Swimming And Diving News

Another Record for Moffitt, Makes NCAA "B" Time

wjohnson — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:29:51 -0500

Sammi Moffitt improved her own 200 back record at states on Saturday

Feb. 23: Sophomore Sammi Moffitt improved her own record and made the NCAA "B" cut with a fifth place finish in the 200 backstroke to highlight the final day of competition for the St. Lawrence women's swim team at the Upper New York State Collegiate Swim Championships at Ithaca on Saturday.

Moffitt Sets Another Record, Men's 800 Free Relay 11th at States

wjohnson — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:52:35 -0500

Jason Dutra scored in the 100 back and anchored the 800 free relay Friday

Feb. 22: Sammi Moffitt set her second St. Lawrence University record in three days and the Saint women's swim team maintained its hold on eighth place in the 2013 Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association Championships at Ithaca College on Friday.

Record Falls in 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Finishes 7th at States

wjohnson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:48:35 -0500

Alana Blackburn anchored the record-setting 200 free relay Thursday

Feb. 22: The St. Lawrence University women’s swim team added another relay record to its list of accomplishments and had a top eight finish in a second relay while the Saint men’s team had a pair of solid relay swims to climb in the point standings in day two of the Upper New York State Swimming Association Championship meet at Ithaca College.

Moffitt Sets SLU 200 IM Record, 200 MR Places 8th at States

wjohnson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:33:22 -0500

Sammi Moffitt improved her SLU record in the 200 IM and was part of the 200 MR Wednesday

Feb. 20: The St. Lawrence University 200 medley relay team of Casey Abribat, Staci Czaja, Sammi Moffitt and Alana Blackburn finished eighth in the “A” final and Moffitt improved her own record in the 200 individual medley at the Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association Championship meet at Ithaca College to highlight day one of the four-day competition for the Saints

Saint Women, Men Conclude Dual Schedule with Wins at Utica

wjohnson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:46:57 -0500

Sammi Moffitt was a double winner at Utica on Saturday

Feb. 2: Sammi Moffitt won two events and led off the winning medley relay team to help the St. Lawrence University women's swimming and diving team complete its dual meet season with 140-75 win at Utica while Matt Bauer and diver Billy Moran were double winners for the Saint men which won their second dual meet in the last three tries, 112-85.

Abribat Wins 2 Events in Final Home Meet

wjohnson — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:01:07 -0500

Casey Abribat won the back and the IM in Saturday's meet

Jan. 26: Senior Casey Abribat won two events and led off a winning relay in her final home dual meet, but Hartwick College swept the team competitions for both the men and women.

Relay Gives Saint Men 1st Win; Women Sweep Weekend

wjohnson — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:41:39 -0500

Alex Root helped the Saints to a dual meet win over St. Michael's on Sunday

Jan. 20: Alex Root gave St. Lawrence University's 200 freestyle relay the lead on the third leg and Jason Dutra held it with a strong anchor leg in Sunday's home swim meet against St. Michael's College and the relay win gave the Saint men their first dual meet win of the season, 110-107. The Saint women had a somewhat less dramatic afternoon with a 130-87 win over the Purple Knights to complete a weekend dual meet sweep.

Saints Women Return to Action With Win at Potsdam, Dutra, Root Lead Men

wjohnson — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:07:31 -0500

Sammi Moffitt was one of four double winners for the Saints Saturday

Jan. 19: Elizabeth Canne, Sammi Moffitt and Alana Blackburn all had two individual wins each and were part of the winning 400 medley relay team as St. Lawrence University's women's swimming and diving team returned to dual meet action with a 150-102 win at Potsdam on Saturday while Jason Dutra won the 200 back, scored first in the 100 fly and was second in the 100 back and diver Billy Moran won on both the one meter and three meter boards as the Saint men lost to Potsdam 145-116.

Abribat, Moffitt Win Individual Titles, Saints 3rd in Liberty League

wjohnson — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:00:07 -0500

Casey Abribat won the individual title in the 400 IM at the Liberrty League meet

Dec. 1: Senior Casey Abribat won the Liberty League championship in the 400 individual medley, sophomore Sammi Moffitt won the 200 back in a record time and the Saint women's swim team matched its best finish in Liberty League history with a third as the 2012 Liberty League Swimming and Diving Championships concluded at RIT Saturday evening

Moffitt Sets Record, Saints 4th after Day 1 of Liberty League Championship

wjohnson — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:48:04 -0500

Sammi Moffitt improved the SLU record in the 200 IM on Friday

Nov. 30: St. Lawrence University sophomore Sammi Moffitt trimmed .47 off the Saint record in the 200 individual medley and the women's swim team had two third place relay finishes to highlight day one of the 2012 Liberty League Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by RIT on Friday.

