The University of Virginia, through its head coach, has announced the NCAA competition schedule for the 2022-23 season. Todd DeSorbo‘‘s Instagram page.
The Cavaliers will hoist the women’s team’s 2021-22 NCAA Championship banner, kicking off the season with a home dual match against Florida on October 22, 2022. This matchup should be an interesting battle between his two of the best men’s sprint groups in the country. UVA is the American record holder in the 200 free relay and Florida is his national champion defending in the same event.
Florida is also home to an Olympic silver medalist. Emma Wayant After one season at UVA, transferred to. Having moved after the May 1 deadline, it is still unclear if he will be eligible for the 2022-23 season, but if he is able to do so this fall, he will have to return and start the season at his old school.
Taking place November 4-5, 2022 in Austin, UVA’s Texas game will be one of the most anticipated dual matches of the entire season. The UVA women are defending national champions and the Texas women are national runners-up. The men’s side of the competition has been similarly competitive, with the Texas men being defending national runners-up and the UVA men finishing his 10th in his NCAA last year.
Another transfer could return and compete with the old school at the UVA-Texas competition. Tim Connery He spent his freshman year in Texas, but recently transferred to Virginia this summer. There are plans to have Connery ready for competition in Virginia soon, but the program is still in the process.
In addition to the Florida and Texas competitions, UVA will also host intra-conference dual competitions with Virginia Tech, North Carolina Tech, and the State of North Carolina. He will also compete in the Tennessee Midseason Invitational November 17-19, 2022 and will host the Cavalier Invitational February 3-5, 2022. 2 years in a row.
DeSorbo also confirmed to SwimSwam that UVA will host long-course meter intra-squad competitions every four to six weeks, similar to last season.
Complete Virginia 2022-23 NCAA Schedule:
- October 22, 2022: vs. Florida @ Charlottesville, Virginia
- November 4-5, 2022: vs. Texas @ Austin, TX
- November 17-19, 2022: vs. Tennessee Invite @ Knoxville, Tennessee
- January 14, 2023: vs. Virginia Tech @ Charlottesville, Virginia
- January 20-21, 2023: vs. North Carolina/Raleigh, NC, NC
- February 3-5, 2023: Cavalier Invite @ Charlottesville, Virginia
- February 14-18, 2023: ACC Championship @ Greensboro, NC
- March 6-8, 2023: NCAA Zone Diving @ TBD
- March 15-18, 2023: NCAA Women’s Championship @ Knoxville, Tennessee
- March 22-25, 2023: NCAA Men’s Championship @ Minneapolis, Minnesota.
