Emma Piascik ’21 has been swimming for over 10 years, but in order to stay connected with the sport during the pandemic, she had to get creative. Amidst the craziness of the outbreak, Piascik reconnected with her former high school swimming coach and Lafayette graduate Bill Deatly ’81 in order to stay active during quarantine. […]
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Student-athlete check-in: What life looks like on campus this semester
Despite the cancellation of the fall season for all Lafayette sports teams, student-athletes on and off-campus are still preparing for an eventual return to competition. Zoom meetings, fitness challenges, watching film and holding socially-distanced practices are just a few of the ways that athletes have stayed connected with their teams this fall. “One of the […]
Swim and dive team breaks five school records at conference championships
Breaking school records is almost getting old for sophomore Justin Lloyd. After breaking the 1000-yard freestyle record in November, Lloyd added two individual records and broke two more in relay events last week at the Patriot League championship meet, contributing to four of the five new Lafayette records. “It was pretty cool,” he said. “But […]
Swim and dive team prepares for conference championship meet: Sophomore Kyle Goodwill enters all-time top-10 school record books
Most of the Lafayette swim and dive team used last Saturday’s Navy Invitational to “shave and taper” in preparation for the Patriot League championship meet in two weekends. Sophomore Kyle Goodwill also used the invitational as an opportunity to break into the school’s all-time record books. Goodwill now holds the seventh fastest time in Lafayette history […]
Swim and dive men’s team defeats Colgate, women fall short in dual meet
The Lafayette swim and dive team faced conference foe Colgate last Saturday in a dual meet, with the men’s team beating Colgate 155-100 while the women’s team fell by a score of 178-119. For the men, freshman Ethan Keyes shined for the Leopards, winning the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.80 and the 200-yard […]
Swim and dive team breaks four school records against rival Lehigh
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 […]
Swim and dive team competes in conference meet ahead of rivalry matchup with Lehigh
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 […]
Swim and dive team opens season with loss to Loyola, freshmen win five events
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 […]
Diving into uncharted waters: Lafayette’s team of varsity walk-ons
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 […]
Swim and dive miss the leaderboard, but make waves in Lafayette history at conference championships
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 […]
Swim and dive close regular season with Bison Invitational, prepares for championship meet
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 […]
Swim and dive finishes home slate with strong showing in Senior Day meet
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 […]
Five top-five finishes highlight ECAC Championships for swim and dive teams
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 […]
Getting into uncharted waters: three freshman swimmers break records in to Lehigh
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 […]