Category: Women’s Swimming & Diving

Indianapolis – The Gustavus Adolphus swimming and diving team will have a pair of female swimmers competing in tonight’s finals following their performances in the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships on Friday morning.  Alissa Tinklenberg (Sr., Willmar, Minn.) finished seventh in the 100 backstroke, while Jennifer Strom (Jr., Rochester, Minn.) placed 15th in the 100…

8:31 a.m. – Good morning everyone!  Back at it on the blog after what was an emotional and inspirational day of swimming.  It is bright and sunny in Indianapolis and the demeanor of the swimmers this morning reflected the weather perfectly. The team had its morning meeting at 8:10 a.m. and then it was off…

Indianapolis – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team moved up two spots into eighth place with a two-day total of 79 points following Thursday night’s finals session of the 2014 NCAA Championships being held at the IUPUI Natatorium.  Thanks to a pair of All-American performances from the 200-free relay and 400-medley relay teams,…

3:49 – I am back to the blog after taking a short break following this morning’s prelims.  It was a great morning for the Gusties and the coaching staff was impressed with the team’s ability to bounce back after a slow start on Wednesday.  Following the afternoon’s final race, the swimmers parted ways with the…

Indianapolis – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team got the start it was looking for at Thursday’s preliminaries of the NCAA Championships taking place this week at the IUPUI Natatorium.  With a day under their collective belt, the Gusties earned a spot in Thursday night’s finals in both relay races this morning. The…

7:37 a.m. – Good morning everyone!  I just got back to my room after joining the swimmers and coaches on their morning walk around monument circle.  Ritual and consistency are huge during a meet such as this.  Keeping the athletes on schedule and focused on swimming during key times of the day is the goal…

Indianapolis – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team gained a great deal of momentum with a strong finish at Wednesday night’s finals of the 2014 NCAA Championships being held at the IUPUI Natatorium.  Thanks to the finishes of Alissa Tinklenberg (Sr., Willmar, Minn.) and the 200-medley relay team comprised Tinklenberg, Jennifer Strom (Jr.,…

Indianapolis – The 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships opened with the preliminaries of the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 200-medley relay, and the men’s three-meter diving competition on Wednesday morning. The 2014 NCAA Championships are being held at the IUPUI Natatorium located on the campus of Indiana…

7:33 a.m. – Good morning from Indianapolis! Today marks the beginning the 2014 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships and you can sense the feeling of excitement throughout the team.  I forgot to mention in my blog yesterday that Indianapolis is in the eastern time zone, so all the times I report in these entries will…