This weekend will mark the last time the senior members of the LSU swimming and diving team will compete at the  LSU Natatorium.”I think they are just going to enjoy the moment,” said LSU swimming Head Coach Adam Schmitt. “It’s going to be interesting. I will be anxious to see how they respond and what it’s like to be [competing] in their last home meet in the pool.”The No. 17 LSU men’s swimming and diving team will put its six dual-meet winning streak on the line in the seniors’ final meet as they take on the University of New Orleans in the LSU Invitational at 4 p.m.The two-day event also showcases the LSU women, who will compete against UNO, Rice and Houston. The Tigers (6-1, 2-1) will look to follow their 155-145 victory last weekend against Texas A&M, while the Lady Tigers (4-3-1, 1-2-1) look to bounce back from their 182-110 loss to then No. 8 Texas A&M.Senior swimmer Katie Gilmore said it still hasn’t hit her that her last home meet is this weekend.”I didn’t even think about that,” she said. “It’s exciting and sad, and it has gone by really, really quick.”Schmitt said the women this weekend need to bounce back from last weekend’s loss before the Southeastern Championships in three weeks. “This weekend is a big part of it,” he said. “We can go in and swim against three different teams and see how we can perform heading into our conference championships.”Although the Lady Tigers started off the season with two losses and a tie, they are 4-1 in their last five meets. Schmitt said the early struggles don’t necessarily mean the team is underachieving. “I think everybody is trying to find their place, where they fit and what their role is on the team,” he said.Gilmore said the competition against Texas A&M helped the team to prepare for the NCAA Championships in March.”We can improve in knowing that those [Texas A&M] girls are the type of girls we will be racing against in NCAAs and not being intimidated by them, especially some of our freshman and sophomores,” the Loxley, Ala., native said. “They need to be able to know they belong in the pool and swim their own race regardless of who’s next to them.”The men have not lost a meet since October, when they lost to then No. 4 Florida, 166-131.UNO’s program was reinstated this year following a 16-year hiatus and features an all-freshman roster. The Athletic Department cut the swimming and diving program in 1992. Schmitt said the team will not look past a young, inexperienced UNO men’s team. The Tigers received solid performances from some younger swimmers this season, such as sophomore Luis Gonzalez. Gonzalez set a season best in both the 1000 and 500-meter freestyle in the Tigers close win against Texas A&M.”Luis had a great meet,” Schmitt said. “He should take this confidence into this weekend.”Schmitt said it’s good to see the Tlaquepaque, Mexico, native peak with the SEC Championships only three weeks away.”One of my goals for this year is to make it to NCAA’s,” Gonzalez said.—-Contact Sean Isabella at [email protected]