2023 CAA Championships Day 4: UNCW Seahawk Men and Women Capture Conference Titles
The UNCW men and women won by wide margins, capturing dual Colonial Athletic Association titles for the first time since 2006.
Timmy Pearce Named New Diving Coach At UNCW
Pearce, who was previously a standout diver at George Mason, comes to the program following a stint as Dive Coach for the Mason Dive Academy since 2014.
North Carolina HS State Runner-Up Mason Hetzell Commits to UNC-Wilmington
North Carolina State runner-up Mason Hetzell will remain in-state, arriving at UNC-Wilmington ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
UNCW Announces 2022-23 Swimming & Diving Schedule
The Seahawks will host a total of seven meets in the upcoming campaign, all coming in the first three months of the season.
UNCW Women With 3 Transfers Arriving this Fall
UNC-Wilmington will have three transfers (Bethany Tart, Kennedy Grotjohn, and Georgia Watkins) arriving this fall on the women’s side.
Towson’s Benzing, UNCW’s Newis Earn Top CAA Men’s Swim & Dive Honors
Towson sophomore Brian Benzing earned CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year honors after earning a 13th-place finish at NCAAs in the men’s 100 breaststroke.
W&M Wins Women’s CAA Title, UNCW Wins Men’s Title
William & Mary took its third-ever title over the weekend, and UNCW took its first title since its 13-year winning streak lasting until 2014.
Nyls Korstanje Swims #3 100 butterfly Time in NCAA this Season at NC State-UNCW
Nyls Korstanje swam the 100 butterfly but as an exhibition swimmer. He swam in a time of 44.76 which is the #3 time in the NCAA this season.
NC State Sophomore McKaley Goldblum Will Transfer to UNC Wilmington
Goldblum, who was recruited to NC State by current UNCW head coach Bobby Guntoro, will arrive with a 200 free best time faster than the UNCW school record.
UNC-Asheville Beats UNCW, Campbell for First Time in Program History; Now 5-0
UNC Asheville picked up a pair of historic program firsts, and are now 13-1-1 in their last 15 dual meets, dating back to November 2019.
Junior Nationals Qualifier Gil Shaw Commits to UNC Wilmington
Gil Shaw’s best 100 yard breast time would have placed 5th at the 2021 CAA Championships. She clocked a winter junior national cut in long course in July.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Cassidy Lima (2022) Verbals to UNC-Wilmington
Cassidy Lima’s current 50 freestyle time would’ve ranked her as the 2nd fastest performer on the team last year, only behind CAA Champion Evan Arsenault.
2x North Carolina High School State Champion Maura Schoppa Verbals to UNCW
Swim GSA’s Maura Schoppa has verbally committed to the in-state Seahawks and will head to Wilmington in the fall of 2022.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Maddy Banic The Speechwriter
We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
2021 CAA Champs to Feature W&M Teams Post-Reinstatement, Towson Freshman Star
The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Champs will kick-off a string of mid-major conference meets rescheduled due to the pandemic.
