http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/20/MSWIM_1120092701.aspxWomen's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & DivingFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/15/MSWIM_1115093838.aspxMen's Swimming & Diving

Macalester turned in eight first-place efforts to beat St. Mary’s 117 ½ to 92 ½ in an MIAC dual meet meet in St. Mary’s. Jeff Yamashita led the way for the Scots by winning the 50-yard freestyle (22.91) and 100-yard butterfly (55.14). Also winning a pair of races was Nathan Young, who reached the wall first in the 200 freestyle (1:55.53) and 100 backstroke (55.53). ]]>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/9/MSWIM_1109093051.aspxWomen's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

Macalester was one of hundreds of colleges nation-wide which are hosting the fourth-annual Ted Mullen “Leave it in the Pool” Hour of Power Relay in the name of cancer research on Tuesday (Nov. 10). The event was in honor of former Carleton College student and athlete Edward H. “Ted” Mullin, who passed away from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in 2006. The event is a one-hour, all-out, leave-it-in-the-pool practice that was staged simultaneously at numerous pools across the country. Joining the Scots in this event at the Riley Pool were be Hamline, St. Thomas, St. Catherine and Augsburg. ]]>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/30/MSWIM_1030094423.aspxMen's Swimming & Diving

After several weeks of pre-season training, Macalester’s 2009-10 campaign got underway Friday night at the Riley Pool in a dual meet with Wisconsin-River Falls. The visitors won the meet by a 151-110 score. Ted Metz began his college career by swimming to first-place finishes in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:38.94) and 100 breaststroke (1:09.91). Nathan Young won three events. ]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/7/1/MSWIM_0701091048.aspxWomen's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

The Macalester men's and women's swimming & diving teams have once again earned All-Academic team honors by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), and the Macalester men’s team earned the nation’s No. 1 GPA for any team in any division of either gender. In order to be named on the SPEEDO All-Academic list, teams must have had a combined team grade point average of 3.0 or better during the Spring 2009 term. ]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/3/20/MSWIM_0321094627.aspxMen's Swimming & Diving

Nathan Young reached the consolation finals after posting the 15th best time in the morning prelims, and moved up three positions in the evening to earn a 12th place finish in the 100-yard backstroke at the NCAA Division III swimming & diving championships in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Young turned in a 50.62 clocking in the prelims to move on and was fourth fastest in the consolation finals with a 50.51 clocking. He races tomorrow in the 200-yard backstroke. ]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/3/13/MSWIM_0313095045.aspxWomen's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

Macalester’s Annie Flanagan and Nathan Young will compete next week (Wednesday through Saturday, March 18-21) at the NCAA Division III swimming & diving championships – which Macalester is hosting – at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. ]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/2/24/WSWIM_0224093006.aspxWomen's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

Macalester College is serving as host of the 2009 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. The men and women normally run separate meets, but this will be the first time the Division III championships have been combined. This four-day competition will be held Wednesday through Saturday, March 18-21. Morning sessions each day start and 10 a.m. and consolation and championship finals start each day at 5:30 p.m. ]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/2/21/MSWIM_0221093604.aspxMen's Swimming & Diving

One day after taking runner-up honors in the 100 back, Nathan Young swam to another second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke Saturday night at the MIAC championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. Young had the second best prelim time in the morning (1:53.98) and in the finals reached the wall with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 1:51.18. ]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/2/20/MSWIM_0220092916.aspxMen's Swimming & Diving

Nathan Young made an outstanding attempt to defend his conference 100-yard backstroke title but was edged by 1/10 second at the wall to earn a second-place finish at the MIAC men’s swimming and diving championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Young was edged by Peter Mullee of St. Thomas for the title. Young finished the race in 50.31, easily breaking his own school record by over a second and earning an automatic berth into the March 18-21 NCAA Division III championships, which Macalester will host at this same U of M venue. ]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT