WILKES-BARRE, PA (August 13, 2026) -- The King's College men's and women's swimming teams are set to return to the pool this fall as head coach Kellyo Keane announced the 2026-27 schedule on Thursday. The Monarchs will compete across a maximum of 19 competition dates throughout the season, including four home meets, a trip to the Electric City Invitational and the annual Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships in February.
 
The season begins on October 10 with a tri-meet featuring Wilkes and Marywood, hosted by the Colonels. One week later, King's opens the home slate against Lebanon Valley on October 17 at 1:00 p.m. in the program's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Meet.
 
The Monarchs return to the road on October 24 for a MAC quad meet at Messiah featuring Widener and Hood before competing in another multi-team meet at SUNY-Delhi on October 30 against Gallaudet and the Broncos.
 
November begins with a tri-meet at Stevenson on November 7 that also includes Lebanon Valley. King's then returns home on November 14 for the annual Mental Health Awareness Meet against Lycoming at 12:00 p.m.
 
The Red and Gold close out the month at the Electric City Invitational, scheduled for November 20-22, before returning home to host Marywood on December 4 at 5:00 p.m. King's wraps up the 2026 calendar year on December 5 with a road meet against St. Joseph's - Long Island.
 
Following the holiday break, the Monarchs return to competition on January 16 in a tri-meet at Lehman with York (NY). King's then travels to Misericordia on January 22 before heading to Moravian on January 23. 
 
The final regular-season meet is scheduled for January 30 as King's hosts FDU-Florham at 1:00 p.m. During the meet, the Monarchs will recognize their senior class as part of Senior Day festivities. The following day, the program hosts its annual Red & Gold meet at 1:00 p.m.
 
The postseason begins on February 11 with the start of the 2027 MAC Championships. The four-day conference championship meet,  hosted by York College at the Graham Aquatic Center, will conclude on February 14.
 
Schedules subject to change. Follow along with the Monarchs all season long at kingscollegeathletics.com and on Facebook, X, and Instagram with the handle @KingsMonarchs.