Elizabeth Sowards

The South Carolina Women Have Huge Final Day to Win Gamecock Invite

The last day of the Gamecock invite was yesterday, and South Carolina won a battle on the women’s side. UNC ran away with the title on the men’s side.

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South Carolina Women Lead UNC By 2.5 Points With One Day Remaining At The Gamecock Invite

Amy Riordan and the South Carolina women have just a 2.5 point lead over the UNC Tar Heels heading into the final day of the 2024 Gamecock Invite.

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Close Races and Fast Times Abound as UVA Women, UNC Men, Win by Wide Margins

Despite wide margins of victory, the annual battle between ACC rivals produced plenty of great races and fast times today in Chapel Hill.

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Tar Heel Men Remain Undefeated With Dual Meet Victory Over South Carolina

The meet saw North Carolina’s men’s team boost their season record to 2-0 while the women landed their first win of the season.

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Auburn and UNC Split Dual Meet As Women’s Meet Comes Down To The Final Relay

The battle between the Auburn and UNC women came down to the final relay, while the unranked UNC men defeated the Tigers by 38 points.

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UNC Women Rally Past Duke on Final Relay With Rivalry Meet At Stake

Elizabeth Sowards erased a half-second deficit on the final leg of North Carolina’s 400-yard freestyle relay to clinch a 152.5-147.5 victory over Duke.

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Amy Riordan Sets S. Carolina School Record En Route to Tie With #13 UNC; UNC Men Win by 12

Sophomore Amy Riordan has (likely) qualified for her first NCAA Championship meet after breaking South Carolina’s school record in the 200 free on Friday.

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UNC Sweeps Queens In Season-Opener

Three pool records fell as both UNC teams opened their seasons with victories over Queens for the third consecutive year.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Junior Swimmers Will Be Relied Upon By #10 UNC Women

The junior trio of Olivia Nel, Skyler Smith (pictured) and Greer Pattison will play critical roles in the pool for UNC with Grace Countie graduating.

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2022 Tennessee Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The second day of the 2022 Tennessee Invite has arrived. This morning, prelims the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back will take place.

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College Swimming Previews: #12 UNC Women Return All NCAA Scorers

UNC burst onto the scene at the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships, finishing 12th after a 42nd-place finish in 2019, right before Mark Gangloff took over.

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1,239 Swimmers Named to USA Swimming 2021 Scholastic All-American Team

Olympians Lydia Jacoby (pictured) and Torri Huske headlined the 2021 selection to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team.

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Ranking The 2021 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

UNC recruit Katie Rauch (pictured) headlines the Tar Heel class with her outstanding versatility on backstroke and freestyle.

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Curzan’s Nat. HS Record, Top Recruits Boone, Ivan Highlight NCHSAA 4A Champs

The NCHSAA 4A Championships saw a fast swims, including a National HS Record from Claire Curzan and top times from seniors Garrett Boone and Teresa Ivan.

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Sprint Freestyler, North Carolina Runner-Up, Elizabeth Sowards Commits to UNC

Elizabeth Sowards was the 2019 North Carolina 4A State Championship runner-up in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyles for Hough High School.

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