Women’s Swimming

Freshman Lexington Passamonte Breaks 3-Meter Dive Record Twice

November 2, 2018

by C. GARRETT KEIDEL, Asst. Sports Editor Lexington Passamonte is a freshman on the swimming and diving team. Currently she has aspirations to go to dental school after her time at Manhattan College, but at the moment she’s a young talent on the [...]

Katelyn Hall Transitions From High School Swimming to Collegiate Swimming

September 29, 2018

by Madalyn Johnson Staff Writer Katelyn Hall is a freshman student from Rockland County, NY who is majoring in engineering. She previously swam at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, NY as well as the Phoenix Aquatic Swim Club in New York [...]

Swimming and Diving Teams Break Records Galore at MAAC Championships

February 28, 2018

by C. GARRETT KEIDEL, Asst. Editor Over the long weekend of Feb. 14 through Feb. 17, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the MAAC championships. During this competition, 22 school records were broken in 13 events between [...]

Swimming and Diving Seniors Close Out MC Careers

February 22, 2018

The Manhattan College Swimming and Diving team bid farewell to six seniors on Jan. 27 at the team’s Senior Day dual meet against Iona. The six seniors were Alexandra Hutzler, Audrey Corcoran, Eileen Blood, Brandon Shields, Mitchell Rifkind and [...]

Senior Audrey Corcoran Wraps Up Her Swimming Career

January 27, 2018

Audrey Corcoran is a senior and four-year member of the Manhattan College women’s swimming and diving team. Originally from West Boylston, Mass., Corcoran is an accounting major and is part of a swimming legacy which includes much of her family. [...]

What’s Up During Winter Break?

January 25, 2018

by RIKKILYNN SHIELDS, Editor During winter break, Jaspers are everywhere. Some study abroad, others travel with their L.O.V.E. Trips, some stay home and the athletes continue working hard and preparing for games, meets and upcoming seasons. The [...]

Smoragiewicz Named Assistant Coach for Swimming and Diving Teams

September 20, 2016

By John Jackson, Staff Writter The men’s and women’s swimming and diving program has experienced some big changes over the last few months. After longtime coach Walter Olsewski retired, assistant coach Joe Murtha became the head coach. To fill [...]

Lifelong Swimmer & Coach, Murtha to Lead Jaspers in the Pool

April 6, 2016

by ANTHONY DePINHO, Contributor Joe Murtha, an assistant coach for Manhattan College’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams has been elevated to head coach. The appointment hardly came as a surprise to someone who learned how to swim [...]

Walter Olsewski Announces Retirement

February 25, 2016

It was supposed to be an ordinary bus trip for Manhattan College’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, which embarked on their seven-hour journey to Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 9 for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. As [...]

Swimming and Diving to Return, Good Starts to Conference Play

October 7, 2015

Swimming and Diving The coaches’ preseason polls were announced by the MAAC for the 2015-2016 swimming and diving season. Manhattan’s men’s team was picked to finish eighth, a one spot improvement from last season’s poll. Women’s was [...]