Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Anne Miller swam for two season bests and missed the B cut (2:09.12) in the 200 fly by less than a second but it wasn’t enough as a perfect NYU (5-0) defeated the Swarthmore (2-2) women 120-79. Daniel Duncan continued his stellar freshman campaign, touching the wall first in the 200-yard fly and 200-yard free for two of his own season bests Saturday afternoon from Ware Pool. The men lost 112-93.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Freshmen Daniel Duncan (200 freestyle) and Jacob Benveniste (500 freestyle) each won individual races for the the Garnet men while senior Anne Miller (200 butterfly) won her individual race for the women but both teams fell short of victory to a tough F&M team. The men (1-2) lost the meet 117-88 and the women (2-1) lost 122-78.

WESTMINSTER, Md. – Senior All-American Anne Miller (1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle), freshman Hannah Gotwals (200 IM, 100 backstroke) and freshman Daniel Duncan (1000 freestyle, 500 freestyle) each won two individual races to lead the Swarthmore men’s and women’s swimming teams to decisive victories against McDaniel in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams on Saturday [...]

CHESTER, Pa. – The Garnet women swam to victory over Widener University 114-79, but the men fell short, losing to the Pride 118-87 in both squad’s season-opening event on Wednesday night from the Schwartz Center. Senior All-American Anne Miller led the Swarthmore women to victory with three race wins (1000, 500, 200 freestyles) and 27 points. Strong performances from the freshmen class led the men’s team, with Daniel Duncan earning two race victories (200 freestyle, 200 butterfly) and a medley second in his first collegiate race.

Led by key seniors and talented underclassmen, the 2009-10 Swarthmore College women’s swimming team has high hopes of repeating and even exceeding the success of the program in recent years. That recent success includes three straight top-three finish at the Centennial Conference Championships and three-consecutive years of scoring points at the Division III national meet. Despite the high expectations, there is optimism surrounding Ware Pool that this squad has what it takes to keep up the winning tradition of Swarthmore swimming.

LANCASTER, Pa. — Thirty-four Swarthmore College student-athletes have been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2008-09 winter season. This honor recognizes the athletes’ performance both on the field and in the classroom.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Swarthmore junior Anne Miller earned All-America honors for the third consecutive year, making the championship final in the 200 butterfly at the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on March 19-21 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore junior Anne Miller has earned a spot in the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships for the third straight year. This year’s national meet will be held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on March 18-21 and is hosted by Macalester College.

LANCASTER, Pa. — Swarthmore senior Doug Gilchrist-Scott broke five school records and a Centennial Conference record on the way to winning seven medals at the Centennial Conference Swimming Championships held at the Kunkel Aquatic Center on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College February 20-22.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Garnet senior Doug Glichrist-Scott capped his collegiate career by lowering the 50-freestyle school record at the 2009 Last Chance Meet in Ware Pool on Saturday.