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2/23/13
Flaherty Sets School Record to Highlight Second Day of Men's Swimming Championships
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Swarthmore men's swim team remained in sixth place on Saturday as competition came to a close on the second day of the Centennial Conference championships at Franklin & Marshall.

2/22/13
Men's Swimming in Sixth-Place After Day One of Centennials; Flaherty Earns Bronze
LANCASTER, Pa. - John Flaherty claims first medal for the Swarthmore College men's swim team at the Centennial Conference Championships.

2/21/13
Men's Swimming Centennial Championship Preview
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swimming team will look to bring a successful dual meet season into the Centennial Conference Championships this weekend at Gettysburg.

2/18/13
Winter Sports Playoff Central

2/9/13
Satre & Duncan Lead Men's Swimming Past Dickinson, 111-94, On Senior Day
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The last meet of the season before the Centennial Conference Championships was a battle from beginning to end, but the Swarthmore College men's swim team ultimately emerged victorious over the Dickinson Red Devils on Saturday by a score of 111-94.

2/8/13
Garnet Feature Friday - GSN Student-Athlete Profile of Daniel Duncan '13
The first edition of the GSN Student-Athlete Spotlight features Daniel Duncan of the men's swimming team. Daniel is a four-time Centennial Conference medalist, a three-time member of the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and is a huge fan of chocolate chips.

2/2/13
Bullets Too Much For Men's Swimming; Garnet Falls 191-71
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swim team suffered its first Centennial Conference loss of the season on Saturday, falling to Gettysburg 191-71.

2/1/13
SCHEDULE ALERT - Dickinson Swim Meet to Start at 1 P.M.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College swim teams scheduled meet against Dickinson on Saturday, Feb. 9 has been moved up to a 1:00 p.m. start time.

1/30/13
Depth Leads Men's Swimming Past Washington College, 115-90
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Depth across the board and more strong swims from senior Daniel Duncan buoyed the Swarthmore men's swim team to a win on Wednesday, as the team took down Centennial Conference rival Washington College by a 115-90 score.

1/26/13
Duncan Leads Men's Swimming Past Cabrini, 127-85
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Three wins from senior Daniel Duncan paced the Swarthmore men's swim team on Saturday, as it soundly defeated Cabrini in non-Conference action by a 127-85 score.

12/8/12
Season-Best Marks Pushes Men's Swimming Past Ursinus, 110-95
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Paced by double-victory performances from senior Daniel Duncan and junior John Flaherty, the Swarthmore College men's swimming team battled to a close win against Centennial Conference rival Ursinus on Saturday by a score of 110-95.

12/1/12
Swat Invite Concludes; Men's Swimming Grabs Second Place
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swim team fought to a second-place finish at the fourth annual Swarthmore Invitational, which wrapped up competition with two sessions on Saturday.

11/30/12
Men's Swimming in Second Place After Day 1 of Swarthmore Invitational
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swim team finished second on the first day of competition at the 4th Annual Swarthmore Invitational on Friday. The team trails only Rowan University, and has a lead of over 100 points on its next-closest competitor.

11/17/12
Men's Swimming Suffers First Loss of the Season to Rowan, 145-108
GLASSBORO, N.J. - The Swarthmore men's swim team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday, falling in non-Conference action to Rowan University by a 145-108 score.

11/10/12
Men's Swimming Makes Statement With 125-80 Win Over Franklin & Marshall
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Led by strong swims across the board, the Swarthmore men's swim team dismantled the rival Franklin & Marshall Diplomats on Saturday by a 125-80 score. The Diplomats, who finished third at last year's championship meet, were picked in almost a dead-heat with the Garnet in a preseason coaches' poll.

11/7/12
Men's Swimming Routs Widener, 108-59
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Depth across the board gave the Swarthmore men's swim team (2-0, 1-0) the consistency it needed to take down 320-rival Widener by a 108-59 score on Wednesday evening from Ware Pool.

