Four new school records, 15 all time top-10 performances, a sportsmanship award, and one name of a Lafayette swimmer up on the record board in the Jacobs Pool at Lehigh. The swim and dive team traveled to Bethlehem on November 22nd for their annual dual meet against Lehigh on the eve of The Rivalry game […]
The Lafayette swim and dive teams were back in action last weekend, as the men beat American 165-97 in a Patriot League quad meet on Saturday after the women lost to Long Island University (LIU) 167-127 on Friday. The women competed alone against LIU, the final home meet of the season for either team, while […]
The Lafayette swim and dive team hosted Loyola Maryland for a conference matchup last weekend, and both the men’s and women’s teams lost despite combining to win 11 events. The women were outscored 195 to 102, while the men fell short 114.5 to Loyola’s 165.5. “When we went down to Loyola last year, we were […]
Swimmers crowd the edge of the pool at the Weinstein Natatorium at practice, with many waiting for the cannon to sound off. Across the natatorium in the diving pool are just four divers, continuously practicing as diving coach Cindy O’Donnell occasionally shouts encouragement and coaching suggestions. None of the divers had pre-collegiate experience. Seniors Isabella […]
The Lafayette swim and dive team concluded their 2019 season at Bucknell this past week as they competed in the Patriot League Championship meet. Although the team didn’t make a splash on the leaderboard, they added 19 times into the Lafayette all-time top-10 finishes in school history. The men finished out their portion of the […]
In the final meet of their regular season before the Patriot League Championship, the Lafayette swim and dive team traveled to Bucknell last Saturday to compete in the annual Bison Invitational. On the women’s side, sophomore Mary Zimmerman swam the 1650-yard freestyle placing second with a time of 19:08.43. Junior Emily Benson followed close behind, placing […]
The Lafayette swimming and diving team competed in two meets last weekend, hosting both Rider and Colgate in their final two home contests of the season. During Saturday’s meet against Ryder, both the men’s and women’s teams fell short despite several strong individual performances. The men won two events, the first coming from senior Kyle […]
The Lafayette swim and dive team finished their fall schedule with a solid showing at the ECAC swim championships last weekend in East Meadow, NY, as the women placed 11th out of 17 teams and the men placed fifth out of 11. The team now has the rest of December off before they resume competition […]
On the eve of the annual Lafayette-Lehigh football game, the rivalry took a different form with the Lafayette and Lehigh swim teams facing off on Friday, Nov. 16. Although both the men’s and women’s teams lost to the Mountain Hawks, three freshmen broke school records in dramatic fashion. The Weinstein Natatorium was packed to the […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s swim and dive team lost their opening meet of the season to fellow Patriot League competitor Loyola in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 20. The men were outscored 157-110 and the women’s team suffered a similar defeat, 179-106. For the women, the Leopards ‘A’ team of senior Faye Melekos, junior […]
Thirty-four Lafayette swimmers traveled to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., this past weekend for their four-day Patriot League Championship meet. The men’s team finished ninth and the women’s team finished tenth out of 10 teams, but a number of swimmers and divers had outstanding individual performances. Freshman Matt Tascione had one of the Leopards’ […]
The Lafayette swim team competed in the Navy Invitational at Lejeune Hall on Jan. 27. While no team scoring was kept for the event, many Leopards individually placed in the top 10 in a variety of races, a feat freshman David Witmer attributes to the team’s intense training program. Witmer placed fourth in the men’s 100 breaststroke […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s swim team opened their season by hosting Loyola at the Weinstein Natatorium on Saturday in their only home meet. Loyola won on both the men’s and women’s sides, with a final score of 154-144 and 211-188, respectively. “We had a very close meet with Loyola, who usually beat us by […]
In their last event of the season, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams looked to end on a high note. The Leopards traveled to Bucknell University on Feb. 15 to compete in the Patriot League Championships – a four day event. The team got off to a slow start, with only a few swimmers setting […]
