Women's Swimming in the News

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Women's Swimming Downed by Tartans, Generals

11/21/2009

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Women's Swimming and Diving Falls to Union

11/14/2009

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Three Women Earn Weekly Honors

11/3/2009

Three University of Rochester women were selected for weekly honors after the tri-meet with NYU and Case Western Reserve.[read more]



Women Out-Point Case, Fall to NYU

10/31/2009

The women's swimming and diving team split a double-dual with NYU and Case on Saturday afternoon. Rochester defeated Case and was beaten by NYU.[read more]



Strong Showing for Womens Swimming and Diving After Day One

10/30/2009

Through five events, Rochester leads Case Western 85-35 but trails NYU 72-52.[read more]



Four Named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

8/6/2009

Four individuals and both Rochester men's and women's teams have been honored for academic achievement by the College Swim Coaches Association of America.[read more]



Swim Teams Have an Astounding Year

4/20/2009

Coming into the 2008-2009 swimming and diving season, head coach Peter Thompson knew he had a strong group of freshmen coming in to build up men’s and women’s teams that already boasted a number of impressive athletes.[read more]



Women Fifth at UAA Swim Championships

2/15/2009

Chung was the runnerup in the 200 breaststroke.
Chung was the runnerup in the 200 breaststroke.
CHICAGO - Rochester had one of its most successful meets in recent memory when the Yellowjackets finished strongly at the University Athletic Association championships at the University of Chicago.

The Yellowjacket men finished in seventh place, just three and a half points out of sixth place. The women’s team produced a fifth-place finish, but closely behind Chicago and Carnegie Mellon.

In the men’s competition, Rochester totaled 751 points. Case had 754.5. On the women’s scoreboard, Rochester had 1,006.5 points. Chicago was fourth at 1,028.5 and Carnegie Mellon was third at 1,063.

Between its men’s and women’s teams, Rochester broke 18 school records, had 12 NCAA provisional qualifying performances, and set 229 lifetime bests.

Rochester’s women had two top-eight finishers on Saturday. Jennifer Chung was the runnerup in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA provisional time of 2:26.20. Bridget Festa was 12th in the same event (2:31.66). Emily Scott was fifth in the 100 freestyle in a provisional time of 53.09. Olivia Ehmann was 11th (54.43), Cailee Caldwell 14th (55.17), and Rachel Boldt 16th (55.48).

Val Atwood was ninth in the 200 backstroke (2:07.03, an NCAA provisional time). Liz Subjeck was 16th in the 1,650 freestyle (18:01.01). The 400 free relay of Ehmann, Dayna Jacob, Caldwell, and Scott was sixth in 3:35.70.

On the diving board, Cheryl Blechman was fourth (360.15) and Rachel Delahunta was fifth (342.30).



Women Fourth at UAA Swim Champs

2/14/2009

Rochester’s women’s swimming and diving team is enjoying strong performances throughout the lineup at the UAA championships in Chicago. [read more]



Women Break Two Swim Records

2/12/2009

The Yellowjacket women got off to a good start at the UAA championships. Rochester broke two school records and posted two NCAA provisional qualifying performances.[read more]



Six Women Named UAA All Academic

2/11/2009

Six members of Rochester’s women’s swimming and diving team have made the 2008-2009 University Athletic Association (UAA) Winter Sport All-Academic Team.[read more]



Women Gear Up for UAA Swim Champs

2/11/2009

Rochester's goal for the UAA Championships is simple: make a run at the top four spots.[read more]



Ithaca Swims Past Women

1/24/2009

The women's swimmimg and diving team was out-pointed by host Ithaca College in the final dual meet of the season for the Yellowjackets.[read more]



Women Set Record in Naz Pool

1/10/2009

The women's swimming and diving team broke a nine-year-old record in the Nazareth College pool as Rochester won its Saturday afternoon meet.[read more]



Women Edged by Cortland in Last Event

1/9/2009

Visiting Cortland grabbed a first and third place finish in the last event to edge the women's swimming and diving team, 151-149, on Friday.[read more]