Yarworth Announces Three Additions To Class Of 2016

The UMass men's swimming and diving head coach Russ Yarworth has announced the additions of three freshmen to the class of 2016. Wiktor Karpinski headlines the three newcomers as he has signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Minutemen, while Kyle Vieira and Alessandro Bomprezzi are recruited walk-ons. UMass will be looking to fill the shoes of two senior swimmers who helped the Minutemen to their fourteenth Atlantic 10 Championship. MORE

M. Swimming - 4/28/2012

Inglis And Sbordon Receive All-American Honorable Mention

UMass men's swimming and diving duo of Chris Inglis and Joey Sbordon have been named to the Collegeswimming.com Mid-Major All-American list as honorable mention selections. The Minutemen tandem are two of 130 swimmers to receive an honorable mention, while only eight were named to the first team. Honorable mention selections are swimmers who were entered with NCAA 'B' standards, but not selected for the 2011 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. MORE

M. Swimming - 4/20/2012

Swimming & Diving Teams Hold Annual Banquet

The UMass men's and women's swimming and diving teams celebrated their 2011-12 seasons this week with the annual banquet and awards night at the Campus Center. The men won their 14th Atlantic 10 Championship and sixth in a row, and the women finished fourth in the conference. MORE

M. Swimming - 3/28/2012

Four Swim And Divers Named A-10 Academic All-Conference

Atalntic 10 Official Release

Junior Alex Merkulov of the men's swimming and diving team is one of only two returnees to the 2012 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Academic All-Conference team, as announced on Wednesday. Three other UMass swim and divers join Merkulov; men's sophomores Chris Inglis and Troy Nichols and women's junior Molly Elkins. The teams were selected through voting conducted by the league's Sports Information Directors. To be eligible, student-athle... MORE

M. Swimming - 3/18/2012

Minutemen Ranked No. 18 In The Final Mid-Major Poll

The UMass men's swimming and diving team has been ranked No. 18 in the final TYR/CSCAA Division I Mid-Major Rankings of the 2011-12 season. The Minutemen dropped one spot from the last ranking when they sat at No. 17. MORE

M. Swimming - 2/26/2012

MINUTEMEN WIN SIXTH-STRAIGHT ATLANTIC 10 TITLE

The UMass men's swimming and diving team took home their sixth straight Atlantic 10 Championship, Saturday night, as they amassed a total of 693 points. The Minutemen finished ahead of St. Bonaventure (567), Xavier (522), La Salle (417), Fordham (412), George Washington (401) and Saint Louis (342). MORE

Athlete Of The Week

Softball's Sara Plourde and rowing's varsity four boat of Heather Pekarovich, Arielle Gillette, Hannah Monahan, Emily Sgarlat, and Adrienne Breef-Pilz were named the UMass Athletes of the Week following standout performances at the A-10 Championship Tournament and the Eastern Sprints, respectively. (MORE)