Swim and dive teams start the season off strong
The BYU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams invited their alumni back to the Richards Building swimming pool for the annual Blue and White meet on Friday. “We got a good showing from some of...
View ArticleWomen win, men lose in swimming
The BYU women’s swimming and diving team had a strong performance against UNLV, winning 186-114, while the men fell in a 176-118 loss on Friday. “I thought our girls swam really well tonight and...
View ArticleSenior diver to represent BYU at nationals
Seven BYU men competed in the diving zone championships last weekend, but senior Brandon Watson was the only Cougar to earn an invitation to the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship. The...
View ArticleBYU swim and dive compete with Cal
BYU women’s swim and dive fell to the University of California with a score of 158-118 at the Richards Building pool on Friday night. California is last year’s defending NCAA champion, with Olympic...
View ArticleAthletes in the shadows
It’s a typical Friday night: 6 p.m. and the place is packed, everyone’s hungry and can’t wait to be seated. The restaurant lighting is dim, but people still notice he’s there. Some people do the...
View ArticleBYU Swimmers head to Long Beach for Arena Invitational
The BYU swim team competes in the Arena Invitational in Long Beach. UC San Diego will host the invitational at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, and the competition will be fierce. Nine men’s teams will...
View ArticleMen and women’s swim teams place at MPSF Championship
This weekend at the MPSF Championship meet, the men’s swim and dive team team placed third and the women’s team placed second. Both teams are waiting to hear which of its athletes will qualify for...
View ArticleBYU men’s swimmers dominate in pool while women’s swim team suffers close defeat
The Cougars had both a win and a loss Oct. 25 at the first swim meet of the season hosted at BYU against Colorado Mesa and Boise State. The men blew Colorado Mesa out of the water by taking first...
View ArticleBYU swim to face off against UNLV
Saturday, Nov. 9, BYU’s men and women’s swimming and diving team will face off against UNLV at the Richards pool. Last time the Cougars faced off against the Rebels the men were barely defeated...
View ArticleTexas invitational for Cougars
Starting Nov. 5, select swimmers from BYU men’s and women’s team will head down to the Texas invitational. The Cougars will be swimming against some of the best teams in the country including Texas,...
View ArticleBYU swimmers shatter records at Texas invitational
On Dec. 7 a select group of swimmers was chosen to participate in the Texas invitational to compete against some of the best swimmers in the country. Because of the small number of swimmers present,...
View ArticleSwim and Dive Team Falls to Utah
BYU’s swim and dive team experienced a tough loss Friday night to the University of Utah where both the Cougar men’s and women’s teams were unable to pull away with the Deseret First Duel title. The...
View ArticleBYU Men’s Diving reclaim their title and the women’s team place third
BYU men’s diving are champions once again. The Cougars reclaimed their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship title with 751 points while the women’s team place in third scoring 620 points...
View ArticleSwimmer’s Olympic experiences shape future, attitude
Her grip wasn’t all that tight. Despite the other activities going on, all the 5-year-old girl could see was the beautiful blue, clear water calling out to her. Three. Two. One. The girl let go of her...
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