11/5/12
SCHEDULE ALERT - Saturday Swim Meet vs. F&M Moved to 1:00 p.m Start
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Saturday's Centennial Conference swim meet against Franklin & Marshall from Ware Pool has been moved up one hour to 1:00 p.m.

11/3/12
Men's Swimming Mauls McDaniel in 2012-13 Opener
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The class of 2013 was strong in its last first meet of the season, as the seniors led the Swarthmore men's swim team (1-0, 1-0) to a 119-86 win over McDaniel on Saturday.

10/31/12
SCHEDULE ALERT: Swim Meet vs. Widener Postponed
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Today's scheduled home swim meet against Widener has been postponed to Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

10/23/12
2012-13 Men's Swimming Season Preview
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Coming off an up-and-down regular season and an uncharacteristic fifth-place showing at Centennial Conference Championships last season, the Swarthmore men's swim team will look to regroup and take steps forward as the 2012-13 season gets underway.

9/25/12
Swim Teams Release 2012-13 Schedules
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's and women's swimming teams have released their competition schedule for the 2012-13 season.

4/24/12
Four Swimmers Named to Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team
PHILADELPHIA - Four members of the Swarthmore College swimming teams - sophomores Margaret Regan and Rebecca Teng of the women’s swim team and Daniel Duncan and Lance Lui of the men's swim team - have been named to the 2012 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Teams for their respective sports.

2/19/12
Flaherty, Satre Earn Medals to Lead Men's Swimming on Final Day of Centennial Championships
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Sophomore John Flaherty once again took the Swarthmore men's swim team on his back as the Garnet earned a fifth-place finish in the final day of the Centennial Conference Championship meet.

2/18/12
Flaherty Wins 400 IM to Lead Men's Swimming on Second Day of Centennial Championships
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Sophomore John Flaherty (pictured) headlined the Swarthmore men's swim team once again in the second day of Centennial Conference Championship competition, winning the team's first individual gold since 2009 and helping the men maintain their fifth-place standing going into the final day of the meet.

2/17/12
Men's Swimming in Fifth Place After Day One of Centennial Conference Championships
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Led by sophomore John Flaherty, the Swarthmore College men swimming team wrapped up its first night of Centennial Conference Championship meet on Friday night in Gettysburg.

2/17/12
Centennial Conference Swimming Championships Information Page

2/4/12
Men's Swimming Drops Dual Meet Finale to Dickinson, 121-84
CARLISLE, Pa. - In its final tune-up of the season before Conference Championships, the Swarthmore men’s swim team showed strength but ultimately fell to the Dickinson Red Devils by a 121-84 score.

1/28/12
Defending Centennial Champ Gettysburg Bests Men's Swimming on Senior Day
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - A valiant Senior Day effort from the Swarthmore men’s swim team proved futile as the undefeated Gettysburg Bullets dominated Ware Pool by 150-55 score on Saturday. The loss drops the Garnet men to 4-3 in dual meet competition with one matchup left.

1/25/12
Men's Swimming Sinks Shoremen, 133-72
CHESTERTOWN, Md. - The Swarthmore men's swim team (4-2, 2-2) continued to perform well in the new year by notching a solid victory against the Washington College Shoremen (3-5, 0-4) by a score of 133-72 on Wednesday evening at the Casey Swim Center in Chestertown.

1/21/12
Men's Swimming Routs Cabrini in 2012 Opener, 81-55
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - In its return to action on Saturday following a month-long winter break and a training trip to Puerto Rico, the Swarthmore men’s swim team appeared to barely miss a beat, downing the Cabrini Cavaliers by an 81-55 score.

12/3/11
Men's Swimming Places Third in Swarthmore Invitational; Rowan University Claims Title
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - In an exciting meet, having seen pools records shattered the day before, the Swarthmore Garnet swim team saw several solid performances. Senior Sam Bullard-Sisken placed third overall in the 100-yard backstroke and second in the 200-yard backstroke. The Garnet placed third overall with a team score of 472.5 and Rowan University took the team title.

