Courtesy: Air Force Athletics
Women’s Release
USAFA, Colo.- On Friday, the women’s swimming and diving program at the Air Force Academy released its competition schedule for the upcoming season.
With a pair of exhibition competitions before the start of the regular season, including the annual Blue/Silver Intersquad at USAFA on September 25, the Falcons will begin the 2021-22 campaign in Grand Junction for two days of action at the Intermountain Shootout. The swimmers and divers will have a myriad of unique trips against high-level competition, as Air Force will travel to such campuses as Arkansas-Little Rock, USC, Houston, and Cal Baptist.
The Falcons are prepared to host the Rocky Mountain Invitational the weekend of October 22-23, when Wyoming, LSU, and Denver will compete inside the Cadet Natatorium that Friday and Saturday. Air Force’s 2021-22 home schedule also includes a Saturday matchup with Mountain West rivals New Mexico and Colorado State on January 22.
Colleen Murphy‘s and Stan Curnow‘s group will begin its postseason March on February 16 for the Mountain West Championships on the campus of Texas A&M beginning on February 16, with the NCAA Zone E Diving Qualifiers, CSCAA Swimming Championships, and the NCAA Championships to follow in the succeeding weeks.
The entire 2021-22 Air Force women’s swimming and diving schedule can be found here.
Men’s Release
USAFA, Colo.- The 2021-22 schedule for Rob Clayton‘s and Stan Curnow‘s group has been released, as the Falcons will officially kickoff the fresh campaign on October 1.
Before then, both sides of the Air Force swimming and diving programs will participate in the annual Blue/Silver Intersquad event, scheduled for September 25 at 9:30 am. The first official regular season event for the men will take place six days later in Grand Junction, CO at the Intermountain Shootout.
In conjunction with the women’s program, the male swimmers and divers will participate in the Rocky Mountain Invitational, with Air Force hosting Wyoming, LSU, and Denver on October 22-23. The Falcons will then travel to three separate invites, including the Trojan Invitational in Los Angeles, CA, the Art Adamson Invitational in College Station, Texas, and the Lumberjack Diving Invitational in Flagstaff, AZ. Upon returning from the Christmas break, Air Force will have two final home events, including the Air Force Diving Invitational on February 3-5.
The postseason will begin with the WAC Championships in Houston, TX on February 23-26, followed by the NCAA Zone E Qualifiers and the CSCAA Invitational Championships. The Falcons will conclude the 2021-22 schedule in Iowa City, Iowa at th NCAA Championships, scheduled to begin March 23.
The entirety of the 2021-22 schedule can be found here.
