Fast times will be posted at the 2018-19 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, set for February 13-16 at the Trumbull Aquatics Center on the campus of Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
The championship kicks off with three events - Men's and Women's 800 free relays and Women's three-meter diving - on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday prelimiaries begin at 9:30 a.m. Finals sessions begin at 6:00 p.m. each evening. Diving will also be contested each afternoon between swim sessions.
Spectator doors open at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday; and at 8:00 a.m. for morning sessions and 4:30 p.m. for evening sessions Thursday through Saturday.
** Again this year: Championship merchandise will be sold online through the NCAC Squadlocker store. The championship merchandise link will be available closer to the meet!
The Denison men are 10-time defending champions; the Kenyon women look to defend their 2018 crown. Overall, Kenyon has won 23 men's and 25 women's championships of the 34 NCAC titles contested. The Denison men are the only team to defeat Kenyon at the NCAC meet, claiming titles in 1997, and 2009-2018. The Denison women snapped the Ladies' 19-year hold on the league crown in 2004, with KC regaining control of the title from 2005-08, leading to DU's run of seven straight from 2009-2015. The Ladies won the championship in 2016; The Big Red raised the trophy in 2017.
Founded in 1983, the North Coast Athletic Conference consists of 10 academically selective colleges and universities - Allegheny College, Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and the College of Wooster along with affiliate member Earlham College (field hockey). The NCAC sponsors 23 championship sports, 11 for men and 12 for women.
