By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
The College Swimming League (CSL) has announced its locations for the league’s inaugural season. The league’s first season consists of six regular-season matches and a two-day championship with the wild-card meet on day 1 and the championship meet on day 2.
Match Date Teams Venue & City Match 1 Sept. 24 Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan FMC Natatorium, Westmont, IL Match 2 Sept. 25 Georgia, Alabama, NC State, Virginia FMC Natatorium, Westmont, IL Match 3 Oct. 2 Cal, Stanford, Auburn, Ohio State Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, CA Match 4 Oct. 9 Tennessee, Louisville, Michigan, Virginia Allan Jones Aquatic Center, Knoxville, TN Match 5 Oct. 16 Indiana, Cal, Stanford, NC State Mt. SAC Aquatic Center, Walnut, CA Match 6 Oct. 23 Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee Gabrielsen Natatorium, Athens, GA Match 7 (Wild Card) Nov. 5 Determined by standings IU Natatorium at IU Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN Match 8 (Championship) Nov. 6 Determined by standings IU Natatorium at IU Indianapolis, Indianapolis, INThe first two matches will take place at the FMC Natatorium outside of Chicago in Westmont, Illinois. The closest team to Westmont is Indiana which will compete in match 1. Although FMC Natatorium is not home to any of the teams, the pool is frequently used as a stop in USA Swimming’s Pro Series.
Match 3 will travel to Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California. The pool is home to the Stanford men and women who will host Cal, Auburn, and Ohio State for the match. Match 4 continues on a college campus as it will take place at Allan Jones Aquatic Center, home of Tennessee. Tennessee was home to the 2023 Division I NCAA Women’s Championships. Tennessee will host Louisville, Michigan, and Virginia.
The 5th match will take place at Mt. SAC Aquatic Center in Walnut, California. The pool opened in October 2023 and is not home to a collegiate team. The final regular season match, match 6, will take place on campus at Georgia at Gabrielsen Natatorium. Gabrielsen Natatorium was notably home to the 2024 Division I NCAA Women’s Championships. Georgia will host Auburn, Alabama, and Tennessee in an all-SEC showdown.
The final two matches, matches 7 and 8, will take place at the IU Natatorium at IU Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Also not home to a collegiate program, the pool is frequently used as Pro Series stops as well as home to many US National meets.
Tickets go on sale August 24th. The league has just under $1 million of funding being used to go towards travel, accommodations, and as prize money. Regular season matches are available to watch on ESPN+ while the post-season matches will be available to watch on ESPNU.
Full CSL Press Release:
“Today we’re announcing the six venues hosting our eight matches this fall, starting with back-to-back nights at FMC Natatorium in Westmont on September 24 and 25 and finishing with the Wild Card and the Championship at the IU Natatorium at IU Indianapolis on November 5 and 6.
These are some of the fastest pools in the country, but “fast” wasn’t the only requirement to host a CSL match. We chose buildings that can host the show the CSL will be known for. This is a fan-first endeavor, and these venues, the people who run them, and their communities are ready to show up and move this sport forward at the collegiate level.
2026 CSL Schedule
Match Date Teams Venue & City Match 1 Sept. 24 Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan FMC Natatorium, Westmont, IL Match 2 Sept. 25 Georgia, Alabama, NC State, Virginia FMC Natatorium, Westmont, IL Match 3 Oct. 2 Cal, Stanford, Auburn, Ohio State Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, CA Match 4 Oct. 9 Tennessee, Louisville, Michigan, Virginia Allan Jones Aquatic Center, Knoxville, TN Match 5 Oct. 16 Indiana, Cal, Stanford, NC State Mt. SAC Aquatic Center, Walnut, CA Match 6 Oct. 23 Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee Gabrielsen Natatorium, Athens, GA Match 7 (Wild Card) Nov. 5 Determined by standings IU Natatorium at IU Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN Match 8 (Championship) Nov. 6 Determined by standings IU Natatorium at IU Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN“We are absolutely thrilled to bring the inaugural College Swimming League season to life across six of the finest aquatics venues in the country. Launching a revolutionary new league requires world-class stages, and our official matches deliver exactly that for our athletes and fans. Beginning with our very first matchups at FMC, through high-octane regular season stops at Stanford, Tennessee, Mt San Antonio, and UGA, all the way to our postseason grand finale at the legendary IU Natatorium, we have built a competitive landscape designed for elite racing. Thanks to our landmark broadcast partnership with ESPN, fans at home can watch this incredible multi-venue journey unfold live all season long. We cannot wait to showcase the fast-paced, team-focused energy of the CSL to fans everywhere from these spectacular facilities.”
Rob Kent, Chief Executive Officer, College Swimming League
“Fans have been asking us where these matches will happen since the day we announced the league, so this is a fun one to finally share. These six venues give us the room to build the kind of match day you plan a trip around, and the schedule takes us coast to coast. We’ve got more announcements on the way, and every one of them is another step toward the future this sport deserves. College swimming has been ready for a bigger stage for a long time, and now it finally has one.”
Kyle Sockwell, Chief Operating Officer, College Swimming League
Tickets for all eight matches go on sale August 24. Keep an eye on www.collegeswimmingleague.com and @collegeswimmingleague for everything you need to be in the building this fall.
About the College Swimming League
The College Swimming League (CSL) is a dynamic new fan-first event series staged in the fall of the college swimming season. Featuring 12 NCAA programs competing in a four-team match format, the CSL is built to give the sport a bigger stage, packaging top college swimming into must-watch competition for fans in the building and at home and culminating in the Wild Card and the Championship. For more information, visit www.collegeswimmingleague.com and follow @collegeswimmingleague.
Media Contacts
College Swimming League: Kyle Sockwell, COO, kyle.sockwell@collegeswimmingleague.com”
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