Swimming and Diving Opens 2026-27 Season Against UNCW

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina swimming and diving team opens the 2026-27 season on Friday against UNCW in Wilmington, N.C. Competition will begin at 4 p.m., and a live stream of the meet will be available on FloSports.

In the CSCAA Division I Preseason Poll, the Gamecock women are ranked No. 20 in the nation entering the new season. The women are coming off a historic campaign in which they went undefeated during the regular season and finished 19th at the 2026 NCAA Championships.

On the men’s side, the Gamecocks return NCAA qualifier Pierre Largeron. Largeron competed in three events at the NCAA Championships and finished sixth in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships.

The women return two NCAA qualifiers in Nora Fluck and Delaney Franklin. Fluck finished 32nd in the 1,650 freestyle and 36th in the 500 freestyle, while Franklin finished 32nd in the 200 IM and 35th in the 200 breaststroke.

South Carolina welcomed 25 newcomers to the program, including 12 transfers—four women and eight men. The program also added associate coach Jake Shrum to the staff from Virginia.

UNCW enters the matchup as the reigning CAA men’s champion and women’s runner-up. Senior Will Carrico and junior Joseph Busic represented the Seahawks at the NCAA Championships.

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