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Women's Swimming and Diving coach Elise Blaschke in a huddle with the team. Blaschke was awarded NJAC Coach of the Year in her rookie year as a head coach. - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Women’s Swimming and Diving’s New Captains Talk About the Effects of COVID-19 on Their Seasons

Christine Harkinson November 18, 2020

The NCAA Division III Championships for the women’s swimming and diving teams were set to take place on Mar. 18 and 20, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Every student athlete who qualified to compete...

Rowan women's swimming gets ready to swim backstroke against USMMA. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Multimedia Editor / Dyone Payne.

Women’s swim and dive wins at METs, Blaschke named Coach of the Meet

Felix Veletanga February 26, 2020

The women's swimming and diving team are Metropolitan Conference (METs) Champions for the third year in a row after edging out fifteen other schools in the weekend’s meet hosted by Rutgers University...

Junior Emily Kopchick stands out both in the biochemistry lab (left) and in the swimming pool (right). She conducts research with biochemistry Department Head Gregory Caputo, and also has top times in the women's breaststroke sprint events. - Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf (left) & photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics (right)

Standout swimmer-scientist Emily Kopchick represents Rowan in athletics, academics

Tara Lonsdorf December 4, 2019

Junior biochemistry major Emily Kopchick likes to talk about how the human body wasn't physiologically designed to swim - and that even so, it swims anyway. As the top-ranked breaststroker in the...

Before an event during a meet earlier this season. Photo/ Harlan Drakes.

Women’s swimming routs Ramapo, rests until WPI Gompei Invitationals

Felix Veletanga November 20, 2019

Rowan University women’s swimming team claimed their fourth consecutive victory against their conference opponent, Ramapo College, with a 207-55 victory, securing sole possession as leaders of the New...

The women's swim team before an event earlier this year. Photo/ Harlan Drakes.

Women’s swimming displays dominance in back-to-back-to-back days

Felix Veletanga November 13, 2019

The women's swimming and diving team claimed three victories in three days against Kean University, Montclair State University and William Paterson University, earning Head Coach Elise Blaschke's first...

The Rowan women's swimming and diving team preparing for the WPI Gompei Invitational earlier this year. Multimedia Editor/Miguel Martinez

Timmins among five women swimmers preparing for NCAA’s

Vince Scian March 13, 2019

Head coach Brad Bowser said his team is going through battle before they even take to the lanes next week at the NCAA Division III Championships (NCAA's). They’re fighting sickness and the elements...

Freshman Emily Kopchick swims in an event earlier this season. She was part of the 400 medley relay that came in second during this past weekend's tri-meet. - Photo courtesy of Sports Information.

Rowan women’s swimming and diving look to go 5-0 in NJAC

Jaiden Campana January 24, 2018

In swimming, it's clear that a main goal, or really the only goal, is to cut time each event you swim. For the Rowan women's swimming and diving team, they're doing a bit more than that. Last season,...

Sophomore Jake Kayati competing in an event earlier last season at Rowan University. Photo Editor/Nicole Mingo

Both swimming teams begin NJAC competition after wins against the University of Bridgeport

Jaiden Campana November 8, 2017

For both Rowan swimming and diving teams, the 2017 season is finally coming into full effect. Their respective seasons began in the second week of October against New York University, but their next meets,...

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