NCAA Division II

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.

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Catawba Men Lead D2 Scholar All-America Teams For Second Consecutive Semester

The College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced their NCAA Division II Scholar All-America Teams this morning, along with Division…

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Colorado State Earns CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors

Colorado State was once again recognized as one of the top academic swimming & diving programs in the nation on Tuesday, being named to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2015 Spring Scholar All-America Teams.

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Florida Southern Names Longtime Assistant Mike Blum as New Head Swimming Coach

Florida Southern College Athletics has announced the promotion of longtime assistant coach Mike Blum to head coach of the Moccasin men’s and women’s swimming program.

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Fresno Pacific Swimming & Diving Earns CSCAA Academic Honor

The Fresno Pacific women’s swimming and diving team has been named a 2015 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Team, announced Tuesday.

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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…

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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?

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Colorado Mesa University Swimming and Diving Adds 30 for 2015-2016

Colorado Mesa University head swimming and diving coach Ron Allen announced that 10 women and 20 men have committed to join the Mavericks for the 2015-16 season.

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Colorado Mesa University Swimming and Diving Adds 30 for 2015-16

Colorado Mesa University head swimming and diving coach Ron Allen announced that 10 women and 20 men have committed to join the Mavericks for the 2015-16 season.

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Sweet Briar College To Stay Open – Future Of Athletics Still Unknown

NCAA Division II program Sweet Briar College has announced that they will no longer be closing the school on Aug. 25 as was previously stated.

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Wingate Names Katie Pheil Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach

Wingate University vice-president and director of athletics Steve Poston and head men’s and women’s swimming coach Kirk Sanocki announce the hiring of Katie Pheil (’15) as assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach.

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UIndy Hires Minnesota’s Ashley Steenvoorden As First Full Time Assistant In Program History

“I am excited to have Ashley on staff at UIndy,” said Hite. “Her experience at the college and world levels will be an asset to getting the program to the top of DII swimming and diving.”

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Findlay Swimming Releases 2015-16 Schedule

The University of Findlay men and women’s swimming and diving teams will open their season in Marquette, Mich. for a dual meet against Northern Michigan on Oct. 2.

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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.

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Bridgeport’s Ruben Gimenez, Clarion’s Kristin Day Named Division 2 Academic All-Americans Of The Years By CoSIDA

Twelve swimmers were named to the division two men’s team this year, while thirteen swimmers were named to the division two women’s team.

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