NCAA Div. I Women: Princeton Overtakes Brown After Day Two of Ivy Champs23 February 2002CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 22. DOUBLE-defending Ivy League women's champ Princeton will take a 27-point lead into tomorrow's finals after the conclusion of the second day of competition this evening. Princeton leads with 509 points, to 482 for Brown, leader after opening day. Third is host Harva...
NCAA Div. I Men: Harvard Leads Princeton After Day One of Easterns04 March 2002CAMBRIDGE, MA., Feb. 28. DEFENDING men's Eastern League champ Harvard leads after the first day of this season's championship meet at the Crimson's Blodgett Pool. Coach Tim Murphy's Harvard squad racked up 461 points to 421 for second-place Princeton, coached by former USC All-Americ...
Read moreAlicia Henry Crushes State Record; Dalton Boys, Cambridge Girls Clinch Georgia 6A State Titles09 February 2020The 2020 Georgia 6A State Championships took place on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. Two Georgia state records fell during the meet. Dalton's 4x50 medley relay eclipsed the former record by .05 with their winning time of 1:32.30 while Alpharetta's Alicia Henry de...
NCAA Div. I Women: Princeton Squeaks By Brown for Third-Straight Ivy Crown24 February 2002CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 23. JUST like the Yankees (D-Backs?), ho hum, another year, another title for Princeton. Coach Susan Teeter's Lady Tiger swimmers and divers won their third consecutive Ivy League Championship here this evening but it wasn't the usual "piece of cake" these meets have b...
Read moreWagner Snags First Northeast Conference Championship23 February 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 23. IN commanding fashion, Wagner College won its first ever Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. It was a record breaking meet, as five NEC records went down. The Seahawks scored 844 team points, the first team to break the 800 barrier since 2003...
Records Tumble at New England Masters Champs01 May 2001By Bob Seltzer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 30. ALMOST 600 swimmers ranging in age from 19 to 84 participted in the 2001 New England Short Course Yards Championship held this year at Harvard University's Blodgett Pool from Friday April 27th through Sunday April 29th. Great Bay Masters (GBM) won the 20...
Read moreDivision III Preview: CMS Travels East to Face Chicago and WashU31 October 2018This weekend in NCAA Division III action the MIT Engineers make their season debut. Denison and Washington University in St. Louis are deep into their racing seasons. Denison faces back to back Division I competition, providing competition for even their top athletes. WashU will head to the Universi...
Read moreWagner Powering Way to Northeast Conference Championships21 February 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 21. FOR years the Wagner Seahawks have been chasing down the leader at the end of day three, but the Seahawks are in the drivers seat of the 2014 Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. At the end of the third day of competition, Wagner leads the se...
One World, Eight National Masters Records Fall at New England Short Course Champs11 December 2000WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 12. One world record and eight USMS national marks were broken at the New England Masters Short Course Meters Championship, held December 9-10 at Bentley College, in Waltham MA. Jacki Hirsty, 48, set the sole world mark when she clocked 28.06 seconds for the 50 meter freestyle f...
Read moreWagner Racing Away With Team Title at Northeast Conference Championships20 February 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 20. THE Wagner Seahawks swam to a large lead in Day two of the 2014 Northeast Conference thanks to seven medal performances for a team score of 297, 83 points ahead of the next team. Central Connecticut jumped three spots after the diving competition with a score o...
Read moreWagner College Tops Record-Breaking Night at Northeast Conference Champs19 February 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 19. NIGHT one of the 2014 Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championship was full of excitement thanks to a record-breaking performance and a chase in the final lap for a come-from-behind win in relay action. Wagner takes the top spot heading into day 2 with...
NCAA Div. I Men: Princeton Edges Harvard for Eastern League Title05 March 2002CAMBRIDGE, Ma., March 2. SIMILAR to their counterparts at the University of Pacific 3000 miles to the west, the Princeton Tigers' men's team won its seventh Eastern Championship here this evening. Coach Rob Orr's Tigers emulated the record-breaking feat of UOP Tiger coach Ray Looze, whos...
Phoenix Masters Destroy 4 x One-Hour Medley Relay "World Record"15 December 2000By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, Dec. 16. SO you think you’ve got a fast relay team??? Try going up against this squad of Masters! A Phoenix Swim Club quartet, coached by Matt and Mark Rankin, broke the unofficial world record for the 4 x one-hour medley relay in an official time trial this morning. Chee...
Godino Elected Head of USOC's Athletes' Advisory Council; Chris Duplanty and Mark Henderson Will Also Serve15 February 2001COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 15. OLYMPIAN Rachel Mayer Godino has been elected Chair of the USOC's Athletes' Advisory Council (AAC) for 2001-2004. She succeeds former swimmer, Bill Stapleton, who was elected a United States Olympic Committee Vice Chair when the organization's Board of D...
12 Masters World Marks Bettered at New England Short Course Champs12 December 2001By Bob Seltzer CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Dec. 12. ON the weekend of December 8-9th, the New England Masters Swim Club (NEM) held its 2001 Short Course Meters (SCM) Championship meet at Wheaton College's Balfour Natatorium in Norton, MA. NEM is the largest recognized United States Masters Swim Club (USMS...
Read moreC Milton Wright Girls, Poolesville Boys Crowned Maryland 3A/2A/1A Champs25 February 2014By Lauren Rigg COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, February 25. POOLESVILLE High School had a strong showing in the MPSSAA 3A/2A/1A swimming and diving state championship last Saturday at the University of Maryland's Eppley Recreation Center. The girls' team finished second behind C Milton Wright High School, w...
Read moreHarvard Officially Begins Search For Men's Swimming Head Coach07 March 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 7. HARVARD University has officially posted its job offering for a men’s swimming and diving head coach, according to a letter sent to the fundraising arm of the women’s and men’s teams. Harvard Athletic Director Bob Scalise sent the following letter Wednesday to the ...
Read moreHarvard Sends Seniors Out On Winning Note Against Brown12 January 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, January 12. THE Harvard swimming and diving teams sent their senior class out in style on Saturday, sweeping Ivy League rival Brown in the final home meet of the season. Harvard Women's Press Release The women's swimming and diving team came away with a decisive victory ove...
Read moreHarvard Extends Lead at Ivy League Championships; Longstanding Steve Lundquist, David Berkoff Pool Records Downed28 February 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 28. THE Harvard men extended their lead after the second day of the Ivy League Championships as the Crimson became the first team to clear 1000 points. Heading into day three, Harvard leads with 1011 points, while Princeton stands second with 929 points. Penn (723)...
Read moreHarvard Takes Home Ivy League Championships After Another Run On Pool Records01 March 2014CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1. In front of a home-pool crowd, the Harvard Crimson took home its 23rd Ivy League Championship title after ending Princeton's six-year reign at the top of the conference. Harvard finished with 1495 points, while Princeton took second overall with 1413 points in a cl...