Synchronized Swimming

The Carleton College synchronized swimming team placed fifth at the U.S. Collegiate North Regional Championship hosted by the University of Michigan at Canham Natatorium Feb. 27-28.

The 2009 synchronized swimming season drew to a close this weekend at the U.S. Collegiate Championships. The Knights were 16th out of 23 teams. The event marks the 33rd national championships, which are an open-class meet, combining competition from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III and NAIA colleges and universities.

The Carleton College synchronized swimming team recorded a third-place finish at the North Regional Championships. The Knights have now finished among the top three teams at the regional championships five consecutive years and six times overall since Carleton first competed at the regional championships in 1999-2000. Dara Strauss-Albee and Stephanie Moberg finished sixth in the duets and were also part of a sixth-place performance in the trio competition.

Sarah Tilman '04, a member of Carleton's synchronized swimming team during her time at Carleton, passed away this past Monday of an apparent unknown heart condition. Tilman was a biology teacher at Washington, D.C.'s Woodrow Wilson High School. She helped the Knights qualify for the U.S. Collegiate Championships, where the team routinely placed among the top four Division III schools. She also earned U.S. Synchronized Swimming Collegiate All-Scholar Team honors as a Knight. Her funeral is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15.

The Knights hosted the University of Minnesota for the only home synchronized swimming event of the season. Elise Cordo won the Division A figures and Charlotte Alster won the solo competition to help Carleton notched the 94-91 victory.

The Knights won 92-74 over the University of Minnesota in their first meet of the year. Charlotte Alster, Stephanie Moberg and Dara Strauss-Albee finished second in the trios competition with a score of 67.333, which was just a half a point short of winning.

Members of the Carleton College synchronized swimming team and some special guests will hold their second (and final) spring performance on Sat., April 26 at Thorpe Pool located inside of West Gym. The theme of this year’s performance is "So you think you can be America's next top synchro idol: Diva Night" (a parody of reality talent shows). The show begins at 8 p.m. and is open to the public. Admission is free. Come see why Inside Sports named synchronized swimming one of the world’s five toughest sports!

The Carleton College synchronized swimming team concluded the competition portion of its season by tying for 11th out of 21 teams at the U.S. Collegiate Championships. The Knights totaled 22.0 points, which matched the College of William and Mary. The national championships are an open-class meet, combining competition from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III and NAIA colleges and universities.

The Carleton College synchronized swimming team recorded a third-place finish at the North Regional Championships. The Knights have finished among the top three teams at the regional championships in each of the last four seasons. Host Ohio State University captured its 18th regional title with 105 points, the University of Michigan finished second, scoring 73 points, while Carleton College rounded out the Top 3 with a score of 69.

The Carleton College synchronized swimming team opened the 2008 season with a 94-91 victory over Minnesota at the Carleton Invitational. The team's only home competition of the year was held at Thorpe Pool. Junior Elise Cordo won the Division A figures, the solo competition and joined with Stephanie Moberg and Zofi Kudak-Field to win the trios.