MIT Men Picked First in NEWMAC Preseason Poll
In the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men’s swimming and diving preseason coaches’ poll, which was released by the league this morning, the MIT men’s swimming and diving team was picked the win the conference championship for the 11th straight year.
D2 Queens and D3 Emory Shake Up Early-Season Leaderboards as Royals Hold Off Eagles
Marius Kusch, Trey Kolleck, Clio Hancock, and Lucy Daro were among the swimmers to claim their spots atop their respective division’s early-season leaderboards.
Emory Women, Denison Men Top Preseason CSCAA Division III Polls
Editor’s Note: SwimSwam is not on the voting panel for the CSCAA Dual Meet Rankings, but the rankings are posted…
Augsburg Named Lindsay Mikkelson as Interim Women’s Head Coach
Lindsay Mikkelson, a Minnesota native who has a decade of experience as a collegiate swimming coach, has been named the interim head coach of the Augsburg University women’s swimming and diving team.
Macalester Tabs Kyllian Griffin to Lead Swimming & Diving Programs
Macalester College has hired Kyllian Griffin to coach the Scots’ men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs.
MIT Set for 5 Home Duals in 2018-19
The MIT men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs have released their schedules for the 2018-19 season which will feature five home dual meets, the annual three-day Winter Invitational and the 2019 NCAA Division III Northeast-North Diving Regional.
YNats Champion Kate Overbey Gives Verbal Pledge to Johns Hopkins
Kate Overbey from Cincinnati, Ohio’s Mariemont High School and M.E. Lyons/Anderson Barracudas has verbally committed to swim at Johns Hopkins University.
Pfeiffer Tabs Brad Flood to Lead Women’s Swimming Program
Pfeiffer University has named Brad Flood to lead the Falcon women’s swimming program. Flood comes to Pfeiffer after serving as the head coach at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn., since 2003.
NYU Adds Krista Traub as Assistant Coach
Krista Traub has been added as an assistant coach of the New York University men’s and women’s swimming teams.
Wabash College Tabs Will Bernhardt II as Head Coach
Wabash College named Will Bernhardt II as head coach of the Little Giants’ swimming and diving program. Bernhardt has acted as head coach at Wittenberg University since 2016.
Manchester Hires Mike Kocsis as Head Coach
Manchester University announced that Mike Kocsis has been named head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach. Kocsis had previously served as assistant men’s and women’s coach at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
Over 260 Verbal Commitments from Class of 2019… and it’s Still September
Verbal commitments for the high school class of 2019 are coming in fast and furious right now, so before things get too chaotic we thought we’d take a look at where we are so far, before the bulk of recruiting weekends take place this fall.
Johns Hopkins Picks Up Verbal from Distance Freestyler Alec Caswell
Caswell has the potential to be an immediate contributor at the national level for the Jays.
Alex de la Pena Returns to Oberlin College as Head Coach
Former Oberlin College assistant swimming and diving coach Alex de la Peña is returning to the program as head coach, taking over for Andrew Brabson who has accepted the head coaching position at Caltech University.
Frostburg Tabs Christiansen as Swimming Coach
Bryan Christiansen has been hired from a national search as Frostburg’s next head swimming coach. This is his first collegiate head coaching job.
