SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury's men's and women's swimming & diving teams begin their quests to win an NCAA-II National Championship on Tuesday as the national meet gets underway and continues through Saturday at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
 
The Drury men's team has 11 individual qualifiers in 30 events. Their 30 events qualifiers is tied with Tampa for most in the national field. The Panthers have also qualified each of their relay teams – the 800 Free, 200 Medley, 400 Medley, 200 Free and 400 Free. Israel Zavaleta will compete for Drury in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions.
 
Drury is ranked second in the nation going into the national meet and won the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship in February. Tampa, the defending national champions, is ranked number one in the latest NCAA-II poll, and Indianapolis is third.
 
The Drury women's team has 13 individual qualifiers in 34 events. DU has also qualified in all five relay events and Claire Garrelts will compete in both diving events for the Panthers. Colorado Mesa leads the national field with 17 qualifiers in 37 events.
 
Drury is ranked third in NCAA-II women's swimming and is coming off a GLVC championship last month. Indianapolis is ranked number one and Colorado Mesa is second. Defending champion Nova Southeastern is ranked fourth.
 
Competition begins at noon (Central) on Tuesday with the 800 Free Relay. Preliminary heats for individual events start on Wednesday morning.
 
Drury has won a combined 35 national championships in men's and women's swimming & diving in the NAIA and in NCAA-II. The Panthers have won 12 NCAA-II men's national titles and 10 NCAA-II women's national championships, all under head coach Brian Reynolds. Drury was the national runner-up in men's swimming last year and finished third in the women's national meet in 2024.
 
Event Schedule
Tuesday, March 11
Finals: 800-yard freestyle relay (W) | 1 p.m.
Finals: 800-yard freestyle relay (M) | 1 p.m.
 
Wednesday, March 12 | Watch live on NCAA.com
Trials | 10 a.m.
Finals | 5:30 p.m.
1,000-yard freestyle (W)
1,000-yard freestyle (M)
200-yard individual medley (W)
200-yard individual medley (M)
50-yard freestyle (W)
50-yard freestyle (M)
1-meter diving (W)
200-yard medley relay (W)
200-yard medley relay (M)
 
Thursday, March 13 | Watch live on NCAA.com
Trials | 10 a.m.
Finals | 5:30 p.m.
100-yard butterfly (W)
100-yard butterfly (M)
400-yard individual medley (W)
400-yard individual medley (M)
200-yard freestyle (W)
200-yard freestyle (M)
3-meter diving (M)
400-yard medley relay (W)
400-yard medley relay (M)
 
Friday, March 14 | Watch live on NCAA.com
Trials | 10 a.m.
Finals | 5:30 p.m.
500-yard freestyle (W)
500-yard freestyle (M)
100-yard backstroke (W)
100-yard backstroke (M)
100-yard breaststroke (W)
100-yard breaststroke (M)
200-yard butterfly (W)
200-yard butterfly (M)
3-meter diving (W)
200-yard freestyle relay (W)
200-yard freestyle relay (M)
 
Saturday, March 15 | Watch live on NCAA.com
???????Trials | 10 a.m.
Finals | 5:30 p.m.
???????1,650-yard freestyle (W)
1,650-yard freestyle (M)
100-yard freestyle (W)
100-yard freestyle (M)
200-yard backstroke (W)
200-yard backstroke (M)
200-yard breaststroke (W)
200-yard breaststroke (M)
1-meter diving (M)
400-yard freestyle relay (W)
400-yard freestyle relay (M)
 
 
 
 
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