Penn State’s Steve Barnes Previews New Aquatic Facilities (Video)
Penn State Assistant Coach Steve Barnes took a moment to speak with SwimSwam about how the team performed at the B1G Pack the Pool quadruple dual meet last weekend and the program’s development since last year.
Ohio State Gets Commitment from Dynamo’s Alissa Cook
She’ll be keeping the Cooks at Ohio State next season. Her sister, Kathleen Cook, is a senior swimmer for the Buckeyes this year.
Indiana To Host Notre Dame, Cincinnati On Thursday
The No. 1/9 Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host No. 13/18 Notre Dame and Cincinnati in a double-dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday.
Life Update on David Plummer: “It’s Been a Pretty Fun Ride” (Video)
SwimSwam catches up with 2016 Olympic gold medalist David Plummer to talk about how life has changed since retiring almost one year ago.
Ohio State’s Liz Li Training In China, To Return In January
Big Ten champ and sprint star Liz Li is currently in China fulfilling national team training obligations, but will return to Ohio State in January for the postseason.
G Ryan Out With Injury, Expected To Return For UGA Invite
The Michigan Wolverines should be getting a big boost in the next month or so, as multi-time All-American G Ryan is expected to rejoin the team for a mid-season invite.
Iowa Heads To Minnesota Diving Invitational
The University of Iowa diving team travels to Minneapolis this week to compete at the Minnesota Diving Invitational.
Hosted by the University of Minnesota, the meet will take place at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center from Thursday through Saturday. The women’s and men’s 1-meter and 3-meter finals will start at 5 p.m. (CT) Thursday and Friday, while platform diving will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Junior Will Brenner leads the men’s squad off the 1-meter this season with a season-best score 353.65. Freshman Anton Hoherz leads the Hawkeyes off the 3-meter after posting a 387.50 score against Purdue — a score that ranks third all-time in the UI record books. Hoherz was named Big Ten Freshman and Diver of the Week on Oct. 11.
On the women’s side, Junior Jacintha Thomas leads Iowa off the 1-meter with a season-best of 307.60 — the seventh best score in school history. Thomas was named Big Ten Diver of the Week on Oct. 11. Freshman Jayah Mathews is Iowa’s top performer off the 3-meter after posting a season-best score of 315.00 against Michigan State and Northern Iowa, a performance that ranks 10th all-time. Mathews was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Nov. 1.
Following the Minnesota Diving Invitational, Iowa swimmers will travel to Minneapolis for the Minnesota Jean Freeman Invitational from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
Michigan State Lands a Twofer with Verbals from Lucy and Claire Schenden
Claire (left) and Lucy (right) Schenden verbally committed to Michigan State for the class of 2022.
Kansas Beats Nebraska in Second Dual of the Weekend
Kansas won 10 of 16 events to win their second dual meet of the weekend.
Denison’s KT Kustritz Posts D3’s First “A” Cut in Loss
Meet Stats November 3rd, 2017 McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio Full Meet Results Team Scores Women’s Scores: Ohio State def….
Illinois Secures Commitment from Nitro’s Sarah Cano
Sarah Cano of Leander High School and Nitro Swimming has given a verbal commitment to the University of Illinois.
Purdue and Iowa Split Dual
The Boilermakers won the women’s meet, while the Hawkeyes took the men’s.
Michigan Men and Women Roll to Wins in B1G Pack the Pool Duals
Felix Auboeck won the 200 free as Michigan claimed dual meet wins over Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Penn State on the men’s and women’s sides.
FIU Swims To Victory Over Illinois 251.5-166.5
FIU took the top spot in six of the 10 events in day two of its meet with Illinois and finished off the Fighting Illini 251.5-166.5 Saturday afternoon at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center in North Miami, Florida. The Panthers won 15 of the 23 events overall at the two-day meet.