ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy swimming and diving teams will be in competition Saturday as the men's team (8-3) closes its dual meet slate by playing host to Columbia (5-1) at 1:30 p.m. in Lejeune Hall and the women's team (7-3) travels to Harrisonburg, Va., to face James Madison (5-2).
Note that the 1:30 p.m. start for the Navy-Columbia meet is a time change from the team's original schedule.
The diving events for the Navy-James Madison meet will start at 10 a.m. and the swimming events will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the school's Savage Natatorium.
Attending the Navy-Columbia Meet
Fans without permission to drive onto the USNA must park outside of the gates and walk through the gate one visitors center. Those ages 17 and under must be with an adult and those ages 18 and over must display a photo ID to gain entry.
Live Results
Live results from the men's meet against Columbia can be accessed through the Meet Mobile app.
There will not be live results provided from the women's meet.
Navy Men's Team Update
The Mids dropped a pair of meets last weekend to No. 23 Notre Dame (234-119) and Princeton (252-101). The three teams competed in a two-day extended dual meet of 19 events.
Jackson Schultz (Sr., Millersville, Md.) won the 100 breaststroke during the meet and also placed second in the 200 breast. Joining him in earning silver medals were
Everet Andrew (So., Wilmette, Ill.) in the 200 free and
Jonah Harm (Jr., Placerville, Calif.) in the 100 fly. Navy also totaled four third-place showings during the individual event portion of the meet.
Columbia Preview
The Lions improved their record on the year to 5-1 with a 180-120 victory over Brown last weekend. It was Columbia's first meet since Dec. 2-4 and first dual meet since Nov. 18.
2022-23 Common Opponents
Navy and Columbia have each faced Army and Princeton this season. The Mids lost to both foes and the Lions defeated both the Black Knights and the Tigers.
Navy-Columbia Series History
Navy and Columbia first met during the 2014-15 season. The teams met annually from 1926-27 through the 1969-70 seasons, then again from 1977-78 through the 2019-20 campaign. Competition was halted in 2020-21 when the Ivy League suspended all sports for the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The series resumed last season in New York City with Navy winning, 169-131, to take a 66-26 advantage in the all-time series.
Navy Women's Team Update
The Navy women's team lost meets to both Notre Dame (279-74) and Princeton (278-75) last weekend in Annapolis.
Cameron Horner (Jr., Hebron, Md.) had the best placing for the Mids in an event as she finished in second place in the 200 freestyle. Teammate
Lauren Walsh (Fr., Shelton, Conn.) recorded fourth-place showings in the 200 breast and 200 IM races.
James Madison Preview
James Madison earned a 164-136 win over Marshall last weekend to end a six-week break in its schedule.
2022-23 Common Opponents
Navy has posted a victory over George Washington this season while James Madison dropped its meet against the Colonials. Both of those meets were contested in October. The Dukes also defeated a Richmond team that the Mids will play host to on Jan. 27.
Navy-James Madison Series History
The teams enter Saturday with each having won nine meets in the series. The majority of the meets in the series occurred in the early days of the Navy women's program as they met each year from the 1980-81 through 1991-92 seasons. The teams have met on just six occasions since then and have not faced each other since Oct. 11, 2011, when James Madison won a 187-113 decision in its home pool.
