2026 NJCAA Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships

FORT PIERCE — The 2026 NJCAA Swimming & Diving National Championships come to Indian River State College, Anne Wilder Aquatic Center, 3209 Virginia Ave. in Ft. Pierce, on March 4-7, featuring approximately 200 student-athletes and coaches from across the country. Come root for the home team as the IRSC’s men’s program goes for its 52nd consecutive national title, and the women chase their 44th straight.

Swimming preliminaries at 9:30 a.m.; Diving begins 30 minutes after the completion of swimming prelims on Thursday and Saturday; All swimming and diving finals will begin at 5:30 p.m

Free parking accommodations will be on the The River’s campus. The southeast corner of the school, on the south side of the Science Center (Planetarium), is the closest parking lot to the swimming and diving complex.

River Fest

River Fest will be held at Indian River State College, (Center of campus, around gazebo), 3209 Virginia Ave. in Fort Pierce on March 7 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Free, all-day community festival celebrating the energy and excellence of The River, held alongside the 2026 NJCAA Swimming & Diving National Championships. River Fest is packed with live entertainment, food trucks, games, and family fun—open to all! At 5:30 p.m., catch the championship swimming finals on a live outdoor screen, then cap the night with a fireworks finale at 8:30 p.m.

• 11 a.m. - Event opens: live music, food trucks, games, family fun

• Noon-5 p.m. - Program demos and fun activities

• 5:30 p.m. - Swim Finals begin (livestream on screen)

• 8:30-9 p.m. - Fireworks Finale

Free parking on the Indian River State College campus. The southeast corner of the school, on the south side of the Science Center (Planetarium), is the parking lot nearest to the swimming and diving complex.