2.25.2010 | Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
After a long season of weight training in the mornings and tough swim practices at night, the Rhodes Swim team traveled to Louisville, KY for the Conference Championship meet. The meet was faster than ever, but the hard work and dedication the Rhodes swimmers had shown this year in training paid off. It was a weekend full of record- breaking swims which ended with the Women’s team placing 5th and the Men’s team in 6th. With more rest than the team had going into the Depauw Invitational, both teams were powerful competitors and had swimmers place in the top 16 in almost every event.
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2.16.2010 | Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
The 2010 SCAC Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships will be held Wednesday-Saturday, February 17-20, in Louisville, Ky., at the Ralph R. Wright Natatorium on the campus of the University of Louisville.
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1.29.2010 | Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
Due to the winter storm approaching the metro area the tri meet vs. Hendrix/Berry has been canceled.
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1.24.2010 | Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
The Rhodes Lynx were edged out by their Division II opponent, Henderson State, on Saturday. The Lynx provided intense competition for the Red Wave that nearly overturned the outcome. Junior Captain Drew Wagstaff dominated his competition in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:01.56, a full 16 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. On the women’s side, Sophomore Gianna Salvucci made a statement with her win the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:02.75, edging out Sari Ozden, of the Red Wave, by more than four seconds. The Lynx Cats endured a tough home meet this past Saturday, but are intent on claiming a home victory next Saturday, as the Lynx will take on Hendrix College and Berry College. The meet will be held at the Bartlett Rec Center once again at 1:00 P.M.
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1.11.2010 | Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
The Rhodes College swim team participated in a swim meet this past weekend to cap off their winter training this season. The previous week the team spent quality time together in Florida battling through below freezing temperatures, swimming two times every day. Though physically broken, the team rose up to compete against multiple division one teams this past weekend in Tunica. Though exhausted, several swimmers posted stellar swims. Kelly Helvenston posted a lifetime best in the 200 backstroke, Erik Campbell produced a solid 100 flystyle. Laura Hofto won her heat in the 200 breastroke with another season best. But the star of the meet was Kristen Griffin posting a blazing 59.95 in the 100 freestyle. The team continues to train with an eye towards conference.
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