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Nevada Hires Olympic Medalist Krysta Palmer as Diving Coach American Olympic medalist Krysta Palmer was hired Monday to replace her mentor Jian Li You as the diving coach at the University of Nevada. Palmer spent the last eight seasons as an assistant coach to You, who announced her intention to ret...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State swimming & diving head coach Christopher Woodard has announced the addition of Louisville-transfer Silvia Guerra to the team’s roster for the 2018-19 season. The breaststroke expert will have two years of eligibility remaining and will be able to compete beginnin...

After Pac-12 Breakup, Washington State Lands Mountain West Swim Affiliation Washington State’s women’s swimming program will be an affiliate member of the Mountain West Conference in 2024-25, the school announced Tuesday. The agreement with the Mountain West covers the women’s swimming and baseball ...

Air Force Swimmer Madelyn Letendre Among Rhodes Scholars Recipients Air Force Academy swimmer Madelyn Letendre is among 32 American collegians to be awarded Rhodes Scholarships in 2023-24. The native of Monument, Colorado, is using an aspiring pilot who is using her studies to devise ways to strengt...

Cooper Deryk set the Ute Natatorium record in the 100 butterfly for the second time in as many meets Saturday to lead Utah to a 179-121 win over BYU. Deryk stopped the clock at 47.14 seconds in the 100 fly, downing the mark he set a week ago in a dual meet with Colorado Mesa. Deryk also won the 50 f...

Coach Casey Converse, Swimmer Chris Knaute Named to Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame Swimming and diving coach Casey Converse and swimmer Chris Knaute are among six inductees to the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. Converse spent 29 years coaching the Air Force men’s and women’s swi...

Colorado State’s Lexie Trietley Takes Down Amy Van Dyken Pool Record Colorado State’s Lexie Trietley earned a piece of history Friday, taking down a Moby Pool record belonging to Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken. Trietley went 23.21 in the women’s 50 freestyle, taking down Van Dyken’s long-standi...

Washington State Hires Jackie Mudd as Assistant Coach Washington State on Wednesday announced the hiring of Jackie Mudd as an assistant coach. Mudd spent last season as an assistant coach at the Colorado School of Mines, working with the Division II school’s men’s and women’s programs. Mudd joins as...

The 2017 Mountain West women’s swimming and diving championships will take place on February 15-18 at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. Last year, Nevada edged out Boise State 664-651 in the women’s meet. San Diego took third with 511 points. 1. 50 Free Boise State seniors Brittany Aoyama and Kat...

Day one of the 2017 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships began in College Station, Texas. 2017 Mountain West Conference Day 1 Finals - Results Boise State began the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay. The team of Allyson Kleinsorgen (24.70), Robin Pinger (27.81), Katelyn Martin (23.1...

Boise State University will be eliminating baseball and its swimming and diving programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a release sent out by Boise State. The decision will save the university an estimated $3 million. “This is one of the hardest decisions athletic departments have to mak...

The San Diego State Swimming and Diving team continued to extend its sizeable lead through three days of competition at the 2020 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships Friday. The Aztecs, led by a MW championship record in the 100-breaststroke, placed atop the podium in four events. Through...

UNLV Hires Pat Ota on Permanent Basis as Head Coach UNLV on Friday made it official that Pat Ota will remain on as the team’s head coach after he had been the interim since May. Ota has been on staff with the Rebels for eight seasons. He was elevated to the interim job last month when Ben Loorz was ...

Mountain West to Add Men’s Swimming Championships in 2026-27 The Mountain West Conference is adding men’s swimming and diving (as well as men’s soccer) as a sponsored sport in the 2026-27 academic year. The conference made the announcement Wednesday. It’s a reinstatement of the sport, which the conf...

Washington State Sets 5 Pool Records in Beating Northern Arizona Washington State set five pool records at Gibb Pool, including in both relays, to Northern Arizona, 168-36, on Saturday. Washington State kicked off the record onslaught in the 200 medley relay, with Anna Rauchholz, Emily Lundgren, Add...

MPSF Bolsters Swimming Field with Air Force, UNLV, Wyoming The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) on Thursday announced the addition of three new men’s swimming programs for the 2025-26 season as affiliate members. The Air Force Academy, UNLV and Wyoming will all return to the league, having ...

By Kate Santilena, Swimming World College Intern. Night 3 of the 2019 Mountain West Conference Championships turned out to be an exciting night full of many tight races, a few upsets and the San Diego State Aztecs capturing multiple top 3 spots to take over the lead for the Mountain West Conference ...

Boise State began day two of the 2017 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships by breaking the record in the 200 free relay. Brittany Aoyama (22.46), Abbey Sorenson (22.10), Katelyn Martin (21.68), and Allyson Kleinsorgen (22.19) finished in 1:28.43, breaking the record by two tenths. San Die...

The 2018 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships began today at the Palo Alto College Aquatic Center. Nevada's Sharae Zheng, who was named the NCAA Diver of the Year in 2016, dominated the 1-meter diving event to highlight the first day of competition. After the first three events...

The Mountain West Conference has joined the list of NCAA Division I conferences to put a halt on fall sports. The Mountain West announced the indefinite postponement of all scheduled fall sports competitions and MW championship events on Monday in response to ongoing challenges with the effective mi...