Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Swimming Announces 2024-25 Schedule
09.18.24 | Swimming
2025 BIG EAST Championship returns to SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio
CINCINNATI - Xavier men's and women's swimming announced the 2024-25 schedule, with the season set to get underway on September 29 at the Butler Quad in Fishers, Ind. The season marks the first under the leadership of Lindsey Niergarth, who was announced as the Robb and Martha Schueler Head Coach in August.
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The Musketeers return 14 all-conference performers from last season, including four who set NCAA B-Cut times across six events at the 2024 BIG EAST Conference Championships. Xavier's men and women combined to collect 15 event championships and set 14 new school records during the meet.
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Butler Quad                                            Â
Fishers, Ind. (Fishers High School)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Sept. 29 -12:00 PM
Louisville                                                  Â
Louisville, Ky. (Ralph Wright Natatorium)Â Â Â
Oct. 4 - 3:00 PM
Akron Invite                                             Â
Akron, Ohio (Ocasek Natatorium)
Oct. 11-12- 5 PM, 10 AM/5 PM
Alumni Meet                                           Â
Home (Heidt Family Champions Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Oct. 19 - 11:00 AM
Denison                                  Â
Granville, Ohio (Trumbull Aquatic Center)Â
Oct. 26 - 1:00 PM
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Northern Kentucky (Senior Day)                                 Â
Home (Heidt Family Champions Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nov. 2 - 1:00 PM
Magnus Cup                                           Â
Cleveland, Ohio (Busbey Natatorium)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nov. 21-23 - 9 AM/ 6 PM
Cincinnati                                                Â
Cincinnati, Ohio (Keating Aquatic Center)Â
Jan. 17 - 3:00 PM
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Bellarmine with NKUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Louisville, Ky. (Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jan. 18 - 1:00 PM
Miami (Ohio)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Oxford, Ohio (Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jan. 25 - 1:00 PM
Butler Invite                                                               Â
Fishers, Ind. (Fishers High School)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jan. 26 - 12:00 PM
BIG EAST Championships               Â
Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Academy)Â Â Â Â
Feb. 26 - March 1
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The Musketeers return 14 all-conference performers from last season, including four who set NCAA B-Cut times across six events at the 2024 BIG EAST Conference Championships. Xavier's men and women combined to collect 15 event championships and set 14 new school records during the meet.
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2024-25 SCHEDULE
Butler Quad                                            Â
Fishers, Ind. (Fishers High School)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Sept. 29 -12:00 PM
- The 2024 event will feature Bellarmine, Saint Louis and Evansville in addition to the host Bulldogs' women's squad and the Musketeers.
- At last year's meet, the Xavier men and women combined for 13 events wins to open the 2023-24 season, which featured Bellarmine, Saint Louis and IU Indy (formerly IUPUI).
- The Musketeers went 6-1 in head-to-head matchups for the day, with the women coming out on top at 4-0 and the men finishing second with a 2-1 record.
Louisville                                                  Â
Louisville, Ky. (Ralph Wright Natatorium)Â Â Â
Oct. 4 - 3:00 PM
- UofL's women are coming off a second-place finish at last season's ACC Championships and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships.
- The Cardinal men finished fourth at the ACC Championships and 15th at the NCAA Championships.
- At last year's dual, Xavier's women fell by a score of 189-69, while the Musketeer men fell by a score of 193-66.
Akron Invite                                             Â
Akron, Ohio (Ocasek Natatorium)
Oct. 11-12- 5 PM, 10 AM/5 PM
- The Musketeers travel to the multi-team meet that starts on Friday evening and continues on Saturday morning, returning to the pool for an afternoon session on Saturday.
- Xavier men's swimming took first place, and the women finished third at last year's meet.
- Jordyn Libler set a then-school record time in the 100 breast at 1:02.65.
Alumni Meet                                           Â
Home (Heidt Family Champions Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Oct. 19 - 11:00 AM
- The Musketeers will host a meet for the current squad to compete against program alumni at the Heidt Family Champions Center on Xavier's campus.