RIT Edges Saint Women, Tops Men in Dual Meets

wjohnson — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:04:14 -0500

Jason Dutra won the IM and was second in the backstroke on Saturday

Nov. 10: St. Lawrence University's women's swim team took its dual meet against the Rochester Institute of Technology down to the final event before sustaining a one-point loss while Tad Deatly was a double winner in distance freestyle races as the Saint men also fell at RIT on Saturday.

Rettstatt Paces Saint Women's Win at Clarkson

wjohnson — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:46:56 -0400

Olivia Rettstatt was a double winner at Clarkson Friday

Nov. 1: St. Lawrence University's women's swimming and diving team won the first 10 events in Friday's dual meet at Clarkson and had the top time in the other two contested events swimming exhibition as the Saints improved to 2-1 on the season with a 134.5-66.5 win over the Golden Knights. Clarkson gained a split on the afternoon, winning the men's meet 128-71.

Moffitt Wins 2 More, But Nazareth Sweeps Dual Meet

wjohnson — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:44:53 -0400

Casey Abribat (center) starts the backstroke. She won the 200 back on Saturday

Oct. 27: While sophomore Samantha Moffitt finished off a big opening weekend for the St. Lawrence University women's swim team with a pair of individual wins and strong legs on two second place relays, the Saints had to settle for a split of their opening dual meet weekend as Nazareth College swept Saturday competition with a 179-108 win over the Saint women and a 185-78 victory over the Saint men.

Saint Women Win, Men Fall in Season Opening Dual Meet

wjohnson — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:42:16 -0400

Alana Blackburn anchored the Saint win in the 200 MR on Friday

Oct. 26: St. Lawrence University's women's swim team won the 200 medley relay to start the meet and finished the swimming portion of the meet with a win in the 200 free relay to edge Skidmore College 116-114 in the season-opening dual meet for both teams at the Augsbury Pool on Friday. Skidmore gained a split for the day as the Thoroughbred men won 143-60.

Maple, Lederer Join Saint Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff

wjohnson — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:10:12 -0400

Jesse Maple (left) and Victoria Lederer have joined the Saint coaching staff

Aug. 17: Jesse Maple, a member of the University of Minnesota Big 10 Championship team in 2005, and five-time Kenyon College NCAA Division III All America Victoria Lederer have joined the St. Lawrence University swimming and diving programs as assistant coaches.

Russ Newton Selected for Ted Webster Memorial Award

jgirard — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:50:04 -0400

Russ Newton '12 earned the Ted Webster Memorial Award.

March 30: St. Lawrence University senior Russ Newton was named the recipient of the Ted Webster Memorial Award as announced by the Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association.

Abribat Sets Third Record; Saints Wrap up 2011-12 Season at States

jgirard — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:08:05 -0500

Jason Dutra '13 was 14th in the 200 back and swam on the 9th place 400 relay team.

Feb.25: The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving teams wrapped up their 2011-12 season at the UNYSCSA Championships on Saturday. The Saints established four new records during the meet as the women's team captured eighth and the men's team finished ninth.

Saints Complete Day 3 of States

jgirard — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:07:49 -0500

Elizabeth Canne '14 earned a 10th place finish in the 100 breaststroke at states.

Feb. 24: Day three of competition at the UNYSCSA Championships has concluded and the St. Lawrence University swimming and diving teams continue to post some of their best times of the season. The men's team jumped to tenth place out of 13 teams with 208 points, while the women's team sits in eighth place out of 14 teams with 353 points after 29 events.

Saints Complete Day 2 of States; Two More Records Set

jgirard — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:47:01 -0500

Russ Newton will appear in the 400 IM final and the 400 medley relay this evening.

Feb. 23: The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving teams completed day two of competition at the UNYSCSA Championships. The women's team, which sits in eighth place with 259 points, set two new marks in the program's record book today.

