2026 NAIA Swimming and Diving Conference Championships Primer

Get ready for the 2025-26 college conference championship season! The NAIA conference meets begin this weekend and will continue through mid-February, with the national championships taking place during the first week of March.

Below, we have gathered a list of the NAIA conference meets happening over the next few weeks. If we have missed your favorite meet, let us know and we’ll add it below.

Check out our NCAA conference primers:

Week One: Monday, January 28 to Sunday, February 1, 2026

Great Southwest Athletic Conference (GSAC) – Men and Women

  • Dates: Friday, January 30–Saturday, January 31
  • Location: Soka Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
  • Defending Champions: The Master’s women (1x); The Master’s men (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Teams: Arizona Christian, College of Idaho, Ottawa Arizona, Simpson, Soka, The Master’s

Week Two: Monday, February 2 to Sunday, February 8, 2026

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) – Men and Women

  • Dates: Wednesday, February 4–Saturday, February 7
  • Location: Hobart Aquatic Center, Hobart, IN
  • Defending Champions: Bethel Indiana women (1x); Olivet Nazarene men (4x)
  • Live Results on Meet Mobile
  • Live Video on KCAC Network
  • Championship Central
  • Teams: Aquinas, Bethel (IN), College of Saint Mary (women), Dordt, Midland, Morningside, Olivet Nazarene, Saint Mary (KS), Sterling

Mid-South Conference (MSC) – Men and Women

  • Dates: Thursday, February 5–Saturday, February 7
  • Location: Centre College Aquatic Center, Danville, KY
  • Defending Champions: Cumberlands women (13x); Cumberlands men (7x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Teams: Campbellsville, Cumberlands, Indiana Wesleyan, Lindsey Wilson, Midway, Shawnee State

The Sun Conference – Men and Women

  • Dates: Thursday, February 5–Saturday, February 7
  • Location: Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training, Ocala, FL
  • Defending Champions: Keiser women (4x); Keiser men (4x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Teams: Ave Maria, Keiser, Life, Loyola New Orleans, SCAD Savannah, St. Thomas (FL), Thomas, William Carey

Week Three: Monday, February 9 to Sunday, February 15, 2026

Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) – Men and Women

  • Dates: Thursday, February 12–Saturday, February 14
  • Location: Kingsport Aquatic Center, Kingsport, TN
  • Defending Champions: Milligan women (4x); Milligan men (5x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Teams: Brenau, Columbia College, Milligan, Pikeville, Union, UT Southern, West Virginia Tech

Liberal Arts Conference – Men and Women

  • Dates: Thursday, February 12–Saturday, February 14
  • Location: Racine, WI
  • Defending Champions: St. Ambrose women (3x); St. Ambrose men (3x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Teams: Asbury (D3), Illinois Tech (D3), Minnesota-Morris (D3), St. Ambrose (NAIA)

2026 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

  • Dates: Wednesday, March 4–Saturday, March 7
  • Location: Elkhart Aquatic Center, Elkhart, IN
  • Defending Champions: Keiser women (4x); Keiser men (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Stream
  • Championship Central

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Jason Reez
4 months ago

Midland swim program is looking like they really are getting better with the new HC there. Despite having no new recruits on men sie their improvements have been really impressive! I’m also curious about how UC will perform they seems to have some heavy hitters on the men’s side.

Anonymous
4 months ago

MSOE is NCAA D3 and in the Midwest Conference

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