FAIRBANKS – The Alaska Nanooks swimming team has announced its upcoming schedule for the 2026-27 season. The ‘Nooks will host four dual meets at the Patty Center Pool and travel to the University of Puget Sound in November for the Logger Invitational.
“Our 2026-2027 swimming schedule is designed to provide our student-athletes with a balanced progression of competition throughout the season,” said head coach Riley Ceglowski. “beginning with the intrasquad meet and transitioning into dual meets, invitationals and conference competition, culminating with the NCAA Championships for qualifying athletes.”
The Nanooks begin the year with their annual Blue/Gold Intrasquad meet on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Patty Center Pool. The following morning, they will welcome back former ‘Nooks for an Alumni Meet at 10 a.m. Alaska will begin its regular season with a meet at Biola University on Oct. 9, before traveling to the University of Redlands on Oct. 10 for the Bulldog Pentathlon.
The Blue and Gold holds its regular season home-opener the following week on Oct. 16-17 with a pair of PCSC dual meets vs. Azusa Pacific at the Patty Center Pool. APU is coming off a fourth-place finish at the PCSC Championships last season and returns to Fairbanks for the first time since the 2023-24 season. The ‘Nooks then hit the road for a tri-meet vs. Seattle University and Pacific University at Seattle U on Nov. 7. Alaska will end 2026 in Tacoma, Wash., for the Logger Invitational, hosted by the University of Puget Sound. The three-day meet will be held at the Wallace Pool and run from Nov. 20-22.
As the calendar flips to 2027, the ‘Nooks hit the road once again, beginning the new year in San Diego for a meet at San Diego State on Jan. 4. They head back up to Puget Sound for a meet featuring UPS, Southwest Oregon Community College and the College of Idaho on Jan. 9. Alaska concludes its regular season at home, welcoming Westmont College to the Patty Center Pool for two more conference dual meets on Jan. 15 and 16.
The Nanooks then turn their attention to the PCSC Championships at ELAC Swim Stadium in Monterey Park, Calif. The four-day championship meet will run from Feb. 10-13, as the ‘Nooks look to continue to perform strongly after their fifth-place finish in last year’s conference championships. Following the PCSC Championships, Alaska will wait to see if they will be making the trip to Indianapolis, Ind., for the NCAA Championships, held at the IU Natatorium on March 9-13.
“Our expectations extend beyond times, finishes and team scores,” added Ceglowski. “Throughout the season, we aim to continue developing a competitive, disciplined and team-first culture, improve individual and relay performances throughout the season, build depth across all strokes and events, compete successfully against conference and regional opponents, position athletes to qualify for the PCSC Championship finals and earn NCAA Championship qualifying standards and represent the University of Alaska Fairbanks with professionalism, sportsmanship and academic excellence.”
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