Fast times will be posted at the 2022-23 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, set for February 8-11 at the Trumbull Aquatics Center on the campus of Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
The championship kicks off with five events - men's and women's 800 free relays, men's and women's 200 medley relays and men'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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday; and at 8:00 a.m. for morning sessions and 4:30 p.m. for evening sessions Thursday through Saturday.
The Denison men and the Kenyon women are defending champions. Overall, Kenyon has won 24 men's and 27 women's championships of the 37 NCAC titles contested. The Denison men are the only team to defeat Kenyon at the NCAC meet, also claiming titles in 1997, and 2009-2019. Kenyon recalimed the title in 2020. 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 also won the championship in 2016, 2018 and 2019; The Big Red raised the trophy in 2017 and 2020.
Founded in 1983, the North Coast Athletic Conference consists of nine academically selective colleges and universities - Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and the College of Wooster along with field hockey affiliate members Allegheny College, Earlham College, Washington and Jefferson College (2023) and Transylvania University (2023). The NCAC sponsors 23 championship sports, 11 for men and 12 for women.
