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Hannah Sumbera Gives Verbal Nod to Rice University

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. Hannah Sumbera of Houston Swim Club has given her verbal commitment to Rice University. The USA Swimming Sch...

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2019 CSCAA National Invitational: Friday Recap

Grace Nordquist, Swimming World College Intern.  Friday night the 2019 CSCAA (College Swimming Coaches Association of America) meet saw more fast swims. Events swam tonight were the 200 Medley, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and the 800 free relay. Of the fourteen events, all but t...

NCAA Div. I Women: SMU Leads WAC Championships After Day One

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 27. THE No. 8-ranked SMU women's swimming & diving team swept day one competition at the 2002 WAC Swimming & Diving Championships, placing first in both events Wednesday night at Palo Alto College Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. In the 200 yard medley relay, SMU landed...

NCAA Div. I Women: Cal, Virginia Dominate Rice Invitational

HOUSTON, Nov. 10. CALIFORNIA and Virginia overwhelmed the field, with the seventh-ranked Golden Bears taking five out of 14 events and the No. 12 Cavaliers winning four at the Rice Invitational Saturday morning at the Rice Pool. The host Owls won two events, and Washington and Missouri each took one...

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Ahalya Lettenberger Eager to Make Paralympics Debut in Tokyo

Ahalya Lettenberger Eager to Make Paralympics Debut in Tokyo Ahalya Lettenberger is one of the United States' newest Paralympians. She made her international debut in 2014, competing for the United States, and ever since learning about the Paralympic world, she has always wanted to become a Paralymp...

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Olympic Swimmer Adi Bichman to Lead Israel Olympic Committee

Olympic Swimmer Adi Bichman to Lead Israel Olympic Committee Olympic swimmer Adi Bichman was appointed CEO of the Israel Olympic Committee this week for a term that includes the run-up to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Bichman had been the chair of the Israeli Swimming Association for the last tw...

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Rice Adds Verbal Commitment from San Antonio's Ellery Parish

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. Ellery Parish has given her verbal commitment to Rice University. The San Antonio resident will head across ...

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2019 Conference USA Championships Day 2: FIU Takes Lead

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The second finals session of the 2019 Conference USA Championships featured four events including the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 200 free relay. Florida International University takes the lead with 328.5 points, followed by Rice University in second...

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Rice Scores Verbal Commitment From Futures Finalist Becca Evans

NEW COMMIT: Fairport Area Swim Team's (FAST) Becca Evans has announced her verbal commitment to swim for Rice University. The Pittsford Mendon High School senior will join the Owls beginning next fall. "SO excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Rice U...

Cal Women Win Continental Airlines Classic

HOUSTON, Nov. 9. CALIFORNIA won six of 11 events to take the title at the second annual Continental Airlines Classic, finishing with 227 points Friday in a meet that saw four meet and pool records fall at the Rice Pool. Virginia won three events to finish second with 195 points, while Rice nabbed on...

NCAA Div I: Virgina Men Beat Clemson, Women Dump Clemson, Rice

CLEMSON, S.C., Oct. 27. THE University of Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams successfully opened Atlantic Coast Conference action with victories over Clemson, while the UVa women also posted a win over Rice at the McHugh Natatorium in Clemson, S.C. The Cavalier men improved...

Mixed Rice

Kris Wingenroth, former men's and women's swim coach at Rice University, is suing 14 of her former swimmers, according to the The Chronicle of Higher Education. She charges that the students plotted successfully to have her fired. Wingenroth was named Southwest Conference's "Coach of the Year" five ...

NCAA Women: Rice Sweeps San Diego Invite

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 5. RICE University won all 10 events of an all-relay meet to take its third consecutive University of San Diego Invitational title at the San Diego Sports Center Saturday. The Owls placed 1-2 in four events and tallied 204 points to finish ahead of Arkansas (100), Air Force (...

NCAA Div. I Women: Bowen Leads Auburn to Team Title at Mustang Classic

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3. IF anyone had any lingering doubts about Maggie Bowen's commitment to "being the best she can be," they were quickly washed away here this weekend beneath the waves of venerable Perkins Natatorium. Bowen, an Auburn junior, who struck gold at last summer's IX World Cham...

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Rice Promotes Jessica Rodriguez To Full-Time Assistant

Rice volunteer swim coach Jessica Rodriguez has been promoted to the full time assistant coach with the program, Owl head swim coach Seth Huston announced. Rodriguez is certainly no stranger to the Rice swim team after having served the past two years a volunteer coach. A USA certified coach through...

Kim Black Wins NCAA Walter Byers Postgrad Scholarship

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, April 30. THE list of accomplishments for Kim Black continues to grow as the Georgia senior was honored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association with The Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. Black, a member of Lady Bulldog swimming and diving team, is the first Georgia ath...