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Madeline Ladd | Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Notre Dame swimming and diving team competed at the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships this past weekend at the McAuley Aquatic Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia. After five days of competition, the Irish women finished sixth and the men finished eighth. The teams had 651 points and 474 points respectively. Six school records were
Mannion McGinley | Thursday, February 17, 2022
Irish freshman swimmer Chris Guiliano broke the school record for the 50 freestyle twice during day two of the ACC Championship. Guiliano took to the block for the preliminary race of the 50-free. Qualifying for the finals in the NCAA B cut, Guiliano swam a 19.28. This broke the previous program record of 19.30 set
Madeline Ladd | Monday, January 24, 2022
The Notre Dame swimming and diving team hosted their first meet of the spring semester this past weekend after not competing for over two months. The women’s team finished first out of three teams by over 300 points at the two-day Tim Welsh Classic, with the men finishing second out of two teams. On day
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, June 3, 2021
Former Irish swimming and diving coach Tim Welsh died Wednesday at his home in South Bend. He was 76 years old. Welsh was at the head of the swimming and diving program for 30 years, coaching swimmers from 1985 to 2014. He coached both the men and women’s teams from 1985 to 1995, and then
Sean Kelley | Friday, May 21, 2021
For the 2020-21 swimming and diving season, nothing was promised for Coach Mike Litzinger and the Notre Dame swimming and diving team. During this pandemic, Litzinger said that “the achievement of actually being able to compete” is one of the highest accomplishments of the seasons. After the cancellation of NCAA’s last year, it has been
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 19, 2021
This week, 11 members of the Notre Dame Swimming and Diving Team earned the honor of joining the 2020-21 All-ACC Academic Team. With the women’s team placing 29th at the NCAA Championship and the men’s team placing 24th, the wins keep piling up for the Irish swim program. The 11 swimmers honored were as follows:
Sean Kelley | Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving team will travel this week to compete at the NCAA Championship. After a fifth-place finish at the ACC Championships, coach Mike Litzinger’s team will be looking to build on its success. Only swimmers who qualified for the NCAA Championship remain on the team, a much smaller group than
Sean Kelley | Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The Notre Dame men’s swimming and diving team competed this weekend in the ACC Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center. The meet was another rehearsal for the NCAA Championship amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “The protocols were great, and the teams did a fine job of adhering to everything that was required for them,” head coach Mike
Sean Kelley | Monday, January 25, 2021
For head coach Mike Litzinger’s team, competition has been scarce due to the coronavirus pandemic. When they have faced other schools however, the Notre Dame swimming and diving team has more than risen to the occasion. This weekend’s Shamrock Invitational was no exception, with the women’s team beating Akron 260-109 and the men’s team defeating
Sean Kelley | Thursday, January 21, 2021
For Coach Mike Litzinger’s swimming and diving team, training and competing during a pandemic has been a challenge, but it is one that they were more than willing to take on. To start the year off, the team had to deal with a limited number of personnel on deck and a finite amount of swimmers