Minnesota Swim & Dive: Gophers Head to Canadian Olympic Trials
Four Gopher swimmers with Canadian ties will compete at this week’s Canadian Olympic Trials. The meet is scheduled to run from Tuesday, April 5 through Sunday, April 10 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Complex.
Vermont Hands Out Year-End Awards at Team Banquet
The Vermont women’s swimming & diving program handed out its team awards for the 2015-16 season at its annual awards banquet on Saturday night at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel.
Stratford and Vuong to Represent Illinois at Canadian Olympic Trials
Illinois swimmers Samantha Stratford and Megan Vuong will represent the Orange and Blue at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials held April 5-10 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto.
University of Sioux Falls Signees Compete at Olympic Trials
Already making an impact on the program before their first collegiate competition, two University of Sioux Falls Swimming signees earned the right to compete for their country at their respective Olympic Trials in an effort to represent their home country in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the 2016 Olympics.
Hoosiers Fall in CWPA Opener Against Michigan
The 15th-ranked Indiana water polo team fell just short of an unbeaten home record in 2016 after an 11-8 loss against No. 8 Michigan. After an even first half, the Wolverines took an insurmountable lead with five goals in the third quarter.
16 Reasons You Will Love The 2016 Olympic Preview Issue
#1 – Michael Phelps in gold
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5 Biggest Upsets of the 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships (Pick ‘Em Stats)
You won’t hear any I-told-you-so’s from our Pick ‘Em entrants about Chris Swanson’s 1650 free title. That’s because not a soul predicted the Penn senior to win the mile at NCAAs. The full winner pick stats are here.
5 Biggest Upsets of the 2016 Women’s NCAA Championships (Pick ‘Em Stats)
Just 1 out of 279 entrants correctly picked Kentucky’s Danielle Galyer to win the 200 back. Check out the full winner pick stats here.
NAA Denies Potential Olympian from Loyola University New Orleans the Chance to Swim Competitively
No one was more excited to hear about the new swim team at Loyola University New Orleans than chemistry senior Rachel Dufour, ’16. That is, until the National Association of Athletics, or NAA, the governing body of collegiate competition, barred her from competing.
Castro-Ortega Repeats as DII Honda Athlete of the Year
Patricia Castro-Ortega, a sophomore from Queens University of Charlotte, was named the swimming and diving nominee for the Division II Honda Athlete of the Year for the second straight year as announced by Executive Director Chris Voelz of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) presented by Honda.
Braden Holloway Is The 2016 ACC Men’s Coach of The Year
Holloway had another outstanding year as he continued to completely revamp the Wolfpack
Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell Awarded 2016 ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year
Louisville senior and America’s butterfly queen Kelsi Worrell has been announced by the Atlanta Coast Conference to receive the 2016 ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year award.
NC State’s Simonas Bilis Awarded 2016 ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Year
Wolfpack senior Simonas Bilis has been selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Men’s Swimmer of the Year, one of ten such distinctions announced today by the 2015-16 ACC Swimming & Diving Annual awards.
Virginia’s Augie Busch Named 2016 ACC Women’s Coach of the Year
Third-year Virginia head coach Augie Busch has been named the 2016 Virginia women’s coach of the year.
Michigan Water Polo Starts CWPA Play at Indiana Saturday
The No. 8 University of Michigan water polo team will travel to Bloomington, Ind. on Saturday (Apr. 2) to start its conference season against No. 15 Indiana at 11 a.m. ET.
