Stevens and Messiah tabbed as favorites heading into 2023 MAC Swimming Championship

The 2023 MAC Swimming Championship will be held at the Graham Aquatic Center from Feb. 9-12

2/6/2023 1:00:00 PM

YORK, Pa. (Swimming) – The 2023 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championships are set for Thursday, Feb. 9 through Sunday Feb. 12. This is the ninth year the conference championships will be held at Graham Aquatic Center (GAC) in York, Pa. 

The 2023 championship event will consist of eight sessions, four prelims and four finals. Events will begin on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 9:30 a.m. (Full schedule of events)

Stevens Institute of Technology was selected as the favorite in the MAC Men’s Swimming Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll and Messiah University was selected as the favorite in the women’s poll conducted among the conference swimming coaches. 
 
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON-SITE! Fans must pre-purchase tickets online at Ticketleap in advance and provide the barcode upon entry. Session tickets are available for $10 (adults) and $6 (students) while supplies last. A student ID will be required to be shown for student tickets. There is no re-entry. Purchase tickets using this link.

For directions to the site of competition and parking information, go to the championship central page. Live results and live videos will also be available on the central page during the championship. 

The Stevens Ducks were unanimously selected atop the 2023 MAC Men’s Swimming Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with first-place votes from all 13 opposing for 169 points. Arcadia was voted second with 146 points. York was voted third and earned 145 points. Misericordia (131 points) and Messiah (126) rounded out the top five. Below is the complete poll.  

2023 MAC Men’s Swimming Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll
 
Rank Team Points (1st Place Votes)
1 Stevens 169 (13)
2 Arcadia  146
3 York (Pa.) 145
Misericordia 131
Messiah 126
6 Widener 113
7 Hood 100
8 Stevenson 80
9 Lycoming 64
10 King’s 62
11 FDU-Florham 49
12 Albright 38
13 Lebanon Valley 30
14 Wilkes 21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 









Messiah was selected as the favorite in the 2023 MAC Women’s Swimming Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with 11 first-place votes for 166 points. Stevens earned the three remaining first-place votes for 157 points at No. 2. Misericordia received 142 points in third. Arcadia (133 points) and York (Pa.) (112 points) were selected to finish in the four and five spots. Below is the complete poll.

2023 MAC Women’s Swimming Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll
 
Rank Team Points (1st Place Votes)
1 Messiah  166 (11)
2 Stevens 157 (3)
3 Misericordia 142
4 Arcadia 133
5 York (Pa.) 112
6 Widener 108
7 FDU - Florham 101
8 Lycoming 77
9 Stevenson 72
10 Hood 63
11 Lebanon Valley 47
12 King’s 42
13 Albright 38
14 Wilkes 16




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






2022 Team Results
Stevens claimed the 2022 MAC Men’s Swimming title recording 1,480.5 points. It was Stevens’ third-consecutive conference title. Widener finished as the runner-up collecting a total of 1,022 points.

Messiah won the 2022 MAC Women’s Swimming Championship after recording 1,343.5 points. The Falcons’ victory marked their second-consecutive championship and eighth in the last nine seasons. Stevens finished as runner-up with 1,138 points.