Saints Complete Day 1 of Competition at States

jgirard — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:08:13 -0500

Casey Abribat '13 broke her own University record in the 200 IM today during prelims.

Feb 22: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams completed day one of competition at the New York State meet.

Saints Sweep Utica on "Senior Day"

jgirard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:02:18 -0500

Andrew Hayes '12 was a double-winner in the Saints' victory over Utica.

Feb. 4: The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving team earned a sweep over Utica by the scores of 133-79 (men) and 147-78 (women) on Saturday afternoon. The Saints celebrated "senior day" as Class of 2012, comprised of Andrew Hayes, Russ Newton, Chasity Barcomb, Brynn Hagen, Molly Lunn and Katie Spakowski, competed in its last home swim meet of the season.

Saint Women Split; Men Fall in Weekend Competition

jgirard — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:40:41 -0500

Elizabeth Canne '14 won the 100-breaststroke today against Hartwick.

Jan. 28: The St. Lawrence University women's swimming and diving team split in a tri-meet against Hartwick and Oneonta in Oneonta, NY. The women, now 6-2, fell to the Hawks,136-90, but defeated the Red Dragons by the score of 123-118. In men's competition, the Saints (0-8) suffered losses to both Hartwick (166-55) and Oneonta (173-64).

Saint Women Dominate Purple Knights, 122-101; Men Edged in Final Event, 115-114

jgirard — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:11:51 -0500

Molly Lunn '12 won two events today to lead the women's team to a 122-101 victory.

Jan. 22: The St. Lawrence University women's swimming and diving team had six individual wins and a relay win in a 122-101 victory over Saint Michael's College on Sunday afternoon. The Purple Knights, however, collected 15 points in the final relay to edge out the Saints men's team by the score of 115-114.

Saint Women Top Bears, 164-110; Men Fall Short, 135-143

jgirard — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:25:29 -0500

Russ Newton '12 earned three first-place victories on Saturday against Potsdam.

Jan. 21: The St. Lawrence University women's swimming and diving team used 11 individual wins to propel itself to a 164-110 victory over Potsdam State on Saturday afternoon in the Augsbury Natatorium. The Bears, however, slipped past the men's team by the score of 145-134.

Saint Women 3rd, Men 6th in 2011 Liberty League Championships

wjohnson — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:17:17 -0500

Brynne Hagen was fourth in the 100 backstroke in Saturday's Liberty League meet

St. Lawrence University's women's team posted its best finish in the program's Liberty League history with a third and the men's team placed sixth at the 2011 Liberty League Swimming and Diving Championships at Rensselaer on Saturday.

Saints Compete in First Day of Liberty League Championships

jgirard — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:32:12 -0500

Elizabeth Canne '14 swam on the third place 400-yard relay team on Friday night.

Dec. 2: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams participated in the first day of competition at the 2011 Liberty League Championships, hosted by Rensselaer in Troy, NY.

Newton, Moffitt Earn Weekly Honors

jgirard — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:47:21 -0500

Samantha Moffitt '15 earned Liberty League "Rookie of the Week" honors on Monday.

Nov. 8: Senior co-captain Russ Newton and first-year student Samantha Moffitt were honored by the Liberty League for their performances during the past week.

Saints Earn Split Against Tigers on Homecoming Weekend

jgirard — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:21:05 -0400

Molly Lunn '12 earned a victory in the 1,000-free on Saturday against RIT.

Nov. 5: The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving team earned a split with visiting RIT on Saturday afternoon in the Augsbury Natatorium. The women's team handily defeated the Tigers 140-99, while the men fell by the score of 167-75. The Saints will be back in action at the Liberty League Championships on December 2nd and 3rd, hosted by Rensselaer.

Saints Fall at Nazareth

jgirard — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:42:15 -0400

Russ Newton '12 earned two individual victories against Nazareth on Saturday.

Oct. 29: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams suffered losses to a talented Nazareth team on Saturday evening in Rochester, NY. The men's team (0-3) was outscored 147-135, while the women's team (1-2) fell by the score of 153-135. The Saints return home to take on RIT on November 5 in a dual meet slated to begin at 1:00PM.

