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Swimming: Beyer repeats as 400-IM champion; men 10th, women 23rd at NCAAs

Monday, March 22, 2010 || Hannah Lustman

When senior co-captain Alex Beyer touched the wall after the last length of his 400 individual medley, he was alone at the finish for nearly two seconds. The win also placed him alone in the Washington University history books: Beyer is the only swimmer to repeat as a national champion. The meet in Minneapolis was highlighted by multiple All-American swims and Beyer’s performance.

Swimming: Men finish in 4th place, women in 6th as Bears claim UAA title in two events

Monday, February 22, 2010 || Hannah Lustman

After three days of swimming in Atlanta, the Washington University men’s and women’s swimming squads finished fourth and sixth, respectively, in the University Athletic Association championship meet.

Swimming: Bears pummel Panthers

Monday, January 25, 2010 || Johann Qua Hiansen

Washington University swimmers took to the starting blocks and left the Principia College Panthers in their wake as the men’s team routed the competition 134-76 and the women picked up a 116-73 win.

Swimming: 11 NCAA marks at Wheaton meet

Monday, December 07, 2009 || Hannah Lustman

The Washington University men’s and women’s swim teams underscored their third and fourth place finishes at the Wheaton Invitational with 11 NCAA-qualifying times for the weekend. This event was the Bears’ last competition of the fall season and is considered their most important meet behind the University Athletic Association and NCAA championships.

Bears finalize preparation for Wheaton at WU Thanksgiving meet

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 || Hannah Lustman

Senior co-captain Jessie Lodewyk’s NCAA provisional cut in the 1,650-yard freestyle highlighted a strong weekend of Washington University swimming. The men placed fifth while the women took third at the Washington University Thanksgiving Invitational meet on November 20 and 21.
Lodewyk earned the top spot in the mile with a 17:47.25 performance, and took third place [...]

Swimming: Relay propels men, freshmen lead women to wins over DePauw

Monday, November 02, 2009 || Hannah Lustman

Coming off a loss at Division I Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the men’s and women’s swim teams both claimed victory over DePauw on Saturday. With a first-place finish in Saturday’s last event, the 400 freestyle relay, the men secured a 151-147 win, while the women’s squad bested the Tigers, 155-129.

Recent Top Performers

Friday, January 16, 2009 || Brian Krigsher

Dylan Richter, men’s basketball: The freshman has earned significant playing time for the No. 3 Bears, averaging more than eight points per game. Richter led the team in scoring to open UAA play against the University of Chicago on Jan. 10, when he scored 13. Richter has scored in double [...]

Records broken at invite

Monday, December 08, 2008 || Josh Goldman

The Washington University swimming and diving team broke five school records and saw 15 swimmers provisionally or automatically qualify for nationals at the Wheaton Invitational during the weekend.
“I thought they did a great job. What you try to do in a meet like this is try to gauge the effectiveness [...]

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