CARMEL, Ind. - The 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship is set to be held Feb. 11-14, 2026 at the Vigo County Aquatic Center in Terre Haute, Ind.

MEN’S PREVIEW (Championship History)
In the men’s competition, Rose-Hulman was picked to win the event for the sixth year in a row based on the preseason coaches’ poll conducted at the start of the season (Preseason Poll). The Engineers earned five of a possible seven first-place votes cast by the coaches.
 

1.	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	35 (5)
2.	Franklin College	32 (2)
3.	Transylvania University	25
4.	Manchester University	20
5.	Anderson University	17
6.	Hanover College	11
7.	Bluffton University	7

WOMEN’S PREVIEW (Championship History)
Franklin looks to remain on top in the women’s event, having taken the title every year since the inaugural competition in 2017-18. Last year the Grizzlies claimed their eighth straight championship and will be looking to add some additional hardware to the trophy case. The coaches were in agreement as FC was picked in the top spot in the preseason poll (Preseason Poll).
 

1.	Franklin College	36 (6)
2.	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	29 (1)
3.	Transylvania University	28
4.	Anderson University	21
5.	Hanover College	14
6.	Bluffton University	10
7.	Manchester University	9

SCHEDULE
 

Wednesday, February 11 Order of Events Single session - 5 p.m. Men’s 3-Meter Diving Preliminaries Single session - 7 p.m. Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay Single session - 7:30 p.m. Men’s 3-Meter Diving Finals

Awards for women’s and men’s 800 freestyle relays and men’s 3-meter diving will also be presented during this session.

Thursday, February 12
Order of Events

Morning session - 10:00 a.m. (Preliminaries) Women’s 500 Freestyle Men’s 500 Freestyle Women’s 200 Individual Medley Men’s 200 Individual Medley Women’s 50 Freestyle —30-minute break— Women’s 1-Meter Diving

Evening session - 5 p.m. (Finals) Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay —5-minute break— Women’s 500 Freestyle Men’s 500 Freestyle Women’s 200 Individual Medley Men’s 200 Individual Medley Women’s 50 Freestyle Men’s 50 Freestyle Women’s 1-Meter Diving Women’s 400 Medley Relay Men’s 400 Medley Relay

Awards for women’s and men’s 200 freestyle relays, women’s and men’s 500 freestyle, women’s & men’s 200 IM, women’s and men’s 50 freestyle, women’s 1-meter diving, and the women’s & men’s 400 medley relay, will also be presented during the evening session.

Friday, February 13
Order of Events

Morning session - 10 a.m. (Preliminaries) Women’s 400 Individual Medley Men’s 400 Individual Medley Women’s 100 Butterfly Men’s 100 Butterfly Women’s 200 Freestyle Men’s 200 Freestyle Women’s 100 Breaststroke Men’s 100 Breaststroke Women’s 100 Backstroke Men’s 100 Backstroke —30-minute break— Men’s 1-Meter Diving

Evening session - 5 p.m. (Finals) Women’s 200 Medley Relay Men’s 200 Medley Relay —5-minute break— Women’s 400 Individual Medley Men’s 400 Individual Medley Women’s 100 Butterfly Men’s 100 Butterfly Women’s 200 Freestyle Men’s 200 Freestyle Women’s 100 Breaststroke Men’s 100 Breaststroke Women’s 100 Backstroke Men’s 100 Backstroke Men’s 1-Meter Diving

Awards for women’s and men’s 200 medley relays, women’s and men’s 400 IM, women’s & men’s 100 butterfly, women’s and men’s 200 freestyle, women’s & men’s 100 breaststroke, women’s & men’s 100 backstroke, and men’s 1-meter diving will also be presented during the evening session.

Saturday, February 14
Order of events

Morning session - 10 a.m. (Preliminaries) Women’s 200 Backstroke Men’s 200 Backstroke Women’s 100 Freestyle Men’s 100 Freestyle Women’s 200 Breaststroke Men’s 200 Breaststroke Women’s 200 Butterfly Men’s 200 Butterfly —15-minute break— Women’s 1650 Freestyle (second fastest) Men’s 1650 Freestyle (second fastest) Women’s 1650 Freestyle (third fastest) Men’s 1650 Freestyle (third fastest) —30-minute break— Women’s 3-Meter Diving Preliminaries

SENIOR RECOGNITION CEREMONY - 4 p.m. Evening session - one hour after Senior Recognition (Finals) Women’s 1650 Freestyle (fastest) Men’s 1650 Freestyle (fastest) —5-minute break— Women’s 200 Backstroke Men’s 200 Backstroke Women’s 100 Freestyle Men’s 100 Freestyle Women’s 200 Breaststroke Men’s 200 Breaststroke Women’s 200 Butterfly Men’s 200 Butterfly Women’s 3-meter Diving finals Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay

Awards for women’s and men’s 1650 freestyle, women’s and men’s 200 backstroke, women’s & men’s 100 freestyle, women’s and men’s 200 breaststroke, women’s & men’s 200 butterfly, women’s 3-meter diving, and women’s & men’s 400 freestyle will also be presented during the evening session.

The event will conclude with major award and team champion presentations.


For more information on HCAC swimming and diving, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.