MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota State Moorhead swimming & diving gets back to competition this week as part of the three-day Rochester Invitational. The meet is scheduled to begin on Thursday, December 4 and wrap up December 6. Live video will be available at msumdragons.com. All three days of competition will feature preliminary events at 9 […]
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Four Hamline swimming alum and one former Hamline swimming and diving coach have been named to the CSCAA Hall of Fame Class of 2026, released Nov. 24. The four former Pipers with national championships on their resumes being inducted are Carrie Hefte (1978-81), Kate Lundsten (1979-82), Beth Peterson (1981-83), and Susan
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When the MSHSL determines competitive sections, they primarily (and maybe solely) rely on geography. Is that good for the sport? I’m not sure, but here is state points scored by section and you can formulate your own opinion. Class A Section 3: 641 pts (28%)Section 4: 517 pts (22%)Section 5: 316 pts (14%)Section 2: 270
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There are so many ways you can look at high school swimming when comparing teams. Here’s a look at Class A teams by returning individual state points. Debatable if it is meaningful, but it’s kind of fun! Returning Individual State Points Class A1. Monticello 1262. Orono 1123. Mounds Park Academy St Croix 674. St Cloud
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NISCA released the 2024-205 All-America lists for girls and boys swimming and diving yesterday with many Minnesota athletes making the list. Note that coaches must fill out the All America Application for times to be submitted. Congrats to all! 200 Medley Relay Ethan Kosin (12), Owen Beaudette (11), Griffin Leining (12), Braxton Helmers(11) (Prior Lake)
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NISCA released the 2024-205 All-America lists for girls and boys swimming and diving yesterday with many Minnesota athletes making the list. Note that coaches must fill out the All America Application for times to be submitted. Congrats to all! 200 Medley Relay Henley Hatzung (12), Kendall Schindler (12), Annabelle Wentzel (12), Claire Wilkey(9 ) (Minnetonka
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Hi Minnesota LSC Members and Coaches, We’re excited to share that Minnesota Swimming is partnering with the LEAD Sports Co. to bring the 8th annual LEAD Summit to Minneapolis over Labor Day weekend (August 29 – September 1). The LEAD Summit is a “leadership retreat” style event that provides teenage girl swimmers with hands-on experience
Every two years the Minnesota State High School league looks at enrollment data from schools across the state and determines class and section for all sports. Here’s the changes going into the next two year cycle. Details of the process can be found on the MSHSL site. Girls Moving from Class A to AA North
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by author Patrick Mader Patrick has done a service again to the sport of swimming and diving with another great historical perspective. In a recent article, Patrick details out the diving career of Laura Ryan and how the sport has shaped her life. You can read the full article on the Minnesota Athletes website along
There are swim nerd and data nerd and sometimes you are fortunate enough to fins a swim data nerd. Nick Starcevich is a junior at St. Olaf College and checks both the boxes (which I highly approve of). You may have seen Nick’s name on this article on SwimSwam: Changes in Swimming Record History If
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