The Miami University men's swimming and diving team will join the Missouri Valley Conference for the 2024-25 season. The MVC first sponsored men's swimming a century ago, with the first championship in 1924. The MVC has not sponsored men's swimming since 2002-03. Notably, the Conference has sponsored women's swimming every year since 1983.
"The Valley is excited and welcomes the opportunity to provide this experience for our student-athletes," said MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson. "We look forward to a great championship event and the continued growth and enhancement of our Conference."
Current MVC members Evansville, UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso will be joined by current Mid-American Conference members Ball State University and Miami University to bring MVC men's swimming & diving sponsorship to seven institutions. The MAC has sponsored men's swimming & diving since 1953, and Evansville, Missouri State, and Southern Illinois have competed as MAC members in swimming & diving since 2010. Valpo joined the MAC as a men's swimming & diving member for the 2021-22 season. UIC joined the MAC for the 2022-23 season in men's swimming & diving. Miami enters the 2024-25 campaign having won four-straight Conference championships in men's swimming & diving.
"Miami swimming and diving has had a long history in the Mid-American Conference and are thrilled to have been crowned the champions of the final MAC Championship this past season," said Miami head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron. "We are looking forward to joining the MVC to continue competing alongside the institutions that have challenged us in the pool and on the boards for many years and will continue to do so to create the best mid-major championship for these student-athletes."
About The Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference -- the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference -- continues to be a leader in college athletics and is one of the nation's most progressive conferences, celebrating its 117th season in 2023-24. The Valley is very strong, both regionally and nationally, and the great athletic tradition of the Conference remains a compelling force in recruiting student-athletes and in marketing all the MVC programs. League members have worked together to focus on common goals and objectives, placing a high value on league harmony and student-athlete experience, while continuing to invest in athletic programs to compete at the highest level.
