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The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens are a Division I swimming program in the ASUN. The program is identified by its mascot, YoUDee. The Fightin' Blue Hens bring 26 swimmers into the ASUN competition this season. The Fightin' Blue Hens' season is taking shape as dual meets and invitationals are added to the calendar. Delaware enters 2026 with 26 athletes on the roster. Home meets for the Fightin' Blue Hens are held at Rawstrom Natatorium, a 700-seat venue in , . The Fightin' Blue Hens' meet schedule will be updated as results are posted. YoUDee anchors Delaware swimming identity, with "The Delaware Fight Song" as the program's fight song. When fans fuel a Fightin' Blue Hen athlete on RallyFuel, 90% lands directly with the athlete — funding training, recovery, and the realities of college sports.
The University of Delaware competes in NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA, with its teams based in Newark, Delaware. The Blue Hens field 22 varsity teams. After many years in the Colonial Athletic Association, Delaware began its move to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2024 and joined Conference USA in 2025.
Football claims six national championships: 1946, 1963, 1971, 1972 and 1979 at the college-division and Division II level, and the 2003 Division I-AA title. The Blue Hens also reached the FCS championship game in 2007 and 2010. Tubby Raymond went 300-119-3 over 36 seasons and won 14 Lambert Cup trophies. Women's lacrosse won the 1983 NCAA championship, the school's first national title outside football, and field hockey won the 2016 NCAA title under coach Rolf van de Kerkhof, beating North Carolina 3-2 in the final on November 20, 2016.
According to the university, Elena Delle Donne was Delaware's first female Olympian and won the Blue Hens' first Olympic gold medal, with the U.S. women's basketball team at Rio 2016. She was selected for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026. Earlier, Kestutis Marciulionis (Class of 2000) won bronze with Lithuania's men's basketball team at Sydney 2000, and pitcher Mike Koplove (Class of 1998) won bronze with the U.S. baseball team at Beijing 2008. Peter Maestrales played baseball for Greece at Athens 2004.
Football plays at Delaware Stadium, home of Tubby Raymond Field. Basketball and volleyball play at the Bob Carpenter Center, ice hockey plays at the Fred Rust Ice Arena, baseball plays at Bob Hannah Stadium, and soccer plays at Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium. Students tailgate at The Barn, a student area at Delaware Stadium that opened in 2018.
Football's traditional rivals include Villanova, James Madison, Lehigh and William & Mary. The in-state series with Delaware State began in 2009, with the two schools playing for the First State Cup. The program's Wing-T offense, developed by David Nelson and refined by Raymond, defined Delaware football for nearly 50 years.