12/2/11
Men's Swimming Opens Swarthmore Invite
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Receiving contributions across classes, the Swarthmore men’s swim team put forth a strong showing on Day 1 of this weekend’s Swarthmore Invite.

11/22/11
Men's Swimming Narrowly Edged by Ursinus, 110-95
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Despite solid showings from the usual suspects, the Swarthmore men’s swim team could not overcome the depth of the Ursinus Bears’ roster, taking a close 110-95 defeat at Ware Pool on Tuesday.

11/19/11
Swat Men Claim Five Individual Titles at Rowan Invite
GLASSBORO, N.J. - The Swarthmore College men’s swim team showcased its depth on Saturday, swimming fast races and season highs across the board at the Rowan Invite.

11/12/11
Franklin & Marshall Too Much for Men's Swimming
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men’s swim team (2-1, 1-1) fought hard but proved no match for the strength of the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats on Saturday, as the Garnet suffered a sound 186-76 defeat.

11/5/11
Brevart, Bullard-Sisken Set Pool Records to Lead Men's Swimming Past McDaniel 57-38
WESTMINSTER, Md. - The seniors of the Swarthmore College men's swimming team (2-0, 1-0) led the team to a 57-38 victory against the McDaniel Green Terror on Saturday afternoon in a Centennial Conference meet. Senior Tim Brevart set a new pool record in the 50 freestyle and senior Sam Bullard-Sisken set a pool record in the 200 IM.

11/2/11
Men's Swimming Opens Season With 111-79 Victory Over Widener
CHESTER, Pa. - The 2011-12 swim season started off on a high note for the Swarthmore College men, as strong performances across the board led the Garnet to a 111-78 victory over 320 rival Widener in the first meet of the season on Wednesday evening.

10/27/11
2011-12 Men's Swimming Preview
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - After a strong dual meet season and a third-place finish at Centennial Conference championships, the 2011-12 Swarthmore men’s swim team will once again turn to a strong crop of upperclassman in an attempt to claim the Garnet’s first-ever Centennial Conference title.

9/30/11
Swarthmore Swim Teams Release 2011-12 Schedules
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's and women's swimming teams have released their competition schedule for the 2011-12 season. The Garnet will start the dual meet slate at 320 rival Widener on November 2 (6:00 pm), and three days later open the Centennial Conference season at McDaniel (2:00 pm). Swarthmore travels to face rival Franklin & Marshall - bested by the Garnet men last season for the first time in five years - on November 12 (2:00 pm). After a week off, the Garnet will participate in the Rowan Invite on November 19 (morning and evening sessions).

6/1/11
Four Named to Philadelphia Inquirer Winter Academic All-Area Teams
PHILADELPHIA - Four Swarthmore College student-athletes - Kathryn Stockbower '11 of the women's basketball team, Travis Pollen '12 and Daniel Duncan '13 of the men's swimming team and Sarah Bedolfe '11 of the women's swimming team - have been selected to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area teams for their respective winter sports, the paper announced on Tuesday.

5/19/11
Travis Pollen Named to Capital One Academic All-District Men's At-Large Second Team
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior Travis Pollen of the Swarthmore College men's swimming team has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Men's At-Large Second Team, the organization announced on Thursday evening.

4/10/11
Pollen Finishes Third in 50 and 100 Yard Freestyles at 2011 US Paralympic Swimming Nationals
MINNEAPOLIS - Junior Travis Pollen of the Swarthmore College men's swimming team finished in third place in both the 50 and 100 meter freestyles for his paralympic class (S9) at the 2011 US Paralympic Spring National Championships from the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center over the weekend.

3/21/11
53 Swarthmore Student-Athletes Named to Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll
LANCASTER, Pa. - 53 Swarthmore College student-athletes have been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2010-11 winter season, the Conference announced on Monday. The honor roll recognizes athletes' performance both on the field and in the classroom.

