Oakland Hosts 2016 Horizon League Championships
The Oakland men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will attempt to defend their Horizon League titles beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Oakland Aquatic Center as they host the 2016 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Two Swim Coaches Win Halifax Giving Extra Awards
The Halifax Giving Extra Award recognises those who really make a difference in their community and I wanted to bring your attention Leah Morgan and Charles Rogers who have been recognised for their commitment to supporting young people in the field of swimming.
2016 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Virginia’s Leah Smith rewrote the NCAA, ACC, and meet record books in the 1650 freestyle tonight, clocking a 15:25.30 to break Brittany Maclean’s 15:27.84 set in 2014.
YBCC Phoenix’s Eric Henry Commits to Ramapo College of New Jersey
The YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties’ Phoenix Swim Team has announced that Eric Henry of Cherry Hill has committed to Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah for next fall.
Roger Williams University Wins first NEISDA Title
The pool was quiet Sunday night after finals finished; where moments before the deck had rung loudly with cheers for the 400 Free relay, it now lay still and listless.
2016 SEC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
It’s the final day of competition at the 2016 SEC Championships and the race for a team championship on both the men’s and women’s sides is still a close one.
2016 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs
Virginia is in position to claim another ACC title, setting themselves up with 8 championship finalists on the final night, the most ups of any team overall.
Dingley Makes Irish Diving History
Ireland’s Oliver Dingley has made Irish diving history today as he qualified a place for Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ireland has not been represented in Diving at the Games in 68 years with Dubliner Eddie Heron the last to compete at the 1948 Olymics in London.
USA Women Stop Canada 14-4 For Fourth Straight Win In Texas
The USA Women’s National Team continued their winning ways in Texas with a 14-4 win over Canada earlier tonight at the Lewisville ISD Westside Aquatics Center. Makenzie Fischer (Laguna Beach, CA/Laguna Beach HS/SET) scored four goals while Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/NYAC) recorded 14 saves in the win.
Tennessee’s Peter Stevens Disqualified in SEC 100 Breast Prelims
Tennessee breaststroker Peter Stevens was disqualified in the 100 breast and will be unable to compete for an individual SEC title. The officials called the DQ due to a dolphin kick motion during Stevens’ finish.
2016 SEC Championships: Georgia Women Lead Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs
UGA got the job done this morning, getting 5 A-finalists to tie with Missouri for the most championship final swims tonight. Overall, the Bulldogs will total 8 individual scoring swims tonight, with 2 B-finalists and a C-finalist.
Steve Jungbluth: Dressel is at a Whole New Level in Training (Video)
Jungbluth and the Gators have had some big wins in the sprint events this year at SECs, including the Gators’ first 200 free relay victory since 2002.
Braden Holloway: We Take A Lot of Pride in Protecting That Relay (Video)
The NC State women capped off a successful Thursday night finals session at ACCs with a huge win in the 200 free relay. The team of Riki Bonnema, Ashlyn Koletic, Natalie Labonge, and Krista Duffield charged to a 1st place finish and a new ACC record of 1:27.50.
2016 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Kelsi Worrell came through as the top seed headed into the women’s 50 free, with NC State’s Riki Bonnema set to challenge tonight.
Michigan’s Mokhtar Al-Yamani Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week
Michigan’s was named Big Ten swimmer of the week after winning the 100 free (43.23), 200 free (1:34.77), and 500 free (4:22.83) at Michigan’s First Chance Meet this past weekend.
