SPORTS
Duke swimming hosts second meet of the season
By Staff Reports | November 2, 2012The Blue Devils will return to Taishoff Aquatic Pavillion this Saturday.
The Blue Devils will return to Taishoff Aquatic Pavillion this Saturday.
In a steamy and packed Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion, the Blue Devils held their first home competition.
Duke is coming off a strong season opener at the All-North Carolina Invitational Oct. 5 and 6.
Senior Ben Hwang and junior Christine Wixted have earned ACC Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday.
It’s all about the process, Duke head coach Dan Colella said.
In the Blue Devils’ opening meet of the season, they hope to ‘pop some swims.’
After spending most of the last year away from Duke and training for the Olympics, Nick McCrory and Abby Johnston are back being students again.
Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory are no strangers to the spotlight.
They came, they saw and they conquered in London.
Nick McCrory had his first experience holding an Olympic medal.
Nick McCrory and Abby Johnston are both positioned well to qualify for this year's 2012 Olympics in London.
For the first time in over 30 years, two Blue Devils scored at the NCAA championships, earning All-America honors.
The Blue Devils set seven school records and medaled four times at the ACC championships over the weekend in Christiansburg, Va.
The Duke women’s swimming and diving and the men’s diving teams, enter postseason competition this week at the ACC championships.
Duke ended its regular season on a high note over the weekend, racking up a slew of strong individual performances against North Carolina and Clemson.
For the first time this season, Duke got to compete at home, and it did not disappoint.
The swimming and diving team plunged straight into its conference schedule Saturday with its season-opening meet against Maryland.
When most Duke students were hardly able to think about getting off campus for the summer, Nick McCrory was already in Ft. Lauderdale.
Nick McCrory won the national championship Sunday in platform diving for the second time in two years.