2/20/11
Travis Pollen Breaks Own S9 Paralympic American Record in 100-Yard Freestyle
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Just two days after breaking the American record in the 50-yard freestyle for his paralympic class (S9), Swarthmore College junior Travis Pollen was at it again, breaking his own American record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.73 on Sunday afternoon during the final day of the Centennial Conference Championships from Gettysburg College.

2/20/11
Men's Swimming Finishes Third at Centennial Conference Championships
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - As the 2011 Centennial Conference Championships at Gettsyburg came to an end on Sunday night, the Swarthmore Garnet men’s swim team saw its 2010-2011 season culminate in a third-place finish. Swarthmore began the day 38.5 points behind second-place Franklin & Marshall, and, though they stood firm, couldn’t make up the deficit, finishing 36 points back of second (663-627). The Gettysburg Bullets took the title in their home pool with 736.5 points.

2/19/11
Bullard-Sisken Breaks Record, Men's Swimming Earns Four Medals on Second Day of Centennials
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Despite a slip in the standings from second to third place, the Swarthmore Garnet men’s swimming team continued to swim fast on the second day of the 2011 Centennial Conference Championships at Gettysburg. Led by medal-winning performances by junior Samuel Bullard-Sisken, sophomore Daniel Duncan, and freshman John Flaherty, the Garnet are still poised for a successful meet, only trailing second-place Franklin & Marshall by 38.5 points.

2/18/11
Travis Pollen Sets S9 Paralympic Record in 50-Yard Freestyle
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Junior Travis Pollen of the Swarthmore College men's swimming team broke the American record in the 50-yard freestyle for his paralympic class (S9) with a time of 24.74 while competing for Garnet at the Centennial Conference Championships on Friday evening from Gettysburg College.

2/18/11
Duncan, Flaherty Help Put Men's Swimming in Second Place After First Day of Centennial Conference Championships
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men’s swimming team showed up for the first day of the 2011 Centennial Conference championships ready to race, and as the waters cleared from the first day of competition, the team finds itself in good position for the rest of the meet. Led by medal-winning performances from sophomore Daniel Duncan and freshman John Flaherty, the men finished the day in second place with 180 points, trailing only host Gettysburg (203).

2/8/11
Men's Swimming Crushes Washington College in Final Meet Before Centennials, 126-66
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - In its final dual meet of the 2010-11 season, the the Swarthmore College men's swimming team (6-2, 4-2) snapped a two-meet losing streak by blasting Washington College 126-66 on Wednesday evening from Ware Pool.

2/5/11
Men's Swimming Loses Heartbreaker to Dickinson, 110-95
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - A week after its first defeat of the season at the hands of Gettysburg, the Swarthmore men’s swim team (5-2, 3-2) fell just short of a bounceback, losing a 110-95 heartbreaker to Dickinson on Saturday. The meet, at Ware pool in front of a Senior Day crowd, was decided in the final event of the day.

1/29/11
Men's Swimming Suffers First Setback to Gettysburg, 121-84
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Despite strong individual performances, the Swarthmore men’s swimming team (5-1, 3-1) lost its first dual meet of the season, falling to Centennial-unbeaten Gettysburg 121-84 on Saturday afternoon from Gettysburg’s Bullets Pool.

1/27/11
Garnet Sports Network Broadcasts Now Available for Purchase on DVD
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Garnet fans, the wait is over: Full-length game DVDs of all broadcasts on the Garnet Sports Network are now available for purchase through the Swarthmore Sports Information Office.

1/26/11
Swarthmore Men's and Women's Basketball, Swimming, and Track & Field Postponed
Due to the severe winter storm, all of today's Swarthmore sporting events have been postponed. The Swarthmore men's basketball game at McDaniel College has been rescheduled to Thursday January 27 at 7:30 PM. The women's basketball game at Bryn Mawr has been rescheduled to Thursday as well but the game time is yet to be determined. The men's and women's swim meet against visiting Washington College has also been postponed to a later date also still to be determined. Track & Field at Ursinus has also been postponed to a further date. Please check back for more information on all of these events as the storm progresses.

