Women's Swimming and Diving
- November 7, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Alexander Sisters Lead Knights at Cows, Colleges, and Contentment Classic
Sisters Maggie and Kate Alexander led the Knights in their performance at the Cows, Colleges, and Contentment Classic. Maggie placed first in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:44.43, while Kate conquered the competition in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:17.78. Kate’s closest competitor was first-year teammate Maddie Epping, who captured second place with a time of 2:19.26.
- November 7, 2009 at 9:53 am
Knights Break Pair of Records in Win Over St. Thomas
The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team won 14 of 16 events and cruised to victory over the University of St. Thomas in the first dual meet of the season. The Knights won the first seven events of the meet, including a pool record performance in the meet-opening 400-yard medley relay and a new team mark in the 1000-yard freestyle.
- October 31, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Knights Kickoff Competitive Season at Relay Meet
The Carleton College swimming and diving teams kicked off the 2009-10 swim season by hosting the Carleton/St. Olaf relays. The meet featured nontraditional events with the primary goal of providing opportunities for multiple swims by team members in each event. The entry fee for the nine-school meet was one non-perishable food item per student-athlete. This year an estimated 150 pounds of food were donated to the local Northfield Community Action Food Shelf.
- October 3, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Knights Plunge Into New Year with Alumni Meet
Although the swim season officially began only two days ago, the Carleton College swim teams engaged in their first “competition” of the young campaign as they hosted the annual Alumni/Intra-squad meet.
- July 6, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Knights Earn Scholar All-American Team and Individual Honors
The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team earned Scholar All-American honors from the College Swim Coaches Association of American (CSCAA). The Knights tied for 10th in Division III after posting a combined team grade point average of 3.49 during the 2009 spring term. Carleton also tied for 17th among all women's swim programs in Division I, II, III and NAIA.
- May 21, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Becky Alexander Receives Academic All-District Award
Senior swimmer Becky Alexander has been named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District team. She received second-team at-large honors. Eligible sports for women's at-large consideration include bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, and water polo.
