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As the 2015-16 schedule is unveiled, it once again features a grueling test to get the Wildcats prepared for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Competing in arguably the toughest swimming and diving conference in the country, that\u2019s just what third-year head coach <strong>Lars Jorgensen<\/strong> wants. Five of UK\u2019s eight dual, tri or quad meets feature competition that finished in the top 20 at last year\u2019s NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe once again face a challenging schedule, but it\u2019s an exciting challenge that will really help us towards the end of the season,\u201d Jorgensen said. \u201cWe\u2019ll face some of best teams in the country, which is great preparation for the NCAA championships. As we continue to get better as a program, we want to schedule tough teams that will make us better. It\u2019s a challenge we are excited for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rise of the program in Jorgensen\u2019s short tenure has been hard to miss. Last year, the UK women turned in one of the best seasons in program history. The Wildcats placed 16th at the NCAA Championships, the fourth-best finish in team history and the best since 2007. UK earned a total of 17 All-America accolades, highlighted by <strong>Christina Bechtel\u2019s<\/strong> silver-medal finish in the 200 butterfly, the best individual NCAA swimming finish in UK history, men or women.<\/p>\n<p>Add to that a pair of SEC titles from Bechtel and <strong>Danielle Galyer<\/strong>, the first swimming conference titles since 1999, and a seventh-place team finish, the women\u2019s best since 2011, and the Wildcats have plenty of momentum heading into the 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015-16 schedule features 11 regular-season meets in addition to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and NCAA Championships and the USA National Championships. UK will host three home contests, beginning with Texas A&amp;M\u2019s first visit to Lexington as a member of the SEC on <span data-term=\"goog_1656915813\">Oct. 14<\/span>. Last year, the A&amp;M women finished fourth overall at the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats also welcome LSU and Virginia Tech to the Lancaster Aquatics Center for a two-day event on <span data-term=\"goog_1656915814\">Jan. 8-9<\/span>. Senior Day sees UK square off against Cincinnati on <span data-term=\"goog_1656915815\">Jan. 30<\/span>. Kentucky will also host its annual Blue\/White Intrasquad event on <span data-term=\"goog_1656915816\">Oct. 2<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to compete at home four times,\u201d Jorgensen added. \u201cIn the fall, we host Texas A&amp;M for the first time, and that will be a great early test for us. In January, we\u2019ll have an exciting two-day meet against LSU and Virginia Tech. Of course, it will be great to celebrate Senior Day against Cincinnati. 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The following weekend, another quad meet sees Kentucky go up against Missouri, Northwestern and SIU after Mizzou finished in the top 15 in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s NCAA competition and NU placed 29th at the men\u2019s national championships. On <span data-term=\"goog_1656915819\">Jan. 23<\/span>, UK travels to Louisville for an in-state clash against a men\u2019s team that finished sixth and a women\u2019s squad that placed 15th in the country in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Select individuals will also compete at the USA Swimming and Diving National Championships. The swimming event will be held Dec. 205 in Federal Way, Wash., while the diving competition will be <span data-term=\"goog_1656915820\">Dec. 15-20<\/span> in Indianapolis, Ind.<\/p>\n<p>Postseason competition kicks off at the SEC Championships, hosted by Missouri <span data-term=\"goog_1656915821\">Feb. 16-20<\/span>. 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