Jim Bolster Honored as Columbia Men Shut Down Cornell at Home
The Columbia Lions’ prowess was on display at Uris Natatorium on Saturday as the men’s team defeated Cornell in front of a large crowd of alumni and fans gathered to honor Coach Bolster. Photo of Columbia freshman Drew May.
Indiana Sweeps Quad Meet; Iowa Women Upset Missouri
The Iowa Hawkeyes welcomed in a midwestern women’s quad meet on Saturday between themselves and the Indiana Hoosiers, the Illinois…
Columbia Women Host Cornell; Pick Up Win to Remain Undefeated
Columbia senior Corinna Bertelsen won the 500 free in the Lions’ victory over Cornell Big Red on Saturday.
LSU Splits With Texas A&M on Tigers’ Senior Day
The LSU senior class split in their final home dual meet, with the men topping and the women falling to SEC rivals Texas A&M.
West Virginia Men Record First-Ever Big 12 Win; TCU Women Move to 3-0 in Conference
The West Virginia men picked up a historic win on Saturday in Forth Worth, as did the TCU women.
Beisel puts up top-10 200 fly, 500 free in home win over FAU
Elizabeth Beisel had two outstanding off-event swims while her Gators used depth to overwhelm Florida Atlantic in the men’s and women’s meets.
Penn Women and Men Each Add One to the Win Column Again Brown
Penn’s Rhoads Worster (pictured above) won two events in the Quakers’ victory over Brown on Saturday at Sheerr Pool in Philadelphia.
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day Two, More Records Fall
The second day of the Kenyon Winter Invitation proved to be just as quick and as much fun to watch as Day One. For host Kenyon College, though the event open auspiciously with very fast swims from both the Lords and the Ladies, the superior depth of the DI and DII teams arrayed against them led to a fourth place finish for the Ladies, and a third place finish for the Lords. On both sides, Ohio State University was victorious (795.5 women, 741 men).
2014 Arena Grand Prix in Austin, Day 1 Photo Vault
Many thanks to Rafael Domeyko, rafaeldomeyko.com, for these beautiful swimming photos.
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day One; Norris Breaks Records
The first night of the Kenyon Invitational, hosted in the James A Steen Natotorium saw some seriously fast swimming. That’s unsurprising, considering there are three DI schools in the house. The highlights of the evening were OSU’s Alex Norris taking down two pool records.
Links, Storylines, and Preview for 2014 Austin Grand Prix
Conor Dwyer is swimming a less-usual set of 200’s at the Austin Grand Prix.
Gustavus Crushes Carleton; Resets Records at Luther
Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team took charge on Friday – their Senior Night. The women’s team crushed Carleton, 212-82, and the Gusties recorded 13 event victories on their way to a win. Then the day after, they swam at Luther and broke five pool records.
Wheaton IL Hosts Quad Meet – Women First, Men Fourth
The men and women of Wheaton IL hosted the Wheaton Quadrangular Meet at Chrouser Natatorium this past Saturday. The women posted an overall win with 561 points while the men’s team finished in fourth with 434 points. Lake Forest won the men’s meet.
MIT Rings in First Meet of New Year With Victory Over Coast Guard
MIT’s men’s team began the 2014 portion of its season with a dominating win over Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon, taking home the victory 203.5-74.5. The meet included atypical events – such as 50s of strokes – and the team finished the day with victories in 14 of the 16 contested events.
Williams Bests Amherst
In what has to be one of the most exciting rivalries of Division III swimming, the Ephs of Williams College faced off against the Jeffs of Amherst on Saturday night. After a close start and some back and forth, Williams was victorious taking the meet 189-104.