WPWL 2016: Italy, Spain and Russia fly to Super Final
The FINA Women’s Water Polo World League European preliminaries were completed last night as Italy, Spain and Russia qualified for the World League Super Final taking place next month in Shanghai, China, from June 7-12.
Iona College Holds Season Ending Banquet
The Iona College Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving program has held its annual season ending awards banquet, announcing the recipients and honorees for 2015-16 season as well as announcing the team captains for the 2016-17 season.
Liberty’s Beale, Long to Receive Prestigious Christenberry Award
Two Liberty student-athletes have earned the Big South Conference’s prestigious George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence. Natalie Beale and Madi Long, both from the swimming & diving team, will be presented the award next month.
Denmark Will Once Again Host the European Open Water Swimming Cup
For the second year in a row, the Danish Swimming Federation is holding a European Open Water Swimming Cup.
Dave Rollins Promoted to Ohio State Associate Head Coach
Rollins follows Jordan Wolfrum, who was promoted to women’s associate head coach on Tuesday.
Scott Whitbeck Named Men’s and Women’s Coach at Nazareth
Scott Whitbeck, head coach at SUNY New Paltz for the past eight seasons, has been named head coach of the Nazareth College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.v
Jordan Wolfrum Promoted to Ohio State Associate Head Coach
After serving as an assistant coach under Bill Dorenkott for two seasons, Jordan Wolfrum has been promoted to associate head coach of the Ohio State women’s swimming team.
Auburn Hands Out Awards at End of Year Banquet
Freshman diver Scott Lazeroff and Annie Lazor each were awarded the Hammer Award, which is presented to the highest individual point-scorer at the NCAA Championships.
Illini Swimmer Charli Wike Performs Life-Saving CPR
On Saturday night, April 30, Illinois sophomore Charli Wike put her pre-nursing abilities into action after witnessing a University of Illinois alumnus collapse due to sudden cardiac arrest.
Castro-Ortega, Dressens and Ax Named BMC Swimmers of the Year
Patricia Castro-Ortega and Dion Dreesens of Queens University of Charlotte and Joel Ax of SCAD Savannah earned Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmer of the Year honors for 2016-17.
Scott Whitbeck Named Swimming and Diving Coach at Nazareth
Scott Whitbeck, head coach at SUNY New Paltz for the past eight seasons, has been named head coach of the Nazareth College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. He becomes the sixth head coach in the Golden Flyers’ history and replaces Martie Staser, who coached the men’s and women’s teams for 12 seasons.
Iowa Diving: The Running Man Challenge
The University of Iowa Diving team participated in the Running Man Challenge and shared their video with Swimswam.
Colgate Adds High Performance Diving Team Member Freeman Huff to Staff
Colgate Swimming and Diving Head Coach Andy Waegerannounced the addition of former Iowa All-American and USA Diving High Performance Squad member Deidre Freeman Huff to his staff.
Michigan Water Polo advances to 10th CWPA Championship Game
No. 5 Michigan was stellar on its power play defense to lead to a tight 9-8 win over No. 16 Princeton in the CWPA Semifinals on Saturday (April 30) at Blodgett Pool, advancing to the 10th CWPA Championship game in school history.
Indiana Water Polo Falls Short of CWPA Title
The No. 14 Indiana water polo team came one win shy of an automatic NCAA Championship berth after falling to No. 5 Michigan, 9-2, in Sunday’s CWPA Championship game. With the win, Michigan moves to 29-6 on the year, while Indiana falls to 23-7.
