FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men's and women's swimming and diving programs will open the dual meet portion of its schedule on Friday when the teams travel to Bryant University. The swimming portion of the meet will begin at 5 pm with divers competing at 7 pm on the Brown University campus.
The Stags are coming off a season-opening victory at the Fairfield Invitational with both squads finishing first overall. The men's team posted 919.5 team points to grab the top spot while the women's team accumulated 916 markers to lead the other four teams in the event.
Eight Fairfield men's swimmers and seven women's swimmers collected gold at the Fairfield Invitational. On the men's side, Aidan Schanapf (100 and 200 free), Matt Duren (50 and 100 back), and
Luca Sandri (50 free, 100 breast) were multiple winners. The women celebrated a pair of wins by Tone Sandsjo (50 and 100 breast) and Zoey Wiese (400 and 800 free).
The Stags were equally impressive on the diving board with
Andrew Cataldo, Cameron Pope, and
Tyler Robie taking the top three spots in the 1- and 3-meter events, respectively. Lily Tonole captured both diving events to pace the women's divers.
Bryant and Fairfield will meet for the third straight season in a dual meeting setting. The Bryant women took both previous meetings including last year where just 13 points separated the two schools. The men's teams split their two meetings including Fairfield taking last year's match up by a 191-109 score.
The Bulldogs will be opening their season with this meet, as the teams will compete in four additional dual meets in competing at the Terrier Invitational in mid-November, an event in which Fairfield will also compete.
Last season, the Bryant men's team ended the 2025-26 season with a 3-6 overall record and a third-place finish in the America East Championship. The women's team concluded the 2025-26 campaign with a 6-3 mark before taking home the America East Championship at the end of the season.
The Stags men's and women's swimming and diving teams will return to the Fairfield University campus to compete against Providence College on October 17, one of only two dual meets at RecPlex pool this season. The other dual meet commences on January 30 against the University of Massachusetts which will also serve as the programs' senior day.