1/22/11
Men's Swimming Remains Unbeaten With 121-80 Win Over Cabrini
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Back from break and gearing up for the stretch run to the Championship meet, the Swarthmore College men’s swim team kept its dual meet win streak intact on Saturday as it crushed Cabrini at Ware Pool by a 121-80 score.

12/4/10
Men's Swimming Takes Second at Swarthmore Invitational
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Dominating distance events and the individual medleys as they have all season, the Swarthmore Garnet men rolled to a second-place finish at the second annual Swarthmore Invitational on Saturday evening from Ware Pool.

12/3/10
Men's Swimming in Second Place After Day One of Swarthmore Invitational
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men’s swim team received point-scoring performances from 12 different swimmers as they finished the first day of this weekend’s Swarthmore Invitational at Ware Pool in second place with 234 points, still within striking distance of first-place Rowan University (294).

11/30/10
2010 Swarthmore Invitational Information Page
Information on the upcoming Swarthmore Invitational, hosted by the men's and women's swimming teams on Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4.

11/23/10
Men's Swimming Remains Perfect With 147-113 Victory Over Ursinus
The Swarthmore College men’s swim team (4-0, 3-0) kept rolling on Tuesday evening, as the Garnet went on the road and took down the Ursinus Bears , 147-113. The perfect start marks one of the best in program history as the Garnet remain one of only two undefeated teams in the Centennial Conference.

11/20/10
Duncan Wins Four to Lead Men's Swimming at Rowan Cup
Paced by sophomore Daniel Duncan, the Swarthmore College men’s swim team (3-0) made strong individual showings at the Rowan Cup at Rowan University on Saturday.

11/13/10
Men's Swimming Takes Down Reigning Centennial Champion Franklin & Marshall, 129-74
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The depth of the Swarthmore men’s swimming team (3-0, 2-0) took center stage on Saturday afternoon as the Garnet (3-0, 2-0) took down the reigning Centennial Conference champion Franklin & Marshall Diplomats129-74 in front of a raucous crowd at Ware Pool.

11/6/10
Men's Swimming Bests McDaniel 133-70
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore Garnet men’s swim team (2-0, 1-0) touched 1-2-3 in the opening relay and never looked back as it rolled over visiting McDaniel by a 133-70 score on Saturday afternoon at Ware Pool. The meet was Swarthmore’s first on the 2010-11 Centennial Conference schedule.

11/3/10
Men's Swimming Opens Season With 115-90 Victory Over Widener
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Led by strong performances from the sophomore class, the Swarthmore College men's swimming team (1-0) opened the 2010 season with a convincing 115-90 victory over visiting Widener on Wednesday evening from Ware Pool.

11/2/10
2010-11 Men's Swimming Preview
After inching closer than ever to a Centennial Conference Championship last season, the 2010-11 Swarthmore College men's swimming squad hopes to take the next step and net its first-ever Centennial Conference championship this year.

4/1/10
Swimmer Travis Pollen Featured on Philadelphia NBC 10
PHILADELPHIA - NBC 10's John Clark sat down to with Swarthmore College swimmer Travis Pollen '12 to discuss and highlight his recent record-breaking accomplishments in the pool. To watch the entire feature, click the link below:

3/27/10
Pollen Captures National Championship at 2010 U.S. Paralympics Spring Swimming Nationals
SAN ANTONIO - Sophomore Travis Pollen captured a national championship in the S9 classification 50 meter freestyle while taking second place in the 100 meter freestyle to highlight his outstanding performance at the 2010 U.S. Paralympics Spring Swimming Nationals, held at the Palo Alto College Natatorium over the weekend.