Denison                                  Â
Granville, Ohio (Trumbull Aquatic Center)Â
Oct. 26 - 1:00 PM
- Denison's women placed second at the NCAC Championships before finishing runners-up at the D-III National Championships.
- Denison's men finished second at last season's NCAC Championships, then earned a sixth-place finish at the D-III Nationals.
- The Musketeers combined to win 16 events at last season's dual meet. Xavier's men took the 142-120 win over the Big Red, winning nine events. Xavier's women collected seven event wins, but fell 140-122 to the Big Red.
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Northern Kentucky (Senior Day)                                 Â
Home (Heidt Family Champions Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nov. 2 - 1:00 PM
- Xavier will celebrate Senior Day during the meet at the Heidt Family Champions Center.
- This is the inaugural season of swimming for NKU.
Magnus Cup                                           Â
Cleveland, Ohio (Busbey Natatorium)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nov. 21-23 - 9 AM/ 6 PM
- At last year's meet, Xavier's men took a second-place finish, competing against six teams, while the women placed seventh out of 12 schools.
- Jordyn Libler bested her own school record time in the 100 breast to 1:02.51.
- Aiden Leamer took first in the 200 fly.
Cincinnati                                                Â
Cincinnati, Ohio (Keating Aquatic Center)Â
Jan. 17 - 3:00 PM
- Both Cincinnati squads finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the program's first season in the conference.
- At last season's dual, Xavier's women fell collected four event wins, but fell 211-83, while the men fell, 231-63.
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Bellarmine with NKUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Louisville, Ky. (Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jan. 18 - 1:00 PM
- Bellarmine's men placed sixth and the women finished seventh at last season's ASUN Championship.
- NKU men's and women's swimming programs are in their inaugural season.
- The Musketeers swept last year's meeting with Bellarmine, with the Xavier's women winning nine of the 11 events to take a 156-46 win. The Musketeer men won six of 11 events, winning the meet with a score of 117-87.
- Xavier with face NKU for the first time in program history on Nov. 2.
Miami (Ohio)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Oxford, Ohio (Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jan. 25 - 1:00 PM
- Miami's men are coming off a first-place finish at the MAC Championships.
- The RedHawk women placed second at last season's conference championships meet.
- At last season's dual meet, Xavier collected four first place finishes but fell to the RedHawks on both sides.
Butler Invite                                                               Â
Fishers, Ind. (Fishers High School)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jan. 26 - 12:00 PM
- The Musketeers will face BGSU, Eastern Ill., Lewis, Southern Indiana, UIndy, Valpo and Butler.
- Last season, Xavier's squads combined to collect six wins at the Butler Invite, facing off with UIndy, Valpo, Lewis, EIU and Ball State, as well as Butler on the women's side.
- The Musketeer women won the meet, taking the top spot out of seven teams. Xavier's men finished third out of six squads.
BIG EAST Championships               Â
Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Academy)Â Â Â Â
Feb. 26 - March 1
- The conference championship meet returns to the SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland, for the first time since 2021.
- At last year's meet, the Musketeer women collected a program-best five gold medals and set new program records nine events on the way to a fourth-place finish.
- Xavier returns six of the nine musketeers that earned All-BIG EAST last season. Olivia Oyster led the Musketeers with all-conference performances in five events in 2023-24, including posting an NCAA B-Cut time in the 50 free.
- Jordyn Libler and Erin Ritz each earned All-BIG EAST and each set a pair of NCAA B-Cut times at the event as well. All-BIG EAST honorees Norah Simich, Reese Turner, Alexis Worrall also return this season.
- On the men's side, Xavier collected 10 gold medals, including going 5-for-5 on first place finishes in relays, finishing runners-up in the team standings.
- Eight of the 10 Musketeers earned All-BIG EAST last season return for Xavier. Ethan Saunders earned the honor in six events to lead the Musketeers.
- Returner Aiden Leamer also earned all-conference in multiple events and set an NCAA B-Cut time in the 200 fly. All-BIG EAST honorees Matthew Adanin, Gage Hannewyk, Kyle Hudson, Ryan Knipp, Luke Peterson and Nathan Wall also return for the Musketeers.
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