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Men's Swimming and Diving Headlines
Gunningsmith Collects NEWMAC Men's Diver of the Week Honor01/30/2012 Babson Park, Mass. - January 30, 2012 - Senior Tyler Gunningsmith was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Diver of the Week after a strong showing in the Pride's dual-meet win at Babson. Read More. |
Men's Swimming & Diving Handles Babson, 156-142 Babson Park, Mass. -- January 28, 2012 -- In its next-to-final tune-up before next month's NEWMAC Championships, the Springfield College men's swimming and diving team defeated host Babson College in a closely contested dual meet, 156-142, at the Morse Swimming Center on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Springfield heads into its final dual meet of the season next weekend at Amherst with a record of 4-7. Read More |
Men's Swimming & Diving Captures the 200 Free Relay, but Falls to Williams Springfield, Mass. -- January 21, 2012 -- The 200 freestyle relay proved to be winners, but the Springfield College men's swimming & diving team fell short to Williams College, 202-95, this afternoon in competition at SC's Art Linkletter Natatorium. Read More |
Men's Swimming & Diving Falls in Double-Dual to MIT and Coast Guard Springfield, Mass. -- January 15, 2012 -- The Springfield College men's swimming and diving team had a tough weekend in falling twice to a pair of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference competitors in the Coast Guard Academy and MIT at SC's Art Linkletter Natatorium on Sunday. Kenny Pancoast was a bright light with his firsts in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Read More |
More Headlines
- NYU Topples Men's Swimming and Diving, 170-106
- Pancoast, Pennington, and Thompson Sweep NEWMAC Weekly Honors
- Men's Swimming & Diving Fall in Tri-Meet at Union
- Men's Swimming & Diving Defeats Middlebury, 154-146
- Pancoast and Thompson Sweep NEWMAC Diving Weekly Honors
About The Team
After another solid showing at the NCAA Championships in 2011, the Springfield College men's swimming and diving team continued to prove it was one of the top programs in the country.The Pride, which finished third in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in 2011, have a handful of returning national qualifiers upon which to build for the upcoming year.
The 2011-12 men’s swimming and diving team at Springfield College is headed by Coach John Taffe who enters his 23rd season directing the Pride. Ten Pride squads have finished among the top 20 teams in Division III over the past 13 years, as Taffe guided the Pride to its first-ever NEWMAC championship in 2005. That earned him NEWMAC Coach of the Year honors that year.
The diving team is led by Coach Peter Avdoulos in his 27th season. The 1985 graduate of SC was named the 2005 NCAA Division III Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. He was also named the NEWMAC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year in ’05, ’06, '08, '09, '10, and '11.
Team Links
- 2011-2012 Schedule
- 2011-2012 Roster
- 2011-2012 Top Individual Times
- 2011-2012 Top Relay Times
- Varsity Records
- Team Brochure (.pdf)
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Head Coach John Taffe
John Taffe enters his 23rd season in 2011-2012 as the head coach of the men's and women's swimming teams at Springfield College. Under Taffe’s leadership, the Pride has returned to its status as one of the best collegiate swimming and diving programs in Division III. Read more.
Diving Coach Peter Avdoulos
Peter Avdoulos is regarded as one of the top diving coaches in the nation, and will enter his 27th season as the diving coach for both the men's and women's programs in 2011-2012. The current NEWMAC Men's Diving Coach of the Year, Avdoulos has coached countless All-New England and All-American divers, as well as several National Champions. Read more.