Alabama Swimming & Diving Releases 2021-22 Season Schedule

Courtesy: Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama swimming and diving announced its 2021-22 schedule Friday, with a slate that includes five dual meets and five regular-season invitationals.

• Full 2021-22 Schedule

Alabama opens the season at home on September 24 with Delta State at 2:30 p.m. CT at the Alabama Aquatic Center. Outside of last year’s COVID-disrupted schedule, the Crimson Tide has opened its swimming and diving season with the Statesmen every year since 2012-13, with seven of those eight meetings coming in September. Prior to last season, Alabama-Delta State has been the first collegiate dual meet in the country for several years in a row.

Head Coach Margo Geer Said

“I’m excited for where our program can go this season. We are coming off a terrific year with a lot of success on the national and international scene and we’re looking to carry that even further. We have a strong schedule that gives us a lot of opportunities to compete and grow through the season. This team has a great mix of veterans and newcomers and we’re looking for every individual to be the best they can be this season – one day at a time.”

The 2021-22 Season

• Alabama starts the season off at home with Delta State (9/24), before traveling up the road to the Birmingham Crossplex to take on Birmingham Southern on October 22
• The Crimson Tide returns home November 5 to open Southeastern Conference competition with LSU
• Alabama will travel to Athens, Ga., to take on Georgia January 8, before closing out the dual meet season at home on January 15 with Auburn
• Alabama will also take part in five invitationals this season including the Tennessee Invitational (11/18-20), the Auburn Diving Invitational (12/15-18), the Tennessee Diving Invitational (1/3-6), the Auburn Invitational (2/3-5) and the Bulldog Invitational (2/26-27)
• The postseason opens February 15-19 with the SEC Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.
• The NCAA Zone B Diving Championships (3/7-9), the Women’s NCAA Championships (3/16-19) and the Men’s NCAA Championships (3/23-26) will all be held in Atlanta, Ga., this season

Last Year

• The Crimson Tide comes into the 2021-22 season on the heels of a particularly strong year, with the women’s team posting its best finish at the NCAA Championships in 30-plus years after taking fifth, while the men posted their seventh top-15 national finish after taking 15^th place
• Over the summer, the Crimson Tide broke several school long course meters records and had one of its strongest showings ever at the U.S. Olympic Trials
• Rhyan White became the first UA female to win a race the U.S. Olympic Trials and made the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team
• White went on to earn a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics as part of Team USA’s 400-meter medley relay and posted a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke
• Her silver medal represents the best finish at the Olympic Games by a member of the UA women’s swimming and diving program

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