Huskers Set for 2022-23 Swim Schedule

The Nebraska swimming and diving team released its 2022-23 schedule with nine duals, including four Big Ten matchups.

The Huskers open their season with the Scarlet vs. Cream Intrasquad at the Devaney Natatorium on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. They will then hit the road to compete against South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D., Friday, Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. It will mark NU’s 16th dual against the Jackrabbits in the last 18 seasons, with wins in the last 15 meetings. 

Nebraska returns to the Devaney Natatorium for a big weekend Oct. 14-15, when the Huskers play host to Iowa State (Friday, Oct. 14, 4 p.m.), before squaring off for a double-dual with Minnesota and South Dakota (Saturday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.). 

The Huskers will battle another Big Ten foe the following weekend when they travel to Iowa City to face Iowa on Friday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. The Big Red continues road action by colliding with Kansas in Lawrence on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. The Jayhawks and the Huskers have a long history of head-to-head competition, with this year’s meeting marking the 30th between the teams.

Nebraska closes the fall portion of its dual schedule by returning to the Devaney Center to take on Omaha on Friday, Nov. 18. The Huskers close the fall at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City (Dec. 1-3).

The Big Red close the home schedule at the Devaney Natatorium by playing host to Big Ten foe Illinois on Senior Day (Saturday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m.), before closing conference regular-season action at Rutgers with a two-day dual in Piscataway, N.J. (Jan. 27-28).

The Big Ten Championships will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich., (Feb. 15-18), before the Huskers make their final swims for NCAA Championship qualifications at the Mizzou Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 25-26) in Columbia.

Qualifying divers will compete at the NCAA Zone D Diving Meet in Minneapolis, Minn. (March 7-9). The CSCAA National Invitational Championship is slated for March 9-11 in Elkhart, Ind., while the NCAA Championships will take place in Knoxville, Tenn., (March 18-21).

Berkeley Livingston, Madesyn Ronquillio and Shannon Stott will lead the team as captains for the season. Livingston, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., capped off 2021-22 with career-best swims in the 200 IM (2:01.46), 400 IM (4:14.16) and 200 butterfly (2:00.06) at the Big Ten Championships. Her time in the 400 IM prelims marked the third-fastest swam in Nebraska history. Ronquillio (Tracy, Calif.) led the Huskers in the backstroke events last season, racking up 10 individual wins between the 100 and 200 backstrokes. She ended her season qualifying for the C-finals in the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten meet and went on to place 20th (1:57.67). Stott, a fifth-year senior from St. Albans, Great Britain, collected 11 titles in 2021-22, including six in the 200 butterfly. Her most notable win came at the Mizzou Invite. Stott also won the 200 butterfly C-final last season at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best 1:58.23.