EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will travel to Duke University to compete against the Blue Devils in a two-day meet on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Taishoff Aquatics Center. The meet will begin on Friday with diving at 3:00 p.m. CT and swimming at 4:00 p.m. CT. Day two of the meet will be Saturday morning with diving starting at 9:00 a.m. CT, followed by swimming at 10:00 a.m. CT.
On Saturday only, the meet will be broadcast on ACCNX.
“The meet against Duke will offer us a great opportunity to race on back-to-back days,” said Rachel Stratton-Mills, Northwestern’s Director of Swimming and Diving. “Duke has a strong team on both the men and women’s side, and we expect some great races. This weekend will also give our divers a two-day competition, competing on all the boards, which usually doesn’t happen until the end of the season. This will be a great tune-up.”
READ: Click here to read Northwestern Now’s recent feature on the swimming and diving program, “Swimming and diving builds a foundation for the future.”
The swimming and diving program moved to 2-0 on the season, most recently dominating the University of Cincinnati in a home dual meet on October 18 at Norris Aquatics Center. Both the women’s and men’s teams won handily, 188.5-110.5 and 188-111, respectively (recap).
On October 12, the team defeated Miami (OH) in Evanston, with both the men’s and women’s teams having the exact same result, 203-97 (recap).
After this weekend, the swimming team will be back in action at the NC State Invite in Greensboro, NC, November 21-23. The diving team will compete in the Ohio State Invite in Columbus, OH, November 21-23. These will be the final competitions for the Wildcats this calendar year. The entire 2024-25 schedule can be found here.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next home meets for the team will take place January 10 and 11. On Friday, January 10 at 5:00 p.m. CT, the Wildcats will host Southern Indiana. On Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m. CT, both UChicago & Penn State will travel to Evanston for a three-team meet at Norris Aquatics Center. Fans are encouraged to attend and cheer on the ‘Cats.
On Saturday only, the meet will be broadcast on ACCNX.
“The meet against Duke will offer us a great opportunity to race on back-to-back days,” said Rachel Stratton-Mills, Northwestern’s Director of Swimming and Diving. “Duke has a strong team on both the men and women’s side, and we expect some great races. This weekend will also give our divers a two-day competition, competing on all the boards, which usually doesn’t happen until the end of the season. This will be a great tune-up.”
READ: Click here to read Northwestern Now’s recent feature on the swimming and diving program, “Swimming and diving builds a foundation for the future.”
The swimming and diving program moved to 2-0 on the season, most recently dominating the University of Cincinnati in a home dual meet on October 18 at Norris Aquatics Center. Both the women’s and men’s teams won handily, 188.5-110.5 and 188-111, respectively (recap).
On October 12, the team defeated Miami (OH) in Evanston, with both the men’s and women’s teams having the exact same result, 203-97 (recap).
After this weekend, the swimming team will be back in action at the NC State Invite in Greensboro, NC, November 21-23. The diving team will compete in the Ohio State Invite in Columbus, OH, November 21-23. These will be the final competitions for the Wildcats this calendar year. The entire 2024-25 schedule can be found here.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next home meets for the team will take place January 10 and 11. On Friday, January 10 at 5:00 p.m. CT, the Wildcats will host Southern Indiana. On Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m. CT, both UChicago & Penn State will travel to Evanston for a three-team meet at Norris Aquatics Center. Fans are encouraged to attend and cheer on the ‘Cats.
