Dukes Announce Schedule for First Year in American Conference

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison swim & dive Head Coach Dane Pedersen announced the schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday morning, the first for the program in the American Conference.

"Excited how our schedule finally came together," said Pedersen. "A few different opponents and a new midseason invite with both swimming and diving together are really exciting. Of course, we're also excited to see what our first season in the American Conference brings in February."

The Dukes begin the season in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, when they travel to La Salle for a tri-meet with the Explorers and Drexel. JMU then returns home for the first of two dual meets inside Savage Natatorium, hosting Marshall on Nov. 1 and Navy on Jan. 24. The Dukes will compete in an additional three dual meets on the road, traveling to Towson (Dec. 18), Villanova (Jan. 17) and Richmond (Jan. 23).

Prior to hosting Navy in January, the Dukes will conclude the fall portion of their schedule in Annapolis at the Navy Invitational on Nov. 20-22. Both swimmers and divers for JMU will compete at the invite.

After the Navy dual meet, the team will split up before convening for the American Championships. The swimmers will head to the Cavalier Invitational, hosted by Virginia, on Feb. 5-7, while the divers head further down to Blacksburg for the Virginia Tech Invitational on Feb. 6-8.

The American Championships will take place in Greensboro, N.C. at the Greensboro Aquatics Center from Feb. 18-21. Nine days later, the swimmers will compete at a to be determined location in the ECAC Championships on Feb. 27-March 1. Qualified divers will then head to the U.S. Naval Academy for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships on March 10-12.

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