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.
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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 |
|
| 4 |
Misericordia |
131 |
|
| 5 |
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.