The Missouri Valley Conference has announced it will sponsor men's swimming & diving for the 2024-25 season.  The MVC first sponsored men's swimming a century ago, with the first championship in 1924.  The MVC has not sponsored men's swimming since 2002-03.  Notably, the Conference has sponsored women's swimming every year since 1983.

“The Valley is excited and welcomes the opportunity to provide this experience for our student-athletes,” said MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson.  “We look forward to a great championship event and the continued growth and enhancement of our Conference.”  

Current MVC members Evansville, UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso will be joined by current Mid-American Conference members Ball State University and Miami University to bring MVC men's swimming & diving sponsorship to seven institutions.  The MAC has sponsored men's swimming & diving since 1953, and Evansville, Missouri State, and Southern Illinois have competed as MAC members in swimming & diving since 2010.  Valpo joined the MAC as a men's swimming & diving member for the 2021-22 season.  UIC joined the MAC for the 2022-23 season in men's swimming & diving.  Miami enters the 2024-25 campaign having won four-straight Conference championships in men’s swimming & diving.

About The Missouri Valley Conference: The Missouri Valley Conference -- the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference -- continues to be a leader in college athletics and is one of the nation's most progressive conferences, celebrating its 117th season in 2023-24.  The Valley is very strong, both regionally and nationally, and the great athletic tradition of the Conference remains a compelling force in recruiting student-athletes and in marketing all the MVC programs. League members have worked together to focus on common goals and objectives, placing a high value on league harmony and student-athlete experience, while continuing to invest in athletic programs to compete at the highest level.