Comparing The 2016 NCAA Division I Time Standards
The time standards got much quicker this year, with 94.4% of the “A” standards faster than there were in 2015.
Princeton Hires Former Gator All-American Michael Joyce as Assistant
Princeton University has hired Michael Joyce to replace Mitch Dalton as assistant coach for the men’s swimming and diving team.
Quakers Women’s and Men’s Teams Announce 2015-16 Season Schedule
Penn head coach Mike Schnur, who heads both the men’s and women’s teams, is getting ready to guide the Quakers into the 2015-16 season.
Jim Pyrch Hired as Diving Coach at Brown
Head Coaches Chris Ip and Kate Kovenock have announced the hiring of Jim Pyrch as the diving coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs on Monday.
Open Contact Season Begins for High School Seniors on July 1
Maxime Rooney, a top-10 men’s recruit in the class of 2016, has already verbally committed to the University of Florida, part of a trend to pledge earlier and earlier.
NCAA to add long course meters back into rulebook as ‘approved course’
Among the headline-grabbing NCAA rule changes we reported on last week is another impactful update: the NCAA will add long course meters as an approved course for college swim meets next season.
Do Not Pee or Poop in Pools Warns Center for Disease Control
CDC report strongly recommended not to “pee or poop in the water” in order to prevent dangerous chemicals from forming when that pee or poop chemically reacts with the chlorine.
NCAA Approves 100 Yard IM, Synchronized Diving for College Competition
The NCAA has unveiled a sweeping set of new events and rules for the 2015-2016 college swimming season that will…
INSTANT ANALYSIS: Synchro diving gaining NCAA traction
Coaches can now agree to swap out a scored diving event in favor of a synchronized diving competition. What does that mean for the NCAA moving forward?
Cornell Hires Former Longhorn Carlye Ellis as Assistant Coach of Women’s Swimming and Diving
Cornell announced the addition of former Texas All-American Carlye Ellis as assistant coach of the newly-separated women’s team.
Columbia Women’s Swimming and Diving Hires Demerae Christianson as Assistant Coach
The Columbia Lions have added Demerae Christianson to their staff as assistant coach of women’s swimming.
Dartmouth Adds Assistant Coaches Blaire Bachman and Eliot Scymanski for 2015-16
Dartmouth College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, which under head coach Jim Wilson is one of the last…
Are Dogs More Sensitive to Chlorine Than People?
According to the American Kennel Club, “a dog’s eyes, nose and ears are more sensitive than a human’s and as such may be a tad more susceptible to the effects of chlorine.”
Yale Captain Andrew Heymann: 5 Reasons “Athletics” is Most Important College Class
Andrew Heymann, the recently-graduated captain of Yale men’s swimming and diving team, delivered a thoughtful reflection on what he got out of four years as a student-athlete in New Haven, in a speech he gave at the annual Senior Student-Athlete Reception.
Missy Franklin Named NCAA DI Academic All-American Of The Year By CoSIDA
he College Sports Information Directors of America, CoSIDA, recently published their 2015 Capital One Academic All-America team, naming Franklin the Academic All-American of the Year.