3/26/10
Swimmer Travis Pollen Off to Great Start at Para Nationals
SAN ANTONIO - Swarthmore swimmer Travis Pollen ’12 opened up the US Paralympic Nationals in San Antonio by qualifying for finals in three events, all with personal best times. Pollen, who is an above-knee amputee, is competing in the S9 class in the meet. In preliminaries this morning he placed 5th in the 100 meter backstroke (1:15.12), 3rd in the 200 IM (2:44.6), and is the top overall seed in his class in the 50 freestyle (28.47). He will swim in finals later today.

2/21/10
Swimmer Travis Pollen Breaks American Paralympic Record in 100 Freestyle
LANCASTER, Pa. - Swarthmore College men's swimmer Travis Pollen '12 broke the paralympic S9 American record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.80 while competing for the Garnet at the Centennial Conference Championships on Sunday evening from Franklin & Marshall College.

2/21/10
Garnet Men Take Second at Centennial Championships; Miller Strikes Gold With NCAA Time
LANCASTER, Pa. - On the final day of the Centennial Conference Championships, the Swarthmore College men's swim team held on for a decisive second-place team finish with 732 points, 113 points behind host and champion Franklin & Marshall on Sunday evening from Lancaster.

2/20/10
Garnet Men Keep Pace at Day Two of Centennial Championships; Miller Takes Home Silver
LANCASTER, Pa. - It's Day Two of the Centennial Conference championships, and the Swarthmore College men's swimming teams is still within striking distance of a team championship. Thanks in part to the strong swimming of junior Sterling Satterfield (2 bronze), sophomore Sam Bullard-Sisken (2 bronze) and freshman Tyler Hanson (1 silver) on Saturday evening from Franklin & Marshall, the men's team finds itself in second place with 504 points, closely trailing F&M's 570 points.

2/19/10
Garnet Dive Into Day One of Centennial Championships; Benveniste Takes Third in 500 Freestyle
LANCASTER, Pa. – A strong start for Swarthmore College men’s swim team and the performance of freshman Jacob Benveniste highlighted the first day of the Centennial Conference Championships for the Garnet swim teams on Friday evening from Franklin & Marshall. The Garnet men find themselves in second place with 207 points – trailing only the first place Diplomats (258) after the first day of competition. Benveniste was the lone Garnet swimmer to capture a top three finish, clocking in at 4:44.56 in the 500-yard freestyle.

2/10/10
Men's Swimming Defeats Washington in Conference Warm-Up
CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Senior All-American Anne Miller stole the show from snowy Washington College, breaking the Casey Swim Center record and earning an NCAA B-cut time in the 200 butterfly (2:07.84), as the Swarthmore College swim teams earned a split against Centennial rival Washington, with the men earning a 121-77 victory and the Swat women (4-6, 2-5) falling to the Shorewomen 120-84 on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Swat men (6-3, 5-1) have now won four consecutive conference meets heading into the Centennial Conference Championships in 10 days from Franklin & Marshall.

2/7/10
Streaking Swat Men Topple Dickinson 114-91
CARLISLE, Pa. - It's a split on Super Sunday for the Swathmore men's and women's swimming teams, as the Garnet men (5-3, 4-1) earned their third consecutive victory of the new year, defeating Dickinson 114-91 for a crucial Centennial Conference win just 12 days before the Conference championships while the women (4-5, 2-4) - led by another 3-for-3 performance from senior All-American Anne Miller (200 freestyle (2:01.32), 500 freestyle (5:24.4) and 1,000 freestyle (11:17.82) - were narrowly edged by the homestanding Red Devils 110-95.

1/30/10
Garnet Split with Bullets on Senior Day
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College swim teams earned a split on Senior Day from Ware Pool, as the men’s swim team (4-3, 3-1 CC) won a hard-fought battle over Conference rival Gettysburg (4-3, 3-1 CC) 117-88, but the Garnet women (4-4, 2-3 CC) fell to the Bullets (7-1, 5-0 CC) 111-94 on Saturday afternoon.

