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Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Notre Dame swept Purdue in the first home meet of the season Friday. The women racked up 12 first-place finishes to cruise past the Boilermakers 190-110. Meanwhile, the men’s side claimed nine first-place finishes and won 168-132. The No. 13 Irish women opened the meet with victories in four-straight events. Sophomores Carly Quast and Cailey
Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
The Notre Dame swimming and diving teams swam past the competition in Atlanta, defeating Atlantic Coast Conference foes Miami and Georgia Tech to continue a hot start to the season. The Irish posted a combined 3-0 record in their first meetings against ACC competitors. On the women’s side, Notre Dame rushed past Miami and Georgia
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Notre Dame’s women’s team concluded its season this past weekend at the NCAA championships in Columbus, Ohio. The championships began Wednesday at Ohio State’s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. The 800-yard freestyle relay fell short of scoring points with a 23rd place finish, as sophomores Abbie Dolan and Lauren Heller, junior Kyra Sarazen and freshman Skylar Fore
Mia Berry | Wednesday, January 31, 2018
The No. 22 men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept the competition this weekend at the Shamrock Invitational, beating out Ohio State, Iowa, Missouri State, Akron and Wisconsin. Saturday also marked senior day for 11 Notre Dame seniors. Head Coach Mike Litzinger used the Invitational as a way to honor all his seniors. “While
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, January 23, 2018
No. 22 Notre Dame earned a victory over ACC foe and the No. 20 men’s and No. 25 women’s Florida State squad to remain perfect in the ACC with its win Saturday. The Irish earned their first ACC victory back in October over the then-No. 7 and men’s and then-No. 9 women’s Cardinals. That win
Brenna Moxley | Monday, November 7, 2016
Notre Dame brought home a sweep on the women’s side and a split for the men after facing ACC rival squads Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, over the weekend. The women topped Virginia Tech, 190-163, and widened the point margin by beating Pittsburgh, 244-109. The men had an similarly dominant win against Pittsburgh with a
Brenna Moxley | Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Notre Dame remained undefeated on the season after the men’s victory over Purdue and the women’s wins against Miami, Rutgers and Purdue on Friday night at Rolfs Aquatic Center. The men had not topped Purdue since the 2012-13 season, while the women had not bested the Boilermakers since 2008-09. Irish head coach Mike Litzinger said he
Ryan Klaus | Friday, May 13, 2016
For the second time in three seasons, Notre Dame welcomed a new coach to the mix when head coach Matt Tallman took an indefinite leave of absence in December. Tallman was replaced on an interim basis by Mike Litzinger, who himself was in his first season as head coach of the women’s program. Litzinger was
Joe Everett | Thursday, March 31, 2016
In the past couple weeks, both the men and women’s swimming programs sent several athletes to the 2016 NCAA championships, held in Atlanta on the campus of Georgia Tech at the McAuley Aquatic Center. The women’s meet was held March 16 through March 19, where Notre Dame qualified one swimmer and three divers. Freshman Ella
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Notre Dame is set to compete in the NCAA championships this weekend at the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The three-day event will begin Thursday and conclude this Saturday. The last time the Irish were in action was at last month’s ACC championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina,