H2O Frogs Release 2009-10 Schedule

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (September 14, 2009) TCU swimming and diving head coach Richard Sybesma announced the schedule for the 2009-10 season on Wednesday. The 14-meet schedule consists of four home meets that will be held at the University Recreation Center.

"I am excited about our schedule," said Sybesma. "It is highly competitive and will be fun to race with some of the best teams in the country."

The Horned Frogs will open the season with the North Texas Relays on Oct. 9 in Mansfield, Texas. The men will take on SMU and Incarnate Word, while the women will face North Texas, SMU, Tulane and Incarnate Word.

After a 13-day break, the women will return to action on Oct. 22 in Fort Collins, Colo., in a dual meet against Mountain West Conference opponent Colorado State. Last season, TCU snapped the Rams' four-meet unbeaten streak with a decisive 128-115 victory in Fort Worth.

The following day, the men will open the season alongside the women against MWC foe Air Force in Colorado Springs. The H2O Frogs return to the Academy for the second-straight year after splitting with the Falcons a year ago.

After hosting the annual Homecoming Alumni meet on Oct. 31, the H2O Forgs will travel to the west coast to battle against another conference rival, San Diego State, along with UC San Diego, Univ. of San Diego and Idaho on Nov. 6. TCU has won three of the four meetings with the Aztecs since joining the league in 2005-06.

The first conference home meet will take place 15 days later on Nov. 21, as the Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls will travel to Fort Worth. The Frogs will look to avenge a pair of losses in Laramie last season.

Selected members of the swimming squad will participate in the 2009 U.S. Short Course National Championships in Federal Way, Wash., Dec. 3-6, before wrapping
up the 2009 portion of the schedule at the Chesapeake Elite Pro-Am in Oklahoma
City on Dec. 19-20. The divers will conclude their fall semester in Austin,
Texas for the Texas Invite, Dec. 3-5.

The team will return to practice on Dec. 29, in preparation of opening the
spring season with a two-meet weekend in the Beehive State. TCU will travel to
Provo, Utah, to take on BYU on Jan. 7, before heading to Salt Lake City to
challenge Utah on Jan. 9.

The women return home for a meet against North Texas on Jan. 15, before hosting
New Mexico on Jan. 22. TCU owns a 13-1 overall record against the Mean Green and
have never lost to the Lobos in five meets, including a 127-106 victory last
season.

After both teams travel to Shreveport, La., on Jan. 30 to face Centenary, the
squad's will return home and close out the regular season with "Senior Day"
against UNLV Feb. 6.

Postseason action will begin on Feb. 24-27 with the MWC Championships at the
natatorium on the campus Oklahoma City Community College. The Purple and White
have scheduled a last chance meet, competing in the Austin Grand Prix on March
4. From above, the divers will head to the Zone "D" Diving Meet in College
Station, Texas, March 12-14.

The Women's NCAA Championships will be held March 18-20 in West Lafayette, Ind.,
while the Men's NCAA Championships will run from March 25-27 in Columbus, Ohio.