1/27/10
Garnet Sports Network: Garnet Sports Update Episode 2 with Guest Danny Friel
WARE POOL – In the second episode of the Garnet Sports Update guest Danny Friel, senior captain of the Swarthmore men’s swimming team, teaches host, Victor Brady ‘13 how to properly dive off of the starting block in Ware Pool. WARNING: Victor Brady wears a Speedo…ENJOY!

12/5/09
Garnet Swimmers Finish Strong in Swat Invitational
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - After two days, three sessions and 36 events of swimming, the Garnet men and women made it worth their while as the men swam to a Swat Invite championship and the women to a second place finish on Saturday evening in Ware Pool.

12/4/09
Garnet Swim to Great Start in Swat Invite
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Garnet made a splash in day one of the Swarthmore Invitational on Friday in Ware Pool. Senior Anne Miller finished second in the 500-yard freestyle touching the wall in 5:14.33. Freshmen Jake Benveniste (4:51.71) and Tyler Hanson (4:56.03) finished two and three in the 500-yard freestyle to round out the Garnet's domination of the event.

11/24/09
Swarthmore Men Drown Ursinus 131-71; Women Lose Heartbreaker 106-99
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore men's swimming team (2-3, 2-1) dominated visiting Ursinus 131-71, while the women's competition (2-3, 1-2) came down to the final race, but the Garnet finished just short in a 106-99 loss on Tuesday evening from Ware Pool.

11/21/09
NYU Swims Past Garnet; Duncan Clocks Season Best
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Senior Anne Miller swam for two season bests and missed the B cut (2:09.12) in the 200 fly by less than a second but it wasn't enough as a perfect NYU (5-0) defeated the Swarthmore (2-2) women 120-79. Daniel Duncan continued his stellar freshman campaign, touching the wall first in the 200-yard fly and 200-yard free for two of his own season bests Saturday afternoon from Ware Pool. The men lost 112-93.

11/14/09
Garnet Swimmers Lose Conference Match-Up to Franklin & Marshall
LANCASTER, Pa. - Freshmen Daniel Duncan (200 freestyle) and Jacob Benveniste (500 freestyle) each won individual races for the the Garnet men while senior Anne Miller (200 butterfly) won her individual race for the women but both teams fell short of victory to a tough F&M team. The men (1-2) lost the meet 117-88 and the women (2-1) lost 122-78.

11/7/09
Swimming Sweeps McDaniel in Conference Openers
WESTMINSTER, Md. - Senior All-American Anne Miller (1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle), freshman Hannah Gotwals (200 IM, 100 backstroke) and freshman Daniel Duncan (1000 freestyle, 500 freestyle) each won two individual races to lead the Swarthmore men's and women's swimming teams to decisive victories against McDaniel in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet women (2-0, 1-0) earned a 56-38 victory while the men (1-1, 1-0) won by a 56-39 margin.

11/4/09
Swarthmore Swimmers Open Season With Split at Widener
CHESTER, Pa. - The Garnet women swam to victory over Widener University 114-79, but the men fell short, losing to the Pride 118-87 in both squad's season-opening event on Wednesday night from the Schwartz Center. Senior All-American Anne Miller led the Swarthmore women to victory with three race wins (1000, 500, 200 freestyles) and 27 points. Strong performances from the freshmen class led the men's team, with Daniel Duncan earning two race victories (200 freestyle, 200 butterfly) and a medley second in his first collegiate rac

11/2/09
2009-10 Swimming Preview: Garnet Men Look to Take the Next Step
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - With the return of several medalists at last season’s Centennial Conference Championships, as well one of the most talented collections of first-years in program history, the 2009-10 Swarthmore College men's swimming squad in 2009-10 could have what it takes to become the first team in program history to win the Centennial Conference championship.

1/23/09
Swarthmore Swim Teams Down Cabrini
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Early domination by both the men's and women's swimming teams powered Swarthmore past the visiting Cabrini Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon from Ware Pool. The Garnet women (3-3, 1-2 CC) won 148-88 while the Garnet men (3-3, 2-1 CC) won 74-55.

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