competition – Tuesday, February 17, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Committee Meeting – Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Diving Preliminaries – Wednesday, February 25, 2026*<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (BOYS) – Thursday, February 26, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (GIRLS) – Friday, February 27, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming & Diving Finals (BOYS\/GIRLS) – Saturday, February 28, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
*adjusted due to weather<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Event Information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDiving Preliminary Round (Boys and Girls): Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Thomas McKean High School (tentative)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 5:30-6:00 pm -Diving sheet corrections<\/li>\n
- 5:30-7:00 pm – Diving practice<\/li>\n
- 7:00-8:30 pm -Preliminary Diving, 8 rounds, top (8) divers advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Preliminary Events: Thursday, February 26, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Preliminary Events: Friday, February 27, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 9:30-10:00am – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 10am-10:50am – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 11am -2:00 pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition\n
\n- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 4:30-5:00pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 5:00-5:50pm – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 6:00-9:00pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition.\n
\n- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Order of Events:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Preliminaries and Championship swimming events will be conducted in the following order:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 200 yd Medley Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Individual Medley<\/span><\/li>\n
- 50 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- Diving (Championships only)<\/span>\n
\n- Break \/ Warm-up<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 100 yd Butterfly<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 500 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Backstroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Breaststroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 400 yd. Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At Championships, the Consolation (B-Final) heat will precede the Finals (A-Final) heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Psych & Heat Sheets<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n- 2026 Psych Sheets – Boys<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Psych Sheets – Girls<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Meet Results<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nFollow Live results:<\/p>\n
Meet Mobile App – Live Meet Results<\/a><\/p>\nDiving Prelims – Results<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Swimming & Divings Championships<\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Swimming & Diving Dates<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n- Last day of competition – Tuesday, February 17, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Committee Meeting – Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Diving Preliminaries – Wednesday, February 25, 2026*<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (BOYS) – Thursday, February 26, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (GIRLS) – Friday, February 27, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming & Diving Finals (BOYS\/GIRLS) – Saturday, February 28, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
*adjusted due to weather<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Event Information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDiving Preliminary Round (Boys and Girls): Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Thomas McKean High School (tentative)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 5:30-6:00 pm -Diving sheet corrections<\/li>\n
- 5:30-7:00 pm – Diving practice<\/li>\n
- 7:00-8:30 pm -Preliminary Diving, 8 rounds, top (8) divers advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Preliminary Events: Thursday, February 26, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Preliminary Events: Friday, February 27, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 9:30-10:00am – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 10am-10:50am – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 11am -2:00 pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition\n
\n- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 4:30-5:00pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 5:00-5:50pm – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 6:00-9:00pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition.\n
\n- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Order of Events:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Preliminaries and Championship swimming events will be conducted in the following order:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 200 yd Medley Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Individual Medley<\/span><\/li>\n
- 50 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- Diving (Championships only)<\/span>\n
\n- Break \/ Warm-up<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 100 yd Butterfly<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 500 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Backstroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Breaststroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 400 yd. Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At Championships, the Consolation (B-Final) heat will precede the Finals (A-Final) heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Psych & Heat Sheets<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n- 2026 Psych Sheets – Boys<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Psych Sheets – Girls<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Meet Results<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nFollow Live results:<\/p>\n
Meet Mobile App – Live Meet Results<\/a><\/p>\nDiving Prelims – Results<\/p>\n
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Swimming & Diving Dates<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n- Last day of competition – Tuesday, February 17, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Committee Meeting – Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Diving Preliminaries – Wednesday, February 25, 2026*<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (BOYS) – Thursday, February 26, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (GIRLS) – Friday, February 27, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming & Diving Finals (BOYS\/GIRLS) – Saturday, February 28, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
*adjusted due to weather<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Event Information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDiving Preliminary Round (Boys and Girls): Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Thomas McKean High School (tentative)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 5:30-6:00 pm -Diving sheet corrections<\/li>\n
- 5:30-7:00 pm – Diving practice<\/li>\n
- 7:00-8:30 pm -Preliminary Diving, 8 rounds, top (8) divers advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Preliminary Events: Thursday, February 26, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Preliminary Events: Friday, February 27, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 9:30-10:00am – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 10am-10:50am – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 11am -2:00 pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition\n
\n- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 4:30-5:00pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 5:00-5:50pm – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 6:00-9:00pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition.\n
\n- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Order of Events:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Preliminaries and Championship swimming events will be conducted in the following order:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 200 yd Medley Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Individual Medley<\/span><\/li>\n
- 50 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- Diving (Championships only)<\/span>\n
\n- Break \/ Warm-up<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 100 yd Butterfly<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 500 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Backstroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Breaststroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 400 yd. Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At Championships, the Consolation (B-Final) heat will precede the Finals (A-Final) heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Psych & Heat Sheets<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n- 2026 Psych Sheets – Boys<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Psych Sheets – Girls<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Meet Results<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nFollow Live results:<\/p>\n
Meet Mobile App – Live Meet Results<\/a><\/p>\nDiving Prelims – Results<\/p>\n
- \n
- Last day of competition – Tuesday, February 17, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Committee Meeting – Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Diving Preliminaries – Wednesday, February 25, 2026*<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (BOYS) – Thursday, February 26, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming Preliminaries (GIRLS) – Friday, February 27, 2026*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Swimming & Diving Finals (BOYS\/GIRLS) – Saturday, February 28, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
*adjusted due to weather<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Event Information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\nDiving Preliminary Round (Boys and Girls): Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Thomas McKean High School (tentative)<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- 5:30-6:00 pm -Diving sheet corrections<\/li>\n
- 5:30-7:00 pm – Diving practice<\/li>\n
- 7:00-8:30 pm -Preliminary Diving, 8 rounds, top (8) divers advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Preliminary Events: Thursday, February 26, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Preliminary Events: Friday, February 27, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- 3:30-4:30 pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 4:30 pm – Coaches meeting<\/li>\n
- 4:30-5:50 pm – Swimming warm-ups<\/li>\n
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Preliminary swimming<\/li>\n
- Swimmers advance top 16 places to Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boys Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- 9:30-10:00am – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 10am-10:50am – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 11am -2:00 pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition\n
- \n
- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Girls Championship Events: Saturday, February 28, 2026, at University of Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- 4:30-5:00pm – Competitors stamped for entry<\/li>\n
- 5:00-5:50pm – Swimming and diving warm-up<\/li>\n
- 6:00-9:00pm – Championship Swimming and Diving competition.\n
- \n
- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Order of Events:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
The Preliminaries and Championship swimming events will be conducted in the following order:<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- 200 yd Medley Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Individual Medley<\/span><\/li>\n
- 50 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- Diving (Championships only)<\/span>\n
- \n
- Break \/ Warm-up<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 100 yd Butterfly<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 500 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Backstroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Breaststroke<\/span><\/li>\n
- 400 yd. Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At Championships, the Consolation (B-Final) heat will precede the Finals (A-Final) heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Psych & Heat Sheets<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\n- \n
- 2026 Psych Sheets – Boys<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Psych Sheets – Girls<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – prelims<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Boys – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2026 Heat Sheets – Girls – finals<\/a><\/li>\n
- <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2026 Meet Results<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\nFollow Live results:<\/p>\n
Meet Mobile App – Live Meet Results<\/a><\/p>\n
Diving Prelims – Results<\/p>\n
- 2026 Psych Sheets – Girls<\/a><\/li>\n
- 100 yd Butterfly<\/span><\/li>\n
- 200 yd Freestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finals diving (3 rounds) for divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Consolation (B-Final) and Finals (A-Final) heats for swimmers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Committee Meeting – Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n