The Lawrence Swimming & Diving team traveled all the way to Grinnell, Iowa to compete in the three-day Midwest Conference Championships at Grinnell College and to wrap up their season. The opener day started strong; the men’s team had top finishes from the 200 freestyle relay team from freshman Tom Goldberg, sophomore Max Stahl, junior…
Swimming: Private College Championships
Over the weekend, our swim and dive team went to Kenosha to compete at Carthage College in the Private College Championships. “These championships are a really big deal,” coach Andrew Fleek said. “This meet is important for the team every year because of the quality of competition and the demanding event lineup which requires the…
LU Teams of the Week: Lawrence Women’s Swimming
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I got the pleasure to talk with the Women’s Swim Team captains—seniors Danielle Millin, Rebecca Schachtman and Paige Witter. The swim team recently took the third place in the Private College Championship. During that meet, Millin won the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:18.72 and Witter won…
LU Teams of the Week: Lawrence Men’s Swimming
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I interviewed one of the men’s swim captains, junior Travis Charlow. Last week, the Men’s Swim Team was named Scholar All-American by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America for their combined 3.01 GPA. Arianna Cohen: Both the Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams were just named…
Swimming faces Lake Forest
This previous weekend, the Lawrence University Swim Team travelled down to Lake Forest, Illinois to compete in the Lake Forest College Triangular against Lake Forest College and the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. Despite the defeat in the triangular, there were several notable performances throughout the events on both the men’s and women’s side for…
Vikings of the Week: Daniella Millin (Swimming)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week, I chatted with senior swimming standout Danielle Millin. Danielle has made great strides since her freshman year, including breaking a record in her sophomore season. Danielle is looking forward to the bittersweet end of a wonderful swimming career. Arianna Cohen: How does it feel to be in your…
Vikings of the Week: Paige Witter (Swimming)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with swimming standout and senior captain Paige Witter. Witter was recently named Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week. She was among the top finishers at the All-Wisconsin Showcase. Witter grabbed 10th place in the 200-yard butterfly, took 19th in the 100-yard butterfly,…
Female Athlete of the Winter: Hayley Cardinal (Swimming)
This week, I sat down with senior Hayley Cardinal, a captain and standout swimmer on the Lawrence University Women’s Swim team. This past weekend, Cardinal competed in her final Midwest Conference Championships, capping off another stellar season in her Lawrence career by swimming to the title in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:24:13, the 100-yard breaststroke…
Freshman Sportlight: Lizzy Garcia (Swimming)
Freshman Lizzy Garcia on the Lawrence University Women’s Swimming team has been nothing short of impressive this season. Joining forces with the talented trio of junior Paige Witter, seniors Hayley Cardinal and Emily Flack, Garcia has consistently placed in the top two with her 200 medley relay team. Garcia has had an impressive individual showing…
Freshman Sportlight: Emmi Zheng (Swimming)
Emmi Zheng, a freshman for the Lawrence University Swimming team, has been lighting up the scoreboard with her quick times and consistent work in the water. In December, she took first at the Fun in The Sun meet in Venice, Fla. in the 50 yard breaststroke, clocking in at 0:33.88. Since then, she has maintained…
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