UNC Tar Heels Release 2013-14 Swimming Schedule: Dual Meet Season Opens at the Longhorns Oct 17

Courtesy of UNC:

College Swimming News: University of North Carolina swimming coach Rich DeSelm announced the 2013-14 schedule for his teams Monday.  The Tar Heels will take a fall break trip to Texas for three meets, host soon-to-be ACC member Louisville for a two-day meet in November, again host the annual Dowd Nike Cup and play host to several key dual meets in January.

Rich DeSelm, UNC Tar Heels Head Swimming Coach (Image courtesy of UNC)

The 2013-14 schedule can be viewed in its entirety here.

The Tar Heels, coming off an outstanding 2012-13 campaign, will open dual meet competition October 17 with men’s and women’s at the University of Texas.  That meet will mark the beginning of three intense days of swimming and diving for Carolina.  The women will also compete in the SMU Classic in Dallas October 18-19 against the likes of Florida, Louisville, USC and the host Mustangs.  Both teams will swim in dual competition at TCU on October 19.

Carolina will host Louisville in a two-day dual meet November 1-2 and also has home meets against Navy January 11, Virginia January 25, NC State January 31 and the College of Charleston February 8.  Carolina will play host to the annual Dowd Nike Cup competition on November 21-23 against Navy, NC State, Old Dominion and East Carolina.

The ACC Swimming & Diving Championships return to Greensboro, N.C. for the second successive year with the women scheduled to compete February 19-22 and the men on the docket February 26-March 1.

The 2014 NCAA Championships are March 20-22 for the women in Minneapolis and March 27-29 for the men in Austin.

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UNC Tar Heels 2013-14  Schedule

Sat, Sep 14	Pier-2-Pier Open Water	at Wrightsville Beach, N.C.	9:00 a.m.
Sat, Sep 28	Blue vs. White (Parent’s Weekend)	Chapel Hill, N.C.	9:00 a.m.
Fri, Oct 11	Virginia Tech Sprint Challenge	at Christiansburg, Va.	5:00 p.m.
Thu, Oct 17	Texas	at Austin, Texas	4:00 p.m.
SMU Classic
Fri, Oct 18	SMU Classic (Women)	at Dallas, Texas	6:30 p.m.
Sat, Oct 19	TCU	at Fort Worth, Texas	12:00 p.m.
SMU Classic
Sat, Oct 19	SMU Classic (Women)	at Dallas, Texas	6:30 p.m.
Sun, Oct 27	NCAC Mile Meet	Chapel Hill, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Fri, Nov 01	Louisville	Chapel Hill, N.C.	4:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 02	Louisville	Chapel Hill, N.C.	10:00 a.m.
Dowd Nike Cup
Thu, Nov 21	Preliminaries	Chapel Hill, N.C.	10:00 a.m.
Thu, Nov 21	Finals	Chapel Hill, N.C.	6:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 22	Preliminaries	Chapel Hill, N.C.	10:00 a.m.
Fri, Nov 22	Finals	Chapel Hill, N.C.	6:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 23	Preliminaries	Chapel Hill, N.C.	10:00 a.m.
Sat, Nov 23	Finals	Chapel Hill, N.C.	6:00 p.m.
U.S. Open
Thu, Dec 05	U.S. Open	at Knoxville, Tenn.	All Day
Fri, Dec 06	U.S. Open	at Knoxville, Tenn.	All Day
Sat, Dec 07	U.S. Open	at Knoxville, Tenn.	All Day
USA Diving Winter Nationals
Tue, Dec 17	USA Diving Winter Nationals	at Austin, Texas	All Day
Wed, Dec 18	USA Diving Winter Nationals	at Austin, Texas	All Day
Thu, Dec 19	USA Diving Winter Nationals	at Austin, Texas	All Day
Fri, Dec 20	USA Diving Winter Nationals	at Austin, Texas	All Day
Sat, Dec 21	USA Diving Winter Nationals	at Austin, Texas	All Day
Sun, Dec 22	USA Diving Winter Nationals	at Austin, Texas	All Day
Georgia Diving Invitational
Thu, Jan 02	Georgia Diving Invitational	at Athens, Ga.	All Day
Fri, Jan 03	Georgia Diving Invitational	at Athens, Ga.	All Day
Fri, Jan 03	Penn State	at Naples, Fla.	10:00 a.m.
Georgia Diving Invitational
Sat, Jan 04	Georgia Diving Invitational	at Athens, Ga.	All Day
Sat, Jan 11	Navy	Chapel Hill, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Sat, Jan 25	Virginia (Men) *	Chapel Hill, N.C.	12:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 25	Virginia (Women) *	Chapel Hill, N.C.	3:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 31	NC State (Senior Day) *	Chapel Hill, N.C.	5:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 01	Duke *	at Durham, N.C.	12:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech Invitational
Sat, Feb 08	Virginia Tech Invitational	at Christiansburg, Va.	All Day
Sat, Feb 08	College of Charleston	Chapel Hill, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Virginia Tech Invitational
Sun, Feb 09	Virginia Tech Invitational	at Christiansburg, Va.	All Day
ACC Women’s Championships
Wed, Feb 19	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	6:00 p.m.
Thu, Feb 20	Preliminaries	at Greensboro, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Thu, Feb 20	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 21	Preliminaries	at Greensboro, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Fri, Feb 21	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 22	Preliminaries	at Greensboro, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Sat, Feb 22	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	7:00 p.m.
ACC Men’s Championships
Wed, Feb 26	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	6:00 p.m.
Thu, Feb 27	Preliminaries	at Greensboro, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Thu, Feb 27	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 28	Preliminaries	at Greensboro, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Fri, Feb 28	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	7:00 p.m.
Bulldog Lance Chance–Women
Sat, Mar 01	Bulldog Lance Chance–Women	at Athens, Ga.	All Day
ACC Men’s Championships
Sat, Mar 01	Preliminaries	at Greensboro, N.C.	11:00 a.m.
Sat, Mar 01	Finals	at Greensboro, N.C.	7:00 p.m.
Bulldog Lance Chance–Women
Sun, Mar 02	Bulldog Lance Chance–Women	at Athens, Ga.	All Day
Last Chance Meet-Men
Sun, Mar 09	Last Chance Meet-Men	at Atlanta, Ga.	All Day
NCAA Zone Diving Championships
Mon, Mar 10	NCAA Zone Diving Championships	at Greensboro, N.C.	All Day
Tue, Mar 11	NCAA Zone Diving Championships	at Greensboro, N.C.	All Day
Wed, Mar 12	NCAA Zone Diving Championships	at Greensboro, N.C.	All Day
NCAA Women’s Championships
Thu, Mar 20	Preliminaries	at Minneapolis, Minn.	11:00 a.m.
Thu, Mar 20	Finals	at Minneapolis, Minn.	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 21	Preliminaries	at Minneapolis, Minn.	11:00 a.m.
Fri, Mar 21	Finals	at Minneapolis, Minn.	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 22	Preliminaries	at Minneapolis, Minn.	11:00 a.m.
Sat, Mar 22	Finals	at Minneapolis, Minn.	7:00 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Championships
Thu, Mar 27	Preliminaries	at Austin, Texas	11:00 a.m.
Thu, Mar 27	Finals	at Austin, Texas	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 28	Preliminaries	at Austin, Texas	11:00 a.m.
Fri, Mar 28	Finals	at Austin, Texas	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 29	Preliminaries	at Austin, Texas	11:00 a.m.
Sat, Mar 29	Finals	at Austin, Texas	7:00 p.m.

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