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LSU Associate Head Coach Steve Mellor has announces his resignation from the Tiger program. Mellor made the announcement on Instagram. "And just like that, a chapter closes," he wrote. "It is with a tear in my eye and a great deal of pride in my heart that I have made the difficult decision to resig...

The No. 14/21 LSU swimming and diving program led all teams after the first day of the Air Force quad-meet at Cadet Natatorium Friday night. The No. 14 Tiger men lead Air Force, 105-81, Denver, 115-71, and Wyoming, 117-69. The No. 21 LSU women have the advantage over Air Force, 97-89, Denver, 99-87,...

LSU Swims to Dual Meet Wins With Houston, Tulane, Behind Michaela De Villiers The LSU women's swimming and diving team earned a pair of non-conference wins on Saturday. The Tigers defeated Houston 165-97 and also beat Tulane 199-63. LSU opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay. Valeriia Eg...

BATON ROUGE – The LSU swimming and diving team’s co-head coaches Dave Geyer and Doug Shaffer announced two more signings this afternoon. Swimmers Isabel Jones and Jack Jannasch will join the team this fall, and the Class of 2018 now has 13 signees. Isabel Jones and Jack Jannasch are on their way to ...

On an exciting day with LSU swimming and diving seniors being honored, the Tigers picked up four total dual meet wins over Cincinnati and Delta State Saturday inside the LSU Natatorium. The LSU women won over Cincinnati, 192.50-101.50, and Delta State, 218-72. The LSU men claimed victories over C...

The 2022 Art Adamson Invitational concluded at Texas A&M on Thursday with the Day 3 finals. LSU's Andrew Garon, Brooks Curry, Noah Cumby and Griffin Curtis took third in 2:52.97. Curry split a 41.81. The Alabama women won the meet with 792 points, holding off USC (750). Texas A&M was third (667), fo...

The SEC has had some pretty good rivalries so far this season. This week will see a few more, but also a jam-packed week of meets with every team in action. The first big meet is a non-conference meet as Alabama hosts Ohio State on Thursday. On Friday, Arkansas and Vanderbilt swim at Houston. Then c...

Texas Sweeps LSU in SEC Dual Behind Jillian Cox, Hubert Kos The University of Texas Longhorns swept LSU in an SEC dual on Friday. The Texas women won 184-116 and the men won 198-102. Texas' Emma Kern, Piper Enge, Emma Sticklen and Ava Longi won the 200 medley relay in 1:36.24 to kick off the met. Ke...

The LSU swimming and diving team traveled to the Naval Academy for a four-team meet and collected six total dual meet wins over each of its opponents inside Lejeune Hall Friday afternoon. In its totality, the LSU men defeated all three teams the Tigers competed against with final scores of 180-119 v...

COVID Protocols Cancel College Meets, Including NC State-North Carolina The NC State swimming and diving program will no longer make the trip to rival North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 14 for its originally-scheduled dual meet against the Tar Heels. The decision comes due to COVID-related protocols wit...

The SEC announced its swimmers and divers of the week. SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week – Josh Liendo Liendo posted four event wins and two NCAA B-cut times against the No. 23 Aggies. In his individual events, the junior recorded B-cut times in the 50 free (19.29) and in the 100 fly (45.95). The Scar.....

Tokyo Olympian Chiara Pellacani received official approval to join the LSU Swimming and Diving team, head diving coach Doug Shaffer announced. “Chiara is a fantastic addition to our program,” LSU diving coach Doug Shaffer said. “With her addition and our current squad, we’re going to have one of the...

LSU diver Anne Tuxen was recognized for her accomplishments at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as the Norwegian royalty honored her for being the first female diver to represent Norway since 1988. “I was so incredibly honored and humbled,” Anne Tuxen said. “Being invited to the castle is something that ver...

LSU head swimming coach Rick Bishop is set to coach in the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi as an assistant on the Hong Kong staff. The event is scheduled to begin Dec. 16 and conclude on Dec. 21. Bishop said he wants these moments in his early stages as the Tigers’ head coach to ...

By Dan D'Addona. The Tennessee men are coming off of one of their biggest dual meet performances in recent years. Now, they are looking to continue that momentum against rival No. 6 Florida. The top 25 rankings. The No. 12 Volunteers surged to a 1-2 finish in the closing relay against Georgia last w...

South Carolina senior diver Julia Vincent broke her own school record in the 1-meter board to highlight the Gamecocks' first place finish at the South Carolina Collegiate Invitational. The Gamecocks hosted UNCW, Wingate and East Carolina in the annual meet on Friday and Saturday, taking first place ...

By Dan D'Addona. The SEC Conference has opened its swimming & diving season, and while some teams have started with a tune-up meet, this week will be the first full week of competition throughout the conference. The action will span nearly the entire week with meets Wednesday-Saturday in different p...

LSU's Brooks Curry continues to pick up speed. The Olympic sprinter threw down an 18.94 swim to win the 50 freestyle on Wednesday on Day 1 of the Art Adamson Invitational at Texas A&M. Curry was out in 9.20 seconds the first 25, then back home in 9.74 to finish in under 19 seconds, the first sub-19 ...

The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving honors. Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Brooks Curry, LSU LSU’s Brooks Curry, a senior from Atlanta, Ga., claimed two individual wins and was a part of a winning relay in the dual meet win over South Carolina. Curry won the 50 free with a time of 19.45 an....

LSU diver Juan Celaya-Hernandez was named the Nuevo León Athlete of the Year at a ceremony in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday. Celaya-Hernandez was selected for the honor based on his amazing achievements during the 2019 competitive season. “It’s nice to see my hard work start to pay off, said Celaya-....