Akron Swimming and Diving Schedule Released

November 02 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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2020-21 Akron Swimming and Diving Schedule

AKRON, Ohio — The University of Akron women's swimming and diving team has officially released its 2020-21 schedule, as the Zips eye an eighth consecutive Mid-American Conference title, head coach Brian Peresie announced on Monday.

"It's great to be back and have a plan for the season," Peresie said. "Many thanks to President Miller, Larry Williams and the Mid-American Conference for supporting our sport and 2020-21 season plan. This year has been unique in many ways and we are fortunate to be surrounded by great people with a great vision for institution and conference."

The Akron roster consists of 22 returners and six newcomers, including the 2019-20 MAC Most Outstanding Swimmer Sarah Watson (Winnipeg, Manitoba), the 2019-20 MAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year Weronika Gorecka (Wroclaw, Poland) and three All-Americans on the diving boards in senior Andrea Bugariu (Shelby Township, Mich.), junior Kamryn Goodrick (Chesterland, Ohio) and sophomore Paige Kalik (Irwin, Pa.).

The returning squad also features seven All-MAC performers including a pair of first-team All-MAC recipients in Watson and senior Paula Garcia (Madrid, Spain) along with five second-team members in Gorecka, senior Brooke Lamoureux (Victoria, Canada), junior Andrea Fischer (Oak Grove, Minn.), junior Olivia Gardner (Bromsgrove, England) and junior Sofia Henell (Linkoping, Sweden) from a year ago.

"We are returning some very strong competitors this year and have some incredible newcomers," Peresie said. "We are all putting in the work and focusing on what we can control. Each day brings new challenges and adversities that everyone in the country is experiencing. The teams that are able to stay focused and on the path towards their goals will be the teams that ultimately do the best."

The season will open with the Zips Only Classic annual intra-squad meet on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7, followed by the season opening meet at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Akron returns to Ocasek Natatorium for its first of four home events when the Zips host the annual Zippy Invitational on Friday-Sunday, Dec. 4-6. Akron's additional home events include the Akron Last Chance Meet (Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 27-28), Ball State (Saturday, March 13) and Bowling Green (Saturday, March 27).

The Zips will travel to Ohio (Friday, Dec. 18), Notre Dame (Friday-Saturday, Jan. 22-23) and Buffalo (Friday, Feb. 5).

The NCAA Diving Zones in Ann Arbor, Mich. are scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10 while the NCAA Championships are slated for Wednesday-Saturday, March 17-20 in Greensboro, N.C.

The MAC Championship meet is set for Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17 in Ypsilanti, Mich.