Ivy League

‘Interim’ no more: Kevin Tyrrell named head men’s coach at Harvard

After winning an Ivy League title as essentially an interim head coach, Kevin Tyrrell has been officially named the head men’s swimming and diving coach of the Harvard Crimson today, per the Harvard website.

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2013-2014 NCAA Division 1 All-American Lists Released By The CSCAA

The CSCAA released the official NCAA All-American lists for the 2013-2014 season this season. In order to be considered an…

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Lip Dub: Columbia Men’s Swimming and Diving Pump Up Music Video – Eminem’s Lose Yourself

Courtesy of Stanley Wong. Thanks to Matt Traub for sending SwimSwam this swimming video.

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Interactive Infographics: Men’s DI NCAA invites by conference

The men’s invites were much more centralized in the 5 biggest conferences, with the SEC once again leading all conferences in invited swimmers.

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SwimSwam’s Conference superlatives roundup

Here’s a listing of award-winners from the conference championships that wrapped up around the country over the past three weeks.

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Interactive Graphs: DI Women’s NCAA invites by conference

This set of interactive graphs breaks down invites to the women’s NCAA Championships by conference. The powerful SEC nabbed over a quarter of all the NCAA swimming invites and 15 more than second-place Pac-12.

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Official Psych Sheets released for 2014 Division I Women’s NCAA Championship Meet

Check out the official psych sheets and invite lists for the 2014 Division I Women’s national championships here. Defending champs Georgia lead with 17 individual swimming qualifiers.

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NCAA Refresher: How to qualify for the NCAA Division I championships

Later this week, official NCAA invites for the Division I women’s meet will be announced. Here’s refresher on how the selection process works.

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Pre-NCAA PSA: Photos and video of Minnesota starting blocks and kick plates

With the NCAA not allowing swimmers to remove the kick-plates from the Spectrum blocks at the University of Minnesota, here are some visuals of what the starting platform will look like for relay swimmers at the women’s NCAA Championships later this month.

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2014 Ivy League Championships: Harvard Brings the Crown Back to Cambridge

Dartmouth senior Nejc Zupan won the 200 breast and was named Career High-Point Swimmer at the 2014 Ivy League Championships.

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2014 Ivy League Championships – Day Three Up/Mid/Down: Penn and Columbia With Strong Morning Swims

Excitement is building for the last night of the 2014 Men’s Ivy League Championships at Blodgett Pool in Cambridge, Mass.

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2014 Ivy League Championships – Day Two Recap

Brian Hogan of Yale set a new meet and pool record in the 1000 free at the 2014 Ivy League Championships in Cambridge.

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2014 Men’s Ivy League Championships – Day Two Up/Mid/Down: Princeton Roars Back

Someone at Blodgett Pool will be busy at the conclusion of the 2014 Men’s Ivy League Championships; a whole lot of new names will have to go up on the records board. The preliminary session of Day Two saw new pool records established in four of five individual events, including the 100 breast by Nejc Zupan of Dartmouth (pictured above).

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2014 Men’s Ivy League Championships – Day One: Harvard Off to a Good Start

University of Pennsylvania sophomore Chris Swanson won the 500 free on the first night of the 2014 Men’s Ivy League Championship at Blodgett Pool in Cambridge, Mass.

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2014 Men’s Ivy League Championships – Day One Up/Mid/Down: Harvard, Penn Beating Expectations

Princeton sophomore Teo D’Alessandro (pictured above) is top seed in the 200 IM at the 2014 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool in Cambridge, Mass.

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