Erdmann Natatorium has been vacant for most of this week as DePauw’s swimming and diving teams are currently competing in the NCAC championships at Denison University. For the past couple of weeks, the Tigers have been tapering in preparation, hoping to qualifying for Nationals.
Men’s Team:
Kurt Swieter, Sophomore: 200 free, 800 free relay.
Adam Pircon , First-Year: 800 free relay.
Blake Lehman, Senior: 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 800 free relay and 200 free relay.
Alex Grissom, Senior: 200 free, 500 free and 200 free relay.
Mitch Davis, Sophomore- 100 breast.
Eric Addy- Diving- already has advanced to regional meet later this month.
Women’s Team:
Angela Newlon, Junior: 500 free (broke Conference record), 400 IM, mile, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay, 400 free relay.
Caroline Bridges, Senior: 50 free, 100 free and 200 free, 400 medley, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
Kirsten Olsen, Junior: 200 IM, 200 free, 200 backstroke, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
Mary Woods, First-Year: (200 IM, 100 fly, 100 breaststroke, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
Erin Horne, Senior: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 300 freestyle, 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
Annie Graves, Junior: 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay.
Ellen Riehle, Junior: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay.
With both Kenyon and Denison nationally ranked in the top three for both men’s and women’s swimming and diving, it is likely DePauw will only be sending individual Tigers to compete at Nationals later this month.
The men will have their work cut out for them, as Kenyon and Denison’s men's teams have been the only two teams to win the NCAC championship since 1980.