Tech Set To Host Inaugural Dual Meet Tournament

THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams will host The Dual Meet Tournament from Friday through Saturday for the event debut. 

The Dual Meet Tournament

• Friday, October 17 – Saturday, October 18, 2025
• Tournament Page
• Tickets
• McAuley Aquatic Center
• Full Schedule
• • Friday, October 17
    • Wave 1, Round 1
      • #9/12 Georgia vs. George Washington, #20/20 Auburn vs. #24/24 Minnesota | 8:30-10AM
    • Wave 2, Round 1
      • Georgia Tech vs. #7/8 NC State, #18/– Florida State vs. Army | 11:30AM-1PM
    • Wave 1, Round 2
      • Wave 1 Final, Wave 1 Consolation | 3-4:30PM
    • Wave 2, Round 2
      • Wave 2 Final, Wave 2 Consolation | 6-7:30PM
  • Saturday, October 18
    • 5th/6th/7th/8th Place Meet | 8:30-10AM
    • 3rd/4th Place Meet | 11:30AM-1PM
    • Championship Meet | 2:30-4PM
• Promotions
  • U.S. Olympian and Olympic Medalist Nic Fink Autograph Sessions
    • Friday – 4:30PM
    • Saturday – 11AM
  • Marketing Items
    • Friday – FREE Georgia Tech Rally Towels for all fans while supplies last
    • Saturday – FREE Georgia Tech Bucket Hats for students while supplies last

The Dual Meet Tournament will be a first-of-its-kind collegiate swimming and diving tournament, guaranteeing some of the best teams compete in 12 meets over two days to be crowned champion. The McAuley Aquatic Center will be home to the 2026 ACC and NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, this weekend marks as the first of a blockbuster set of events this season on The Flats.

Friday will consist of the first round matchups before moving into the semifinals and consolation meets in the evening. Saturday will begin with the final consolation meet at 8:30 a.m. followed by the third-place meet at 11:30 a.m. before the championship finale at 2:30 p.m. 32 swimmers and four divers will be available for each school, split in half at 16 swimmers and two divers each for the men’s and women’s rosters. 

The entirety of the competition will be streamed on ACC Network Extra excluding the diving portion of the competition. Diving will be available to stream on Instagram Live on the @gtdive account.

Tech began its season with a dominant performance at Emory, sweeping the Eagles 218-81 on the men’s side and 185.5-111.5 for the women’s competition. Junior diver Max Fowler set two NCAA Zone A cut scores in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives while Phoebe Wright won the 200Y backstroke event by over six seconds.

U.S. Olympian and World Champion Nic Fink will be signing autographs and meeting fans during the Dual Meet Tournament. Catch him at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 11:00 a.m. on Saturday in the hallway behind the stands at McAuley Aquatic Center.

Georgia Tech THWg rally towels will be available for all fans while supplies last on Friday. Bucket hats will be available for students on Saturday while supplies last.

Tickets are available on-site and online with individual-session passes and all-session passes available for purchase. Students will have free admission throughout the tournament with proof of BuzzCard.

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.

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