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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa’s Kennedy Gilbertson competes in the 200-yard freestyle during a swim meet against the University of Northern Iowa at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Gilbertson won the event with a time of 1:53.92. The Panthers defeated the Hawkeyes, 159-133.

Iowa women’s swimming falls in season-opener

Chase Szewc, Sports Reporter October 2, 2021

Junior swimmer Aleksandra Olesiak paced the Hawkeyes in their season-opener Friday night, winning three events as Iowa fell to Northern Iowa, 159-133. Olesiak, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, opened...

Swimmers compete during the second session of the the 2020 Big Ten Womens Swimming and Diving Championship at the the HTRC on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

Ohlensehlen, UI reach settlement in Title IX lawsuit

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor September 23, 2021

Former Hawkeye swimmer Sage Ohlensehlen had a weight lifted off her shoulders Thursday morning as she publicly settled a Title IX lawsuit that she and her teammates brought against the University of...

Competition is underway during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.

Former Hawkeye assistant Nathan Mundt named head coach of Iowa women’s swim and dive

Chloe Peterson, Summer Sports Editor May 24, 2021

Former Hawkeye assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Nathan Mundt will serve as Iowa women’s swimming and diving head coach starting in the 2021-22 season, Iowa Athletics announced Monday. The...

Mallory Jump poses for a portrait. (Contributed by Rebecca Ball)

Hawkeye swim and dive’s Mallory Jump reflects on up-and-down 2020-21 season

Becca Ball May 3, 2021

Mallory Jump, a sophomore swimmer at the University of Iowa, faced many challenges throughout the 2020-21 swimming season. The St. Charles, Illinois, native started her career at Purdue in 2019-20....

Iowa Head Coach Marc Long gives a speech to his swimmers after a swim meet at the CRWC on January 11, 2020 between Iowa, Illinois, and Notre Dame. The Hawkeye mens team defeated the fighting Irish 159.50 to 140.50 while the Hawkeye womens team defeated the fighting Illini 223 to 86 and lost to the fighting Irish 99.50 to 209.50.

Long reflects on Iowa swimming and diving coaching career

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter April 25, 2021

Marc Long announced Tuesday that his decorated run as head coach of the Iowa swimming and diving program had come to an end. In a release, Long announced that, after 17 years leading the Hawkeyes...

Head Coach Marc Long speaks at the save swim meeting outside the IMU on Aug. 29, 2020.

Marc Long declines opportunity to coach Iowa swim and dive in 2021-22

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor April 20, 2021

After 17 seasons with the program, Marc Long will not return as head coach of Iowa swim and dive in 2021-22. Per a Tuesday afternoon release, Long declined the opportunity to coach the Hawkeyes moving...

Iowas Ricky Williams competes in the 1000m freestyle during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The womens team hosted Nebraska while the mens team had an intrasquad scrimmage.

Iowa men’s swimming and diving reflects on turbulent season coming to a close

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter April 11, 2021

No members of the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team wanted to leave the pool deck March 6. The fourth and final day of the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio, did not only mark the end...

The womens medley relay is underway during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The womens team hosted Nebraska while the mens team had an intrasquad scrimmage.

Iowa women’s swimming and diving finishes season at NCAA Championships

Evan Bruner, Sports Reporter March 21, 2021

The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team officially wrapped up its season at the NCAA Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. The meet started on Wednesday and ran through Saturday night. The...

Iowas Alyssa Graves completes the womens 1000m freestyle during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The womens team hosted Nebraska while the mens team had an intrasquad scrimmage. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa’s Graves tunes out distractions ahead NCAA Championships

Evan Bruner, Sports Reporter March 15, 2021

Iowa women’s swim and dive freshman Alyssa Graves was one of just three Hawkeye swimmers to qualify for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming Championship this week. For Graves, qualifying...

Competition is underway during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.

Iowa’s swim and dive teams set for NCAA Championships

Evan Bruner, Sports Reporter March 10, 2021

With the 2021 Big Ten Championships now behind them, Iowa’s swim and dive teams are set to conclude their 2020-21 campaigns at the NCAA Championships. The men’s and women’s divers will kick...

Iowa women’s swimming record-holder Millie Sansome transferred. Then, Iowa reinstated its program

Iowa women’s swimming record-holder Millie Sansome transferred. Then, Iowa reinstated its program

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 9, 2021

As Millie Sansome walked out of practice on Feb. 15, the newest member of the Georgia Bulldogs’ women’s swimming and diving team looked down at her phone, and a text from her mom brought a smile...

Anze Fers Erzen competes in the Mens 200 Individual Medley bonus final during the second day of the 2019 Big Ten Mens Swimming and Diving Championships at the CRWC on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Fers Erzen placed sixth in the bonus final with a time of 1:46:92.

Iowa men’s swimming and diving takes eighth-place at Big Ten Championships

Evan Bruner, Sports Reporter March 7, 2021

The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team came out of Columbus, Ohio, with an eighth-place finish in the program’s final Big Ten Championships. After the men’s diving team competed in its conference...

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