Saints Split in Home Opener

jgirard — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:22:19 -0400

Oct. 28: The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving team battled with North Country rival Clarkson University on Friday night in the Augsbury Natatorium. The women's team posted ten individual first place victories en route to the 136-75 victory, while the men's team dropped a tough 117-110 decision. The Saints travel to Rochester, NY to take on Nazareth College tomorrow afternoon.

Saints Open 2011-12 Season with Win at Skidmore

jgirard — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:19:31 -0400

Elizabeth Canne '14 posted two first-place finishes in the Saints victory over Skidmore.

Oct. 22: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened their 2011-12 season against Skidmore on Saturday afternoon in Saratoga Springs, NY. The women posted a 162-132 victory, while the men suffered a 183-102 loss on the day. The Saints will battle North Country rival Clarkson University in their home-opener on Friday, Oct. 28 in the Augsbury Natatorium.

Newton Breaks Two More Records; Saints Compete in Final Day of States

jgirard — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:53:12 -0500

Russ Newton '12 set two new University records in Day 4 prelims of States.

Feb. 26: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams finaled 13 individuals and two relay teams in the final day of the UNYSCSA Championships hosted by Nazareth College. Junior Russ Newton broke two University records in the 1650 free and 1000 free previously set in 1984. He finished seventh in the 1650 free finals.

Saints Complete Day 3 of States

jgirard — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:51:25 -0500

Rob Sibley '11 advanced to the finals of the 100 breast in today's prelims.

Feb. 25: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams completed day 3 of the UNYSCSA Championships hosted by Nazareth College. Highlighting the day was senior Rob Sibley's seventh place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke, while sophomore Jason Dutra posted an eighth place finish in the 100 back finals.

Saints Complete Day 2 of Competition; Newton Sets School Record in Prelims

jgirard — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:21:11 -0500

Russ Newton '12 set a University record in the 400 IM with a time of 4:14.99 on Thursday.

Feb. 24: The St. Lawrence men's and women's swimming and diving teams completed day 2 of the UNYSCSA Championships hosted by Nazareth College. Highlighting the day was junior Russ Newton's sixth place finish in the 400 IM. His time of 4:14.99 broke a University record previously set in 1999.

Saints Compete at Day 1 of States; Abribat Breaks School Record

jgirard — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:54:46 -0500

Casey Abribat '13 broke a University record in the 200 IM at the NYS finals on Wednesday.

Feb. 23: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the first day of the UNYSCSA Championships hosted by Nazareth College. Sophomore Casey Abribat set a new University record in the 200 IM with her time of 2:13.66.

Saints Sweep Utica

jgirard — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:58:03 -0500

Jared Pellerin '11 was a two-time victor on Saturday against Utica.

Feb. 5: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept the Utica Pioneers in a dual meet on Saturday in Utica, NY. The women won by the score of 113-86, while the men won by the score of 112-93.

Saints Swimming and Diving Fall to Harwick

jgirard — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:13:49 -0500

Jan. 29: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to Harwick College in a dual meet at home on Saturday afternoon. The women dropped a 152-67 decision while the score of the men's score was 148-81.

Saint Women Prevail, Men Drop Close Meet at Potsdam

wjohnson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:13:23 -0500

Katy Kozminski won the 100 free and anchored the 400 medley relay win at Potsdam Saturday

St. Lawrence University's women's swim team had nine individual event wins and four seconds and won both relays in a 138-89 dual meet victory over SUNY Potsdam at Potsdam on Saturday, while the Saint men had five individual wins, five seconds and a relay win, but were second to the Bears 135-105.

Dutra, Pellerin, Abribat Lead Saints at League Championships

jgirard — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:28:42 -0500

Jason Dutra '13 won the 100 backstroke at the Liberty League Championships on Saturday.

Dec. 4: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded the 2010 Liberty League Championships on Saturday, with both teams earning fourth place overall finishes. The showing for the women's team was the highest in program history, while sophomore Jason Dutra and senior Jared Pellerin earned their first ever conference championship titles. Meanwhile sophomore Casey Abribat established a new team record in the 200 back.

Pellerin Wins 500 Free at Liberty League Championships

jgirard — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:54:58 -0500

Jared Pellerin '11 earned his first conference championship in the 500 freestyle.

Dec. 3: Senior Jared Pellerin's victory in the men's 500 freestyle highlighted the first session of the 2010 Liberty League swimming and diving championships for St. Lawrence University on Friday in Schenectady, NY.

