LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas swim and dive head coach
Clark Campbell and his coaching staff have announced the 2026-27 schedule, featuring five home meets at KU's Robinson Natatorium.
Kansas opens the season in Topeka, Kansas on Friday, Oct. 2 for the Sunflower Showdown at 2 p.m., as a part of Kansas Family Weekend.
The Jayhawks will host South Dakota on Friday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. The meet will also include Missouri S&T taking on South Dakota's men's teams.
Homecoming Weekend will feature KU's annual Alumni Meet on Oct. 23, at 3:30 p.m. where former and current Kansas student-athletes will race in various events.
The Jayhawks will host Nebraska on Friday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. for a dual meet in Robinson.
Kansas will travel to Columbia, Missouri to take on rival, Mizzou, and other opponents in the Mizzou Invite from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20 with preliminaries taking place in the morning at 10 a.m. and finals in the evening at 5 p.m.
The Jayhawks then travel to Texas for a Big 12 dual meet against the Houston Cougars at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.
To close out the 2026 season, Kansas will host Rockhurst for a dual meet on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m.
To open the 2027 season, the Jayhawks head to Tucson, Arizona for the Big 12 Showcase-West, a two-day, conference meet on Friday, Jan. 15 – 16.
Kansas will travel to Fayetteville for its final away meet of the regular season against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m.
The Jayhawks will return to Robinson for the final dual meet of the season against Iowa State at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.
Kansas postseason will begin with the highly competitive Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday, Feb. 23 through Saturday Feb. 27.
Qualified divers will then advance to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships hosted in Austin, Texas from Monday, Mar. 8 – Wednesday, Mar. 10.
The 2026-27 season will conclude with the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship also hosted in Austin, Texas taking place on Wednesday, Mar. 17 – Saturday, Mar. 20.
All Kansas home meets will be held at Robinson Natatorium, are free of charge, and open to the public. All times are listed in central time.