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Zips Classic
Zips Open 2025-26 Season By Hosting The Zips Classic
October 09 | Women's Swimming & Diving
AKRON, Ohio - The Akron swimming and diving program opens the 2025-26 season on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, by hosting the Akron Zips Classic at the Ocasek Natatorium.
The Zips are coming off a 2024-25 season that saw them claim the Mid-American Conference Championships for a fourth consecutive season and 11th in the last 12 seasons, while also finishing first at the CSCAA National Invitationals.
Akron was recently tabbed to finish first in the 2025-26 MAC Preseason Swimming & Diving Coaches Poll.
The field includes five women's teams and four men's teams from Akron, Denison, Xavier, Cleveland State and Youngstown State.
The action begins on Friday at 2 p.m. with the women's 1-meter dive and the men's 3-meter dive before the first swimming session of the two-day event begins at 5 p.m.Â
Saturday will feature the second swimming session starting at 10 a.m., before diving begins at 1:30 p.m., which will be followed by the final swimming session at 5 p.m.
Fans can keep up with the action by following the live results with the Meet Mobile App.
Participating Teams:
Akron (Women), Denison (men/women), Xavier (men/women), Youngstown State (men/women), Cleveland State (men/women).
Schedule
Friday, October 10
Friday
2:00 PM
Women's 1M Dive
Men's 3M Dive
5:00 PM
400 Medley Relay
10-minute break
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
15-minute break
800 Free Relay
Saturday, October 11
10:00 AM
200 Free Relay
10-minute break
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
1:30 PM
Women's 3M Dive
Men's 1M Dive
5:00 PM
200 Medley Relay
1650 (fastest heat only)
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
15-minute break
400 Free Relay
What's Next?
The Zips travel to Eastern Michigan to battle Eagles on Friday, October 31.
