The Colorado College swimming and diving teams open their 2026-27 season this weekend with a pair of dual meets against Asbury University at Schlessman Natatorium.
 
The Tigers will battle Asbury on Friday, Oct. 16, with diving starting at 3:30  p.m., then against on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m.
 
Jen Buffin enters her third year as head coach at CC after spending two seasons as an assistant coach. Buffin led both teams to an SCAC team title last season, the second straight for the men and first in program history for the women.
 
"Our first meet of the season is a great opportunity to take the work we've been putting in at practice and translate it into a competitive environment," Buffin said. "We're excited to get back to racing, but our focus goes beyond individual performances. We want to establish what success looks like as a team through race preparation, positive energy, supporting one another, and competing with purpose."
 
The men's team, looking for its third consecutive SCAC Championship, is led by senior diver Nico Rimer and juniors Sam Allen and Andrew Colgan.
 
Rimer is the reigning SCAC Diver of the Year after winning the league title in the 3-meter event and placing second in the 1-meter last season. He placed 18^th in the 1-meter and 21^st in the 3-meter at the NCAA Regional Diving Meet.
 
Allen returns after a spectacular sophomore campaign. He captured three individual, the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 IM, and five relay titles at the SCAC Championships in '25-26. Allen set school records in the 100 back (49.38) and 200 back (1:47.35)
 
Colgan, meanwhile, won the SCAC title in the 200 breaststroke with a school-record time of 2:00.46 and swam on three relays that won conference titles (200 and 400 medley and 200 freestyle), helping the 200 free and 400 medley teams to a school record. He also won the 100 breaststroke with a pool-record time of 56.08 and member of 400 medley relay team that set a pool record (3:23.85) at the CC Classic.
  
On the women's team, a strong group of returners, including seniors Keller Pooley and Isabella Cole and junior Julia Cox, will lead the Tigers into the '26-27 campaign after their first SCAC title.
 
Pooley was the '25-26 SCAC Diver of the Year after winning the 1 and 3-meter events at the SCAC Championships, defending her 1-meter title from the previous year. She also finished 10^th in each event at the NCAA Division III West Regionals after winning every event she competed in during the regular season. Pooley set the school, pool and meet record with 514.25 points in the 3-meter, 11-dive event at the CC Classic.
 

Cole captured SCAC individual titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and swam on the winning 400 medley relay. She also earned an all-SCAC honor with runner-up finish in the 200 IM.
 
Cox, meanwhile, swept the SCAC titles in the sprints, winning the 50, 100 (school-record time of 51.75) and 200 freestyle races. She also swam on four conference-winning relays, the 200, 400 (school-record time of 3:29.87), 800 freestyle and 400 medley.  
  
"I am especially excited for our freshmen and transfers to have their first opportunity to race as Tigers," Buffin said. "This weekend is about building confidence, embracing the competitive environment, and coming together as a team. We want to see our athletes race with intention, bring energy to every event, and take pride in how we compete for each other."