LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego head swim coach Marko Djordjevic announced the 2026-27 Triton schedule on Thursday afternoon. UC San Diego will compete against several notable programs throughout the course of the season, including Cal, Hawai'i, Wisconsin, USC, and UCLA. The Tritons will host six meets at Canyonview Aquatic Center on the La Jolla campus.
 
"We're excited to kick off the 2026–27 season with our Triton Invitational and Senior Meet! We're thrilled to welcome Cal, Hawai'i, and Pomona-Pitzer to UC San Diego as we get the season underway," states head coach Marko Djordjevic. "We're especially excited about our midseason meet in Idaho, which will be an important opportunity for our team to prepare for the conference championships in St. George, Utah."

Djordjevic continues, "as always, we will keep our eyes on the prize — qualifying for NCAA Championships and putting ourselves in the best position to perform at the highest level when we arrive at the University of Texas in March."

UC San Diego is set to return to conference competition in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) for the first season since the 2024 championships.
 
The Tritons will open their season hosting the annual Triton Invitational on Oct. 9-10 at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The stacked field includes the Cal, Hawai'i, and Pomona-Pitzer programs. The two day event will be highlighted by senior day on Saturday, where UC San Diego will recognize and thank its 7 seniors on Oct. 10. For the next meet, the Tritons remain home to host their annual meet with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, on Oct. 23. They wrap the opening month on Oct. 31 at UC Davis (women).
  
The November slate opens with both the men's and women's sides set to head to Malibu to face Pepperdine and UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 13. The month concludes with a midseason invite, where the Tritons' will make their first appearance at the University of Idaho College Invite (Nov. 19-22).
 
To close out 2026, the Tritons will face CSU Bakersfield and San Diego (women) at home in Canyonview Aquatic Center on Dec. 19.
 
Returning in the new year, UC San Diego will host Wisconsin on Jan. 2. Keeping the competition tough, the Tritons will welcome Cal Baptist (women), UCLA (women), and UC Santa Barbara (men) to La Jolla on Jan. 9. Both the Triton men and women will host Pomona-Pitzer the following week on Jan. 16 before heading to Los Angeles, Calif. to face the Trojans at USC. UC San Diego will close out the regular season traveling cross-town for a dual against San Diego (women) on Feb. 6.
  
The Tritons will compete at the 2026 MPSF Championships from Feb. 17-20 (women) and Feb. 22-25 (men) in St. George, Utah at the Human Performance Center on the campus of Utah Tech. The last chance meet hosted by Georgia will take place Feb. 27-28 in Athens. NCAA Championships will occur March 17-20 (women) and March 24-27 (men) at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
 
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.