Read moreNCAA Division II Preview: Contenders Fine-Tune For Conference Championships23 January 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, January 23. AS the dual meet portion of the 2013-2014 season draws to a close, a few interesting matchups remain to be contested among the top contenders in Division II. This weekend, Drury, Queens, Wingate and Wayne State will look to continue their hot streaks in the lead up to n...
Read moreBrooke Zeiger, Connor Green Double Up On Final Night Of Buffalo Sectionals30 March 2014By Rebecca Noblett BUFFALO, New York, March 30. BLUEFISH Swim Club's Brooke Zeiger and Connor Green each won the 200m back and 200m IM to close out the Speedo Buffalo Sectionals. Zeiger, a Minnesota recruit, posted a 2:13.30 to win the 200m back. Kaitlin Harty of Greenwood Memorial Swim Club clocked...
Read moreDrury Builds Healthy Leads in Men's, Women's Races at NCAA D2s as Record Book Gets Smoked13 March 2014GENEVA, Ohio, March 13. ANOTHER record-setting night went down at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, with records falling routinely. Meanwhile, defending champions Drury built up leads in both the men's and the women's team title races. At the end of the night, defending champion Drury finished 30...
Read moreSouth Carolina Jumps Out To Huge Lead Over Wingate, Queens24 January 2014COLUMBIA, South Carolina, January 24. THE University of South Carolina Gamecocks dominated the first session of competition against Wingate and Queens on Friday night, jumping out to gigantic leads over the two schools. South Carolina won 12 of the 16 events tonight, while Queens earned three wins a...
Read moreKayla Scott Downs NCAA D2 Record as Wayne State Women Fight Back; Drury Men Still Cruising to Title14 March 2014GENEVA, Ohio, March 14. ON the third day of preliminary qualifying, the Wayne State Wildcat women set themselves up to potentially cut into Drury's day two 30-point lead at the NCAA Division II Championships. Meanwhile, the Drury men are definitely cruising their way to another title. Women's 500 fr...
Read moreSouth Carolina Downs Wingate, Queens In Two-Day Tri-Meet26 January 2014COLUMBIA, South Carolina, January 26. SOUTH Carolina wrapped up a two-day meet against Queens University of Charlotte and Wingate by sweeping both schools on Saturday afternoon. Queens also defeated Wingate in both the women's and men's meets in their head-to-head dual. It marked the final home meet...
Read moreHannah Peiffer Takes Down Pair of Meet Records on Day Two of Bluegrass Mountain Champs16 February 2014CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, February 16. THE second day of a rescheduled Bluegrass Mountain Conference championships featured a truckload of new meet records. Inclement weather had forced day one to a timed final format, with another set of normal championship format events on day two. After day two,...
Read more1Macedonia's Marko Blazevski Relieved to be Officially Rio Bound26 July 2016Macedonian record holderĀ Marko BlazevskiĀ is officially headed to Rio. Blazevski swam the 400 IM in the London Olympics and was also the nation's flag bearer at that Games. When the FINA entry lists were released last week, Blazevski was surprised to not be included. Yesterday afternoon, he received ...
Read moreMore Than 60 Aquatics Athletes Make CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's Teams15 May 2014More then 60 male student-athletes from across all divisions and aquatic sports earned spots on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's teams this year. As shown below, some of the best minds in all of college are on the list. District 1 Winners NCAA Division I FIRST TEAM Swimming Mike Mosca HARVARD ...
Read moreWayne State Collects NCAA D2 Relay Record; Drury Men Have Strong Morning at NCAA Division 2 Champs12 March 2014GENEVA, Ohio, March 12. THE first day of preliminary qualifying at the NCAA Division II Championships at the SPIRE Institute featured an NCAA D2 record in the men's 200-yard medley relay, while Drury also had a particularly strong morning with a dominant 50-yard freestyle. Women's 200 IM West Cheste...
Read moreDrury Women Absorb Monster Day From Wayne State as Drury Leads Both Men's, Women's NCAA D2 Champs14 March 2014GENEVA, Ohio, March 14. ALTHOUGH the men's NCAA Division II Championships have moved into charting individually fast times as the Drury men should easily defend their title, the women's race heated up with a monster day of scoring from Wayne State. The Drury women remained in the lead after pushing ...
Read moreBrooke Zeiger Doubles On Night Three Of Buffalo Sectionals29 March 2014By Rebecca Noblett BUFFALO, New York, March 29. BROOKE Zeiger of Bluefish Swim Club Team won two individual events on the third night of the Speedo Buffalo Sectionals, bringing the future Minnesota swimmer up to five total wins for the meet. Zeiger won the 200m breast with a 2:36.59. Makayla Sargent...
Read moreBrooke Zeiger Posts Impressive Triple At Buffalo Sectionals28 March 2014By Rebecca Noblett BUFFALO, New York, March 28. BROOKE Zeiger of Bluefish Swim Team won three events- the 200 free, 100 breast, and 400 IM- on the second night of finals at the Speedo Buffalo Sectionals. The future Minnesota Golden Gopher kicked off the night with a 2:03.79 to win the 200m free. Ana...
Read moreDrury Puts Together Strong Day in Men's, Women's NCAA D2 Prelims13 March 2014GENEVA, Ohio, March 13. ALTHOUGH Wayne State gave the Drury women a run during day one, Drury put together a strong day for both the women and the men as the defending champions are looking to continue their winning ways at the NCAA Division II Championships. Women's 200 free relay Drury's Yakaterin...
Read moreFaith Johnson Wins 50 Free As Greensboro Sectionals Get Underway17 July 2014GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 17. EIGHT different swimmers went home with individual titles, including University of Tennessee standout Faith Johnson, during the first night of finals at the Speedo Champions Series Sectional meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The first day of competition bega...
Read moreSeven Wingate Seniors Win Events In Final Dual Meet Of Season31 January 2014WINGATE, North Carolina, January 31. WINGATE University honored its senior class Friday night by sweeping St. Andrews University in the team's final meet before hosting the Bluegrass Mountain Championships in two weeks. Seven Wingate seniors ended their careers at home on a winning note, with Reed M...
Read moreQueens University of Charlotte Takes Early Lead at Bluegrass Mountain Conference Meet15 February 2014CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, February 15. THE weather taking over the East Coast of the United States forced a rescheduling of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference swimming championships, starting on Friday instead of Thursday. The first day of competition featured timed finals in six events, including f...