Athletics News

PHILADELPHIA - Five Swarthmore swimmers were named Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Stars by the Philadelphia-Area Sports Information Directors Association (Philly-SIDA).

The Swarthmore men’s swimming team competed in the 2008 Centennial Conference Championships this past week, listed below are some meet highlights.

LANCASTER, Pa. - Swarthmore sophomore Anne Miller earned a return trip the Division III NCAA Championships, setting Centennial Championship meet record in the 200 butterfly as both Garnet swim teams finished second at the 2008 Centennial Swim Championships held in the Kunkel Aquatic Center on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College this weekend.

LANCASTER, Pa. — The Garnet swim teams, highlighted by new Conference record in the butterfly event, kept pace at the 2008 Centennial Swim Championships, holding strong in second place in the men’s and women’s competitions.

LANCASTER, Pa. — The Swarthmore swim teams got off to a flying start at the 2008 Centennial Conference Swim Championships, breaking two school records in the Kunkel Aquatic Center Friday night.

The 2008 Centennial Conference swim championships commence for the 15th time on Feb. 22-24 at the Kunkel Aquatic Center on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Both Swarthmore swim teams will contend for the Conference championship with swimmers striving for individual and relay medals.

CHESTERTOWN, Mary. — The Swarthmore men’s swimming team remained undefeated in the second semester, getting two wins from Doug Gilchrist-Scott ‘09 and Sterling Satterfield ‘11 while rolling to a 126-77 win at Washington (Mary.) Wednesday night.

CARLISLE, Pa. — The Swarthmore men’s swim team picked up their fourth Centennial Conference win, defeating Dickinson with a final score of 118-87. Despite Garnet All-America Anne Miller’s three wins, the Dickinson Red Devils women’s swim team (6-4, 4-3 CC) earned a 112-93 conference win over Swarthmore (6-4, 4-1 CC) on Saturday afternoon.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Swarthmore men’s (4-5, 3-1 CC) freestyle relay gave the final push in a 103-102 win over Gettysburg (3-4, 3-1 CC), while the Swarthmore women (6-3, 4-1 CC) suffered a tough 114-91 loss to undefeated Gettysburg (8-0, 5-0 CC) at Ware Pool on Saturday afternoon.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Swarthmore swim teams made an impressive return from a six-week lay-off, sweeping Cabrini in a non-conference meet held in Ware Pool Saturday afternoon. The Garnet women (5-2) won 143-105 over the Cabrini women (5-4) while the men (3-4) cruised past the Cavaliers (2-6) by a count of 154-41.