Women's Team Defeats RIT Tigers, 136-96

jgirard — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:09:48 -0500

Katharina Weidhausser '14 posted two first place finishes against RIT on Saturday.

Nov. 13: The St. Lawrence University women's swimming and diving team defeated the RIT 136-96 behind eight individual first place finishes in Rochester on Saturday afternoon. The men were unable to overcome the Tigers, falling 163-69.

Saints Swim for Sarcoma

jgirard — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:43:56 -0500

Organized by captain Russ Newton, the Saints swam in efforts to find a cure.

At 4 pm Tuesday evening, over 6300 swimming athletes representing 137 different college, high school & club swim teams from across the country and in different continents, collectively participated in the 2010 Ted Mullin "Hour of Power" swim relay for sarcoma research. With the largest number of teams ever in the five year history of this event, all of the St. Lawrence University swimmers were inspired and determined to make a difference toward efforts to find a cure for sarcoma.

Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats Nazareth

jgirard — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:42:15 -0400

Jared Pellerin '11 won three individual events,pacing the Saints in their win against Naz.

Oct. 30: The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving teams battled the Nazareth Golden Flyers Saturday in the Augsbury Natatorium. The men came away with the 143-75 victory behind senior Jared Pellerin's three first-place finishes, but the women could not overcome the strong Nazareth women's team, falling 92-141.

Saints Down Thoroughbreds in Home Opener

jgirard — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:08:13 -0400

Katharina Weidhausser '14 posted two first-place finishes against Skidmore Friday night.

Oct. 29: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams each improved to 2-0 with a solid performance against Skidmore College in their first home meet of the season. Both Saint teams posted first place finishes in eight events, the men earning a 124-102 victory and the women earning a 122-99 victory.

Saints Swim Past Golden Knights In Season Opener

jgirard — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:36:06 -0400

Katy Kozminski '11 was a two-time victor in the Saints' win over the Golden Knights.

Oct 23: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened up their 2010-11 campaign in style, defeating the Golden Knights at Clarkson University on Saturday afternoon.

Woolston Finishes 17th on Final Day of NCAA Championships

afriedma — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:08:58 -0400

Senior captain Chris Woolston finished 17th in the 200 Yard Backstroke at NCAAs Saturday.

Mar. 20: Senior captain Chris Woolston completed a phenomenal four-year collegiate career with a 17^th place finish in the 200 Yard Backstroke preliminaries on the final day of the Division III NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Minneapolis is Minnesota.

Woolston Finishes 22nd with Personal Record on Day Two of NCAA Championships

afriedma — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:25:15 -0400

Senior captain Chris Woolston earned a new personal record in the 100 Yard Backstroke.

Mar. 19: Senior captain Chris Woolston cut nearly two tenths off his seeded time and previous record to finish 22^nd in the 100 Yard Backstroke preliminaries, Friday morning on the second day of the Division III NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Minneapolis in Minnesota.

Woolston Finishes 32nd on Day One of NCAA Championships

afriedma — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:16:22 -0400

Chris Woolston finished 32nd in the 200 Yard Freestyle preliminaries on day one of NCAAs.

Mar. 18: Senior men's swimming and diving team captain Chris Woolston finished 32^nd Thursday, in the 200 Yard Freestyle Preliminaries after his first morning of competition at the Division III NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Minneapolis in Minnesota.

Woolston to Compete in Division III NCAA Championships

afriedma — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:08:07 -0400

Chris Woolston begins competition at the NCAA Championships Thursday in the 200 yard free.

Mar. 17: Senior captain Chris Woolston will begin his three day competition at the Division III NCAA Championships at the University of Minneapolis in Minnesota, March 17^th-20^th. The Madison, CT native earned an automatic cut time in the 200 Yard Backstroke, as well as a "B" cut qualifying times in the 100 Yard Backstroke and the 200 Yard Freestyle, at the UNYSCSA Championships on Feburary 26^th-28^th.

Saints Finish 8th After Final Day of UNYSCSA Championships

afriedma — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:47:56 -0500

Senior captain Chris Woolston earned gold in the 200 Yard Backstroke Final.

Feb. 28: The St. Lawrence University Men's Swimming and Diving Team concluded competition at the UNYSCSA Championships, Sunday in Syracuse, NY, with 522 points to put them in 8^th place overall.