Women's Swimming and Diving
- November 13, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Knights Post Double Dual Wins OVer St. Kate's and Hamline
The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team won both halves of a double dual meet against Hamline University and host St. Catherine University. In total the Knights earned a dozen first-place finishes against the Wildcats and 14 top placements against Hamline. Senior Kiva Oken was recognized as the women's swimmer-of-the-meet for her strong swims in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, finishing third in both races.
- November 10, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Spence Named MIAC Swimmer of Week
Carleton women’s swimming first year Molly Spence (Tacoma, Wash.) was named MIAC swimmer of the week after her team and pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle time of 10:44.10 in a dual meet versus St. Thomas. Spence also won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:18.58. Both times are the fastest registered by a MIAC swimmer this year. Spence’s wins helped spur the Knights towards their first victory of the year.
- 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.
