The Rockhurst men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to competition this weekend with a pair of meets in St. Louis, Missouri. The Hawks will open the weekend against Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent Missouri-St. Louis on Friday (Oct. 16) at St. Louis Community College–Forest Park before facing Saint Louis University on Saturday (Oct. 17) at the Simon Recreation Center.

Both teams will be competing for the second time this season after opening their 2026-27 campaigns at Omaha on Oct. 3. Despite falling in their season openers, the Hawks recorded several impressive individual performances and will look to build on those results during their two-meet road trip. The Rockhurst men's team opened the season with eight individual runner-up finishes and a second-place performance in the 400 freestyle relay. Ian Klapper and Dakota Windsor the Hawks with two second-place finishes apiece. Klapper finished runner-up in the 50 breaststroke (25.55) and 100 breaststroke (55.81), while Windsor took second in the 50 backstroke (24.03) and 100 backstroke (52.00).

On the women's side, Rockhurst opened its season with two third-place finishes and several strong performances throughout the lineup. Paige Sheridan led the Hawks in the pool, finishing third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:06.94. Sheridan also placed fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:57.37). Shelbie Holdcroft added a third-place finish in the 3-meter dive with 225.98 points and finished fourth in the 1-meter competition with 231.38 points.

This weekend provides Rockhurst with another early-season opportunity to build momentum as the Hawks face two St. Louis opponents on consecutive days.