The NCAA announced Wednesday the host cities of all of its championship competitions from 2023 through 2026, including the sites for men’s and women’s swimming & diving in all three divisions.
In Division I, the men’s championship meet will be hosted by the University of Minnesota in 2023 and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in 2024, while both the men’s and women’s championships will take place in Federal Way in 2025, hosted by Washington State, and Georgia Tech in 2026.
Tennessee will host the women’s competition in 2023, and 2024’s edition will be held at the University of Georgia.
The men’s 2020 meet, which was ultimately cancelled, was slated to take place in Indiana, which now shifts to 2024. 2021 was supposed to be at the University of Iowa, though the NCAA is exploring other options after the school cut their swimming & diving programs. Greensboro is reportedly the frontrunner as a replacement. 2022 will be at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Future NCAA Division I Championship Hosts – Men
- March 24-27, 2021, Iowa City, Iowa – University of Iowa (seating for 1,200 spectators) – though it could reportedly change to Greensboro
- March 23-26, 2022, Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia Tech (seating for 1,900 spectators)
- 2023, Minneapolis, Minnesota – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center (seating for 1,350 spectators)
- 2024, Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis – IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI (4,700 seating capacity, reduced for NCAA Championships)
- 2025, Federal Way, Washington – Washington State University – Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center (seating for 2,500 spectators)
- 2026, Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia Tech – McAuley Aquatic Center (seating for 1,900 spectators)
The 2020 women’s Division I Championships were supposed to be in Athens at the University of Georgia, which now takes over 2024 duties. This season’s host will be Greensboro, and Georgia Tech will be the site for 2022.
Future NCAA Division I Championship Hosts – Women
- March 17-20, 2021, Greensboro, North Carolina – Greensboro Aquatic Center (NC State co-host) (permanent spectator seating for 1,848)
- March 16-19, 2022, Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia Tech (seating for 1,900 spectators)
- 2023, Knoxville, Tennessee – University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Allan Jones Aquatic Center (seating for 1,800 spectators)
- 2024, Athens, Georgia – University of Georgia – Ramsey Center (seating for *close to* 2,000 spectators)
- 2025, Federal Way, Washington – Washington State University – Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center (seating for 2,500 spectators)
- 2026, Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia Tech – McAuley Aquatic Center (seating for 1,900 spectators)
You can find the future sites for both the Division II and Division III NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships below. 2020’s Division II meet was midway through when it got cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Geneva, Ohio, while Division III was slated for Greensboro in 2020. Both will host again in the near future.
NCAA Division II Men’s & Women’s Championship Sites
- March 8-13, 2021, Birmingham, Alabama – Birmingham CrossPlex
- March 9-12, 2022 Greensboro, North Carolina – Greensboro Aquatic Center
- 2023: Indianapolis, Indiana – IUPUI Natatorium
- 2024: Geneva, Ohio – Lake Erie College
- 2025: Indianapolis, Indiana – IUPUI Natatorium
- 2026: Evansville, Indiana – University of Southern Indiana
NCAA Division III Men’s & Women’s Championship Sites
- March 17-21, 2021: Federal Way, Washington – Pacific Lutheran University
- 2022: Indianapolis, Indiana – IUPUI Natatorium
- 2023: Greensboro, North Carolina – Greensboro Aquatic Center
- 2024: Greensboro, North Carolina – Greensboro Aquatic Center
- 2025: Greensboro, North Carolina – Greensboro Aquatic Center
- 2026: Indianapolis, Indiana – IUPUI Natatorium
great locations!!
Why no MENS meet in Knoxville?
Is USI getting a swim team?
Not that I’ve heard of, but Evansville is building a large aquatics facility, that UofE will also use. I’m guessing that is where the meet will be held.
As the DII and DIII championships in “Indianapolis” going to be at IUPUI or other Indianapolis-area pools?
IUPUI
While they are at it, can they please change the DIII site for this year away from Federal Way? Nothing like making 90% of the meet attendees take a 5 hour flight this year. If it happens at all.
Phew, thank God no Austin. Last two times Cal beat us in Austin. Texas won all 4 in between, away from Austin.
Somehow Horns get better (mentally ?) prepared for away championships. I have to admit I enjoyed much more Iowa City and Atlanta meets.
Last 10 champs: Texas won 5, Cal 4 and Michigan 1.
Hook’em!
Eddie has hated hosting since at least 87.
Agreed. There’s no such thing as a home pool advantage, even when you have the best pool.
Why does IUPUI reduce their seating capacity for NC’s? There was a huge issue with UT not having tickets for the general public so one would assume that they’d want to offer as many seats as they have. I understand the seating capacity at IUPUI is higher than Texas but I’m still curious
Washington State? First time I’m hearing that this place has a big pool
Probably at the Federal Way pool that hosts all sorts of big meets. It doesn’t have to be your school’s pool for you to be a host. I think my freshman year NCAAs was at Mizzou but Missouri S&T and Drury were co-hosts. If I remember right.
Yes, Washington State will host but the meet will be at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way.
JP is correct. Cougars will just be the host school
And I thought NC State being 80 miles from Greensboro was long for a host, but a 300 mile trek from almost Idaho to Seattle takes the cake. That’s like UNC hosting at Maryland.
This is correct. We got excited for a new Wazzu pool too…but it’s King County Aquatic Center. Seattle U often was the names host for prior events there. Washington State is across the state from there but is the lone Power 5 swim program in the state.
NC State, for example, is usually the host team at GAC.