Louisville sweeps all 4 relays on AAC’s day 1 to nab women’s lead, SMU 1-2-3s men’s diving
Carlyle Blondell split 18.8 for the Louisville men on the 200 medley relay, which broke a pool record. Despite winning both relays, the Cardinals trail SMU by 28 after day 1.
Open Turn: Morgan and Garrett talk College Conference Championships
Morgan Priestley seems to have most of the answers swim fans are looking for when it comes to championship season. This week Garrett and Morgan look at the AAC, ACC, BIG 10, and SEC.
2014 Conference Champ Primer – Division I
Follow along with all the conference championship action with this roundup of the big conference championships going on across the country over the next month.
AAC Conference Championship Pump Up Video
This swimming video was produced by UCONN Swimming and Diving’s Jeff Magin and Sawyer Franz. The AAC conference meet starts this week, and they created this phenomenal pump up video.
2014 AAC Men Championship Fan Guide: Louisville Looks to Go Out with a Bang
The men of Louisville look to paint the pool red in hopes of a dominant AAC Championship.
2014 AAC Women’s Championship Fan Guide: Louisville looks tough at home conference championships
Tanja Kylliainen and the loaded Louisville Cardinals host the brand-new conference’s first-ever championships.
AAC Swimming and Diving Championship tickets now on sale
Tickets for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships are now on sale for the meet which runs from Feb. 19 – 22 at Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Ky.
Louisville’s Blondell, UCONN’s Pedersen win final AAC weekly awards of 2013-2014 season
Carlyle Blondell of Louisville and Christine Pedersen were named AAC Swimmers of the Week in the final set of weekly awards to be given out this season.
LSU dominates Houston Quad, Moody breaks Rice school record in 100 breast
LSU topped Rice, Tulane and host Houston in the Quad meet, each team’s last competition before conference championships. Kara Kopcso won three times for LSU, while Rice’s Rachel Moody broke a school record in the 100 breast and narrowly missed the 200 breast record as well.
Tough Vrooman double powers Indiana to wins over Louisville
Lindsay Vrooman went back-to-back to open the meet, winning the 1000 free and 200 free to set the tone for Indiana’s wins. Eric Ress won three on the men’s side to overcome Louisville’s sprint dominance.
VIDEO: Louisville men’s swimming and diving wins school talent show
The men’s swimmers and divers won the Louisville talent show this week by getting in touch with their animal natures for a sketch that ranged from Lion King tributes to a zoo animal overthrow.
Aaron Greene Excels in the Pool and Speed School
Swim Video is Courtesy of the University of Louisville Swimming and Diving.
Houston Hosts Rice, Tulane and LSU at Quad Meet this Weekend
The University of Houston Swimming and Diving team returns to action this weekend to host Rice, Tulane and LSU in quad-meet action on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, at the CRWC Natatorium.
A Pair of Louisville Cardinals Win AAC Swimmer of the Week Honors
Tanja Kylliainen (above) and her teammate Joao de Lucca have both earned Swimmer of the Week honors from the AAC.
University of Louisville Sweeps Kentucky, Kylliainen wins three
Tanja Kylliainen was all over the in-state rival Wildcats, winning the 200 fly, 200 back and 200 IM. Joao de Lucca, Kameron Chastain and Kelsi Worrell all won two events apiece for the Cardinals.