Read more195 Truths Only Swim Siblings Know08 September 20235 Truths Only Swim Siblings Know By Kennedy Cutler (Archive) Navigating college is a daunting task, especially when you’re an athlete. Suddenly you have to balance your own schedule, between classes and study hall, practices and competitions, and somehow still find time to have something of a social...
Read more66 Reasons to Love Olympian Katie Meili18 July 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern With just over two weeks left until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, there's someone who's been having quite a run in the swimming-sphere in the last year and a half. Katie Meili, who finished second at the United States Olympic Team Trials in the women...
Read morePurdue Women Stay Undefeated In Duals As Boilermakers Sweep Michigan State12 January 2014WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, January 12. THE Purdue women's swimming and diving team stayed undefeated in dual meets this season as both Boilermaker teams defeated Michigan State on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette. Overall, the Boilermakers won 27 of 32 events at the meet. Purdue Press Release Thre...
Read moreFinding the Final Rung on Your Ladder to Success23 June 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern I started swimming lessons when I was 3 years old, and began to compete when I was 6. All of that time, all of the years between then and now, has been in preparation for what's to come. I've climbed the ladder, and fallen down a rung or two at times,...
Read more5Role Models: College Swimmers Return to the Club Scene09 May 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern I’ve had the opportunity of swimming with two young ladies the last few years, Marissa Marion and Abby Haaksma, swimmers for Eastern Michigan University and Olivet Nazarene University, respectively, who have returned to our shared club team in Rockfor...
Read more5 Reasons to Love Spring Training25 April 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern There is a six-week period between returning from spring break and the end of the school year that many refer to as spring training. It’s the time of year where most swimmers don’t have a big meet coming up and you can put all your focus into the fine...
Read more15 Tips for Staying Focused On Meet Day23 May 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern When it comes to meet day, focusing on the task at hand - the day's races - can sometimes be difficult. Down on deck, it can be easy to become distracted by your surroundings. You could be at a new pool, or a higher-level meet than you’ve participate....
Read morePurdue Swimming in Cruise Control Against Michigan State 09 January 2015Photo Courtesy: Andy Jessop/Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE - The Purdue swimming and diving teams hold comfortable leads over Michigan State after the second of three days of racing against the Spartans in West Lafayette. The Boilermaker men have outscored Michigan State 134-50 so far, while the wo...
Read more2The Tours de Force of Katie Ledecky15 August 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern All throughout the Olympic Games in Rio so far, I have happily watched as the women - both from the United States and from other countries - have dominated in their events, breaking perhaps more world and Olympic records than their male counterparts. ...
Read more2Appreciation for the Athletes At the Other End of the Pool-- Divers01 August 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern With the start of the Olympics next week, something else is looming on the horizon: the start of a new season for many high school and college level teams. This season, let's make an effort to remember our friends competing with us from the other end ...
Read more9 Challenges of Life in the IM Group06 June 2016By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern I was recently taught that all swimmers, no matter their stroke or distance, have practices that are less than appealing. Whether you’re distance, sprint, stroke, or IM group, your teammates in other groups are working just as hard. Even if their set ...
Read moreNotre Dame Women Drop Michigan State03 October 2014Photo Credit: Peter H. Bick NOTRE DAME, Indiana, October 3. THE University of Notre Dame women's swimming and diving team registered 1-2 finishes in eight of 16 events tonight to take down Michigan State 182-118 in the team's first dual meet of the season. American record-holder Emma Reaney won the ...