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Women's Swimming and Diving Headlines
Trio Picks Up Weekly NEWMAC Honors After Successful Week In the Pool
11/24/2008
Springfield, Mass. - November 24, 2008 - Three members of the Springfield College swimming and diving teams were honored for their outstanding performances this week in the pool as they were tabbed New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Performers of the Week. Brian Sobel was named the NEWMAC Men's Diver of the week for the second time this season, while Aimee Doe and Meghan Kijanka were selected as the Female Swimmer and Diver of the week, respectively. Read More.
Women's Swimming and Diving Tops Middlebury, 159-135
Springfield, Mass. – November 23, 2008 – The Springfield College Women’s swimming and diving team picked up a 159-135 victory over Middlebury College on Sunday afternoon at the Art Linkletter Natatorium. Read More.
Women's Swimming and Diving Cruises Past Wheaton and Keene State
Norton, Mass. - November 22, 2008 - The Springfield College women's swimming and diving team cruised to a sweep of Wheaton and Keene State in a tri-meet on Saturday afternoon. Springfield handled Wheaton by a score of 190-109 and downed Keene State, 175-123. Read More.
URI Edges Women's Swimming and Diving, 156.5-143.5
Springfield, Mass. – November 15, 2008 – The Springfield College women’s swimming and diving team suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the University of Rhode Island, 156.5-143.5, on Saturday afternoon in the Art Linkletter Natatorium. Read More.
More Headlines
- Women's Swimming and Diving Cruises Past Smith, 158-126
- Women's Swimming and Diving Falls To CCSU and SCSU
- Women's Swimming Downs Holy Cross, 128-110, In Season-Opener
- Women's Swimming and Diving Set to Begin 2008-2009 Campaign on Wednesday
- Price Finishes Third in 200 Breaststroke; Finishes as Three-Time All American at NCAA's
About The Team
The 2008-09 Springfield College women's swimming and diving team returns five national participants from last seasons's squad and will be led by senior All-American and two-time NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year Moira Price. Price finished third in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and 13th in the 50 free. Senior diver Erin White earned honorable mention All-American honors last season by finishing 16th in the three-meter diving. Also competing in the NCAA Division III meet last season are returners Kallie Pottle and Michelle Reggio, who will help bolster the Pride's exceptional quality and depth.Head Coach John Taffe, who enters his 20th year at Springfield College, will begin this season as a six-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year. Taffe believes that this year's team possesses the appropriate mix of experience, depth, and youth. With the addition of one of his best freshman classes ever, Taffe has high hopes of being able to contend for his ninth-consecutive NEWMAC title and to continue to improve at the national level.
Hoping to splash onto the Springfield swimming and diving scene their first year in the pool at Springfield are Katherine Gallant,Courtney Keefe, Caroline Kosciusko, Brianne Lemoine, Kaitlin Reilley, Meghan Sisson, and Jaclyn Van Waalwijk.
Head diving coach Peter Avdoulos enters his 24th season at SC since graduating from the College in 1985. Avdoulos is a four-time NCAA Division III Women’s Coach of the Year. He is also a five-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year, as Avdoulos has coached three separate National Champions (Nora Kelly, Lindsay Moore, Alison Mellage).
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Head Coach John Taffe
John Taffe enters his 20th season 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 is in his 24th season as the diving coach for both the men's and women's programs. Avdoulos has coached countless All-New England and All-American divers, as well as several National Champions. Read more.